Elementals in Draenor: An In-Depth Guide to Elemental Shaman

By binkenstein Updated: 2016/07/18

This Is A User-Submitted Guide!

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SpellsSingle TargetEarth ShockEarth ShockElemental BlastLava BurstLava BurstElemental BlastGlyphsPassivesEarth ShockSet Bonuses

Item - Shaman T17 Elemental 2P Bonus does not change the normal casting priority

Item - Shaman T17 Elemental 4P Bonus means you should cast Earth Shock at 12 or more charges

BuffsGlyphsPassivesLava BurstLava SurgeLava BurstBuffsAscendanceLava BurstAscendanceLava SurgeLava BurstPassivesLava BurstPerksLava BurstTalents

Echo of the Elements replaces the 8 second cooldown with 2 spell charges that refresh every 8 seconds. Lava Surge refreshes a full charge instantly (ie: goes from 0.5 to 1.5)

increases damage by 10% for 10 seconds

PassivesTalentsGlyphsPassivesPerksSearing TotemGlyphsPassivesReturn to Table of ContentsCooldownsAscendanceLava BurstAscendanceMacrosNotes

Use in conjunction with other buffs where possible, but don't delay it unnecessarily either. Each second wasted reduces the effectiveness by ~0.5%

Try to avoid using when movement phases are coming up, although Spiritwalker's Grace should be kept handy if movement can't otherwise be avoided (but don't macro them together).

Cast Earth Shock just before using Ascendance so that you can maximise time spend chain casting Lava Burst. If you hit 20 charges and could generate 10+ additional charges, it is ok to cast Earth Shock before Ascendance ends

Make sure has more than 18 seconds remaining

Use with 3 or more targets, and always cast Earthquake when is up.

HeroismBloodlustBloodlustSatedBloodlustMacrosSimilar SpellsAncient HysteriaNetherwindsTime WarpBloodlust & ExecutesSearing TotemNote: If you take the talent you should always use it first & in conjunction with buffs like Bloodlust or Master of the Elements if they can be used at the same time UNLESS Primal Elementalist is also taken, in which case it they are roughly equalGlyphsTalentsPrimal ElementalistImmolateGlyphsReturn to Table of ContentsHealingHealing RainHealing SurgeTalentsHealing Stream TotemHealing SurgeGlyphsRushing StreamsTalentsRushing StreamsHealing SurgeReturn to Table of ContentsMovement & Multi-targetEarthquakeAscendanceGlyphsNote: cleave damage is only an advantage where there are no health pool reset mechanicsPassivesPerks

When hits 3 or more targets, increases the damage of Earthquake by 300% and makes it instant cast.

TalentsEarthquakeGlyphsIce TrapNotesEarthquakePassivesEarthen RageEarthen RagePerks

When hits 3 or more targets, increases the damage of Earthquake by 300% and makes it instant cast.

Talents

Echo of the Elements replaces the 10 second cooldown with 2 spell charges that refreshes every 10 seconds.

