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Last updated on May 07, 2024 at 11:20by Tiqqle10 comments
General Information
This guide will walk you through everything you need to know to playElemental Shaman in a PvP environment. The guide will cover everything fromtalent choices, PvP talents, gameplay and rotation, and useful racial bonuses. Itis most applicable to Arena content, but most talents and racial bonuses willwork in Rated Battlegrounds and skirmishes.
If you were looking for TBC Classic content, please refer to our TBC Shaman PvP guide.
PvP Elemental Shaman Guides
Shaman Leveling Guide
Elemental Shaman PvE Guide
IntroductionTalentsCompositionsMacrosRaces
TABLE OF CONTENTS OF THIS PAGE
- 1. Elemental Shaman in the Current Meta
- 2. Notable Season 4 Changes
- 3. Notable 10.2 Changes to keep in mind
- 4. Elemental Shaman Strengths and Weaknesses
1.
Elemental Shamans have a combination of consistent damage, interrupts,disruption, and mobility. The playstyle focuses on settingup burst damage while controlling the positioning of the match. ElementalShaman's class design that mainly contributes to this is Primordial Wave,
Lava Surge,
Skyfury Totem,
Earth Shock, and
Lightning Lasso.
2.
Notable Season 4 Changes
- There are no notable changes for Season 4 for Elemental Shaman to consider.
3.
Notable 10.2 Changes to keep in mind
Splintered Elements now grants you 20% Haste plus an additional 4%Haste per extra target hit by
Primordial Wave, rather than 10% Hasteper target hit.
Primordial Wave can no longer be used to heal a friendly ally, itis now only an offensive spell for Elemental Shaman.
Elemental Blast can now refresh and extend the duration of the Haste, Critical Strike, and Mastery effects to up to 130% of the base 10second duration, but will still prefer to apply a buff that youdon’t already have.
4.
Elemental Shaman Strengths and Weaknesses
Strengths
High sustained damage with high uptime of
Fire Elemental and
Flame Shock through the use of
Surge of Power causing strong pressure
High burst damage with
Primordial Wave,
Lava Burst,
Deeply Rooted Elements and
Earth Shock
Strong mobility and kiting with
Gust of Wind,
Thunderstorm and
Earthgrab Totem
5-second stun and moderate damage with
Lightning Lasso, which cannot be dispelled but can be interrupted.
Dispel protection of
Flame Shock
Has
Healing Stream Totem,
Earth Shield and
Healing Surge for strong off-healing
Short cooldown interrupt in
Wind Shear
Grounding Totem,
Static Field Totem and
Tremor Totem provide strong utility to the team
Weaknesses
Predictable burst damage when
Primordial Wave is cast, or using
Skyfury Totem
Dependent on procs of
Lava Surge based on
Flame Shock which can be dispelled
When focused, it can be challenging to generate Maelstrom
5.
Changelog
- 07 May 2024 (races): Reviewed for 10.2.7.
- 07 May 2024 (macros): Reviewed for 10.2.7.
- 07 May 2024 (playstyle): Reviewed for 10.2.7.
- 07 May 2024 (comps): Reviewed for 10.2.7.
- 07 May 2024 (gear): Reviewed for 10.2.7.
- 07 May 2024 (talents): Reviewed for 10.2.7.
- 07 May 2024 (this page): Reviewed for 10.2.7.
- 07 May 2024 (this page): Reviewed for 10.2.7.
- 22 Apr. 2024 (races): Updated for Dragonflight Season 4.
- 22 Apr. 2024 (macros): Updated for Dragonflight Season 4.
- 22 Apr. 2024 (playstyle): Updated for Dragonflight Season 4.
- 22 Apr. 2024 (comps): Updated for Dragonflight Season 4.
- 22 Apr. 2024 (gear): Updated for Dragonflight Season 4.
- 22 Apr. 2024 (talents): Updated for Dragonflight Season 4.
- 22 Apr. 2024 (this page): Updated for Dragonflight Season 4.
- 22 Apr. 2024 (this page): Updated for Dragonflight Season 4.
- 19 Mar. 2024 (races): Updated for Dragonflight 10.2.6.
- 19 Mar. 2024 (macros): Updated for Dragonflight 10.2.6.
