Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (2024)

Last updated on May 07, 2024 at 11:20by Stormy61 comments

General Information

On this page, you will find out the best talents for each tier for your Elemental Shaman in World of Warcraft —Dragonflight 10.2.7. We also have default talent lists for various types of content, such as raiding or Mythic+.If you play with Warmode on, we have your PvP talents covered as well.

If you were looking for WotLK Classic content, please refer to our WotLK Classic Elemental Shaman talents.

Remember that talents can now be freely modified wherever you are, with no needfor a tome, codex, or a rest area.

1.

Talent Cheat Sheets for Elemental Shaman

Optimizing talents on a contextual basis is the highlyrecommended method of setting up your build. That being said, the buildslisted below are very well-rounded and should give you good results. For Mythic+,your choices can depend somewhat on whether the key is Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (1) Fortified orElemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (2) Tyrannical, although other affixes are also important. Either way,you should generally use the AoE/Cleave build as a baseline for dungeons.

2.

Best Talents for Elemental Shaman

Fire-focused single-target Talents (recommended with T31)Lightning-focused single-target TalentsFire-focused AoE/Mythic+ Talents (recommended with T31)Lightning-focused AoE/Mythic+ TalentsTalents Explained

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Best Fire-focused single-target Talents (recommended with T31) for Elemental Shaman

This "Mountains Will Burn" build is optimal for pure single-target situationsif using Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (3) Shaman Elemental 10.2 Class Set 4pc.

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We can also recommend a variant using Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (4) Magma Chamber, Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (5) Windspeaker's Lava Resurgence,Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (6) Stormkeeper, Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (7) Surge of Power and Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (8) Splintered Elementsand without Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (9) Icefury, especially for builds without very high Mastery,and for encounters where cleavable adds are occasionally present. You can Copythe following Export String:

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Note that this purposefully ignores some utility talents such as Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (10) Purge.You should adjust this recommendation depending on what utility will be used ineach encounter. There is a reasonable amount of flexibility in our class tree,and you could choose to get Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (11) Totemic Surge or two points in Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (12) Totemic Focus.

While the proposed build is, on average, the best raw DPS for fire-builds,it has a high variance (though much less than before due to the changes to Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (13) Deeply Rooted Elements),as Deeply Rooted Elements associated withElemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (14) Aftershock means your DPS will ebb and flow on the good graces of RNG.This is further compounded if you grab Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (15) Oath of the Far Seer andElemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (16) Further Beyond. You will get unlucky pulls where your damage will bebad or with no procs in important moments. Picking Ascendance instead resolvesthis issue, although it comes at the cost of a lower DPS on average.

3.

Best Lightning-focused Single-Target Talents for Elemental Shaman

This build is optimal for pure single-target situations if you are usingany T30 set bonuses.

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Note that this purposefully ignores some utility talents such as Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (17) Cleanse Spirit,Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (18) Thunderstorm or Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (19) Purge. You should adjust this recommendationdepending on what utility will be used in each encounter. There is a reasonableamount of flexibility in our class tree, and you could choose to get Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (20) Totemic Surgeor two points in Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (21) Totemic Focus, or to get Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (22) Totemic Recall andElemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (23) Call of the Elements, for example. Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (24) Thunderstorm andElemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (25) Thundershock might be worth considering for some encounters.

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Best Fire-focused AoE/Mythic+ Talents (recommended with T31) for Elemental Shaman

This is our recommended "Bushfire" build for AoE scenarios, especially if youhave Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (26) Shaman Elemental 10.2 Class Set 4pc. This works well for AoE Fights in Raids, as well as most Mythic+.

Be sure to make use of the 'Copy Export String' button to import the bestbuild directly into your game!

There are many competing builds for non-single-target situations, and what isbest will heavily depend on your stats and the specific combat situation. Theyare split into two main categories, "Lightning-focused" builds and"Fire-focused" builds. While Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (27) Elemental Blast is very powerful, it makesusing Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (28) Echoes of Great Sundering more awkward and slow while forcing youto stay standing a lot more. Because of this, using Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (29) Earth Shock insteadmay be a good idea on some dungeons, at least during the (re)discovery phase,when you are not comfortable with pulls/enemy abilities yet.

Fire-focused builds require enemies that live for longer but are massivelybetter against spread-out enemies and have better priority target damage.They can also spec into reliable burst ofvarious duration or rely on Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (30) Deeply Rooted Elements and have highervariance.

Note that the class tree assumes a non-specific dungeon situation, so forraid encounters, you can spec out some utility to grab more useful points, oryou might have specific utility needs not covered by this generalrecommendation.

We recommend you also check out our Dedicated Mythic+ Page.

3.

Best Lightning-Focused AoE/Mythic+ Talents for Elemental Shaman

This is our recommended build for AoE scenarios if you have at least 2 piecesof the T30 tier set equipped. This works well for AoE Fights in Raids, as well as most Mythic+.

Be sure to make use of the 'Copy Export String' button to import the bestbuild directly into your game!

There are many competing builds for non-single-target situations, and what isbest will heavily depend on your stats and the specific combat situation. Theyare split into two main categories, "Lightning-focused" builds and"Fire-focused" builds. While Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (31) Elemental Blast is very powerful, it makesusing Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (32) Echoes of Great Sundering more awkward and slow while forcing youto stay standing a lot more. Because of this, using Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (33) Earth Shock insteadmay be a good idea on some dungeons, at least during the (re)discovery phase,when you are not comfortable with pulls/enemy abilities yet.

