Elemental Shaman
Ranged · Tree 1 of 3
Checked against build 1.60.1.70840 · Nov 7, 2026
Overview
Lightning Bolt and Chain Lightning.
Build. Lightning Mastery is the bottom of the tree. Overload and Elemental Fury are the crits under it.
Spells. Flame Shock up, Lightning Bolt to fill. Earth Shock to interrupt.
Stats. Spell hit, then crit, then spell power.
Gear. A caster weapon, often a one-hand and a shield or a staff.
Build. Earthbound and Eye of the Storm are the fight talents.
Spells. Frost Shock to slow, Earth Shock to stop a cast.
Stats. Stamina. You stand still to cast.
Gear. Spell power and a shield if you can wear one.
Build
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Rotation
The 4 buttons that define Elemental in PvE.
- Lightning Bolt Casts a bolt of lightning at the target for 342 to 380 Nature damage.
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Earth Shock Instantly shocks the target with concussive force, causing 517 to 545 Nature damage. It also interrupts spellcasting and prevents any spell in that school from being cast for 2 sec. Causes a high amount of threat. -
Chain Lightning Hurls a lightning bolt at the enemy, dealing 495 to 551 Nature damage and then jumping to additional nearby enemies. Each jump reduces the damage by 30%. Affects 3 total targets. -
Flame Shock Instantly sears the target with fire, causing 292 Fire damage immediately and 320 Fire damage over 12 sec.
Stats
In order. The first stat is the one you give up the least for.
- 1 Spell power
- 2
Hit - 3
Crit - 4
Intellect
Gear
What suits Elemental at 60, scored from the game's own item data. Hover one for its tooltip.
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Premier Warlord's Mail Helm Head Mail · +Spell power · Crit · Int -
Theramore Shoulderguards Shoulder Mail · +Spell power · Int -
Premier Warlord's Mail Armor Chest Mail · +Spell power · Crit · Int -
Premier General's Mail Leggings Legs Mail · +Spell power · Crit · Int -
Gem of Trapped Innocents Neck +Spell power · Crit · Int -
Seal of the Damned Ring +Spell power · Hit · Crit -
Neltharion's Tear Trinket +Spell power · Hit -
Atiesh, Greatstaff of the Guardian Weapon +Spell power · Hit · Int
Build
Open in the planner. Change what you like and share the string.
Rotation
The 4 buttons that define Elemental in PvP.
- Lightning Bolt Casts a bolt of lightning at the target for 342 to 380 Nature damage.
- Earth Shock Instantly shocks the target with concussive force, causing 517 to 545 Nature damage. It also interrupts spellcasting and prevents any spell in that school from being cast for 2 sec. Causes a high amount of threat.
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Frost Shock Instantly shocks the target with frost, causing 495 to 523 Frost damage and slowing movement speed by 50%. Lasts 8 sec. - Flame Shock Instantly sears the target with fire, causing 292 Fire damage immediately and 320 Fire damage over 12 sec.
Stats
In order. The first stat is the one you give up the least for.
- 1
Stamina - 2 Spell power
- 3 Hit
- 4 Crit
Gear
What suits Elemental at 60, scored from the game's own item data. Hover one for its tooltip.
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Head
No PvP rank gear with these stats in the data.
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Shoulder
No PvP rank gear with these stats in the data.
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Legionnaire's Mail Chestpiece Chest Mail · Sta · Crit - General's Mail Leggings Legs Mail · Sta · +Spell power · Crit
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Senior Sergeant's Insignia Neck Sta - Seal of the Damned Ring Sta · +Spell power · Hit · Crit
- Neltharion's Tear Trinket +Spell power · Hit
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Grand Marshal's Stave Weapon Sta · +Spell power
What changed vs Classic
18 Elemental talents differ from Classic Era.
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Call of Flame Changed
Rank 3Increases the damage done by your Fire Totems and by your Flame Shock and Fire Nova spells by 15%, as well as increases the duration of your Flame Shock spell by 9 sec.
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Call of Thunder Changed
Increases the critical strike chance of your Lightning Bolt and Chain Lightning spells by 5%.
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Concussion Reworded
Rank 5Increases the damage done by your Lightning Bolt, Chain Lightning, and Earth Shock spells by 5%.
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Convection Reworded
Rank 5Reduces the mana cost of your Shock, Lightning Bolt, and Chain Lightning spells by 10%.
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Earthbound New
Your Earthbind Totem Immobilizes nearby targets for 5 sec when cast.
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Elemental Alacrity New
Rank 3Reduces the cast time of your Lightning Bolt and Chain Lightning spells by 0.50 sec.
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Elemental Devastation Reworded
Rank 3Your Critical Strikes with direct damage spells increase your chance to get a Critical Strike with melee attacks by 9% for 10 sec.
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Elemental Fury Changed
Rank 5Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Searing and Magma Totems and your Fire, Frost, and Nature spells by 100%.
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Elemental Mastery Removed
When activated, this spell gives your next Fire, Frost, or Nature damage spell a 100% critical strike chance and reduces the mana cost by 100%.
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Elemental Reach New
Rank 2Increases the range of your Lightning Bolt, Chain Lightning, and Fire Nova spells by 6 yards.
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Elemental Warding Changed
Rank 3Reduces damage taken from Fire, Frost, and Nature effects by 10%.
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Eye of the Storm Changed
Rank 3Gives your Lightning Bolt and Chain Lightning spells a 70% chance to not lose casting time when you take damage.
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Improved Fire Totems Removed
Rank 2Reduces the delay before your Fire Nova Totem activates by 2 sec. and decreases the threat generated by your Magma Totem by 50%.
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Lightning Mastery Changed
Gain mastery over Lightning, reducing the cast time of your Lightning Bolt spell by 0.5 sec, and removing the cooldown from your Chain Lightning spell. Lasts 15 sec.
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Lightning Overload New
Rank 3Gives your Lightning Bolt and Chain Lightning spells a 30% chance to cast a second, similar spell on the same target at no additional cost that causes half damage and no threat.
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Reverberation Changed
Rank 5Reduces the cooldown of your Shock spells by 1.0 sec.
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Storm Reach Removed
Rank 2Increases the range of your Lightning Bolt and Chain Lightning spells by 6 yards.
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Trial by Fire New
Rank 2Increases the damage done by your Fire Nova spell by 20% and reduces its cooldown by 4 sec, and increases the duration of your Magma Totem by 20 sec.