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I have mained an ele shaman since TBC and just like most people who play this spec i am not too comfortable with the current state of the spec. I have a few ideas, that may have been brought up before or may not have, that i believe would be balanced but helpful fixes to a few of the big problems with ele. This post is mainly to see feedback from others of the ele community on what they think could be done different or if the agree with what i say, let me know.
1. Ele mobility is suffering a lot right now which is one of the biggest problems with the spec. I think to fix this problem there are a few things that could be done, starting with simply bringing back spiritwalker's grace or the ability to cast lightning bolt while moving, neither of these were overpowered on their own and made us more viable for heavy movement fights. Another thing i believe would be a big help would be to rework gust of wind. I believe gust of wind would benefit the spec a lot more if it worked closer to a demon hunters fel rush in a way. Currently gust of wind is weak compared to similar spells such as blink or displacer beast as it is not immediate and we can take damage from floor effects as we travel with it. To make it still feel like a shaman ability and make it work better it could be used as instead of a gust more of a burst of wind that would work more like a dash. Another option would be to keep gust of wind how it is, but add a speed boost after the shaman lands, this speed boost would be short and just enough to make dealing with mechanics fair for an ele shaman.
2. The other big issue i see with ele is that we have very poor survivability. One simple solution would be to bring back shamanistic rage so we could balance out 2 defensives instead of feeling like paper whenever astral shift is on cd. The other solution that in my opinion is the better one is to give ele a form of earth shield that works like a mages shield kinda. It wouldn't be anything too unique, but it would fit the shaman feel and give the spec what it needs.
3. The two issues listed above are in my opinion the biggest ones but another big issue is of course dmg. I personally love playing ele and would hate to play anything else, but our st dmg is very low. I don't think this needs reworking, but more of just a flat buff that is more than what we are getting on ptr. However the aoe changes on ptr i am very happy about. I like the push to move away from static overload procs and more into consistant chain lightning dmg and being able to cast EQ
These have been my opinions on the current state of ele, i'm sure someone has said some of this somehwere already, but i'm not constantly browsing forums so i am not 100% aware of what has already been said. If you play an ele shaman and agree with what i said or believe something different should be done let me know, but keep it constructive
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