Fire-focused builds require enemies that live for longer but are massivelybetter against spread-out enemies and have better priority target damage.They can also spec into reliable burst ofvarious duration or rely on Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (34) Deeply Rooted Elements and have highervariance.

Note that the class tree assumes a non-specific dungeon situation, so forraid encounters, you can spec out some utility to grab more useful points, oryou might have specific utility needs not covered by this generalrecommendation.

We recommend you also check out our Dedicated Mythic+ Page.

2.1.

How To Use Elemental Shaman Talents

There are multiple talents that require a change to your rotation in order touse them optimally. You can find more information on how your rotation will lookafter selecting your talents on our Dedicated Rotation page.

Elemental Shaman Rotation and Cooldowns

3.

The Viability/Uses of Elemental Shaman Talents

The following sections will give the author's opinion on the viability ofevery talent, including whether some are "automatic picks" because there is nocircumstance where you do not want them. Note that several of the startingtalents are picked for you; you do not actually have a choice in the matter.The point requirements to reach the next rows of talents also sometimes forcepicks. Note that these opinions are mostly focused on PvE.

3.1.

Noteworthy Active Class Tree Abilities for Elemental Shaman

3.1.1.

Rows 1-4

AbilityDescription/Effect
Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (35) Lava BurstIt is automatically acquired when specializing.
Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (36) Astral ShiftIt is your main defensive cooldown. It is an Automatic Pick.Its cooldown is reduced by Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (37) Flash of Lightning, which means that if you use itand Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (38) Planes Traveler, you can expect to have it back up about a minute afterit ends.
Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (39) Chain LightningIt is automatically acquired when specializing.
Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (40) Earth ElementalIt is not quite an automatic pick, but it is close enough.Its only real downsides are a long cooldown, and the taunt can potentially backfire,so you have to carefully choose your moment. The additional health alone makesit worth picking. Note that since Patch 10.0.7, it cannot taunt or pulse threats toenemies that are not in combat yet, making it significantly more comfortable touse in dungeons.
Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (41) Wind ShearIt is your "kick." It is fairly unique in that its 30-yardrange and 12-second cooldown are shorter than most other ranged characters.This makes Wind Shear one of the best interrupts in the game, and you should useit is a lot. This is, again, not quite an automatic pick, as you will not need it inevery raid fight. Outside of those, however, you should always pick it. Its cooldowncan be massively reduced by Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (42) Flash of Lightning.
Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (43) Frost ShockOutside of Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (44) Icefury, you should only use this for movement whenyou have nothing else to cast when you need the slow or if you really need extradamage immediately. It is an automatic pick for any build using Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (45) Icefury,for obvious reasons.
Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (46) Earth ShieldIt is very strong for solo play, PvP and useful in most PvEcircumstances. There are some things you may want to grab over it in raids and M+,but it should definitely be a default pick and probably alongside Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (47) Elemental Orbitfor solo play and PvP.
Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (48) Capacitor TotemIt is your only way to stun targets. It is of great value(and an automatic pick) almost everywhere outside of raids, and is even useful in someraid fights. It can do Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (49) Flash of Lightning significantly lowers its cooldown, allowinga very comfortable uptime in Mythic+ especially. It can backfire in PvP, howeverby putting stun diminishing returns on people when you do not want to.
Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (50) Cleanse SpiritIt is occasionally useful in solo play, very handy in PvP,regularly used in dungeons and rarely used in some raid encounters.
Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (51) Spiritwalker's GraceIt is an Automatic Pick It is a very helpful tool for movementwhich should be used to kite or to keep dealing damage when you have to move alot. Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (52) Flash of Lightning lowers its cooldown significantly. You mightoccasionally just want it for the movement speed to get somewhere quick,especially with Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (53) Graceful Spirit.
Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (54) Tremor TotemIt is mostly used in PvP and Mythic+. It has some use in soloplay and rarely in raids, although when it works in raids, you definitely want it.Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (55) Flash of Lightning can significantly lower its cooldown.
Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (56) PurgeIt is occasionally handy in solo and rarely in raids, very useful inMythic+ and PvP.

3.2.

Rows 5-7

AbilityDescription/Effect
Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (57) Wind Rush TotemIt is a fantastic tool in raids where it is an automatic pickunless you absolutely need Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (58) Earthgrab Totem. It is handy in PvP and Mythic+,but not as much for solo play unless you combine it with Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (59) Spiritwalker's Graceor Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (60) Earthbind Totem to kite things around. Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (61) Flash of Lightning cansignificantly lower its cooldown.
Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (62) Earthgrab TotemIt is very handy in solo play, PvP, and Mythic+. Not somuch in raids, with a few exceptions. Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (63) Flash of Lightning can significantlylower its cooldown.
Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (64) HexIt is an automatic pick for Mythic+, PvP and solo play. It is rarelyused in raids, but when you can use it is often mandatory.
Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (65) Healing Stream TotemIt is nice to have for solo play and can make an appreciable differencein Mythic+ or raids. In fights where healing is a struggle, it can help a little.Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (66) Flash of Lightning can significantly lower its cooldown. You generallypick this if you have nothing more important to grab.
Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (67) Spirit WalkIt is very good in most circumstances. It competes with the more "fun."Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (68) Gust of Wind, which has a much shorter cooldown. In practice, Spirit Walktends to be overkill in PvE, but in some circumstances, you may favor it.
Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (69) Gust of WindIt is back, and it sure feels nice. Unfortunately, it is competing withElemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (70) Spirit Walk, so depending on the fight, you may want to pick thatinstead. Unlike Spirit Walk, Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (71) Flash of Lightning cansignificantly lower its cooldown. This means that in practice, instead of having halfthe cooldown of Spirit Walk, it should be closer to a third ifplaying a Lightning-focused build. It also allows you to break falls and reachotherwise unreachable locations, which are very nice for solo play. Overall, it isa default pick unless you specifically want Spirit Walk.