Ghost WolfTablet of Ghost WolfGlyphsGhost WolfGlyph of the Spectral WolfMacroshereSpiritwalker's GraceAscendanceGlyphsThunderstormGlyphsGhost WolfBuffsElemental BlastLava BurstNotesTalentsLava BurstReturn to Table of ContentsPassive abilitiesElemental FuryBrawnMight of the MountainTaurenBrawnDwarfMight of the MountainEarthen RageEarthen Rage4.5% Spellpower per 110 Mastery ratingEarthen RageEarthquakeReincarnationPerksReturn to Table of ContentsTotemsGlyphsNote: will not work in some Challenge Mode Dungeons due to the Hardened buff NPCs receiveGlyphsTalentsTotemic RecallTalentsPrimal ElementalistHarden SkinPulverizeTotemic ProjectionEarthbind TotemTalentsTotemic RecallEarthgrab TotemEarthbind TotemTotemic ProjectionGlyphsTalentsTotemic RecallTotemic ProjectionGlyphsTremor TotemTalentsTotemic RecallTotemic ProjectionReturn to Table of ContentsUtilityGlyphsGlyph of Lingering AncestorsAstral RecallGlyphsCleanse SpiritGlyphsHexGlyphsMacrosGlyphsEarth ShockPassivesTalentsEarth ShockPurgeGlyphsMacrosWater WalkingWind ShearCounter ShotCounterspellSilenceSpell LockGlyphsMacrosReturn to Table of ContentsOther SpellsFar SightReturn to Table of ContentsTalentsLevel 15Nature's GuardianLast StandNature's GuardianStone Bulwark TotemHealing SurgeEarthbind TotemTremor TotemTotemic PersistenceTalentsTotemic RecallTotemic ProjectionAstral ShiftIce BlockDeterrenceReturn to Table of ContentsLevel 30Earthgrab TotemEarth ShockEarthgrab TotemEarthbind TotemEarthbind TotemEarthgrab TotemTotemic ProjectionTalentsTotemic RecallTotemic ProjectionWindwalk TotemTalentsReturn to Table of ContentsLevel 45Totemic RecallEarthbind TotemHealing Stream TotemTremor TotemEarthgrab TotemStone Bulwark TotemWindwalk TotemTotemic PersistenceAir:Windwalk TotemEarth:Earthbind TotemEarthgrab TotemStone Bulwark TotemTremor TotemWater:Healing Stream TotemTotemic ProjectionEarthbind TotemEarthgrab TotemMacrosTotemic ProjectionTotemic ProjectionReturn to Table of ContentsLevel 60Master of the ElementsEffectivenessMaster of the ElementsEcho of the ElementsMacrosMaster of the ElementsNature's SwiftnessAncestral SpiritAstral RecallEarthquakeElemental BlastHealing RainHealing SurgeNote: does not affect HexEffectivenessMacrosEcho of the ElementsEarthquakeLava BurstLava BurstEarthquakeEffectivenessEcho of the ElementsMaster of the ElementsNotes

Does not change the casting priority for Lava Burst

WhenLava Surge procs occur, the current charge count for Lava Burst will change from 0.5 to 1.5, meaning non-surge casts will be available every 8 seconds

Return to Table of ContentsLevel 75Rushing StreamsHealing Stream TotemEffectivenessAncestral GuidanceAscendanceAncestral GuidanceEffectivenessMacroUseAscendanceHealing RainEffectivenessHealing RainReturn to Table of ContentsLevel 90Lava BurstLava SurgeEffectivenessnotPrimal ElementalistHarden SkinPulverizeImmolateStormfuryStormfuryEffectivenessPrimal ElementalistElemental BlastPrimal ElementalistPrimal ElementalistElemental BlastElemental Blast: Critical StrikeElemental Blast: HasteElemental Blast: MasteryBuffsElemental BlastEffectivenessElemental BlastElemental BlastPassivesTalentsReturn to Table of ContentsLevel 100BuffUse

can be re-cast slightly earlier than normal (ie: less than 12 seconds remaining on the dot) if you have available, two charges, and the previous cast was not modified by either. Do not try to do any earlier recasts, or with a lesser buff combination, as this won't be a net DPS gain.

Earth Shock should continue to be cast as seldom as possible while also trying to avoid charge "loss" (where you have additional generation spells hit after reaching 20 charges). It is okay to waste 1-2 casts worth of charge generation in order to get a double buffed out.

Do not adjust your priority to take advantage of, or generate additional charges. The only exception to this is that you can use to buff with 2 stacks of , as this effectively gives a 72% bonus rather than 40% as per normal.

