Shaman
Elemental
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Elemental Shaman
Strengths
- Raid support: 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. strengthen the raid's spells.
- 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 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. greatly increase damage.
- Mana: Elemental FocusElemental · Row 3 · 1 rankAfter a non-periodic critical strike with a Fire, Frost or Nature damage spell, you enter a Clearcasting state that reduces the mana cost of your next 2 damage or healing spells by 40%., Unrelenting StormElemental · Row 5 · 3 ranksRegenerates mana equal to 4% / 8% / 12% of your Intellect every 5 seconds, even while casting. and 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. help you keep enough mana.
- Cooldowns: 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, speeds up the whole raid for 40 seconds.
Weaknesses
- Mobility: the Shaman must stand still to cast their main spells.
- Flame Shock: 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. loses much of its power without 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. on the target.
- Area damage: apart from 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., area damage comes from Magma TotemInstant · Duration 20 secSummons a Fire totem for 20 seconds that deals 371 Fire damage every 2 seconds to enemies within 8 yards. and Fire NovaInstant · 10 sec cooldownMakes your active Fire totem emit a wave of flames that deals 893 to 997 Fire damage to enemies within 10 yards of the totem., which must be placed near enemies.
- Totems: you have to place your totems and keep them in range of the group.