3.3.

Rows 8-10

AbilityDescription/Effect
Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (72) Nature's Swiftness In my opinion an automatic pick in most circumstances. It is extra niceif you are using Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (73) Elemental Blast as you otherwise always have to hard-castit if Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (74) Spiritwalker's Grace is not up. Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (75) Flash of Lightning cansignificantly lower its cooldown.
Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (76) ThunderstormIt is very good for solo play and PvP. It has niche usesin some raid fights and, especially combined with Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (77) Thundershock, is very usefulin Mythic+. Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (78) Flash of Lightning can massively lower its cooldown.
Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (79) Lightning LassoIt is a strong pick for PvP. It is very good for solo play butcompetes with the formidable Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (80) Thundershock, making it unpickable inMythic+. Since you are unlikely to need Thundershock in raids outside ofspecific circumstances, Lightning Lasso, can help lock out an add or deal a bitof damage while moving. Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (81) Flash of Lightning can significantly lower itscooldown.
Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (82) Ancestral GuidanceIs an automatic pick with the talent tree rework, which made it muchless costly to grab.

3.4.

Noteworthy Passive Class Tree Abilities for Elemental Shaman

3.4.1.

Rows 1-4

AbilityDescription/Effect
Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (83) Planes TravelerIt is neck and neck with its sister talent Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (84) Astral Bulwark; what isbest entirely depends on the circumstances. It has more overall effectivereduction in a vacuum and is available more often, but the notably weakerdamage reduction might get you killed. Overall, prefer Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (85) Astral Bulwark
Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (86) Astral BulwarkIt is a great default pick, especially if you are not very familiar with the content,or if you prefer having a strong panic button over a lighter one that is available moreoften.
Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (87) Spirit WolfIt is somewhat niche compared to Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (88) Thunderous Paws and should mostlybe picked if you are going to stand in Ghost Wolf for several seconds in orderto "tank" a powerful ability, like a Druid going intoElemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (89) Bear Form. It can be nice during mechanics where you will not be doingany DPS, anyway. Because of the ever-increasing damage in high Mythic+,this talent becomes mandatory at certain thresholds in order to survive certainunavoidable damage instances.
Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (90) Thunderous PawsIt is more generally useful than its sister talent and should be a defaultpick, although if you do not think you will need the extra speed, you can safelypick something else.
Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (91) Fire and IceIt is an automatic pick.
Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (92) Brimming with LifeIt is an automatic pick in every circumstance. Both benefits arevery powerful.
Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (93) Elemental OrbitIt is excellent for solo play and PvP. If you can spare the point, it isa nice way to provide a smidge of additional healing Mythic+ and Raids.
Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (94) Ancestral DefenseIt is not very powerful but is almost always handy. You should have thisin most circumstances, and always if you use neither Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (95) Tremor Totem orone of Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (96) Capacitor Totem's sub-talents.
Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (97) Static ChargeIt is an automatic pick for Mythic+. Depending on timings, it might beworth picking if you need Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (98) Capacitor Totem for a raid encounter.Otherwise, you can mostly ignore it.
Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (99) Guardian's CudgelIt is mostly useful for solo play or some PvP compositions. DiminishingReturns on stuns make it much less useful if other people in your group alsohave stuns. It can backfire in PvP, however, by putting stun-diminishing returnson people when you do not want to.

3.4.2.

Rows 5-7

AbilityDescription/Effect
Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (100) Swirling CurrentsGives significant healing for solo play or PvP. For PvE, it is mostly pickedwith your leftover points if you do not need anything else, but it is a verynice boost if you can get it.
Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (101) Nature's FuryIt is an automatic pick. In and of itself, it would be a must-pick, but itis a required pick to keep going down this tree path, which you alwaysdo.
Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (102) Elemental WardingIt is an automatic pick. Most of the damage you will take is magic damage,especially outside of PvP.
Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (103) Nature's GuardianIt is an automatic pick. There is no reason to ever not have this,especially for builds using Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (104) Flash of Lightning.
Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (105) Voodoo MasteryIt is mostly a PvP talent, although it might be handy on somespecific M+ pulls and maybe a strong pick to deal with Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (106) Incorporeal.
Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (107) Winds of Al'AkirIt is an automatic pick since it is required to grab Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (108) Gust of Windor Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (109) Spirit Walk. It gives a lot of value for PvP, otherwise is quiteforgettable.

3.4.3.

