Elemental Shaman

Respec-free 10-60 path that matches Icy Veins' level-20 Elemental build, reaches Alacrity at 20 and Lava Burst at 41, and lands on the PvE build at level 60.

32 / 5 / 14 (51 points)

Elemental

32 pts

5/5

ConvectionRank 5/5Reduces the mana cost of your Shock, Lightning Bolt, Lava Burst, and Chain Lightning spells by 10%.

5/5

ConcussionRank 5/5Increases the damage done by your Lightning Bolt, Chain Lightning, and Earth Shock spells by 5%.

Elemental WardingRank 0/3Reduces damage taken from Fire, Frost, and Nature effects by 3%.

ReverberationRank 0/5Reduces the cooldown of your Shock spells by 0.2 sec.

3/3

Call of FlameRank 3/3Increases the damage done by your Fire Totems and by your Flame Shock, Fire Nova, and Lava Burst spells by 15%.

Elemental DevastationRank 0/3Your offensive spell critical strikes will increase your chance to get a critical strike with melee attacks by 3% for 10 sec.

1/1

Elemental FocusRank 1/1Gives you a 10% chance to enter a Clearcasting state after casting any Fire, Frost, or Nature damage spell. The Clearcasting state reduces the mana cost of your next damage spell by 100%.

3/3

Elemental AlacrityRank 3/3Reduces the cast time of your Lightning Bolt, Chain Lightning, and Lava Burst spells by 0.50 sec.

2/2

Improved Fire NovaRank 2/2Increases the damage done by your Fire Nova spell by 20% and reduces its cooldown by 4 sec.

3/3

Eye of the StormRank 3/3Reduces the pushback suffered from damaging attacks while casting Lightning Bolt, Chain Lightning, and Lava Burst by 70%.

1/1

Call of ThunderRank 1/1Increases the critical strike chance of your Lightning Bolt and Chain Lightning spells by 3%.Requires Elemental Alacrity

Elemental ReachRank 0/2Increases the range of your Lightning Bolt, Chain Lightning, Fire Nova, and Lava Burst spells by 3 yards, and increases the range of your Flame Shock spell by 8 yards.

3/3

Lightning OverloadRank 3/3Gives your Lightning Bolt and Chain Lightning spells a 10% chance to cast a second, similar spell on the same target at no additional cost that causes half damage and no threat.

EarthboundRank 0/1Your Earthbind Totem Immobilizes nearby targets for 5 sec when cast.

5/5

Elemental FuryRank 5/5Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Searing and Magma Totems and your Fire, Frost, and Nature spells by 100%.Requires Call of Thunder

1/1

Lava BurstRank 1/1You hurl molten lava at the target, dealing 150 to 192 Fire damage. If your Flame Shock is on the target, Lava Burst deals 20% increased damage.Requires Lightning Overload

Enhancement

5 pts

Earth's GraspRank 0/2Increases the health of your Stoneclaw Totem by 25% and the radius of your Earthbind Totem by 10%.

5/5

Thundering StrikesRank 5/5Improves your chance to get a critical strike with all spells and attacks by 5%.

Ancestral KnowledgeRank 0/5Increases your Intellect by 2%.

Guardian TotemsRank 0/2Increases the amount of damage reduced by your Stoneskin Totem and Windwall Totem by 10% and reduces the cooldown of your Grounding Totem by 1 sec.

Mental DexterityRank 0/3Increases your Attack Power by an amount equal to 33% of your Intellect.

Improved Ghost WolfRank 0/2Reduces the cast time of your Ghost Wolf spell by 1 sec, and Ghost Wolf may be used indoors.

Improved Lightning ShieldRank 0/3Increases the damage done by your Lightning Shield orbs by 5%.

Elemental WeaponsRank 0/3Increases the melee attack power bonus of your Rockbiter Weapon by 7%, your Windfury Weapon effect by 13% and increases the damage caused by your Flametongue Weapon and Frostbrand Weapon by 5%.

Shamanistic FocusRank 0/1Reduces the mana cost of your Shock and Lightning Shield spells by 45%.

AnticipationRank 0/3Increases your chance to dodge by an additional 2%.

ToughnessRank 0/5Increases your Stamina by 2%.

FlurryRank 0/5Increases your attack speed by 5% for your next 3 swings after dealing a melee critical strike.Requires Mental Dexterity

StormstrikeRank 0/1Instantly strike for normal weapon damage and increase the damage you deal to the target with your next Lightning Bolt, Chain Lightning, or Earth Shock spell by 20% for 12 sec.

Spirit WeaponsRank 0/1Gives a chance to parry enemy melee attacks, reduces all threat generated by your attacks by 30% while Rockbiter Weapon is not active, and increases all threat generated by 30% while Rockbiter Weapon is active.

Mental QuicknessRank 0/2Increases your spell damage and healing by up to 15% of your Intellect.

Improved StormstrikeRank 0/2When you Stormstrike, you have a 50% chance to gain 50% mana regeneration while casting spells for 15 sec, and Stormstrike's cooldown has a 50% chance to reset each time you Dodge or Parry.Requires Stormstrike

Maelstrom WeaponRank 0/5When you deal damage with a melee attack, you have a chance to reduce the cast time and Mana cost of your next Lightning Bolt spell by 4%. Stacks up to 5 times. Lasts 30 sec.

