Elemental Shaman DPS Ny'alotha Raid Guide — Dragonflight 10.2.5

In this section, you will find information and guidance for each boss individually in Ny'alotha as a Elemental Shaman. These are not complete encounter guides, but rather provide specific tips for any Elemental Shaman on each boss.

As a preliminary, I would point out that Wind Rush Totem is handy on many fights in this raid. I will not describe all the possible uses, but they should be obvious in practice. Notably, any time the raid has to reposition after forced movement/knockbacks/transitions.

Similarly, we will not describe the various ways you can use Astral Shift. It will either be obvious, or depend on your/your raid's needs. Many abilities can be interrupted by Wind Shear. Read your dungeon journal to know which and figure out with your raid if you need interrupt rotations/assignments.

Many of the fights in Ny'alotha will have multiple targets up most of the time, meaning in most cases you should have multiple Flame Shocks running in order to "funnel" DPS where you need it with Lava Surge procs. Keep in mind that targets must live for most of the duration of the Flame Shock for this to be worth doing.

The essence choices for many Ny'alotha fights will vary depending on what you have (and at what rank) at your disposal but also on your raid's strategy and personal preferences. While Worldvein Resonance is at the top of sims, it is highly dependent on raid stacking/movement (and other people in your raid using it) and will generally not be ideal in the first couple weeks of the raid in most situations. Moreover, sims assume being fully decked in high level Ny'alotha gear. This will not be the case for at least the first couple weeks of the raid.

While probably not a default pick on any encounter, consider Blood of the Enemy or Essence of the Focusing Iris if your raid is struggling to burst down groups of adds, especially if the cooldown of the essence lines up well.

While Worldvein Resonance is at the top of sims, it is very conditional (as you can read above) and will be an inferior choice for most players compared to Guardian of Azeroth. Make sure many people in your raid will be using it and SIM YOUR CHARACTER to determine if it is worth using.

We advise you to use the following essences against Wrathion, the Black Emperor.

• Major Slot
  • Condensed Life-Force — Rank 3: Guardian of Azeroth + Condensed Life-Force
• Minor Slots
  • Breath of the Dying — Rank 3: Lethal Strikes
  • Essence of the Focusing Iris — Rank 3: Focused Energy
  • Conflict and Strife — Rank 3: Strife

Cast Flame Shocks on Shards that are far from the group so they live for the duration.

You can use Earthquake to unstealth Ashwalker Assassins.

Wind Rush Totem can be used in multiple spots depending on what you need. By default, we recommend using during Burning Cataclysm.

Spirit Wolf is handy during Burning Cataclysm and when soaking Scales of Wrathion.

For more information, please refer to our Wrathion, the Black Emperor guide.

We advise you to use the following essences against Maut.

• Major Slot
  • Condensed Life-Force — Rank 3: Guardian of Azeroth + Condensed Life-Force
• Minor Slots
  • Breath of the Dying — Rank 3: Lethal Strikes
  • Essence of the Focusing Iris — Rank 3: Focused Energy
  • Conflict and Strife — Rank 3: Strife

Depending on how much you need to move/be away from the raid, you may want to use Worldvein Resonance.

Wind Rush Totem has a variety of uses in this fight. It should probably always be picked.

For more information, please refer to our Maut guide.

We advise you to use the following essences against The Prophet Skitra.

• Major Slot
  • Condensed Life-Force — Rank 3: Guardian of Azeroth + Condensed Life-Force
• Minor Slots
  • Breath of the Dying — Rank 3: Lethal Strikes
  • Essence of the Focusing Iris — Rank 3: Focused Energy
  • Conflict and Strife — Rank 3: Strife

Thunderstorm and totems can be used to control Images of Absolution.

For more information, please refer to our The Prophet Skitra guide.

We advise you to use the following essences against Dark Inquisitor Xanesh.

• Major Slot
  • Condensed Life-Force — Rank 3: Guardian of Azeroth + Condensed Life-Force
• Minor Slots
  • Breath of the Dying — Rank 3: Lethal Strikes
  • Essence of the Focusing Iris — Rank 3: Focused Energy
  • Conflict and Strife — Rank 3: Strife

Wind Rush Totem is very powerful on this fight and should almost always be picked.

When Voidwoken, stay in Ghost Wolf form except to maintain Flame Shocks.

For more information, please refer to our Dark Inquisitor Xanesh guide.

We advise you to use the following essences against The Hivemind.

• Major Slot
  • Blood of the Enemy — Rank 3: Blood of the Enemy + Blood-Soaked
• Minor Slots
  • Breath of the Dying — Rank 3: Lethal Strikes
  • Essence of the Focusing Iris — Rank 3: Focused Energy
  • Conflict and Strife — Rank 3: Strife

Focused Azerite Beam or Blood of the Enemy can be the best major for this fight, if you are struggling with AoEing down adds.

Be very careful that Primal Earth Elemental does not accidentally taunt adds.