Always use Earth Shock when you hit 20 charges during Ascendance to minimise charge loss as well as allowing you to generate two additional for your next recast

AbilitiesCall LightningTalentsTotemic ProjectionPrimal ElementalistStormfuryStormfuryUsePrimal ElementalistBloodlustSearing TotemUseSearing TotemReturn to Table of ContentsRecommended Talent & Glyph SelectionsReturn to Table of ContentsSpell Priority/RotationSingle Target Rotation

Make sure is on your target

If you have 20 charges, cast Earth Shock

Cast Lava Burst if it is off cooldown or Lava Surge just proced

If you have 15 or more charges, cast Earth Shock

If has less than 9 seconds remaining, cast

If you have no fire totem down, and it will last for 10+ seconds, cast Searing Totem

Cast

Make sure is on your target

If you have 20 charges, cast Earth Shock

Cast Lava Burst if it is off cooldown or Lava Surge just proced

If you have 15 or more charges, cast Earth Shock

If has less than 9 seconds remaining, cast

Cast Elemental Blast if it is off cooldown

If you have no fire totem down, and it will last for 10+ seconds, cast Searing Totem

Cast

Make sure is on your target

If you have 20 charges, cast Earth Shock

Cast Lava Burst if it is off cooldown or Lava Surge just proced

If you have 15 or more charges, cast Earth Shock

If has less than 9 seconds remaining, cast

If you have no fire totem down and it will last for 10+ seconds OR Searing Totem will expire while is up, cast Searing Totem

Cast if it is off cooldown

Cast

Note:Single Target Notes

It's okay to delay Earth Shock if you're at max charges already and need to cast Lava Burst or Elemental Blast, although if this happens you probably should have used it earlier. This is because wasting shield charges is less of a potential damage loss than delaying those two cooldown spells.

Return to Table of ContentsMovement

Cast Spiritwalker's Grace if it is off cooldown and continue with the single target rotation

Cast if it is off cooldown

Cast Lava Burst if Lava Surge just proced

Cast if is up and has less than 19 seconds remaining or is not up and has less than 9 seconds remaining

Cast Earth Shock

Cast Searing Totem if it will be up for 10+ seconds

Return to Table of ContentsMultitarget

# of Targets

Primary Target

Multi-target

Single Target

N/A

Single Target with replacing

Same as Primary Target with on the second target as long as it lives for the duration of the dot

3+*

Single Target with replacing if targets are within cleave distance

AoE

*Core of the Primal Elements

Cast once if Earthquake is not down

Cast Earthquake when you have one or more charges of up

If you have 18-20 charges of cast Earth Shock on your current target, preferably at the target with the highest health.

Chain cast until you can recast Earthquake

Earthquake

# of Targets

Minimum effective uptime

10 seconds

6 seconds

4 seconds

3 seconds

2 seconds

Cast once if Earthquake is not down

Cast Earthquake when you have one or more charges of up

Continue with the Single Target Rotation from above. You can use instead of for additional damage to secondary targets while maintaining primary target damage via increased Earth Shock use

Return to Table of ContentsCooldown UseAscendanceMaster of the ElementsBloodlustShock ManagementEarth ShockEarth ShockReturn to Table of ContentsAdditional Advanced NotesLava BurstEarth ShockLava BurstEarth ShockAscendanceAscendanceEarth ShockAscendanceEarth ShockLava BurstReturn to Table of ContentsGearingRacial BonusesTaurenDraeneiHeroic PresenceDwarfMight of the MountainPandarenEpicureanDraeneiDwarfPandarenDraeneiPandarenGoblinTime is MoneyOrcBlood FuryCommandPandarenEpicureanTrollBerserkingTaurenBrawnTaurenPandarenGoblinOrcTrollTaurenTrollReturn to Table of ContentsPrimary & Secondary StatsReturn to Table of ContentsStat Weights>>=>>Note

Intellect

7.66

Spellpower

6.72

Crit

5.09

Haste

5.49

Mastery

3.74

Multistrike

5.89

Versatility

4.44

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Intellect

6.75

Spellpower

6.12

Crit

4.56

Haste

4.76

Mastery

2.90

Multistrike

5.35

Versatility

3.44

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Intellect

4.6

Spellpower

4.18

Crit

1.80

Haste

1.85

Mastery

1.28

Multistrike

1.98

Versatility

0.98

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2P Item - Shaman T17 Elemental 2P Bonus multiplies with the damage bonus from . Adjusting the rotation to maximise buff uptime has a -0.5% effect on overall DPS, so shouldn't be used.

