Elemental Shaman DPS Easy Mode — The War Within (Season 1)

This section is intended for players who are new to the game or class, have no intentions of raiding Mythic difficulty or simply want a more straightforward way to play their specialization without being overwhelmed by the numerous priorities and active abilities that need to be taken into consideration for optimal play.

Elemental is a specific specialization that can easily adapt to most situations comfortably. The amount of keybinds required to play this specialization effectively is relatively low, making it a great choice for less seasoned players. This section will focus on a setup that is universally strong and should function adequately in every situation. Minimizing the number of buttons and reactivity was the original goal of this page, but with the Shaman rework, it is unfortunately very difficult to drop active abilities without severely compromising your overall damage output.

If you are new to Elemental and need more information on your abilities, you can check out our Spell Summary page.

Note that even veteran Elementals might want to take a look as well because our the latest rework changed a LOT.

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The following build is not the best possible for every specific situation. However, it tries to be universally "good-enough" while focusing on ease of use.

If you are looking for the absolute best talents for Elemental, you can find a more in-depth analysis on our full talents page below.

Out of 100% of your secondary stats you should have a spread of:

• 45% into Mastery;
• 30% into Haste;
• 25% into Critical Strike;
• As little Versatility as possible.

When close to reaching BiS item level, you will have around 40,000 secondary stats. This means that you should have around:

• 18,000 Mastery
• 12,000 Haste
• 10,000 Critical Strike

Note that you will always have some Versatility because of the Tier Set.

To see the stat priority for optimal builds, head to our full stats page below.

1. Cast Stormkeeper.
2. Cast Storm Elemental.
3. Cast Ascendance
4. Keep Flame Shock up.
5. Cast Earth Shock whenever available.
6. Cast Icefury.
7. Cast Lava Burst.
8. Cast Tempest.
9. Cast Lightning Bolt.
10. Cast Frost Shock while moving (ideally empowered by Icefury, making them only a tiny loss).

You can find that on the rotation page for a more detailed and optimized version of the priority list.

Note that the ideal Elemental Shaman priorities differ depending on how many targets you are fighting. This is an approximative "overall" list. For more accurate priority lists for every situation, please refer to the Rotation, Cooldowns, and Abilities page.

1. Cast Storm Elemental.
2. Cast Stormkeeper.
3. Cast Ascendance, sync it with on-use trinkets, Bloodlust, Tempered Potion.
4. Cast Tempest if Static Discharge is not up.
5. Cast Earthquake whenever available.
6. Cast Chain Lightning.
7. Cast Icefury while moving.
8. Cast Frost Shock while moving (ideally empowered by Icefury, making them only a tiny loss).