- 19 Mar. 2024 (playstyle): Updated for Dragonflight 10.2.6.
- 19 Mar. 2024 (comps): Updated for Dragonflight 10.2.6.
- 19 Mar. 2024 (gear): Updated for Dragonflight 10.2.6.
- 19 Mar. 2024 (talents): Updated for Dragonflight 10.2.6.
- 19 Mar. 2024 (this page): Updated for Dragonflight 10.2.6.
- 19 Mar. 2024 (this page): Updated for Dragonflight 10.2.6.
- 24 Jan. 2024 (talents): Updated for Dragonflight 10.2.5, talent page.
- 15 Jan. 2024 (races): Updated for Dragonflight 10.2.5.
- 15 Jan. 2024 (macros): Updated for Dragonflight 10.2.5.
- 15 Jan. 2024 (playstyle): Updated for Dragonflight 10.2.5.
- 15 Jan. 2024 (comps): Updated for Dragonflight 10.2.5.
- 15 Jan. 2024 (gear): Updated for Dragonflight 10.2.5.
- 15 Jan. 2024 (talents): Updated for Dragonflight 10.2.5.
- 15 Jan. 2024 (this page): Updated for Dragonflight 10.2.5.
- 15 Jan. 2024 (this page): Updated for Dragonflight 10.2.5.
- 06 Nov. 2023 (races): Updated for Dragonflight 10.2.
- 06 Nov. 2023 (macros): Updated for Dragonflight 10.2.
- 06 Nov. 2023 (playstyle): Updatd for Dragonflight 10.2.
- 06 Nov. 2023 (comps): Updated for Dragonflight 10.2.
- 06 Nov. 2023 (gear): Updated for Dragonflight 10.2.
- 06 Nov. 2023 (talents): Updated for Dragonflight 10.2.
- 06 Nov. 2023 (this page): Updated for Dragonflight 10.2.
- 06 Nov. 2023 (this page): Updated for Dragonflight 10.2.
- 04 Sep. 2023 (races): Updated for Dragonflight 10.1.7.
- 04 Sep. 2023 (macros): Updated for Dragonflight 10.1.7.
- 04 Sep. 2023 (playstyle): Updated for Dragonflight 10.1.7.
- 04 Sep. 2023 (comps): Updated for Dragonflight 10.1.7.
- 04 Sep. 2023 (gear): Updated for Dragonflight 10.1.7.
- 04 Sep. 2023 (talents): Updated for Dragonflight 10.1.7.
- 04 Sep. 2023 (this page): Updated for Dragonflight 10.1.7.
- 04 Sep. 2023 (this page): Updated for Dragonflight 10.1.7.
- 10 Jul. 2023 (races): Updatedfor Dragonflight 10.1.5.
- 10 Jul. 2023 (macros): Updatedfor Dragonflight 10.1.5.
- 10 Jul. 2023 (playstyle): Updatedfor Dragonflight 10.1.5.
- 10 Jul. 2023 (comps): Updated for Dragonflight 10.1.5.
- 10 Jul. 2023 (gear): Updatedfor Dragonflight 10.1.5.
- 10 Jul. 2023 (talents): Updatedfor Dragonflight 10.1.5.
- 10 Jul. 2023 (this page): Updatedfor Dragonflight 10.1.5.
- 10 Jul. 2023 (this page): Updatedfor Dragonflight 10.1.5.
- 06 May 2023 (races): Updated for Dragonflight 10.1.
- 06 May 2023 (macros): Updated for Dragonflight 10.1.
- 06 May 2023 (playstyle): Updated for Dragonflight 10.1.
- 06 May 2023 (comps): Updated for Dragonflight 10.1.
- 06 May 2023 (gear): Updated for Dragonflight 10.1.
- 06 May 2023 (talents): Updated for Dragonflight 10.1.
- 06 May 2023 (this page): Updated for Dragonflight 10.1.
- 06 May 2023 (this page): Updated for Dragonflight 10.1.
- 21 Mar. 2023 (races): Updated for Dragonflight 10.0.7.
- 21 Mar. 2023 (macros): Updated for Dragonflight 10.0.7.
