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How to Play Elemental Shaman in the Shadowlands Prepatch
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Shadowlands is almost upon us, bringing with it Patch 9.0 and a large chunk of Class changes and updates. In this guide, we will take a look at the most significant changes for Elemental Shaman, detailing how you can expect to play the spec during the Shadowlands pre-patch.
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How to Play an Elemental Shaman in Shadowlands Pre-Patch
From
to Fulmination and back again; how to play Elemental hasn't changed much at all in the Shadowlands pre-patch.
Our resource is once again
. For single target we build it up via
,
, and the talents
&
if taken to spend it on
. For AoE we build it up via
to spend it on
. Our talents are mostly designed around either directly amplifying this loop, or adding more buttons to the loop.
The only change to how we would approach doing this comes from the return of
, which allows us to mitigate periods of movement that might have frustrated us in the past. We'll also be learning a new combo or two that comes from the synergies between the new talent
and other existing talents such as
.
If you are a returning player, or would like to look more deeply into the spec, check out the
beginners guide
and
rotation guide
to start getting an in-depth look at the spec.
How Different Does Elemental Shaman Feel in the Shadowlands Pre-Patch?
For the moment, Elemental Shaman is not that different in the Shadowlands Pre-Patch compared to Battle for Azeroth. There aren't any major mechanical changes that make Elemental Shaman feel vastly different to play. However, there are a couple of minor ones.
Keeping
active on multiple targets will be more difficult than in the past due to the shortened duration of the DoT (from 24 seconds down to 18). In addition, there are a couple of talents that are changing and have a slightly different feel than they did in the past.
now generates
, and the new talent on the level 25 row
offers some interesting synergies.
On top of this,
is making a return to the spec. This spell should hopefully help out when periods of movement align with our cooldowns, especially in scenarios where we don't take
.
New Abilities for Elemental Shaman in Shadowlands Pre-Patch
Elemental is gaining several baseline spells and a couple of changes to talents that will see varying levels of use for us.
Starting with the talent changes:
is replacing
on the Level 25 (formerly Level 30) row. As
was both powerful and largely passive, and
is (bugs pending) duplicating most of the buffs we can apply to our spells, this new talent is fun and carries quite a bit of synergy with other talents in our kit such as
and
.
is headed to the Level 15 row in our talents, as
moved to the Level 25 row to replace
. This new talent feels like an active version of
at the moment.
For baseline spells:
- At current tuning levels, this does a noteworthy amount of healing for the button press, preventing the need for healing up in most solo settings.
feels a bit odd to use at first, though in small group settings it can do quite a bit of burst healing will pair well with the Covenant ability
when the healing is needed. As it's capped at 3 targets for Elemental, it won't be as strong in a raid setting.
As mentioned earlier,
is making a return to Elemental. This spell will open up options to mitigate movement, not only for cooldown windows if you're running
or
, but for movement in general. This should mitigate the pain of movement for a great many talent builds for Elemental, though it won't remove it.
Finally, we have
,
, and
which are returning to Elemental in the pre-patch as well. The first two will have little to no use for Elemental as they are melee-focused and won't do enough damage to justify use.
will be used in any situation where you don't have
, as it's a 30-minute long maintenance buff that will occasionally do damage. As such there's no reason not to have it active, but it is also unlikely to contribute.
How Do AoE Target Caps Affect Elemental Shaman in Shadowlands Pre-Patch
For Elemental, the target cap changes don't alter how Elemental plays, though there is one noteworthy nerf. Currently, our target caps are:
/
- Soft-cap at 20 targets
- 8 targets
- 6 targets
/
- 5 targets (Unchanged)
With
capped at 6 targets, we may take it less in scenarios where there are more than 6 targets. Scenarios with major AoE can certainly get over 6 targets (Vexiona gets up to 7 including the boss, and both Hivemind & Carapace get far more at times) so it's worth keeping an eye on as we move into the pre-patch.
How Do the GCD Changes Affect Elemental Shaman in Shadowlands Pre-Patch
Only one thing is coming off the GCD in the Shadowlands Pre-Patch -
. While it's possible that we might see more use of this talent as a result, the very low healing on it makes this unlikely even though it will no longer be on the GCD. As such, the GCD changes coming in the Pre-Patch have little to no effect on Elemental.
How Strong is Elemental Shaman in Shadowlands Pre-Patch?
Before the Pre-Patch, Elemental shined at funneling damage into a single target by setting up as many
s as possible to drive the
Azerite trait. While Elemental will be a bit weaker at this due to the shortened duration of
, the overall power level should be close to the same in most funneling scenarios.
The interaction between
and
will also mean that Elemental Shaman can set up much stronger burst AoE windows than we have before. With burst AoE generally being the most important type of AoE, getting stronger in this category is nothing to scoff at.
What are the Big Gameplay Changes for Elemental Shaman?
