Elemental Shaman Essences for the Heart of Azeroth Shadowlands 9.0.2

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Major Essences

Minor Essences

Organized Raiding

Condensed Life-Force (Standard build Single-Target)
Essence of the Focusing Iris (AoE)
Vision of Perfection (Storm Elemental-based Single-Target)

Conflict and Strife
Breath of the Dying
The Formless Void or Worldvein Resonance or Essence of the Focusing Iris

Mythic+

Blood of the Enemy (If using Storm Elemental)
Essence of the Focusing Iris (If using Master of the Elements or Liquid Magma Totem)

Conflict and Strife or Essence of the Focusing Iris
Purification Protocol
Breath of the Dying

Horrific Visions

Essence of the Focusing Iris (group)
Purification Protocol (solo)

Conflict and Strife
Breath of the Dying
Purification Protocol

World Questing

Breath of the Dying

Purification Protocol
Conflict and Strife
The Formless Void

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Elemental Shaman Essence SimulationsRaidbotsHow To GuideBest Elemental Shaman Major EssencesWorldvein Resonance

Rank 1: Complete the weekly quest Azerite for the Alliance / Azerite for the Horde.

Rank 2: Combine Fragment of Zem'lan's Lost Treasure Map from island expeditions.

Rank 3: Complete the mission chain starting with "A Disturbing Rumor".

Rank 4: Complete a specific Mysterious Treasure Map mission.

Condensed Life-Force

Rank 1: Combine 9 Aqueous Reliquary.

Rank 2: Combine 18 Aqueous Reliquary.

Rank 3: Combine 27 Aqueous Reliquary.

Rank 4: Defeat Queen Azshara on Mythic difficulty.

Use on: Single Target

AscendanceBlood of the Enemy

Rank 1: Storming the Battlefields.

Rank 2: Battlefield Brawler, purchase from War Coordinator NPC.

Rank 3: Battlefield Tactician, purchase from War Coordinator NPC.

Rank 4: Battlefield Master, purchase from War Coordinator NPC.

Storm ElementalPrimal ElementalistStormfuryAzshara's Font of PowerEssence of the Focusing Iris

Rank 1: Complete a +4 Mythic dungeon in season 3.

Rank 2: Complete a +7 Mythic dungeon in season 3.

Rank 3: Combine 15 Focused Life Anima from the weekly cache.

Rank 4: Complete Battle for Azeroth Keystone Master: Season Three.

Use on: Burst AoE

Vision of Perfection

Rank 1: Defeat King Mechagon.

Rank 2: Blueprint: Perfectly Timed Differential from King Mechagon and craft Perfectly Timed Differential.

Rank 3: Combine 4 Progression Sprocket, dropped by King Mechagon.

Rank 4: Obtain Hertz Locker.

Use on: Most scenarios, with caveats described below

Storm ElementalFire ElementalPrimal ElementalistStorm ElementalLightning BoltChain LightningStorm ElementalBreath of the Dying

Use on: World content, encounters where the execute effect can be abused

The Crucible of Flame

Rank 1: MOTHER Knows Best.

Rank 2: Neck level 54 and In Darkness, I Dream.

Rank 3: Neck level 60 and Investigating the Highlands.

Rank 4: Neck level 70 and A Bolt from the Blue.

Use on: Single Target

Conflict and Strife

Rank 1: Earn 500 Conquest and claim a weekly PvP War Chest.

Rank 2: Reach 1,000 Rating in Rated PvP and claim your next weekly PvP War Chest.

Rank 3: Collect Burgeoning Battlefield Furor from your weekly PvP War Chest.

Rank 4: Reach Elite rank and claim your next weekly PvP War Chest.

Lightning LassoRipple in Space

Rank 1: Complete Drowning the Horde / Drowning the Alliance.

Rank 2: Obtain Fighting on Two Fronts.

Rank 3: Collect Call to Arms Distinction from weekly Call to Arms quests.

Rank 4: Obtain Supplying the Assassins.

Piercing Gaze of N'ZothUu'natMemory of Lucid Dreams

Rank 1: Complete A Brief Respite / Down Into Nazjatar.

Rank 2: Complete Friends In Need / Down But Not Out.

Rank 3: Obtain Nautical Battlefield Training / Nautical Battlefield Training.

Rank 4: Obtain Aqua Team Murder Force / Aqua Team Murder Force.

Earth ShockEarth ShockLava ShockPurification Protocol

Rank 1: Honored, purchase for 4 S.P.A.R.E. Crate and 2 Galvanic Oscillator.

Rank 2: Revered, purchase for 20 S.P.A.R.E. Crate and 10 Galvanic Oscillator.

Rank 3: Exalted, purchase for 40 S.P.A.R.E. Crate and 10 Galvanic Oscillator.

Rank 4: Rustbolt Resistance Paragon cache.

Use on: Sustained Multi-target, Mythic+

EarthquakeSpark of Inspiration

Use to: Empower your party members in a support-like manner

The Formless Void

Use to: Borrow a healing or tank essence that you might need in a specific moment

extremelyBest Elemental Shaman Minor EssencesThe Crucible of Flame

Use on: Single-Target

Worldvein Resonance

Use on: In group settings where multiple other players use the same minor

Breath of the Dying

Use on: Sustained Single-target

Conflict and Strife

Use on: Single-target, general gameplay

Purification Protocol

Use on: Sustained Multi-target, Mythic+

Vision of Perfection

Use when the shorter cooldown lines up with encounter mechanics

Fire ElementalStorm ElementalEssence of the Focusing Iris

Use on: Sustained Single-target, Patchwerk

The Formless Void

Use in: Raids specifically, the more people in your group the better!

Condensed Life-Force

Use on: Single-target

Blood of the EnemyMemory of Lucid DreamsAftershockEarth ShockMaelstromAftershockSpark of Inspiration

Use to: Empower your party members in a support-like manner

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Comments

Comment by IceWolfDK

Ive made the observation that Vision of Perfection procs may reset Meteor. Ive seen it proc back to back, giving me 3x meteors.

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