WoW Forever Elemental Shaman Guide

Hunting

Upkeep

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Replace Lightning Shield with Water Shield. It returns mana when you get hit or your spells crit. Drop Searing Totem just before a fight, pull with Lightning Bolt, and apply Flame Shock once the enemy is within 20 yards. Fill with Lightning Bolt. When Elemental Focus triggers, cast an expensive spell right away.

Solo

• ManaWhen mana runs short, use lower spell ranks. Place your totems where they will last for several kills.
• InterruptingInterrupt spellcasting enemies with Earth Shock. Keep rank 1 on your bars for a cheap interrupt.
• HealingUse Lesser Healing Wave in an emergency mid-fight and Healing Wave after the fight. Healing Wave heals more for the same mana.
• Several enemiesUse Fire Nova when enemies gather within 10 yards of your Fire totem. It wastes mana on a single enemy.
• Large groupsIn long fights against several enemies, change your Fire totem to Magma Totem. It only hits enemies within 8 yards and costs a lot of mana.
• Two or three enemiesUse Chain Lightning when two or three enemies are close together, after Elemental Focus triggers or when your mana allows. Its damage drops by 30% with each jump.
• Dangerous enemiesAgainst dangerous enemies, use Lightning Mastery. For 15 sec Lightning Bolt casts faster and Chain Lightning has no cooldown.
• Extra enemiesIf more enemies join, drop Stoneclaw Totem. Enemies within 8 yards attack the totem while you kill one first.
• Physical damageAgainst hard hitters, drop Stoneskin Totem to reduce the physical damage you take.
• EscapingWhen running away, drop Earthbind Totem to slow enemies within 10 yards.
• SlowingSlow fleeing or chasing enemies for 8 sec with Frost Shock. It shares a cooldown with your other Shocks.
• Enemy buffsRemove beneficial magic from enemies with Purge.
• Fear and sleepAgainst enemies that use fear, charm or sleep, drop Tremor Totem in advance.
• Poison and diseaseRemove poisons with Cure Poison and diseases with Cure Disease.
• TravelingWhen enemies are far apart, use Ghost Wolf outdoors. The shift takes 3 sec.
• Moving onBefore moving on, use Totemic Recall to get back 25% of the mana spent on your totems.
• Staying putIf you keep hunting within 30 yards, keep Mana Spring Totem down. It stops working once you move away.
• Blocking spellsAgainst dangerous casters, drop Grounding Totem. The totem takes a harmful spell aimed at you.
• When you dieIf you die, use Reincarnation to get back up on the spot. Check for nearby enemies first.

Party

Deal damage with spells from the back and support the party with totems.

• Single targetOnce the tank has the enemy, apply Flame Shock and keep casting Lightning Bolt. If you run short, use lower ranks or pause your casting and let Searing Totem work while your mana comes back.
• ThreatIf your threat gets close to the tank's, stop casting for a moment. If you need a Shock, use Frost Shock instead of Earth Shock.
• InterruptsInterrupt casters with Earth Shock once the tank has them. It causes a lot of threat, so don't use it first.
• Several enemiesUse Fire Nova when enemies gather near your Fire totem. Stop if your threat climbs or your mana runs low.
• Two or three enemiesWhen enemies are grouped, work in Chain Lightning after Elemental Focus triggers or when your mana allows.
• BossesUse Lightning Mastery on bosses. Lightning Bolt casts faster for 15 sec.
• Melee party buffWith melee in the party, use Strength of Earth Totem as your Earth totem.
• Melee extra attacksWith several melee in the party, use Windfury Totem as your Air totem.
• Party manaWith spellcasters in the party, use Mana Spring Totem as your Water totem.
• PeelingIf an enemy goes for the healer, drop Stoneclaw Totem within 8 yards so it attacks the totem.
• Fear and sleepAgainst enemies that use fear, charm or sleep, change your Earth totem to Tremor Totem.
• Enemy buffsRemove beneficial magic from enemies with Purge.
• Poison and diseaseIf poison or disease is frequent, change your Water totem to Poison Cleansing Totem or Disease Cleansing Totem. Otherwise use Cure Poison and Cure Disease.
• Blocking spellsAgainst dangerous casters, change your Air totem to Grounding Totem.
• Backup healingHelp out with Lesser Healing Wave if your healer is in trouble.
• ResurrectionAfter the fight, bring fallen party members back with Ancestral Spirit.

Dungeons

• Lower Blackrock Spire57–60
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• Dire Maul West59–60
• Dire Maul North59–60
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• Stratholme Main Gate59–60
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• Stratholme Service Gate59–60
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• Scholomance59–60
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• Upper Blackrock Spire60–60
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Build Order

Elemental34Enhancement6Restoration11

1. LV 10–14Convection5/5
2. LV 15–17Elemental Alacrity3/3
3. LV 18–19Concussion2/5
4. LV 20Elemental Focus1/1
5. LV 21–23Concussion5/5
6. LV 24Call of Flame1/3
7. LV 25–27Eye of the Storm3/3
8. LV 28–29Call of Flame3/3
9. LV 30Call of Thunder1/1
10. LV 31–33Lightning Overload3/3
11. LV 34Elemental Reach1/2
12. LV 35–39Elemental Fury5/5
13. LV 40Lightning Mastery1/1
14. LV 41Elemental Reach2/2
15. LV 42–46Tidal Focus5/5
16. LV 47–49Mindfulness3/3
17. LV 50–51Improved Healing Wave2/5
18. LV 52Water Shield1/1
19. LV 53–57Thundering Strikes5/5
20. LV 58–59Trial by Fire2/2
21. LV 60Ancestral Knowledge1/5

Recommended professions

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  Leatherworking

  No cheap trainer mail in this range. From level 55, high spell power pieces are worth a look, though the materials are expensive and the patterns are hard to find.

  • LV 55Blue Dragonscale LeggingsSkill 300×28×36×2×2
  • LV 57Girdle of InsightSkill 290×12×12×2×4
    Pattern · Knot Thimblejack's Cache
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  Skinning

  Collect Rugged Leather.

Camping

• LV 1Camp ChairSkill 20×3×2
• LV 28Field GuideSkill 140×3×2×1
  Blueprint · drops in Wailing Caverns
• LV 1Camp TentSkill 20×5
• LV 28Tanning RackSkill 125×5×3×2
  Blueprint · drops in Shadowfang Keep

• Look for the Skinning Chair (2% crit chance) and the Leatherworking Tent (rested XP up to 5% of a level) first.
• The Alchemy Mana Well (mana regen) and the Fishing Fish Bowl (8% stats) are good too.

Mounts

• Apprentice Riding90g