Rage of the FarseerRank 0/1Increases your attack speed by 30% for 25 sec.Requires Mental Quickness

Restoration

14 pts

Improved Healing WaveRank 0/5Reduces the casting time of your Healing Wave spell by 0.1 sec.

5/5

Totemic FocusRank 5/5Reduces the Mana cost of your totems and any spells that summon or move them by 25%.

3/3

MindfulnessRank 3/3Allows 50% of your Mana regeneration to continue while casting.

Natural GraceRank 0/3Reduces the threat generated by your spells by 5%.

5/5

Tidal FocusRank 5/5Reduces the Mana cost of your healing spells by 5% and improves your chance to hit by 5%.

Improved ReincarnationRank 0/2Reduces the cooldown of your Reincarnation spell by 10 min, increases your maximum health by 2%, and increases the amount of health and Mana you reincarnate with by an additional 10%.

Ancestral HealingRank 0/3Increases your target's armor value by 8% for 15 sec after getting a critical effect from one of your healing spells.

Healing FocusRank 0/3Gives you a 23% chance to avoid interruption caused by damage while casting any healing spell.

1/1

Water ShieldRank 1/1The caster is surrounded by 3 globes of water. When a spell, melee, or ranged attack hits the caster or when one of the caster's healing spells gets a critical result, 2% of maximum mana is restored to the caster, expending one water globe. Only one globe will activate every few seconds. Lasts 10 min. Only one Elemental Shield can be active on the Shaman at any one time.

Tidal MasteryRank 0/5Increases the critical effect chance of your healing spells by 1%.

Restorative TotemsRank 0/5Increases the effect of your Mana Spring Totem by 5% and increases the effect of your Healing Stream Totem by 10%.

Mana Tide TotemRank 0/1Summons a Mana Tide Totem with 5 health at the feet of the caster for 12 sec that restores 88 mana every 3 seconds to group members within 30 yards.

Healing WayRank 0/3Increases the amount healed by your Healing Wave spell by 8%.

Nature's SwiftnessRank 0/1When activated, your next Nature spell with a casting time less than 10 sec. becomes an instant cast spell.

PurificationRank 0/5Increases the effectiveness of your healing spells by 2%.

RiptideRank 0/1Heals a friendly target for 485 to 533, an additional 445 over 15 sec, and increases the effectiveness of your Chain Heal casts directly on that target by 25%.Requires Healing Way

Leveling talent order

One point per level from 10 to 60, planned to need no respec.

Stat priority

Best race

Alliance

Dwarf

Only Alliance option. Big Game Hunter (+5% vs Beasts) is useful for leveling, as most open-world quest mobs are Beasts.

• Find Treasure
  Instant. Allows the dwarf to sense nearby treasure, making it appear on the minimap. Lasts until canceled.
• Stoneform
  Instant, 3 min cooldown. Instantly removes and grants immunity to all Bleed, Poison, and Disease effects, and reduces all Physical damage taken by 10% for 8 sec.
• Mace Specialization
  Increases your critical strike chance with all spells and attacks by 1% while you have a mace or two-handed mace equipped.
• Big Game Hunter
  Damage dealt versus Beasts increased by 5%.

Horde

Tauren

Runner-up: Orc

Plainsrunning builds up to +30% movement speed while you run and Endurance gives +5% Health and +1% Hit, which helps a slow-killing early caster. Icy Veins singles it out for exploring before mounts.

• War Stomp
  0.5 sec cast, 2 min cooldown. Stuns up to 5 enemies within 8 yds for 2 sec.
• Endurance
  Total Health increased by 5% and chance to hit increased by 1%.
• Cultivation
  Instant, 1 hour cooldown. Cultivate a nearby herb, growing a duplicate you can harvest without requiring Herbalism skill. Each herb may only be cultivated once.
• Plainsrunning
  Gain 1% increased movement speed every 5 sec spent moving, up to a maximum of 30% increase. Taking damage or standing still will reduce this effect.

How to play it

• Levels 10-20: Lightning Bolt and Flame Shock are most of your kit (Icy Veins). The first ten points (Concussion, Call of Flame, Convection) are Icy Veins' level-20 build; Elemental Alacrity takes the 11th point at level 20.
• Kite elite melee with Frost Shock (8 sec slow) or circle an Earthbind Totem, per Icy Veins; do not tank elites.
• Elemental Alacrity at 20 and Lightning Overload at 30 are the first big power spikes. Lava Burst arrives at 41 on the 32nd point and becomes the main nuke.
• Use Searing Totem and Fire Nova (Improved Fire Nova arrives at 28) against multi-mob pulls in dungeons; Fire Nova now fires from your active Fire Totem.
• Skinning + Leatherworking (camp chair and camp tent) or Herbalism + Alchemy (Mana Well) are Icy Veins' two recommended profession pairs.
• Levels 42-60 are Thundering Strikes, Totemic Focus, Tidal Focus, Mindfulness and Water Shield: crit, Hit and mana, so the 60 build is not rushed at the expense of the first 41 levels.

Verdict

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