Rows 8-10

AbilityDescription/Effect
Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (110) Graceful SpiritIt is an automatic pick outside of PvP, where its sister talent is theautomatic pick. Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (111) Spiritwalker's Grace is very useful; getting it moreoften, and moving even faster with it is always going to be useful.
Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (112) Totemic SurgeTends to lose the opportunity cost battle to many stronger options.Still, something to be considered in PvP and M+ if you feel the extra cooldownwill smooth out a route.
Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (113) Go with the FlowIt is hard to pass up for PvP. It is otherwise nice to have, but onlyrequired if you have specific timings/routes in mind. Still a defaultpick.
Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (114) Mana SpringGives some Mana back to a few allies with a proximityrequirement, and loses a lot of value if you do not use a Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (115) Lava Burst-centric build. Since the opportunity cost is only one point now, however, it isgenerally worth picking to help your healers a little bit. Multiple Mana Spring Totems'effects also do not stack.
Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (116) ThundershockIt is a formidable variant of Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (117) Thunderstorm, turning it into areliable crowd-control ability without moving enemies and risking attractingadditional hostiles. While advanced Shaman players have learned to put theregular Thunderstorm to good use; newer players should probably always pickthis. The additional reliable crowd control is very welcome in Mythic+, inother circumstances, you are likely better off with the regular version.
Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (118) Call of the ElementsIt is generally taken along with Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (119) Totemic Recall.This is very strong in PvP, and in PvE is mostly used to reset thecooldown of Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (120) Liquid Magma Totem. Generally, an automatic pick if you pickLMT and not worth the points if you do not. There are some possible exceptions,such as needing a second Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (121) Wind Rush Totem or Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (122) Poison Cleansing Totem.

3.5.

Niche or Undertuned Class Tree Abilities

AbilityDescription/Effect
Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (123) Chain HealIt is the only multi-target heal Elemental Shamans can get.It does not heal for much, but combined with Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (124) Focused Insight and/or Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (125) Nature's Swiftness,possibly 1/2 Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (126) Earth Shields, Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (127) Primordial Fury and even Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (128) Master of the Elements,it can add up to a very handy point, especially for party play. Overallit is not something you would pick by default, however.
Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (129) Maelstrom WeaponRequires you to be in melee to have a chance at a tiny DPS gainoccasionally. This is an enhancement talent that happens to be on the classtree, forget it exists.
Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (130) Ancestral Wolf AffinityMight be worth something in PvP but is otherwise ignored.
Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (131) Greater PurgeHas twice the Mana cost of Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (132) Purge and a 12 secondscooldown. Good for lazy people in PvP.
Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (133) Spiritwalker's AegisIt is an automatic pick for PvP and useless everywhere else.
Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (134) FlurryLike its parent talent, it is an enhancement talent that happens to be on theclass tree, forget it exists.
Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (135) EnfeeblementIt is too niche to be picked over its sister talent. Maybe usable against somespecific compositions in arenas.
Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (136) Totemic ProjectionCan be somewhat useful for solo play or in Mythic+, for example, to positiona Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (137) Poison Cleansing Totem in the middle of a pack of Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (138) Incorporealmobs. It has some niche uses in raids, but unless you have a specific reason to pick itshould not be a default pick.
Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (139) Totemic FocusHas potential niche uses, such as giving you a longerElemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (140) Poison Cleansing Totem to help with poisons in Algeth'ar Academyor making Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (141) Tremor Totem or Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (142) Wind Rush Totem stronger to betterdeal with certain abilities.
Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (143) Surging ShieldsIt is nice to have in PvP and solo play, largely useless elsewhere.
Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (144) Poison Cleansing TotemIt is either very useful or not at all, depending on the opponents youface. It most likely will not see use in raids in part because of its heftypoint requirements in Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (145) Totemic Focus or Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (146) Surging Shields, but indungeons where you will be facing enemies that poison a lot(Algeth'ar Academy) is going to be very useful, and when facing certainclasses in PvP. Not worth it for solo play. Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (147) Flash of Lightning cansignificantly lower its cooldown.
Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (148) Totemic RecallIts point requirements make it so you probably want tohave a good reason to pick this talent. It has uses in most circumstances, butis probably most useful in Mythic+, for difficult solo encounters or forvery specific uses in some raid encounters. DPS-wise, it is mostly used to resetsthe cooldown of Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (149) Liquid Magma Totem.
Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (150) Stoneskin TotemIt is used to help deal with a specific party/raid-wide damage abilitiesthat deal physical damage, but those are few and far between. Potentially worth pickingif tanks are getting demolished by physical hits or against multiple melee in PvP.
Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (151) Tranquil Air TotemIt is pretty much exclusively usable in Battlegrounds or 5v5 Arenas.
Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (152) Creation CoreIt is too deep in the tree to be worth going for unless youhave a very specific purpose in mind for it.

3.6.

Active Elemental Tree Abilities

3.6.1.

Rows 1-4

Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (153) Earth Shock, Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (154) Earthquake and either Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (155) Fire Elementalor Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (156) Storm Elemental are required picks. You cannot go down the tree withoutpicking them all. Fire-focused builds take Fire Elemental, while lightning-focusedbuilds take Storm Elemental.

3.6.2.

Rows 5-7

AbilityDescription/Effect
Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (157) IcefuryIt is a controversial ability because it is considered "hard." It isnot actually particularly hard, and people should give it an honest try,especially considering it is currently optimal for single-target encounters andPvP and a contender for lightning-focused M+ builds. It is also quitecomfortable to use for solo play.
Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (158) StormkeeperIt is an automatic pick for lightning-focused builds and some hybrids,but the opportunity cost to path to it is too high for fire-focused builds.Its burst value remains significant, however, and it may be picked on aper-encounter basis. It is likely to remain a must-have for PvP.

3.6.3.

