Elemental Shaman Guide for WoW WotLK Classic PvP

Patch Phase 4WotLK Classic Arena Season 8

Last Updated April 3, 2024

Best Elemental Shaman WotLK PvP Build, Talents, Stat Priority, Trinkets, BiS gear, etc., ranked by their performance and popularity based on the World Top PvP Players in WotLK Classic Arena Season 8.

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Type	Top Choice	Max. Rating	Median Rating	Popularity
Talents	Earth's Grasp Ancestral Knowledge Improved Ghost Wolf Thundering Strikes Guardian Totems Shamanistic Focus Concussion Call of Flame Elemental Warding Elemental Fury Elemental Focus Reverberation Eye of the Storm Unrelenting Storm Elemental Reach Call of Thunder Lightning Mastery Storm, Earth and Fire Elemental Mastery Elemental Oath Booming Echoes Lightning Overload Totem of Wrath Astral Shift Lava Flows Shamanism Thunderstorm	2302	2213	40%
Main Hand	Havoc's Call, Blade of Lordaeron Kings	2631	2631	5%
Off Hand	Wrathful Gladiator's Left Claw	2348	2348	5%
Trinket	Whispering Fanged Skull	2400	2400	5%
Trinket Combination	Solace of the Defeated Medallion of the Alliance	2348	2234	10%
Head	Helm of the Brooding Dragon	2348	2348	5%
Neck	Sindragosa's Cruel Claw	2631	2631	5%
Shoulders	Titan-Forged Shoulders of Triumph	2348	2348	5%
Back	Wrathful Gladiator's Cloak of Subjugation	2302	2238	30%
Chest	Sanctified Frost Witch's Hauberk	2266	2241	10%
Wrist	Bloodsunder's Bracers	2266	2213	20%
Hands	Wrathful Gladiator's Mail Gauntlets	2302	2238	30%
Waist	Belt of the Blood Nova	2302	2284	10%
Legs	Wrathful Gladiator's Ringmail Leggings	2302	2266	15%
Feet	Earthsoul Boots	2302	2302	5%
Rings	Dexterous Brightstone Ring	2348	2348	5%
Item Level	270	2631	2417	10%
Tier	Wrathful Gladiator's Mail Spaulders	2302	2281	20%
Gem	Stark Ametrine	2631	2348	15%
Back Enchant	Scroll of Enchant Cloak - Major Agility	2348	2348	5%
Chest Enchant	Scroll of Enchant Chest - Exceptional Resilience	2631	2208	75%
Wrist Enchant	Scroll of Enchant Bracer - Superior Spellpower	2302	2213	40%
Belt Enchant	Summon Stun Zone Graphic	2148	2148	5%
Feet Enchant	Scroll of Enchant Boots - Greater Assault	2400	2400	5%
Weapon Enchant	Ritual of Refreshment	2302	2253	20%

Stat	Median Value
Crit	34%

Race	Representation
Draenei	15 (75%)

Type	Choice
Food	Fish Feast
Flask	Flask of the Frost Wyrm
Elixir	Spellpower Elixir
Potion	Potion of Speed

Talents for Elemental Shaman

Name	Max. Rating	Median Rating	Popularity
Earth's Grasp Ancestral Knowledge Improved Ghost Wolf Thundering Strikes Guardian Totems Shamanistic Focus Concussion Call of Flame Elemental Warding Elemental Fury Elemental Focus Reverberation Eye of the Storm Unrelenting Storm Elemental Reach Call of Thunder Lightning Mastery Storm, Earth and Fire Elemental Mastery Elemental Oath Booming Echoes Lightning Overload Totem of Wrath Astral Shift Lava Flows Shamanism Thunderstorm	2302	2213	40%
Earth's Grasp Ancestral Knowledge Improved Ghost Wolf Thundering Strikes Elemental Weapons Shamanistic Focus Flurry Spirit Weapons Mental Dexterity Weapon Mastery Frozen Power Unleashed Rage Dual Wield Dual Wield Specialization Stormstrike Improved Stormstrike Static Shock Shamanistic Rage Mental Quickness Maelstrom Weapon Feral Spirit Earthen Power Concussion Elemental Warding Elemental Devastation Elemental Focus Reverberation	2631	2202	15%
Ancestral Knowledge Earth's Grasp Thundering Strikes Improved Ghost Wolf Elemental Weapons Shamanistic Focus Flurry Spirit Weapons Mental Dexterity Unleashed Rage Weapon Mastery Frozen Power Dual Wield Stormstrike Lava Lash Improved Stormstrike Dual Wield Specialization Static Shock Shamanistic Rage Mental Quickness Earthen Power Maelstrom Weapon Feral Spirit Concussion Elemental Warding Elemental Devastation Elemental Focus Reverberation	2208	2160	10%