Thunderstorm and Capacitor Totem can be used to control Aqir Darters.

For more information, please refer to our The Hivemind guide.

We advise you to use the following essences against Shad'har the Insatiable.

• Major Slot
  • Condensed Life-Force — Rank 3: Guardian of Azeroth + Condensed Life-Force
• Minor Slots
  • Breath of the Dying — Rank 3: Lethal Strikes
  • Essence of the Focusing Iris — Rank 3: Focused Energy
  • Conflict and Strife — Rank 3: Strife

Use Tremor Totem to dispel Umbral Fear.

Think carefully about when you should use Astral Shift.

Wind Rush Totem should almost always be used.

For more information, please refer to our Shad'har the Insatiable guide.

We advise you to use the following essences against Drest'agath.

• Major Slot
  • Condensed Life-Force — Rank 3: Guardian of Azeroth + Condensed Life-Force
• Minor Slots
  • Breath of the Dying — Rank 3: Lethal Strikes
  • Essence of the Focusing Iris — Rank 3: Focused Energy
  • Conflict and Strife — Rank 3: Strife

Wind Rush Totem should almost always be used.

Position yourself so you can maintain Flame Shocks on many targets. Using Lava Shock is something to consider.

Spirit Wolf is most likely the right talent although Earth Shield is a possibility.

For more information, please refer to our Drest'agath guide.

We advise you to use the following essences against Vexiona.

• Major Slot
  • Blood of the Enemy — Rank 3: Blood of the Enemy + Blood-Soaked
• Minor Slots
  • Breath of the Dying — Rank 3: Lethal Strikes
  • Essence of the Focusing Iris — Rank 3: Focused Energy
  • Conflict and Strife — Rank 3: Strife

Using Lava Shock is something to consider.

Wind Rush Totem should almost always be used.

You can use Tremor Totem to dispel Heart of Darkness' fears.

Depending on your AoE needs, consider using the Vision of Perfection build.

You can use Thunderstorm and totems to control adds.

For more information, please refer to our Vexiona guide.

We advise you to use the following essences against Ra-den the Despoiled.

• Major Slot
  • Condensed Life-Force — Rank 3: Guardian of Azeroth + Condensed Life-Force
• Minor Slots
  • Breath of the Dying — Rank 3: Lethal Strikes
  • Essence of the Focusing Iris — Rank 3: Focused Energy
  • Conflict and Strife — Rank 3: Strife

Worldvein Resonance might end up the superior major choice if you and your raid can maintain good uptime.

Spirit Wolf should be handy because you will probably use Ghost Wolf quite a bit. However, Earth Shield could be helpful, especially against Ruin.

Killing the right adds at the right time quickly is key, save cooldowns and procs appropriately.

For more information, please refer to our Ra-den the Despoiled guide.

We advise you to use the following essences against Il'gynoth, Corruption Reborn.

• Major Slot
  • Condensed Life-Force — Rank 3: Guardian of Azeroth + Condensed Life-Force
• Minor Slots
  • Breath of the Dying — Rank 3: Lethal Strikes
  • Essence of the Focusing Iris — Rank 3: Focused Energy
  • Conflict and Strife — Rank 3: Strife

Wind Rush Totem should almost always be used.

You can use Thunderstorm and totems to control the Blood of Ny'alotha.

Wind Shear allows you to interrupt every other Pumping Blood cast. You should probably a part of the interrupt rotations.

For more information, please refer to our Il'gynoth, Corruption Reborn guide.

We advise you to use the following essences against Carapace of N'Zoth.

• Major Slot
  • Blood of the Enemy — Rank 3: Blood of the Enemy + Blood-Soaked
• Minor Slots
  • Breath of the Dying — Rank 3: Lethal Strikes
  • Essence of the Focusing Iris — Rank 3: Focused Energy
  • Conflict and Strife — Rank 3: Strife

Depending on your AoE needs, consider using the Vision of Perfection build, or go back to Guardian of Azeroth.

Wind Rush Totem should almost always be used.

Be very careful that your Primal Earth Elemental does not accidentally taunt adds.

You can use Thunderstorm and totems to control adds.

You can use Tremor Totem to dispel fears from Madness & Insanity bombs.

For more information, please refer to our Carapace of N'Zoth guide.

We advise you to use the following essences against N'Zoth the Corruptor.

• Major Slot
  • Condensed Life-Force — Rank 3: Guardian of Azeroth + Condensed Life-Force
• Minor Slots
  • Breath of the Dying — Rank 3: Lethal Strikes
  • Essence of the Focusing Iris — Rank 3: Focused Energy
  • Conflict and Strife — Rank 3: Strife

Wind Rush Totem should almost always be used.

Using Lava Shocks is most likely a good idea.

Use Tremor Totem to dispel fears from Stupefying Glare.

For more information, please refer to our N'Zoth the Corruptor guide.