1.0 - Introduction
2.0 - Elemental Talents
3.0 - PvP
4.0 - Numbers
5.0 - Gear
6.0 - 1-80 Shaman Leveling Guide

1.0 - The Elemental Shaman

This talent tree can be used as a leveling build, but it is very mana dependent, and has some downtime. Nonetheless, this tree focuses on big crits along with mana efficency. Elemental Shaman gain a better ability to do AoE Damage with Thunderstorm, making bigger amounts of pulls easier then any other Shaman spec.

Due to high crit, it is possible to actually kill an enemy before they even lay a finger on the Shaman. Lightning Mastery allows the shaman to toss more Lightning Bolts at the enemy before he can reach the Shaman. Elemental Mastery makes one of them a sure crit, and Lightning Overload allows the chance for even more Lightning bolts to hit the target before they even realize what's killing them.

Also see our Shaman Leveling Guide and Shaman Class Guide.

2.0 - Talent Builds

• 52/19/0 Elemental

2.1 - Spell Rotation

• Lightning Bolt Spam x infinity, possibly a few chain-lightnings dependant on preference

2.2 - Leveling Shaman Build

45/0/16

10 – 14 Convection
15 – 19 Concussion
20 - Elemental Focus
21 - 25 Reverberation
26-30 Call of Thunder
31 - Elemental Fury
32-34 Eye of the Storm
35-39 Lightning Mastery
40 - Elemental Mastery
41-43 Elemental Precision
44 - Unrelenting Storm (1/5)
45 - 49 Lightning Overload
50 - Totem of Wrath
51+ - Take your own path of preference

3.0 - Elemental PvP Build

This tree has great potential to throw off opponents that are both melee, and casters. Elemental Warding will fend off some damage from most casters. Elemental Shields will also reduce all incoming melee damage by a good amount.

Astral Shift will further reduce damage if placed under one of the conditions. Thunderstorm is an amazing way to fend of melee attackers for enough time to throw in a quick heal. Finally Eye of the Storm will help when you are trying to get a cast in when there are multiple people on you.

These damage reducing talents along with the high damage output will allow for a rounded PvP Shaman.

• 40/0/21 Elemental Arena Build, or
• 52/19/0

Video: "Elemental Shaman PvP Tutorial" or Boat Clearing 101

4.0 - Number Crunching

Intellect - 1 = 15 Mana
Spell Hit - 12.6 = 1%
Spell Critical - 22.1 = 1%
Spell Haste - 15.7 = 1%/0.025 seconds off of Global Cooldown & Spell Cast Time

Spellpower Coefficients:

125.0% Chain Heal
85.71% Healing Wave
42.86% Lesser Healing Wave
4.5% Healing Stream Totem (Per Tick)

EXAMPLE: Lesser Healing Wave W/ 100 Spell Healing = +43 Points of Actual healing per cast

125.0% Chain Lightning
79.4% Lightning Bolt
100% Lightning Shield
42.86% Earth Shock
42.86% Frost Shock
15% Flame Shock Direct Damage/52% Flame Shock DoT

4.1 - Spell Hit, Crit, etc.

Defacto Priority:

+Healing = MP5 - Spirit - Spell Haste

What to shoot for when entering Karazhan & Heroics:

If you simply want to make certain you're good to begin attempting karazhan and heroics try aiming for the stats below as an absolute minimum, surpassing them however is recommended to make things overall quite easier.

Additionally, you can downgrade these stats somewhat for the easier heroic dungeons as Karazhan is definitely more challenging than most if not all of them.

Spell Hit: 3-5%+
Spell Damage: 600+
Spell Critical: 15-20%
Health: 7,000-8,000
Mana: 7,000

What to shoot for when heading into 25-Raids:

These numbers should cover you for passing Karazhan into the 25-man raiding content, statistics such as spell hit will be notably harder to achieve prior to gearing up in Karazhan & Heroics quie a bit. Otherwise if you have this or higher by the time you eclipse Karazhan you'll be fine.

Spell Hit: 10%+
Spell Damage: 900+
Spell Critical: 25%+
Health: 9,000
Mana: 8,000

4.2 - Gems

[Runed Living Ruby]
[Potent Pyrestone]
[Potent Noble Topaz]
[Veiled Noble Topaz]
[Reckless Noble Topaz]
[Chaotic Skyfire Diamond]

4.3 Enchantments

Head: Glyph of Power
Shoulders: Aldor/Scryer Inscription
Back: Spell Penetration
Chest: Exceptional Mana
Wrist: Spellpower
Hands: Major Spellpower
Legs: Runic Spellthread
Weapon: Major Spellpower

5.0 - PvE Gear Guide

Note: As this is a PvE gear guide I'll only list the PvP rewards capable of being obtained via Honor, arena rewards are however viable alternatives to many pieces of gear.