Learning how to use
is the only noteworthy gameplay change coming into the Pre-Patch, as Elemental is staying largely the same otherwise. Echoing Shock should mostly be used on cooldown and paired with
whenever possible. On AoE, there is a delay between the initial cast and Echoed cast of
, so you should get comfortable with the following sequence:
Set up by casting
&
Cast
once
Cast
twice in a row (the delay between the initial and echoed Chain Lightning will consistently allow you to place the first Earthquake before the Echoed Chain Lightning goes off and generates
with a bit of practice)
Cast
to use your second
charge
Cast a third
This combination not only creates a ton of burst AoE, but has 3
s in place to grind down anything that's left.
Disclaimer:
As of PTR build 35989 (9/22/2020) this interaction was changed on the PTR and Echoing Shock now consumes both Stormkeeper charges if you try to utilize this combination as described above.
However, in the corresponding Beta build 35978 (9/23/2020) this still works as described above. At the moment we're uncertain if it's intended as there has been no clarification from Blizzard in that regard.
Part 2:
As of this edit (10/4) the Echoing Shock interaction described above works on the PTR, but does not work on the Beta. The shaman community is keeping a close eye on this and as soon as the spell behaves in the same manner on both this will be updated again.
Part 3:
As of this edit (10/13) the live iteration of this interaction works as described in the section above the disclaimer, while the Beta interaction still consumes both charges of Stormkeeper. Keep an eye on the class discord as we try this out every new beta build to see if this has changed!
How does the Loss of Corruption Affect Elemental Shaman in the Shadowlands Pre-Patch?
The loss of the huge amount of secondary stats from Corruption will almost certainly mean we see the builds based on
,
, and
decline and drop out of the meta of Elemental talent builds. They were largely propped up by the massive amount of crit that we received from Corruption.
Beyond the fact that those builds will become much weaker, very little. Elemental valued heavy crit builds for pure single target with
, heavy haste for funneling and AoE with
, and the all-around synergy that
had with
. The loss of this means that Elemental will return to favoring an even spread of stats for single-target with little-no change in our AoE priority.
Best Talent Builds for Elemental Shaman in Pre-Patch
This build has a few flexible options depending on the fight:
Level 25
: If the fight requires a level of sustained AoE (such as Hivemind) then you may look at taking
instead.
Level 45
: In any scenario where you're consistently working with multiple targets,
will work well to either pair with
or on its own to avoid having to worry about the lost charges of
that tend to accompany AoE/multi-target.
will continue to stand tall in M+ even with the target cap nerfing
, and our burst AoE capabilities will (with some setup) shine quite brightly with this build. Again,
may also see use when the need for sustained AoE is more important than the burst that
can provide.
Beyond what was already described in the gameplay section beforehand, there shouldn't be anything else you need to learn regarding Elemental talents in the Shadowlands Pre-Patch.
Best Rotation for Elemental Shaman in Pre-Patch
The rotation hasn't changed at all for Elemental in the pre-patch, so at the core we will still:
Avoid overcapping
Keep
active on your primary target at all times
Use
or
to dump
Use any rotational ability with a cooldown, on cooldown.
Fill any gaps left with
and
This is, of course, quite simplified. For an in-depth look at the rotation check out the
rotation guide
.
Best Stats for Elemental Shaman in Pre-Patch
For the pre-patch, Elemental stat priority has shifted back to where we were before Corruption:
Critical Strike = Haste = Versatility
Mastery
This is further reinforced by the implementation of diminishing returns on secondary stats.
Best Azerite Traits for Elemental Shaman in Pre-Patch
Currently, the expectation is that the same Azerite Traits that worked with an
-based build previously will continue to shine in the pre-patch. Combined with the loss of Corruption hitting
builds fairly hard, this will mean that
,
, and
will return to the top.
(depending on whether or not it still needs Corruption to work) will either become useless or stand as a runner up to
on single-target, and a partner for that same trait on AoE.
Best Essences for Elemental Shaman in Pre-Patch
There are no expected changes to the Elemental Essence hierarchy for the pre-patch. As a reminder, this means:
For Raiding
Major
:
(Standard build Single-Target),
(AoE), or
(
-based Single-Target)
Minors:
,
,
For Mythic+
Major
:
(If using
) or
otherwise. Note that
may be the better way to go to pair up with the
burst window, but we're not certain of that yet.
Minors:
,
,
- Honorable mention to
if you're favoring single-target.
All Shadowlands Elemental Shaman Changes
For a detailed list of everything changing in Shadowlands for Elemental Shaman, check out our full Shadowlands Changes guide.
All Elemental Shaman Changes in Shadowlands
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评论
评论来自
fedeoppen
they are taking away the totems?
评论来自
mtmf
Small mistake when you are talking about the flexible talents, it should be level 45 instead of 40.
评论来自
Likewhoa7
If I'm not taking Icefury, is it worth it to weave in Frost Shocks to keep my 3x Natural Harmony mastery buff up?
评论来自
Perpantaq
although I enjoy this new build and talents ( if you are not after the ultimate Dps you can have different and fun rotation) I think they left some key features during the transition to Fulmination and back. first one some kind of passive maelstrom regen. second, the same with enhancement the issue survivability.
also while I like earth shock, as a finisher it is underwhelming. and if they could make spreading flame shock easier, or link it earth quick by some talent, it would be great.
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