- 21 Mar. 2023 (playstyle): Updated for Dragonflight 10.0.7.
- 21 Mar. 2023 (comps): Updated for Dragonflight 10.0.7.
- 21 Mar. 2023 (gear): Updated for Dragonflight 10.0.7.
- 21 Mar. 2023 (talents): Updated for Dragonflight 10.0.7.
- 21 Mar. 2023 (this page): Updated for Dragonflight 10.0.7.
- 21 Mar. 2023 (this page): Updated for Dragonflight 10.0.7.
- 04 Feb. 2023 (playstyle): Updated for 10.0.2 updates.
- 04 Feb. 2023 (comps): Updated for 10.0.2 updates.
- 04 Feb. 2023 (talents): Updated for 10.0.2 updates.
- 04 Feb. 2023 (this page): Updated for 10.0.2 updates.
- 04 Feb. 2023 (this page): Updated for 10.0.2 updates.
- 13 Jan. 2023 (macros): Updated for mid-season changes.
- 13 Jan. 2023 (playstyle): Updated for mid-season changes.
- 13 Jan. 2023 (comps): Updated for mid-season changes.
- 13 Jan. 2023 (gear): Updated for mid-season changes.
- 12 Jan. 2023 (talents): Updated for mid-season changes.
- 25 Dec. 2022 (gear): Updated gear for Dragonflight season 1.
- 11 Dec. 2022 (races): Reviewed for Dragonflight Season 1.
- 11 Dec. 2022 (macros): Reviewed for Dragonflight Season 1.
- 11 Dec. 2022 (playstyle): Updated for Dragonflight post-launch.
- 11 Dec. 2022 (comps): Updated for Dragonflight post-launch.
- 11 Dec. 2022 (gear): Updated for Dragonflight post-launch.
- 11 Dec. 2022 (talents): Updated for Dragonflight post-launch.
- 11 Dec. 2022 (this page): Updated for Dragonflight Season 1.
- 11 Dec. 2022 (this page): Updated for Dragonflight Season 1.
- 22 Nov. 2022 (races): Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
- 22 Nov. 2022 (macros): Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
- 22 Nov. 2022 (playstyle): Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
- 22 Nov. 2022 (comps): Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
- 22 Nov. 2022 (gear): Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
- 22 Nov. 2022 (talents): Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
- 22 Nov. 2022 (this page): Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
- 22 Nov. 2022 (this page): Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
- 31 Jul. 2022 (races): Updated for Shadowlands Season 4.
- 31 Jul. 2022 (macros): Updated for Shadowlands Season 4.
- 31 Jul. 2022 (playstyle): Updated for Shadowlands Season 4.
- 31 Jul. 2022 (comps): Updated for Shadowlands Season 4.
- 31 Jul. 2022 (gear): Updated for Shadowlands Season 4.
- 31 Jul. 2022 (talents): Updated for Shadowlands Season 4.
- 31 Jul. 2022 (this page): Updated for Shadowlands Season 4.
- 31 Jul. 2022 (this page): Updated for Shadowlands Season 4.
- 31 May 2022 (races): Reviewed for Patch 9.2.5.
- 31 May 2022 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 9.2.5.
- 31 May 2022 (playstyle): Reviewed for Patch 9.2.5.
- 31 May 2022 (comps): Reviewed for Patch 9.2.5.
- 31 May 2022 (gear): Reviewed for Patch 9.2.5.
- 31 May 2022 (talents): Reviewed for Patch 9.2.5.
- 31 May 2022 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 9.2.5.
- 31 May 2022 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 9.2.5.
- 27 Feb. 2022 (races): Updated for Patch 9.2 of Shadowlands
- 27 Feb. 2022 (macros): Updated for Patch 9.2 of Shadowlands
- 27 Feb. 2022 (playstyle): Updated for Patch 9.2 of Shadowlands
- 27 Feb. 2022 (comps): Updated for Patch 9.2 of Shadowlands
- 27 Feb. 2022 (gear): Updated for Patch 9.2 of Shadowlands.
- 27 Feb. 2022 (talents): Updated for Patch 9.2 of Shadowlands
- 27 Feb. 2022 (this page): Updated for Patch 9.2 of Shadowlands
- 27 Feb. 2022 (this page): Updated for Patch 9.2 of Shadowlands
- 17 Nov. 2021 (races): Updated for Patch 9.1.5 of Shadowlands.