4P When you have Item - Shaman T17 Elemental 4P Bonus try to delay casting Earth Shock until after you have cast Lava Burst, so that you can reduce the chance of getting normal Lava Surge procs when you auto-generate one (Lava Surge will over-write, not stack)

2P Item - Shaman T18 Elemental 2P Bonus has virtually no effect on how your rotation works. The only important thing to remember is that if Lava Burst comes off cooldown before the GCD of your first Earth Shock expires, and you do not currently have 20 charges, hit Lava Burst before your second Earth Shock.

4P Item - Shaman T18 Elemental 4P Bonus also has virtually no effect on your rotation priority. You may want to trigger it before using Ascendance, but the 2pc effectively means that any use of Earth Shock at more than 13 charges has a 45% chance to trigger the 4pc, and Earth Shock will be used during Ascendance anyway, so it really makes no difference.

Return to Table of ContentsEnchantsGift of HasteGift of Critical StrikeGift of Mastery

Slot

Enchant

Notes

Neck

Breath of Haste

Breath of Critical Strike

Breath of Mastery

Mark of the Shattered Hand

Scales with Multistrike. A cheap entry level enchant

Mark of the Frostwolf

Could potentially cause you to hit the Multistrike cap with end T17M gear levels. The best enchant, if you can afford it.

Mark of the Thunderlord

Almost always extended to the full duration thanks to Lava Burst auto crits

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Earthbind Totem slows

Earthgrab Totem for a root/slow

Thunderstorm knockback/slow

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Cleave off high priority targets (Gorebound Terror & Hulking Berserker)

Earthquake will take care of the low priority adds

Single target on siege engines

Fight style:Wowhead strategy guideTalentsLevel 15:Astral ShiftUnstable OrbArtilleryGlyphsNotes

when taking Unstable Orb damage.

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Make sure you Purge off Reactive Earth Shield unless someone else is specifically tasked with this.

Don't cleave too much when Slag Elementals are out in Phase 2, unless you're sure that they're in position or you won't accidentally kill them

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Remove as there are only 3 targets to attack.

Take rather than (need to remove it before applying the new one). Save Spiritwalker's Grace for the boat/bombardment phases.

Other Notes

When you can hit 3 targets, use the standard AoE rotation on the current primary target. Earth Shock20 > Earthquake if is up >

3 without the glyph generates more damage than an instant Lava Burst

Earth Shock 20 deals more damage than so multi-dotting isn’t worth it even if you don’t have the T17 2pc bonus.

Ascendance should be used on cooldown, prioritising if 3 targets are available (stick with Lava Burst if only 2 are up). Earthquake should still be cast if it is available and is up.

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Use Spiritwalker's Grace to re-position yourself near Flame Pillar prior to Berserker Rush. Taking would be useful here.

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Use Spiritwalker's Grace to run back after you get knocked back. Use if you're in the Cleave stack groups.

combined with can be useful here for some additional healing, if your healers require assistance, but don't cast Healing Rain just before Ascendance (as Lava Burst doesn't interact with the talent). With decent targeting you can cover both Cleave stack groups.

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Spiritwalker's Grace will be useful here, although whether you take or not depends on how often you move, and whether you want to cast on the move when kiting Crystalline Barrage away & running back.

& Earthquake can be used on the Mote stack, although remember to attack the focus target first as having all 4/8 Motes cast Earthen Pillar at the same time may be problematic.

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Use a Focus macro to hit the other Ogron with for increased damage

Spiritwalker's Grace is useful for dodging around Blaze waves.

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will allow you to dispell Expel Magic: Fire from yourself. This will trigger the AoE damage, but negate most of the DoT damage you take.

Using a Totemic Projection macro for can also be useful for stunning Volatile Anomaly.

Save cooldowns for Vulnerable phases, including making sure is refreshed beforehand.

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Save cooldowns for the start of Phase 2, as this is when he's stationary which allows for maximum output (also, Phase 1 is the easiest/shortest).

may be useful here, depending on how your strat works.