Stat Name for Elemental Shaman

Name	Median Value
Crit	34%
Haste	11%

Main Hand for Elemental Shaman

Name	Max. Rating	Median Rating	Popularity
Havoc's Call, Blade of Lordaeron Kings	2631	2631	5%
Wrathful Gladiator's Sunderer	2400	2400	5%
Wrathful Gladiator's Grasp	2348	2348	5%
Wrathful Gladiator's Blade of Celerity	2302	2266	25%
Blade of Tarasque	2216	2216	5%
Royal Scepter of Terenas II	2209	2206	10%
Furious Gladiator's Handaxe	2200	2200	5%
Wrathful Gladiator's Right Ripper	2148	2148	5%
Frozen Bonespike	2126	2126	5%
Wrathful Gladiator's Gavel	2119	2119	5%
Black Bruise	2112	2110	10%

Off Hand for Elemental Shaman

Name	Max. Rating	Median Rating	Popularity
Wrathful Gladiator's Left Claw	2348	2348	5%
Wrathful Gladiator's Barrier	2296	2250	10%
Bulwark of Smouldering Steel	2302	2216	25%
Wrathful Gladiator's Splitter	2631	2208	25%
Keleseth's Seducer	2148	2148	5%
Wrathful Gladiator's Redoubt	2148	2134	10%
Wrathful Gladiator's Handaxe	2126	2126	5%
Wrathful Gladiator's Chopper	2112	2112	5%
Relentless Gladiator's Splitter	2108	2108	5%

Trinket for Elemental Shaman

Name	Max. Rating	Median Rating	Popularity
Deathbringer's Will	2400	2400	5%
Whispering Fanged Skull	2400	2400	5%
Solace of the Defeated	2302	2302	5%
Reign of the Dead	2296	2296	5%
Dislodged Foreign Object	2266	2266	5%
Solace of the Defeated	2348	2234	10%
Flare of the Heavens	2216	2216	5%
Phylactery of the Nameless Lich	2216	2216	5%
Charred Twilight Scale	2209	2209	5%
Medallion of the Alliance	2631	2209	60%
Corpse Tongue Coin	2202	2202	5%
Comet's Trail	2631	2202	35%
Dislodged Foreign Object	2204	2176	10%
Medallion of the Horde	2296	2148	25%
Herkuml War Token	2126	2126	5%
Platinum Disks of Battle	2112	2112	5%
Corroded Skeleton Key	2108	2108	5%

Trinket Combination for Elemental Shaman

Name	Max. Rating	Median Rating	Popularity
Solace of the Defeated Medallion of the Alliance	2348	2234	10%
Medallion of the Alliance Comet's Trail	2631	2208	25%

Head for Elemental Shaman

Name	Max. Rating	Median Rating	Popularity
Helm of the Brooding Dragon	2348	2348	5%
Wrathful Gladiator's Ringmail Helm	2302	2238	30%
Wrathful Gladiator's Linked Helm	2631	2227	30%
Sanctified Frost Witch's Helm	2216	2216	5%
Furious Gladiator's Linked Helm	2200	2200	5%
Wrathful Gladiator's Mail Helm	2204	2176	10%
Thrall's Faceguard of Conquest	2126	2126	5%
Snowserpent Mail Helm	2112	2112	5%
Relentless Gladiator's Linked Helm	2108	2108	5%

Neck for Elemental Shaman

Name	Max. Rating	Median Rating	Popularity
Sindragosa's Cruel Claw	2631	2631	5%
Sindragosa's Cruel Claw	2400	2400	5%
Titan-Forged Pendant of Victory	2348	2348	5%
Pendant of Fiery Havoc	2296	2296	5%
Wrathful Gladiator's Pendant of Subjugation	2302	2209	15%
Wrathful Gladiator's Pendant of Salvation	2202	2202	5%
Wrathful Gladiator's Pendant of Victory	2208	2202	15%
Wodin's Lucky Necklace	2245	2200	15%
Amulet of the Silent Eulogy	2266	2182	20%
Wrathful Gladiator's Pendant of Sundering	2148	2148	5%
Wrathful Gladiator's Pendant of Ascendancy	2119	2119	5%