- 17 Nov. 2021 (macros): Updated for Patch 9.1.5 of Shadowlands.
- 17 Nov. 2021 (playstyle): Updated for Patch 9.1.5 of Shadowlands.
- 17 Nov. 2021 (comps): Updated for Patch 9.1.5 of Shadowlands.
- 17 Nov. 2021 (gear): Updated for Patch 9.1.5 of Shadowlands.
- 17 Nov. 2021 (talents): Updated for Patch 9.1.5 of Shadowlands.
- 17 Nov. 2021 (this page): Updated for Patch 9.1.5 of Shadowlands.
- 17 Nov. 2021 (this page): Updated for Patch 9.1.5 of Shadowlands.
- 17 Jul. 2021 (playstyle): Removed optional rotation references.
- 04 Jul. 2021 (races): Updated for Patch 9.1 of Shadowlands.
- 04 Jul. 2021 (macros): Updated for Patch 9.1 of Shadowlands.
- 04 Jul. 2021 (playstyle): Updated for Patch 9.1 of Shadowlands.
- 04 Jul. 2021 (comps): Updated for Patch 9.1 of Shadowlands.
- 04 Jul. 2021 (gear): Updated for Patch 9.1 of Shadowlands.
- 04 Jul. 2021 (talents): Updated for Patch 9.1 of Shadowlands.
- 04 Jul. 2021 (this page): Updated for Patch 9.1 of Shadowlands.
- 04 Jul. 2021 (this page): Updated for Patch 9.1 of Shadowlands.
- 22 Mar. 2021 (races): Updated for correct Pandaren Versatility buff.
- 19 Mar. 2021 (playstyle): Updated based on Patch 9.0.5 for Shadowlands.
- 19 Mar. 2021 (gear): Updated based on Patch 9.0.5 for Shadowlands.
- 19 Mar. 2021 (talents): Reviewed for Patch 9.0.5.
- 19 Mar. 2021 (this page): Updated based on Patch 9.0.5 for Shadowlands.
- 19 Mar. 2021 (this page): Updated based on Patch 9.0.5 for Shadowlands.
- 18 Mar. 2021 (comps): Updated based on Patch 9.0.5 for Shadowlands.
- 02 Feb. 2021 (comps): Updated based on maturing PvP Season.
- 07 Dec. 2020 (gear): Updated enchants based on feedback.
- 02 Dec. 2020 (playstyle): Updated in preparation for first PvP season of Shadowlands.
- 02 Dec. 2020 (comps): Updated ahead of first Shadowlands PvP Season.
- 02 Dec. 2020 (gear): Updated ahead of first Shadowlands PvP Season.
- 02 Dec. 2020 (talents): Updated in preparation for first PvP season of Shadowlands.
- 02 Dec. 2020 (this page): Updated ahead of first Shadowlands PvP Season.
- 02 Dec. 2020 (this page): Updated ahead of first Shadowlands PvP Season.
- 29 Nov. 2020 (playstyle): Removed Azerite mentions. There is a trait mention left to remove.
- 29 Nov. 2020 (gear): Removed old Azerite mentions. More updates to follow.
- 29 Nov. 2020 (this page): Added Covenant page and removed Azerite/Essence mentions. More updates to come.
- 29 Nov. 2020 (this page): Added Covenant page and removed Azerite/Essence mentions. More updates to come.
- 14 Oct. 2020 (races): Updated for Shadowlands pre-patch.
- 14 Oct. 2020 (macros): Updated for Shadowlands pre-patch.
- 14 Oct. 2020 (playstyle): Updated for Shadowlands pre-patch.
- 14 Oct. 2020 (comps): Updated for Shadowlands pre-patch.
- 14 Oct. 2020 (gear): Updated for Shadowlands pre-patch.
- 14 Oct. 2020 (talents): Updated for Shadowlands pre-patch.
- 14 Oct. 2020 (this page): Updated for Shadowlands pre-patch.
- 14 Oct. 2020 (this page): Updated for Shadowlands pre-patch.
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