Shaman
Elemental
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Elemental Shaman
The Shaman's Elemental specialization in The Burning Crusade is focused on the damage of Lightning, Fire and Frost spells.
The Shaman is a hybrid class: they can deal ranged damage with spells, fight in melee or heal, and they support their group with totems. Elemental suits players who enjoy casting powerful spells from range while strengthening their group.
A playstyle built on lightning
Lightning Bolt2.5 sec castCasts a bolt of lightning at the target for 571 to 652 Nature damage. is the main spell, and Chain Lightning2 sec cast · 6 sec cooldownHurls a lightning bolt that deals 734 to 838 Nature damage to the target, then jumps to other nearby enemies, up to 3 targets; each jump deals 30% less damage. hits several enemies. ConcussionElemental · Row 1 · 5 ranksIncreases the damage of Lightning Bolt, Chain Lightning and your shocks by 1% / 2% / 3% / 4% / 5%. increases their damage, Call of ThunderElemental · Row 3 · 5 ranksIncreases the critical strike chance of Lightning Bolt and Chain Lightning by an additional 1% / 2% / 3% / 4% / 5%. their critical strike chance, and Lightning OverloadElemental · Row 8 · 5 ranksGives Lightning Bolt and Chain Lightning a 4% / 8% / 12% / 16% / 20% chance to cast a second, similar spell on the same target at no cost, dealing half damage and no threat. can cast a second bolt at no extra cost.
Elemental MasteryElemental · Row 7 · 1 rankInstant · 3 min cooldownRequires: Elemental Fury (1 rank)When activated, your next Fire, Frost or Nature damage spell has a 100% critical strike chance and its mana cost is reduced by 100%. makes the next spell a guaranteed critical strike and free. The last talent of the tree, Totem of WrathElemental · Row 9 · 1 rankInstant · Duration 2 minRequires: Lightning Overload (5 ranks)Summons a totem with 5 health at your feet for 2 minutes: it increases the chance to hit and critically strike with spells of party members within 20 yards by 3%., increases the spell hit and critical strike chance of the whole party.
Its role in PvE
In PvE, the Elemental Shaman is highly sought after in caster groups, thanks to Totem of WrathElemental · Row 9 · 1 rankInstant · Duration 2 minRequires: Lightning Overload (5 ranks)Summons a totem with 5 health at your feet for 2 minutes: it increases the chance to hit and critically strike with spells of party members within 20 yards by 3%. and Wrath of Air TotemInstant · Duration 2 minA totem with 5 health that increases the spell damage and healing of party members within 20 yards by up to 101. Lasts 2 minutes.. They also bring BloodlustInstant · 10 min cooldown · Duration 40 secHorde. Increases melee, ranged and spell casting speed by 30% for all party members for 40 seconds. for the Horde, or HeroismInstant · 10 min cooldown · Duration 40 secAlliance. Increases melee, ranged and spell haste by 30% for all party and raid members for 40 seconds. Allies cannot benefit from Heroism again for 10 minutes. for the Alliance, which speeds up the attacks and spells of their group.