Shoulders for Elemental Shaman

Name	Max. Rating	Median Rating	Popularity
Titan-Forged Shoulders of Triumph	2348	2348	5%
Wrathful Gladiator's Mail Spaulders	2302	2281	20%
Dual-Bladed Pauldrons	2400	2263	10%
Horrific Flesh Epaulets	2216	2216	5%
Wrathful Gladiator's Linked Spaulders	2631	2202	35%
Wrathful Gladiator's Ringmail Spaulders	2209	2176	20%
Relentless Gladiator's Linked Spaulders	2108	2108	5%

Back for Elemental Shaman

Name	Max. Rating	Median Rating	Popularity
Wrathful Gladiator's Cloak of Subjugation	2302	2238	30%
Shadowvault Slayer's Cloak	2631	2227	30%
Jaina's Radiance	2216	2216	5%
Wrathful Gladiator's Cloak of Victory	2348	2202	15%
Wrathful Gladiator's Cloak of Triumph	2200	2154	10%
Wrathful Gladiator's Cloak of Ascendancy	2148	2134	10%

Chest for Elemental Shaman

Name	Max. Rating	Median Rating	Popularity
Sanctified Frost Witch's Hauberk	2266	2241	10%
Wrathful Gladiator's Linked Armor	2631	2227	40%
Wrathful Gladiator's Ringmail Armor	2296	2209	15%
Relentless Gladiator's Linked Armor	2200	2200	5%
Wrathful Gladiator's Mail Armor	2302	2176	20%
Sanctified Frost Witch's Chestguard	2126	2126	5%
Carapace of Forgotten Kings	2108	2108	5%

Wrist for Elemental Shaman

Name	Max. Rating	Median Rating	Popularity
Bloodsunder's Bracers	2266	2213	20%
Scourge Hunter's Vambraces	2400	2208	15%
Wrathful Gladiator's Wristguards of Dominance	2296	2204	15%
Wrathful Gladiator's Wristguards of Salvation	2302	2202	15%
Wrathful Gladiator's Wristguards of Triumph	2631	2202	35%

Hands for Elemental Shaman

Name	Max. Rating	Median Rating	Popularity
Wrathful Gladiator's Mail Gauntlets	2302	2238	30%
Wrathful Gladiator's Linked Gauntlets	2631	2227	40%
Sanctified Frost Witch's Gloves	2216	2216	5%
Furious Gladiator's Linked Gauntlets	2200	2200	5%
Wrathful Gladiator's Ringmail Gauntlets	2204	2176	10%
Anub'ar Stalker's Gloves	2126	2126	5%
Relentless Gladiator's Linked Gauntlets	2108	2108	5%

Waist for Elemental Shaman

Name	Max. Rating	Median Rating	Popularity
Belt of the Blood Nova	2302	2284	10%
Wrathful Gladiator's Waistguard of Triumph	2631	2227	40%
Waistband of Despair	2296	2216	15%
Split Shape Belt	2209	2209	5%
Wrathful Gladiator's Waistguard of Salvation	2202	2161	10%
Wrathful Gladiator's Waistguard of Dominance	2148	2148	5%
Belt of the Pitiless Killer	2148	2148	5%
Belt of Dragons	2126	2126	5%
Nerub'ar Stalker's Cord	2108	2108	5%

Legs for Elemental Shaman

Name	Max. Rating	Median Rating	Popularity
Wrathful Gladiator's Ringmail Leggings	2302	2266	15%
Wrathful Gladiator's Linked Leggings	2631	2227	40%
Sanctified Frost Witch's Kilt	2216	2216	5%
Wrathful Gladiator's Mail Leggings	2296	2204	25%
Furious Gladiator's Linked Leggings	2200	2200	5%
Sanctified Frost Witch's War-Kilt	2126	2126	5%
Relentless Gladiator's Linked Leggings	2108	2108	5%