Use and/or Ghost Wolf to run through Force Nova quickly, especially Phase 2's Force Nova: Displacement. Popping here is also useful.

procs frequently, with 50-60% uptime.

Roughly half of your AoE damage on Volatile Anomaly will come from Earthquake, so consider doing a quick + Earthquake combo on the stack point before returning to the Gorian Warmages

Windwalk Totem is handy for dispelling the Slow debuff cast by Gorian Warmage

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Comments

Comment by Zigd

Incredible guide, so much detail!

Comment by Josmm

Thanks for the guide, but what about Professions and Garrison setup? Would be also helpful, even if its devalued in WoD.

Comment by 321244

Great guide as usual Bink.

You had a beginner talent link but was that the current highest simmed dps setup as well? Does PE come out above UF and EB? ET ahead EF and LM?

Comment by Staplecrab

Hi Binkenstein. Just wondering why you recommend Arcanic of the High Sage as BiS pre-raid main hand when something like Roltall's Brutal Crescent is available? Presumably Multistrike+Mastery is preferable to Multistrike+Crit. Thanks for the guide.

Comment by Hokarhoof

I don't really care if I'm going to be downrated for this, but I have to say it.
Binkenstein, you're my hero. Your dedication to the Shaman community is an incredible asset for all of us.

Thank you so much.

Comment by dextros92

Great guide with alot of detail! Hope you keep it updated as WoD goes, as I would like to use it as a guide further.

Comment by CarWrapKid

Bink, amazing guide as ever. You are THE standard bearer of the Elemental community.

I have a few questions for min/maxing that I haven't found concrete mathy answers to, if/when you get time please?

-- should Unleashed Fury be refreshed during Ascendance? Is the 40% next and flat 10% buff worth the global?
-- how much of a % DPS increase would multidotting UF, 2 Fusion-stack Flame Shocks be? Is it worth it, given the 152% buff?
-- how soon into an Earthquake's duration must the mobs die for it not to be worth casting? e.g. say under x seconds of ticks on 4,5,6 etc mobs VS casting Chain Lightning till dead.
-- having used Earthquake on single target in Siege with well over 30% haste and 200% mastery, at what point is it now worth it at level 100? There is some talk on Icy Vein's forums mentioning something Purge has said about Multistrike reducing the worth of Earthquake on single target, whilst Simcraft still seems to list Earthquake as a damage source in its Patchwerk rotation whilst the time spent casting is listed as 0 seconds; some clarity on that subject would be awesome! Icy Veins link: http://www.icy-veins.com/forums/topic/7309-elemental-shaman-602/ post #11.

Comment by Allyreon

Hey Binkenstein, I have a question.

I know you say here and in other places that Elemental Blast has increased value if there's movement compared to Unleashed Fury. I'm sure there's a good reason for you to say that, but any way I think about it, it seems like it should be the opposite.

Elemental Blast actually requires casting. That's probably the biggest reason it seems like a stationary talent. Unleashed Fury does take from being able to use Unleashed Flame for movement, on command, but it also adds an instant cast during the rotation that allows you to re-position a lot more (which feels pretty significant).

If movement becomes heavy, you can use Unleashed Flame and maybe get some LvBs out with the buff (well, a few with Echo). With Elemental Blast, it's usage just gets delayed more and more since it comes after LvB and Fulmination in priority.

I like Elemental Blast more, so I'd like to know it's good for movement. I've felt more mobile when using Unleashed Fury, and I've gotten better uptime with its buffs compared to EB's. Maybe it's because I use Echo which means that I get to LvB more and EB gets less usage as a result whereas Unleashed Fury would buff the LvBs whenever it's up.

So what makes EB close the gap with UF when there's movement?

Sidenote: Is EB worth using before Ascendance when starting to utilize the buff for that burst period? Or is it not worth the delay?

Thanks for any answer and information given.