Rows 8-10

AbilityDescription/Effect
Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (159) Elemental BlastNow does tremendous damage and synergizes well with most of ourtalents. It is picked by all our recommended builds, although it couldfeasibly be ignored in some circumstances if you prefer keeping the mobility ofhaving an instant cast spender, like for solo play or PvP.
Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (160) Primordial WaveIt is now a staple of fire-focused builds and, along with its dedicatedthe path is picked for both raid encounters & Mythic+. It is debatable for soloplay but is probably mandatory for PvP as well.
Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (161) AscendanceWhile its sister talent Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (162) Deeply Rooted Elements is on averagesuperior, its unreliability can be enough that you want to use Ascendanceitself instead, especially if you absolutely need to have reliable burst forspecific packs or a specific boss/phase. With Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (163) Further Beyond on top,Ascendance is an extremely powerful cooldown that can potentially last forabout a minute in AoE circumstances.
Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (164) Liquid Magma TotemIt is an optional Mythic+ pick for fire-focused build. If you pick ityou should also grab Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (165) Totemic Recall and Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (166) Call of the Elements fromthe class tree.

3.7.

Passive Elemental Tree Abilities

3.7.1.

Rows 1-4

AbilityDescription/Effect
Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (167) Elemental FuryIt is an automatic pick for every build.
Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (168) Tumultuous FissuresIt is mostly nice in unorganized Mythic+. If you do not thinkElemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (169) Inundate will give you enough value, and you want a bit morecrowd-control and are pathing to Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (170) Call of Thunder, get this.
Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (171) InundateIt is a nice boost for PvP, Mythic+, and solo play, but you only get itto the path to Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (172) Call of Thunder. Better than its sister talent in most circumstances.
Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (173) Primordial FuryIt is picked when you are getting Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (174) Flow of Power but does notincrease your damage.
Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (175) Focused InsightDefault pick. It is a very noticeable effect in PvP but is nice all-around.
Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (176) Refreshing WatersIt is great for solo play and PvP. Debatable in other circumstances, inraid, or if using Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (177) Skybreaker's Fiery Demise, you should mostly useElemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (178) Primordial Bond instead, assuming you are pathing toElemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (179) Lava Surge.
Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (180) Primordial BondIt is mostly picked in order to grab Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (181) Lava Surge. If you do not, youcan ignore it.
Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (182) Call of ThunderIt is an automatic pick for lightning-focused builds and fire-focused buildsmaking use of Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (183) Stormkeeper.
Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (184) Flow of PowerIt is inherently much weaker in Mythic+ and often skipped for those builds.Otherwise a strong pick.
Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (185) Lava SurgeAutomatic pick for fire-focused builds but generally not worth the points forlightning-focused builds.

3.7.2.

Rows 5-7

AbilityDescription/Effect
Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (186) Unrelenting CalamityAutomatic pick for lightning-focused builds and fire-focused builds makinguse of Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (187) Stormkeeper.
Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (188) Swelling MaelstromIt is a nice quality of life or allows you to pool more Maelstrom. Helps not overcappingon multi-target builds. Picked in most PvE builds, although some fire-focusedMythic+ will skip this.
Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (189) Echo of the ElementsGives Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (190) Lava Burst an additional charge.
Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (191) Call of FireAutomatic pick for fire-focused builds, not picked otherwise.
Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (192) Flux MeltingPart of our best single-target setup for raids. It can be an optionfor solo play or PvP.
Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (193) Electrified ShocksMakes Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (194) Icefury usable in Mythic+. Excellent to keep doing damagewhile moving, and can incidentally be an AoE slow or even an AoE root witha Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (195) Surge of Power proc. Highly recommended for lightning-focused Mythic+builds.
Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (196) AftershockIt is unreliable power but overall quite good in most circumstances,especially in AoE. It pairs well with Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (197) Elemental Blast. Good default pickin most circumstances.
Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (198) Surge of PowerIt is a strong contender for Lightning-focused builds, giving strongersingle-target and 6+ targets DPS. It also works nicely for Fire-focused buildsalthough Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (199) Aftershock is generally preferred when usingElemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (200) Elemental Blast.
Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (201) Flames of the CauldronIt is an automatic pick for fire-focused builds and is otherwise ignored.
Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (202) Flash of LightningIt is an automatic pick for Lightning-focused builds and some Mythic+Fire builds. Not so good in PvP where you cast too few Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (203) Lightning Bolts.Usable for solo play as it gives all your tools slightly lower cooldowns butyou will not be casting enough spells for it to matter much. Which cooldowns,Do you ask? Almost all of them. Here is the list:
  • Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (204) Stormkeeper
  • Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (205) Storm Elemental
  • Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (206) Reincarnation
  • Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (207) Astral Shift
  • Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (208) Thunderstorm
  • Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (209) Lightning Lasso
  • Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (210) Gust of Wind
  • Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (211) Wind Shear
  • Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (212) Spiritwalker's Grace
  • Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (213) Nature's Swiftness
  • Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (214) Totemic Recall
  • Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (215) Totemic Projection
  • Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (216) Nature's Guardian
  • Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (217) Earth Elemental
  • Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (218) Bloodlust
  • Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (219) Ancestral Guidance
  • Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (220) Cleanse Spirit
  • Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (221) Purge
  • Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (222) Greater Purge
  • Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (223) Hex
  • Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (224) Astral Recall
  • ALL totems except Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (225) Liquid Magma Totem
  • It notably does NOT work on Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (226) Spirit Walk
Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (227) Eye of the StormIt is an automatic pick apart from some fire-focused Mythic+builds that do not use Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (228) Elemental Blast either.
Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (229) Power of the MaelstromIt is quite strong for Lightning-focused builds and an automatic pickfor them. For other builds, Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (230) Lightning Bolts will not do enough damagefor this to be worth the points, and you do not need it for pathingpurposes.
Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (231) Master of the ElementsIt is an automatic pick. Reliable damage buff that works on pretty much any build.
Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (232) Improved Flametongue WeaponStacks with weapon runes. Very powerful in single-target and unless thingschange will be picked for single-target Fire-focused builds. It is quite a bit worse whenthere are many targets, but there may not be better talents to spend points onin order to reach the last talent tier.