Head:

[Primal-Attuned Goggles] - Crafted
[Gladiator's Mail Helm] - PvP Reward
[Shamanistic Helmet of Second Sight] - Quest Reward
[Tidefury Helm] - Botanica

Neck:

[Vindicator's Pendant of Subjugation] - PvP Reward
[Natasha's Ember Necklace] - Quest Reward
[Torc of the Sethekk Prophet] - Quest Reward
[Luminous Pearls of Insight] - Normal Underbog
[Brooch of Heightened Potential] - Shadow Laybrinth

Shoulders:

[Gladiator's Mail Spaulders] - PvP Reward
[Pauldrons of Wild Magic] - Heroic Slave Pens
[Volcanic Pauldrons] - Heroic Hellfire Ramparts
[Tidefury Shoulderguards] - Shattered Halls

Back:

[Cloak of Arcane Alacrity] - (60) Badges of Justice
[Cloak of the Betrayed] - Normal Magister's Terrace
[Sethekk Oracle Cloak] - Sethekk Halls
[Cloak of the Black Void] - Crafted

Chest:

[Hauberk of Whirling Fury] - (100) Badges of Justice
[Netherstrike Breastplate] - Crafted BoP
[Gladiator's Mail Armor] - PvP Reward
[Tidefury Chestpiece] - Arcatraz
[Worldfire Chestguard] - Arcatraz

Wrist:

[Vindicator's Mail Bracers] - PvP Reward
[Earthquake Bracers] - (35) Badges of Justice
[Netherstrike Bracers] - Crafted BoP
[World's End Bracers] - Heroic Bloodfurnace

Hands:

[Grips of Nature's Wrath] - (60) Badges of justice
[Gauntlets of the Tranquil Waves] - Normal Magister's Terrace
[Earth Mantle Handwraps] - Steamvault
[Gladiator's Mail Gauntlets] - PvP Reward
[Verdant Handwraps] - Quest Reward

Belt:

[Aftershock Waistguard] - (75) Badges of Justice
[Monsoon Belt] - Crafted
[Vindicator's Mail Girdle] - PvP Reward
[Girlde of Living Flame] - Heroic Underbog

Legs:

[Rushing Storm Kilt] - (100) Badges of Justice
[Stormsong Kilt] - Heroic Underbog
[Haramad's Linked Chain Pantaloons] - Quest Reward
[Gladiator's Mail Leggings] - PvP Reward

Boots:

[Treads of Booming Thunder] - (60) Badges of Justice
[Hurricane Boots] - Crafted BoP
[Vindicator's Mail Sabatons] - PvP Reward
[Netherfury Boots] - Crafted BoE
[Wave-Crest Striders] - Heroic Bloodfurnace

Rings:

[Fused Nethergon Band] - (60) Badges of Justice
[Sparking Arcanite Ring] - Heroic Old Hillsbrad
[Vindicator's Band of Dominance] - PvP Reward
[Band of Arcane Alacrity] - Normal Magister's Terrace
[Seer's Signet] - Reputation Reward
[Band of Dominion] - BoE World Drop

Trinkets:

[Darkmoon Card: Crusade] - Darkmoon Card Deck
[Icon of the Silver Crescent] - (41) Badges of Justice
[Scryer's Bloodgem] - Reputation Reward
[Sorcerer's Alchemist Stone] - Crafted
[Arcanist's Stone] - Heroic Old Hillsbrad

Two-Handed Weapons:

[Gladiator's War Staff] - PvP Reward
[Terokk's Shadowstaff] - Heroic Sethekk Halls
[Sun-infused Focus Staff] - Normal Magister's Terrace
[The Bringer of Death] - World Drop BoE

Main-Hand:

[Mazthoril Honor Shield] - (33) Badges of Justice
[Draenei Honor Guard Shield] - World Drop BoE
[Silvermoon Crest Shield] - Shadow Labyrinth
[Sunward Crest] - Reputation Reward

Shield:

[Fetish of the Primal Gods] - (35) Badges of Justice
[Orb of the Soul-Eater] - (25) Badges of Justice
[Lamp of Peaceful Radiance] - Arcatraz
[Star-Heart Lamp] - Black Morass

Totem:

[Skycall Totem] - (20) Badges of Justice
[Totem of the Void] - Mechanar

6.0 -- 1-80 Shaman Leveling Guide

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