Comment by 1351948

Hi,
I have 1 Questions , you said that second FS is better then Lighting Bolt , is it worth spending GCD over adds that wipeout fast?
Lets say for exp, the add from the last boss on Impartor, that add dies so quick that the "tick" isnt doing the whole circule , and for the spores adds on Brackenspore boss.
Anyone can help me ?

Comment by 1411865

Hi,

First of all thank you for this awesome guide, very usefull !

I tried your min/max choice : Echo/Unleashed Fury/Fusion and it's pretty hard not to waste any lightning shield's charge if you want to keep flame shock with 2 stack of fusion + UF for the 152% buff. Especially after the opening sequence where you need to manage very carefully your buff...

I think with this combination you need to be lucky with Echo procs because you'll often need to use your 2 stacks of fusion for Earth shock and then recast Flame Shock with just UF buff, or 1 stack of fusion or sometimes nothing at all...

My questions are :

1) Do you have an opening sequence for each choice : EB, UF or PE ?
2) We can recast Flame shock full buffed (UF+2 stacks of fusion) if our current Flame shock is just a simple one when we have 19 or less secondes left. What about the 15 other combinations ?
(We have 4x4 combinations) :

a) Basic Flame Shock
b) UF + Flame Shock
c) UF + 1 stack of fusion + Flame Shock
d) UF + 2 stacks of fusion + Flame Shock

Combinations : a-a, a-b, a-c, a-d, b-a, b-b, etc...

Thanks a lot again for your guide !

Thilaa

Comment by 1427574

Thanks for the guide, really great explanations. I do have a question regarding the use of frost shock with elemental fusion (EF). I have not seen this discussed in any guide or forum, so I am guessing that it is not recommended, but it seems as though a frost shock with one charge of EF would cause more DPS than another lightning bolt, at least without a massive amount of multistrike to cause the lightning bolt to proc more fulmination charges. I ask this because it seems as though I often waste EF charges by casting multiple lava bursts when I still do not need to cast a flame shock (the cooldown is not low enough) or earth shock (not enough fulmination charges). Like I said above, this could be due to low level gear, which decreases the chance of getting fulmination procs, but, as I have not seen this discussed, I would appreciate your thoughts.

Comment by threkvya

Good to see you are still doing so much for the Ele community binky. Long time since our days in Crux

Comment by Balkzardan

Best elemental guide.

Did you already used Elementarist add-on?
If yes, could tell me your opinion please? Because i am using it, and i really liked.

Comment by 1435233

Holy ^&*!, this is comprehensive. Thanks a lot for putting this together.

Comment by Aerynsun8449

I have a question (which is why we post here, right?) I read a long time ago, that ele shaman is best with one handed and shield. I didn't see any reference to that or two handed in the guide. Is it because it no longer matters one hand/shield vs two hand as long as the stats are better with whichever I'm using? I've steered clear of the two hands because of it. Esp since until recently it was hard to compare a one hand/shield combo with a two hand. Thanks to Blizz for making the combo a set comparison :) and thus easier to compare.

Comment by 1474699

ty all

Comment by 1453431

Great job! This will definitely help allot!

Comment by Tupacjr

When will this be fully updated for patch 6.2? Amazing guide BTW. Even being a mythic raider i can learn something new from this!

Comment by ziedmez

well this post is outdated, are you waiting legion to update it?

Comment by Arkhzeus

Firstly I would like to say cheers Bink for the great guide, I was just wondering you would update it to include Orb of Voidsight and whether new trinket combinations may be better than old (6.2.2) on certain bosses, such as Fel Lord and Tyrant.

-Ark

Comment by homerchik

Hey Bink!) Could U add some boss notes?) 11 bossed left)

Comment by Nayela

I've read this great guide and icy-veins' guide lately.
Concerning the order of the elemental totems there are different views.

Binkenstein: fire > storm elemental totem
icy-veins: storm > fire

Which one should be used first? Which one should be used with bloddlust?
Or doesn't it matter?

Thx :)

Comment by Trippin04

Recently starting playing elemental and I'd like to say thank you for the awesome guide!

However I'm wondering if you have some juicy tips for Kormrok and onwards?

Thanks in advance!

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