3.7.3.

Rows 8-10

AbilityDescription/Effect
Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (233) Deeply Rooted ElementsIt is your go-to for Fire-focused build. It is powerful in everycircumstance, although its inherent unreliability has led to builds using itbeing called "gambling" builds. It has high highs and low lows; expect to haveit refuses to proc for sometimes minutes. Not recommended for solo play orPvP.
Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (234) Primal ElementalistIt is relatively weak compared to the competition. WithElemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (235) Skybreaker's Fiery Demise In Mythic+, you can have your elemental most ofthe time, making this talent significantly more powerful and most likely a mustpick for Fire-focused Mythic+ builds, although those would also love to haveElemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (236) Liquid Magma Totem.
Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (237) Echoes of Great SunderingIt is strongly recommended for lightning-focused Mythic+ builds alongwith Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (238) Elemental Blast. Alternating spenders on AoE is something a lot ofpeople dislike, but it is a fairly easy rhythm to pick up and makes a lot moresense when using EB.
Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (239) Elemental EquilibriumRequires using either Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (240) Icefury, Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (241) Elemental Blast orboth. Since we recommend always using at least one of the two, this is an okaydamage increase for lightning-focused builds and is mandatory for those notgetting Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (242) Echoes of Great Sundering, as you need one of the two in order tograb Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (243) Lightning Rod.
Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (244) Rolling MagmaMassively reduces Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (245) Primordial Wave's cooldown for Fire-focusedbuilds, especially in multi-target situations. Automatic pick if you usePrimordial Wave.
Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (246) Echo ChamberIt is a potentially very powerful damage increase if you can stack alot of Mastery and/or for Lightning-focused builds using Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (247) Surge of Power.Not currently a go-to for Fire-builds until you can reach very high levels ofMastery, after which it becomes the right choice.
Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (248) Oath of the Far SeerIt is a contender for Fire-focused builds, depending on a few things.It makes Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (249) Deeply Rooted Elements variance even higher and, along withElemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (250) Further Beyond can potentially give Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (251) Ascendancecrazy uptimes in multi-target situations.
Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (252) Magma ChamberScales up our spenders, especially in multi-target situations. BecauseElemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (253) Elemental Blast is much stronger than Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (254) Earth Shock, yougenerally want to pick them together.
Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (255) Searing FlamesGives you lots and lots of Maelstrom in multi-target situation,especially if you are using Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (256) Liquid Magma Totem. Not good enough forsingle-target situations, so this is only for fire-focused Mythic+ builds. Mightbe good for PvP outside of 2v2.
Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (257) Lightning RodIt is an automatic pick for Lightning-focused builds and is otherwiseignored. Dubious for PvP apart from Battlegrounds.
Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (258) Primordial SurgeIt is picked for raid encounters with fire-focused builds. In Mythic+, you wantits sister talent Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (259) Splintered Elements. Very strong inPvP as well. Generally, overkill for solo play.
Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (260) Splintered ElementsIt is picked for Mythic+ with Fire-focused builds pickingElemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (261) Primordial Wave. It is very strong for this niche but is not reallyusable in other situations.
Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (262) Mountains Will FallIt is an automatic pick for Lightning-focused builds but has thesimilar strengths and problems as Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (263) Echo Chamber. Once you get a lot ofmastery, it is also best for Fire-focused builds as well, but until youdo it is not good enough.
Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (264) Further BeyondGives Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (265) Ascendance crazy uptime in multi-targetsituations, both for the regular active cooldown andElemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (266) Deeply Rooted Elements. A strong contender in and of itself for DRE, butcan also elevate its sister talent to a new level of power by giving you theability to choose an extended burst period over-relying on RNG. Probably bestin Mythic+ if you can keep extending multi-target pulls, or if there is aspecific boss that needs to die quickly, or a specific phase in a raid whereyou do not want to gamble for DPS.
Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (267) Windspeaker's Lava ResurgenceIt is an excellent addition to any build. Reliabledamage and mobility is always nice, especially forElemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (268) Deeply Rooted Elements builds. Fine option for solo play andPvP.
Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (269) Skybreaker's Fiery DemiseIt is used in Mythic+ for Fire-focused builds that want to have analmost permanent Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (270) Fire Elemental. Usually picked along withElemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (271) Primal Elementalist, especially if you want more single-target damage.Not an option for other circumstances.

4.

PvP Talents (War Mode)

In the open world, you can go into "War Mode."Enabling War Mode provides the following benefits:

  • PvP talents enabled in the outdoor world.
  • 10% increase in World Quest rewards at maximum level.
  • 10% more experience gained while leveling.
  • Earn Conquest Points, which can reward gear every week.

