Shaman
Elemental
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Elemental Shaman
The Shaman's Elemental specialization in Wrath of the Lich King focuses on the damage of Lightning and Fire spells, built around Lightning Bolt2.5 sec castCasts a bolt of lightning at the target for 719 to 819 Nature damage., Lava Burst2 sec cast · 8 sec cooldownHurls molten lava at the target for 1192 to 1518 Fire damage. If your Flame Shock is on the target, Lava Burst deals a critical strike. and Flame ShockInstant · 6 sec cooldown · Duration 18 secInstantly sears the target for 500 Fire damage, then 834 Fire damage over 18 seconds. The periodic damage can critically strike and ticks faster with spell haste..
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 ranged spells while strengthening their group.
A playstyle built on lightning and lava
Lightning Bolt2.5 sec castCasts a bolt of lightning at the target for 719 to 819 Nature damage. is the main spell, and Chain Lightning2 sec cast · 6 sec cooldownHurls a lightning bolt at the enemy for 973 to 1111 Nature damage, then jumps to additional nearby enemies; each jump reduces the damage by 30%. Affects 3 targets in total. hits several enemies. Lava Burst2 sec cast · 8 sec cooldownHurls molten lava at the target for 1192 to 1518 Fire damage. If your Flame Shock is on the target, Lava Burst deals a critical strike. deals a critical strike if Flame ShockInstant · 6 sec cooldown · Duration 18 secInstantly sears the target for 500 Fire damage, then 834 Fire damage over 18 seconds. The periodic damage can critically strike and ticks faster with spell haste. is active on the target, and Lightning OverloadElemental · Row 8 · 3 ranksGives Lightning Bolt and Chain Lightning an 11% / 22% / 33% 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 cooldown · Duration 15 secRequires: Call of Thunder (1 rank)When activated, your next Lightning Bolt, Chain Lightning or Lava Burst becomes instant, and you gain 15% spell haste for 15 seconds. Shares its cooldown with Nature's Swiftness. makes your next spell instant and speeds up your casts. Totem of WrathElemental · Row 9 · 1 rankInstant · Duration 5 minSummons a Fire totem with 5 health for 5 minutes: it increases the spell power of party and raid members by 280, and the critical strike chance of all attacks against enemies within 40 yards by 3%. and Elemental OathElemental · Row 8 · 2 ranksRequires: Elemental Mastery (1 rank)While Clearcasting from Elemental Focus is active, you deal 5% / 10% more spell damage, and party and raid members within 100 yards gain 3% / 5% spell critical strike chance. strengthen the group's spells. The last talent of the tree, ThunderstormElemental · Row 11 · 1 rankInstant · 45 sec cooldownCalls down a bolt of lightning: restores 8% of your mana and deals 1450 to 1656 Nature damage to all enemies within 10 yards, knocking them back 20 yards. Usable while stunned., restores mana and knocks back nearby enemies.
Its role in PvE
In PvE, the Elemental Shaman deals good ranged damage and strengthens the raid's spellcasters with Totem of WrathElemental · Row 9 · 1 rankInstant · Duration 5 minSummons a Fire totem with 5 health for 5 minutes: it increases the spell power of party and raid members by 280, and the critical strike chance of all attacks against enemies within 40 yards by 3%., Elemental OathElemental · Row 8 · 2 ranksRequires: Elemental Mastery (1 rank)While Clearcasting from Elemental Focus is active, you deal 5% / 10% more spell damage, and party and raid members within 100 yards gain 3% / 5% spell critical strike chance. and Wrath of Air TotemInstant · Duration 5 minSummons an Air totem for 5 minutes that grants 5% spell haste to party and raid members within 30 yards.. They also bring BloodlustInstant · 5 min cooldown · Duration 40 secHorde only. Increases melee, ranged and spell casting speed by 30% for all party and raid members for 40 seconds. Afterwards, they cannot benefit from Bloodlust again for 10 minutes. for the Horde, or HeroismInstant · 5 min cooldown · Duration 40 secAlliance only. Increases melee, ranged and spell casting speed by 30% for all party and raid members for 40 seconds. Afterwards, they cannot benefit from Heroism again for 10 minutes. for the Alliance.
