Elemental Shaman PvP Stat Priority, Gear, and Trinkets — The War Within (11.0.5)
Choosing your gear carefully is important for your Elemental Shaman in PvP. We give you a stat priority to help you choose items with the right stats, followed by advice on how to choose the rest of your gear and your trinkets.
This page is part of our Elemental Shaman PvP Guide.
Stat Priority for Elemental Shamans in PvP
The stat priority for Elemental Shamans in PvP is as follows:
- Intellect;
- Versatility;
- Haste;
- Mastery;
- Critical Strike;
Versatility is the best stat due to the increased survivability and overall damage. Versatility should only be stacked to around 30% when in PvP due to diminishing returns.
Haste, is important for Flame Shock damage over time, and Lava Surge procs, as well as faster global cooldowns.
Mastery, you want to maximize after reaching a baseline of Haste while in PvP gear in Arena/Battleground. This is important for Lava Burst damage for constant pressure.
Recommended Embellished PvP Gear:
Ascendance/ Writhing Armor Banding which will provide significant secondary stats while in combat.
Recommended Items
Forged Gladiator's Medallion is required for PvP since this is how you can free yourself from any crowd-control. This also is one of the two PvP trinkets that are part of a set, whose bonus will increase your Intellect and Stamina.
In general, Elemental Shaman wants to get the not-on-use trinket Forged Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity for consistent Intellect increases.
Situational Items
Forged Gladiator's Badge of Ferocity is a great on-use trinket to have to have. The on-use increased primary stat will give a temporary boost of damage, which can be used with your offensive cooldowns.
Forged Gladiator's Emblem is a trinket that provides a temporary health buff, which can be used when you believe the team will be focusing you in big burst windows, and you will need the defensive to survive.
Gems and Enchant
Here are the best enchants for a Elemental Shaman:
- Boots: Enchant Boots - Scout's March
- Bracer: Enchant Bracer - Chant of Armored Speed
- Cloak: Enchant Cloak - Chant of Burrowing Rapidity
- Chest: Enchant Chest - Crystalline Radiance
- Legs: Sunset Spellthread
- Rings: Enchant Ring - Cursed Versatility
- Weapon Enchant: Enchant Weapon - Authority of Radiant Power
Algari Gems
You can use one Algari Diamond gem in The War Within, and for this you can choose between:
- Cognitive Bloodstone giving crowd-control and interupt immunity when an opponents failed attempt to interupt the Restoration Shaman.
- Enduring Bloodstone reducing damage taken while in a stun.
Regular Gems
Your other gems should be selected based on your stat needs.
- For Haste, use Versatile Emerald or Masterful Emerald
- For Versatility, use Quick Sapphire or Masterful Sapphire
- For Mastery, use Quick Onyx or Versatile Onyx
Changelog
- 21 Oct. 2024: Updated for Patch 11.0.5.
- 09 Sep. 2024: Reviewed for The War Within Season 1.
- 21 Aug. 2024: Updated for TWW Launch.
- 23 Jul. 2024: Updated for TWW pre-patch.
- 07 May 2024: Reviewed for 10.2.7.
- 22 Apr. 2024: Updated for Dragonflight Season 4.
- 19 Mar. 2024: Updated for Dragonflight 10.2.6.
- 15 Jan. 2024: Updated for Dragonflight 10.2.5.
- 06 Nov. 2023: Updated for Dragonflight 10.2.
- 04 Sep. 2023: Updated for Dragonflight 10.1.7.
- 10 Jul. 2023: Updatedfor Dragonflight 10.1.5.
- 06 May 2023: Updated for Dragonflight 10.1.
- 21 Mar. 2023: Updated for Dragonflight 10.0.7.
- 13 Jan. 2023: Updated for mid-season changes.
- 25 Dec. 2022: Updated gear for Dragonflight season 1.
- 11 Dec. 2022: Updated for Dragonflight post-launch.
- 22 Nov. 2022: Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
- 31 Jul. 2022: Updated for Shadowlands Season 4.
- 31 May 2022: Reviewed for Patch 9.2.5.
- 27 Feb. 2022: Updated for Patch 9.2 of Shadowlands.
- 17 Nov. 2021: Updated for Patch 9.1.5 of Shadowlands.
- 04 Jul. 2021: Updated for Patch 9.1 of Shadowlands.
- 19 Mar. 2021: Updated based on Patch 9.0.5 for Shadowlands.
- 07 Dec. 2020: Updated enchants based on feedback.
- 02 Dec. 2020: Updated ahead of first Shadowlands PvP Season.
- 29 Nov. 2020: Removed old Azerite mentions. More updates to follow.
- 14 Oct. 2020: Updated for Shadowlands pre-patch.
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