With the benefits of enabling War Mode for leveling and PvE content, it isrecommended to enable the feature to maximize your leveling and rewards atmaximum level. However, you will make yourself available for open-world PvP,and the possibility to be "ganked" while leveling or doing World Questsexists. If you need advice on how to fight against other players, visit the linkbelow.

Elemental Shaman PvP guide

4.1.

Elemental Shaman War Mode Talents

In this section, we will rank the PvP talents best for leveling and doingsolo or small-group PvE content. Below is a ranking of Elemental Shaman-specificPvP talents to aid in PvE.

  1. Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (272) Skyfury Totem increases the critical effect of spells of allieswithin 40 yards by 20% for 15 seconds, 40-second cooldown. Good for solo playand excellent if you are doing outdoor content with others.
  2. Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (273) Volcanic Surge increased the damage of Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (274) Lightning Bolt andElemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (275) Chain Lightning by 25% and the damage of Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (276) Lava Burst by 45% Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (277) Lava Surgehas an additional 100% chance to proc, and now, instead of its normal effect, reducesthe cast time of your next Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (278) Lightning Bolt or Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (279) Chain Lightning by 25%,stacking up to 2 times.
  3. Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (280) Static Field Totem summons a totem at a target location that createsa circle of terrain that enemies cannot move through. It is extremely handy,versatile crowd control with a 1-minute cooldown.
  4. Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (281) Burrow Burrow beneath the ground, becoming unattackable, removingmovement-impairing effects, and increasing your movement speed by 50% for 5 seconds.When the effect ends, enemies within 6 yards are knocked in the air and take Physical Damage.This ability has a 2-minute cooldown.
  5. Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (282) Counterstrike Totem replicates and reflects damage you take for15 seconds on a 45-second cooldown. This can be really strong when in a high-damage area to deal some chip damage to targets around you and convert yourhealth pool into additional damage.
  6. Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (283) Traveling Storms allows Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (284) Thunderstorm to be cast on allieswithin 40 yards and additionally increases the knockback range by 25% and the sloweffect by 60%. It also doubles the knock-up range of the Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (285) Thundershock talent.This has pretty good potential uses in PvE and PvP both.
  7. Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (286) Seasoned Winds is mostly nice when facing a bunch of enemies doing similardamage types, and it is one of the few useful PvP talents that are not active, soit can be a good pick-up if you are not finding yourself use the active talents much.
  8. Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (287) Grounding Totem can be handy in PvE but is mostly strong in PvP-exclusiveactivities.
  9. Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (288) Unleash Shield is a 20-yard range, 30-second cooldown crowd-controlability, the effect of which depends on the type of elemental shield you are using.For Elemental, it will mostly be a knockback, which is always nice, but in ouropinion, not really worth picking up for PvE.

We recommend picking 3 of the above talents, depending on what you value most.Personally, I recommend choosing Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (289) Skyfury Totem, Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (290) Volcanic Surgeand Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (291) Static Field Totem by default.

Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (292) Precognition is a new caster talent that rewards "fake-casting" bygranting you 15% haste as well as interrupt and crowd control immunity for 4 secondswhen an interrupt is used on you while you are not casting. As such, it is almostexclusively useful in PvP.

Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (293) Tidebringer reduces the cast time of your next Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (294) Chain Heal by 50%and increases its jump distance by 100% every 8 seconds, with a maximum of 2 charges.This talent requires taking Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (295) Chain Heal from your class, and unless you aregroup-leveling, you should not do that.

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Changelog

  • 07 May 2024: Reviewed for 10.2.7.
  • 22 Apr. 2024: Reviewed for Dragonflight Season 4.
  • 17 Mar. 2024: Reviewed for Patch 10.2.6.
  • 15 Jan. 2024: Reviewed for Patch 10.2.5.
  • 06 Nov. 2023: Updated with 10.2 builds, emphasizing T31 recommended builds.
  • 04 Sep. 2023: Updated the page with new templates.
  • 10 Jul. 2023: Updated wording on Brimming With Life's recommendation.
  • 06 May 2023: Removed an outdated sentence, added a specific recommendation for Wildfire use and advice regarding whether you want to pick Elemental Blast or not.
  • 01 May 2023: Removed the Swelling Waves, Control of Lava and Spectral Recovery PvP talents, added the Volcanic Surge and Burrow PvP talents. Updated the default talent recommendations with T30. Updated commentary on talents and reordered them to align with the reworked class talent tree.
  • 20 Mar. 2023: Updated for Patch 10.0.7 changes. .
  • 24 Jan. 2023: Updated commentary on Mana Spring (Totem).
  • 13 Dec. 2022: Updated Electrified Shocks blurb.
  • 11 Dec. 2022: Adjusted recommended fire build for dungeons for more AoE burst.
  • 28 Nov. 2022: Updated for Dragonflight launch.
  • 18 Nov. 2022: Updated a few things, removed unnecessary export strings, removed a fire build embedded calculator to lessen clutter.
  • 25 Oct. 2022: Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.

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Elemental Shaman DPS Spec, Builds, and Talents - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (2024)

FAQs

What is the best spec for shaman in Dragonflight? ›

Best Leveling Spec for Shaman in Dragonflight

Elemental is a ranged damage specialization with decent burst damage and area of effect spells. Its main limitation is that you cannot do much damage while moving, although this limitation is alleviated by instant-cast spells gained while leveling.