Feet for Elemental Shaman

Name	Max. Rating	Median Rating	Popularity
Earthsoul Boots	2302	2302	5%
Wrathful Gladiator's Sabatons of Salvation	2348	2234	10%
Plague Scientist's Boots	2216	2213	10%
Wrathful Gladiator's Sabatons of Triumph	2631	2205	40%
Wrathful Gladiator's Sabatons of Dominance	2296	2204	25%
Boots of Living Scale	2126	2126	5%
Taldron's Long Neglected Boots	2112	2112	5%

Rings for Elemental Shaman

Name	Max. Rating	Median Rating	Popularity
Dexterous Brightstone Ring	2348	2348	5%
Ring of Rapid Ascent	2302	2302	5%
Relentless Gladiator's Band of Ascendancy	2296	2296	5%
Wrathful Gladiator's Band of Dominance	2296	2281	10%
Ashen Band of Unmatched Vengeance	2245	2245	5%
Band of the Bone Colossus	2631	2245	25%
Cerise Coiled Ring	2216	2216	5%
Ashen Band of Endless Destruction	2302	2209	35%
Wrathful Gladiator's Band of Triumph	2348	2208	15%
Valanar's Other Signet Ring	2209	2206	10%
Loop of the Endless Labyrinth	2204	2204	5%
Ashen Band of Endless Vengeance	2631	2204	30%
Seal of Many Mouths	2202	2202	5%
Seal of Many Mouths	2200	2200	5%
Ashen Band of Greater Vengeance	2202	2164	10%
Circle of the Darkmender	2148	2148	5%
Saurfang's Cold-Forged Band	2148	2148	5%
Loop of the Endless Labyrinth	2119	2119	5%
Ashen Band of Unmatched Wisdom	2119	2119	5%
Relentless Gladiator's Band of Victory	2112	2112	5%

Item Level for Elemental Shaman

Name	Max. Rating	Median Rating	Popularity
270	2631	2417	10%
261	2348	2348	5%
272	2400	2333	10%
269	2302	2255	10%
271	2216	2216	5%
263	2296	2211	10%
273	2209	2209	5%
266	2202	2202	5%
259	2200	2200	5%
268	2245	2176	20%
265	2119	2119	5%
262	2112	2112	5%
264	2108	2108	5%

Tier for Elemental Shaman

Name	Max. Rating	Median Rating	Popularity
Wrathful Gladiator's Mail Spaulders	2302	2281	20%
Wrathful Gladiator's Ringmail Leggings	2302	2266	15%
Sanctified Frost Witch's Hauberk	2266	2241	10%
Wrathful Gladiator's Mail Gauntlets	2302	2238	30%
Wrathful Gladiator's Ringmail Helm	2302	2238	30%
Wrathful Gladiator's Linked Helm	2631	2227	30%
Wrathful Gladiator's Linked Leggings	2631	2227	40%
Wrathful Gladiator's Linked Gauntlets	2631	2227	40%
Wrathful Gladiator's Linked Armor	2631	2227	40%
Sanctified Frost Witch's Gloves	2216	2216	5%
Sanctified Frost Witch's Helm	2216	2216	5%
Sanctified Frost Witch's Kilt	2216	2216	5%
Wrathful Gladiator's Ringmail Armor	2296	2209	15%
Wrathful Gladiator's Mail Leggings	2296	2204	25%
Wrathful Gladiator's Linked Spaulders	2631	2202	35%
Furious Gladiator's Linked Gauntlets	2200	2200	5%
Relentless Gladiator's Linked Armor	2200	2200	5%
Furious Gladiator's Linked Helm	2200	2200	5%
Furious Gladiator's Linked Leggings	2200	2200	5%
Wrathful Gladiator's Mail Helm	2204	2176	10%
Wrathful Gladiator's Ringmail Gauntlets	2204	2176	10%
Wrathful Gladiator's Mail Armor	2302	2176	20%
Wrathful Gladiator's Ringmail Spaulders	2209	2176	20%
Sanctified Frost Witch's Chestguard	2126	2126	5%
Thrall's Faceguard of Conquest	2126	2126	5%
Sanctified Frost Witch's War-Kilt	2126	2126	5%
Relentless Gladiator's Linked Spaulders	2108	2108	5%
Relentless Gladiator's Linked Leggings	2108	2108	5%
Relentless Gladiator's Linked Helm	2108	2108	5%
Relentless Gladiator's Linked Gauntlets	2108	2108	5%

