[Sticky] Elemental Shaman DPS

Caperfin · 2019-06-21T08:14:02Z

Caperfin's Guide to Elemental Shamanby Caperfin • 30th January 2020 About Authormy name is Caperfin and welcome to my guide! I'm known around the community for pushing World of Warcraft to its limit for five years, redefining what classes can do and transcribing it into comprehensible guides for the community. If a subject is not addressed or poorly, please let me know. Also, If you have any questions after having read the guide, feel free to drop by the stream and ask questions.Let's begin! /images/avatars/gallery/WoWClassic/RacesandClasses/shaman.pngIn the past, when the subject of shamans are brought up in PvE the default immediate thought is to only talk about a healing shaman. And the legitimacy of a shaman dealing a significant amount of damage in PvE as a caster was rejected. However, with a game that has been theorycrafted for over a decade this outdated notion has now been buried with the advent of tools. IntroductionRaceProfessionBuffsDebuffsMana-gementGear + EnchantsTalentsTotemsSpellsRotations intrBefore continuing, its important to remember you are not only going a certain route but also playing a class that demands a great deal of effort for players to recognize. An elemental shaman in a raid has the ability to not only provide a decent amount of personal damage but also the capability of supporting other teammates. raceRaces play a big part as we are grasping for any amount of extra efficiency possible. Shamans are exclusive to the Horde and are available to three races: Orc, Tauren and Troll. This section will talk about the most popular and efficient race for our goals. Next, lets see the most beneficial race within the Horde. As previously mentioned, we are gifted with three possible races: Orc, Troll and Tauren but sadly our bovine and green brutish friends don't yield any racial benefits. Therefore, our eyes are mostly set on Troll. Lets breakdown Troll just to see how they are the ideal race to pick. Troll/Increases chance to hit with bow and thrown while increasing damageWhether it be physical or magical, all damage against creatures categorised as Beasts is bolstered by 5%Health regeneration rate increased by 10%. 10% of total Health regeneration may continue during combatIncreases your spell casting and attack speed by 10% to 25%. At full health the speed increase is 10% with...What does this mean?: Going Troll is the optimal race for dealing as much damage as possible on a target, they especially excel on bosses categorized as beasts.Other RacesIf you are dead set on going Tauren or Orc, go ahead. This isn't to say you should be forced to play a certain race, rather that you should be aware of the differences and make the according decision that aligns with your preferences. Nature Damage in WoWAnything resembling an elemental (noticeable in MC) will have a high resistance to nature damage. All the Dragons of Nightmare are also immune to nature damage or tend to have the same high resistance to nature as to fire. The same applies for some creatures in: AQ, ZG and Naxx. Basically, if an environment has a disease or poison theme, expect nature damage to be hampered. Here's a chart to better explain the notion. Don't fret, items exist to counter this damage dampening downside, ex: & the debuff from Thunderfury helps with damage by reducing the target's nature resistance. Additionally, there are items that flat out bolster nature damage such as the 3 piece bonus fromAs previously stated we must go above and beyond as an elemental shaman to compensate for this downside. professions HerbalismAlchemy While leveling, select Herbalism & Alchemy. Herbalism provides reagents for Alchemy and a source of gold for our eventual endgame professions. The goal is to gather a large supply of gold and a bank full of potions the raid might need, for ex:A valid case can be made for having a lvl 5 character in a major city to disenchant unwanted items through mail and store items at a bank for later use. EngineeringAlchemy Afterwards abandon Herbalism and go for the late game profession, Engineering. In order to scoop up a few useful tools, such as:https://classic.wowhead.com/item=10646 among many other gadgets.Finally, for secondary professions, I urge grabbing all of them as they all provide valuable assets. In terms of fishing, you can farm those elusive Stonescale Eels that are highly contested after for Flask of the Titans. First aid grants bandages for healing that don't require any mana to use. Lastly, cooking hasbuffsSome buffs are unobtainable due to certain patch restrictions or unable to stack with others. Let's highlight a few important facts about buffs. There is a max of 32 buffs: Talents, Set bonuses & Equip effects don't count. But Gear enchants count with exceptions: (Crusader enchant and enchants from the profession enchanting don't count.) Resistance enchants however need to be reconfirmed as they make it seem now like those should count. Let's move on and explore relevant b...

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From what I can tell this guide is fully updated for ClassicWoW, if there's something missing please let me know.

Posted : 22/02/2020 1:30 am

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I was wondering why you have put two 2-handed maces with +heals so high in the weapon spreadsheet.
I'm talking about the Hammer of Divine Might and the Hammer of the Grand Crusader.
Is this a mistake? It's not even probable that an elemental has the 2-handed mace/axe talent right..?

Nice guide though!

Posted : 06/04/2020 2:40 am

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