Which Shaman spec is best for DPS? ›

Elemental Shaman has fewer damaging abilities which could indicate a simpler rotation.
  • Enhancement Shaman.
  • Best AoE DPS (in perfect settings) Enhancement Shaman achieved 15.83% more AoE DPS than Elemental Shaman when there was no movement or lag.
  • DPS less dependant on big cooldowns.

Are elemental shamans good in Dragonflight? ›

The amount of customization and choices available to Elemental Shaman is excellent, although, unfortunately, Tier Sets narrow down our competitive options significantly. T29 encouraged Fire-focused builds, T30 encourages Lightning-focused builds, and T31 steers us heavily toward a Fire-focused build.

What is the best profession for Elemental Shaman Dragonflight? ›

Dragonflight Shaman Best Professions

For more successful results in dungeons, it is best to study Engineering because it opens access to items like Disposable Spectrophasic Reanimator and Wyrmhole Generator. However, if you want to make money, then Jewelcrafting, Alchemy, and Enchanting are your best bet.

What is the strongest spec in Dragonflight? ›

DPS Rankings
  • Balance Druid. 268,452 DPS Details.
  • Frost Death Knight (+1 variant) 267,659 DPS Details.
  • Frost Mage. 266,190 DPS Details.
  • Unholy Death Knight. 265,102 DPS Details.
  • Retribution Paladin. 264,881 DPS Details.
  • Elemental Shaman. 263,922 DPS Details.
  • Survival Hunter. 263,732 DPS Details.
  • Outlaw Rogue. 262,594 DPS Details.

What is the best spec for shaman solo? ›

For leveling speed and ease, Elemental is the best leveling spec for Shaman. With a good toolkit of single-target and AoE damage, self-heals, and crowd control, it's a fast-paced and forgiving build to play.

What will be the best DPS class in Dragonflight? ›

  • Augmentation Evoker. The Evoker DPS specialization is considered by most to be the best class available when it comes to dealing damage. ...
  • Frost Mage. The first ranged DPS on the list, the Mage class will always have at least one powerful specialization in World of Warcraft. ...
  • Outlaw Rogue.
Nov 16, 2023

What is the best race in Elemental Shaman? ›

Tauren is the best race for Horde, for Alliance it's Dwarf. Orc, Draenei, Troll and Goblin are however all within extremely small margins of the best, play what you prefer!

What is the best spec to level a shaman? ›

For leveling as a Shaman, there are three possible specs for leveling; Elemental, Enhancement or Restoration. Enhancement is recommended until level 40, at which point Elemental starts killing things faster due to their strong final talents.

Who is the strongest healer in Dragonflight? ›

Dragonflight Healer Rankings and Explanations
  • Discipline Priest (S Tier)
  • Preservation Evoker (A Tier)
  • Mistweaver Monk (A Tier)
  • Restoration Druid (A Tier)
  • Holy Paladin (A Tier)
  • Restoration Shaman (B Tier)
  • Holy Priest (C Tier)

What are the changes in 10.2 Elemental Shaman? ›

Patch 10.2 Changes

Further Beyond can no longer extend Ascendance infinitely, now capped at 100% extension of the original duration. Elemental Blast can now pandemic, which means it can extend a buff to 130% of the base duration. It still however prioritizes granting a new buff rather than extending an active one.

What is the best gem for Elemental Shaman Dragonflight? ›

Best Elemental Shaman Gems in Dragonflight

Get a Fierce Illimited Diamond or a Skillful Illimited Diamond, depending on if you are at the mastery cap already. If you ever want to use an Elemental Lariat, use Keen Neltharite for all remaining slots.

What race is Shaman best for Dragonflight? ›

Orc continues to be one of the best races for Shamans due to the extra stun duration reduction with Hardiness, which is helpful since Shamans are vulnerable to dying in stuns. Unless nerfed in 10.1, this will likely be the best overall race going forward in the expansion.

What is the best profession for money making Dragonflight? ›

These include Enchanting, Alchemy, Blacksmithing, Jewelcrafting, Leatherworking, and Tailoring. These professions generally offer more lucrative opportunities for gold making due to the high demand for their crafted items​​.

What is Elemental Shaman mythic dragonflight? ›

Elemental Shaman Mythic+ Utility
  1. Ancestral Guidance: Healing through damage.
  2. Wind Shear: Interrupt everything.
  3. Poison Cleansing Totem, Cleanse Spirit and Tremor Totem: The Dispells.
  4. Purge, Greater Purge: The Purges.
  5. Bloodlust/Heroism: We gotta go faster.

Which mage spec is best for Dragonflight? ›

Frost is the easiest specialization to level. Its mechanics are simple and don't take long to learn. Moreover, he has a lot of AoE damage, and his abilities slow down opponents, which can help a lot.

What class is best for Dragonflight? ›

Best Solo Classes in WoW Dragonflight
  • Best Ranged Classes: Warlock, Mage, Shaman, Druid.
  • Best Melee Classes: Evoker, Death Knight, Warrior, Rogue.
May 13, 2024

What is the best type of shaman in WoW? ›

World of Warcraft Classic Shaman Class Talent Spec

When it comes to PVP DPS both Elemental and Enhancement are a strong choice. The Best Shaman Class Specs is between all 3, we consider Elemental to be a strong Late Game DPS and PVP spec in Classic WoW.

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