Gem for Elemental Shaman

Name	Max. Rating	Median Rating	Popularity
Stark Ametrine	2631	2348	15%
Veiled Ametrine	2296	2296	5%
Rigid King's Amber	2302	2296	15%
Stormy Dragon's Eye	2266	2256	10%
Bright Cardinal Ruby	2400	2245	15%
Runed Dragon's Eye	2216	2216	5%
Glowing Dreadstone	2216	2216	5%
Durable Ametrine	2302	2216	25%
Shattered Eye of Zul	2302	2216	35%
Quick Dragon's Eye	2296	2211	10%
Insightful Earthsiege Diamond	2302	2209	35%
Mystic Dragon's Eye	2631	2209	35%
Mystic King's Amber	2631	2209	80%
Bright Dragon's Eye	2208	2208	5%
Quick King's Amber	2400	2205	30%
Reckless Ametrine	2296	2204	25%
Nightmare Tear	2631	2204	30%
Relentless Earthsiege Diamond	2631	2204	40%
Runed Cardinal Ruby	2216	2203	20%
Chaotic Skyflare Diamond	2216	2202	15%
Kharmaa's Grace	2400	2202	25%
Stormy Majestic Zircon	2302	2202	50%
Empowered Ametrine	2400	2201	30%
Radiant Eye of Zul	2348	2200	15%
Mysterious Dreadstone	2204	2176	10%
Fractured Cardinal Ruby	2148	2148	5%
Powerful Earthsiege Diamond	2148	2148	5%
Quick Autumn's Glow	2126	2126	5%
Precise Cardinal Ruby	2126	2126	5%
Opaque Eye of Zul	2119	2119	5%
Potent Ametrine	2119	2119	5%
Sundered Eye of Zul	2119	2119	5%
Stormy Sky Sapphire	2119	2119	5%
Mystic Autumn's Glow	2119	2114	10%
Steady Eye of Zul	2108	2108	5%

Back Enchant for Elemental Shaman

Name	Max. Rating	Median Rating	Popularity
Scroll of Enchant Cloak - Major Agility	2348	2348	5%
Flexweave Underlay	2400	2208	15%
Scroll of Enchant Cloak - Spell Piercing	2631	2207	60%
Scroll of Enchant Cloak - Greater Speed	2216	2171	10%

Chest Enchant for Elemental Shaman

Name	Max. Rating	Median Rating	Popularity
Scroll of Enchant Chest - Exceptional Resilience	2631	2208	75%
Scroll of Enchant Chest - Powerful Stats	2216	2165	20%

Wrist Enchant for Elemental Shaman

Name	Max. Rating	Median Rating	Popularity
Scroll of Enchant Bracer - Superior Spellpower	2302	2213	40%
Scroll of Enchant Bracers - Greater Assault	2631	2205	50%
Scroll of Enchant Bracer - Major Stamina	2202	2202	5%

Belt Enchant for Elemental Shaman

Name	Max. Rating	Median Rating	Popularity
Summon Stun Zone Graphic	2148	2148	5%

Feet Enchant for Elemental Shaman

Name	Max. Rating	Median Rating	Popularity
Scroll of Enchant Boots - Greater Assault	2400	2400	5%
Scroll of Enchant Boots - Icewalker	2302	2211	10%
Scroll of Enchant Boots - Tuskarr's Vitality	2631	2205	70%
Nitro Boosts	2204	2165	10%

Weapon Enchant for Elemental Shaman

Name	Max. Rating	Median Rating	Popularity
Ritual of Refreshment	2302	2253	20%
Recovery Diver's Potion	2266	2210	20%
The Way to His Heart...: Character Script Effect Reverse Cast	2296	2210	20%
Terrokar Free Webbed Creature	2302	2209	25%
	2631	2202	55%
Fixate	2631	2200	25%
	2148	2148	5%
Summon Demonaic Visitation	2119	2119	5%

Race for Elemental Shaman

Name	Representation
Draenei	15 (75%)

Food

Name
Fish Feast
Firecracker Salmon
Tender Shoveltusk Steak

Flask

Name
Flask of the Frost Wyrm

Elixir

Name
Spellpower Elixir
Elixir of Mighty Thoughts

Potion

Name
Potion of Speed
Potion of Wild Magic

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