Elemental Shaman DPS Gear and Best in Slot — Dragonflight 10.2.6

Last updated on Mar 17, 2024 at 09:00 by Stormy 61 comments
General Information

On this page, you will find the best gear and best in slot items for your Elemental Shaman in World of Warcraft Dragonflight 10.2.6.

If you were looking for WotLK Classic content, please refer to our WotLK Classic Elemental Shaman gear and best in slot.

1.

Gearing a Elemental Shaman

Welcome to our Gearing Page for Elemental Shaman. This section will cover everything you need to know about equipping your character correctly.

If you have a new piece of gear for which you need gems and enchant advice, you can find everything on our dedicated page below.

2.

The Importance of "Simming Yourself"

At this stage in the game, there are so many variables and layers of optimization that you can apply to your character that there is no way for a guide or anything else to tell you exactly what gear you should wear. This is why we always recommend simulating your own character using Raidbots. The website can help you choose set bonuses, trinkets, and combinations in a way tailored completely to your specific character. Learning to use this tool is essential to maximizing your potential, as there is simply no other way to consider all the variables.

3.

Evaluating Upgrades

The easiest way, and also the method we suggest, to compare multiple items is to use Raidbots' Top Gear. Here, you can input an export from the Simcraft AddOn, select the items to compare, and it will find out which of the items are best.

4.

Stats

Many people overthink the distribution of their secondary stats. An important thing to remember is that a higher quantity of stats is nearly always better than a better quality of stats. Because of this, wearing higher item-level gear with worse stats tends to be better than lower item-level gear with great stats. Keep this in mind when considering gear. For more stats information, please refer to our dedicated page.

That being said, T31 incentivizes a very clear stat distribution for both Single-target and AoE: Mastery to soft cap (88% or ~7200 Mastery), then a lot of Haste, some Versatility, and as little Critical Strike as possible.

5.

Disclaimer regarding BiS lists

We only provide "Best in Slot" lists as a mandatory requirement stemming from certain guilds and players thinking they absolutely need to blindly chase that one item in that one slot and nothing else will do. Sometimes, it is raid leaders enforcing a very strict "BiS list" for loot council without any nuance; other times, it is players themselves enforcing it on themselves.

6.

BiS Gear for Elemental Shaman

Overall BiS List Mythic+ Gear BiS List Raid Gear BiS List
7.

BiS List for Elemental Shaman

This list contains the highest DPS setup from most sources for Elemental Shaman.

Unlike in 10.1, Mythic+ vault items go above Crafted Items to 489.

Note that 489 iLvl items from Mythic+ can only be obtained from Great Vault, otherwise, they cap out at 483 when farming those dungeons at the highest ilvl threshold.

Slot Item Source/Note
Weapon Vakash, the Shadowed Inferno Icon Vakash, the Shadowed Inferno (489) Mythic Fyrakk, the Blazing in Amirdrassil
Off Hand Disc of Indomitable Will Icon Disc of Indomitable Will (489) Atal'Dazar
Helm Greatwolf Outcast's Jaws Icon Greatwolf Outcast's Jaws (489) Revival Catalyst, or Mythic Tindral Sageswift in Amirdrassil
Neck Eye of the Rising Flame Icon Eye of the Rising Flame (489) Tindral Sageswift in Amirdrassil
Shoulder Greatwolf Outcast's Companions Icon Greatwolf Outcast's Companions (489) Revival Catalyst, or Mythic Igira the Cruel in Amirdrassil
Cloak Shadowfeather Shawl Icon Shadowfeather Shawl (489) Black Rook Hold
Chest Greatwolf Outcast's Harness Icon Greatwolf Outcast's Harness (489) Revival Catalyst, or Mythic Gnarlroot in Amirdrassil
Bracers Adaptive Dracothyst Armguards Icon Adaptive Dracothyst Armguards (486) Crafted embellished item with Leatherworking
Gloves Greatwolf Outcast's Grips Icon Greatwolf Outcast's Grips (489) Tindral Sageswift in Amirdrassil
Belt Reality-Warping Waistband Icon Reality-Warping Waistband (489) Dawn of the Infinite: Murozond's Rise
Legs Allied Legguards of Sansok Khan Icon Allied Legguards of Sansok Khan (489) Crafted embellished item with Leatherworking
Boots Grunt's Eternal Treads Icon Grunt's Eternal Treads (489) Dawn of the Infinite: Murozond's Rise
Ring #1 Band of Burning Thorns Icon Band of Burning Thorns (489) Larodar, Keeper of the Flame in Amirdrassil
Ring #2 Arch-Druid's Tainted Seal Icon Arch-Druid's Tainted Seal (489) Darkheart Thicket
Trinket #1 Balefire Branch Icon Balefire Branch (489) Waycrest Manor
Trinket #2 Sea Star Icon Sea Star (489) Throne of the Tides
Trinket #1/2 alternative (extremely close) Belor'relos, the Suncaller Icon Belor'relos, the Suncaller (489) Tindral Sageswift in Amirdrassil
7.

Mythic+ Gear BiS List for Elemental Shaman

This list contains the highest DPS setup, with farmable gear from Mythic+ Dungeons. This is a great place to start on a relatively new character, as you can infinitely grind out these items from Mythic+. They do cap out at 483, however. This list does not include crafted gear, even though, in practice, everyone should have some.

For information on the Item Levels that drop at each M+ key level, check out our dedicated page:

Slot Item Source/Note
Weapon Morchie's Distorted Spellblade Icon Morchie's Distorted Spellblade (483) Dawn of the Infinite: Murozond's Rise
Off Hand Disc of Indomitable Will Icon Disc of Indomitable Will (483) Atal'Dazar
Helm Morningscale Cowl Icon Morningscale Cowl (483) The Everbloom
Neck Raven Filigree Pendant Icon Raven Filigree Pendant (483) Black Rook Hold
Shoulder Shadow Archer's Spaulders Icon Shadow Archer's Spaulders (483) Black Rook Hold
Cloak Shadowfeather Shawl Icon Shadowfeather Shawl (483) Black Rook Hold
Chest Temple Acolyte's Uniform Icon Temple Acolyte's Uniform (483) Dawn of the Infinite: Murozond's Rise
Bracers Slaughterhouse-Chain Bracers Icon Slaughterhouse-Chain Bracers (483) Waycrest Manor
Gloves Gloves of Wretched Lesions Icon Gloves of Wretched Lesions (483) Darkheart Thicket
Belt Reality-Warping Waistband Icon Reality-Warping Waistband (483) Dawn of the Infinite: Murozond's Rise
Legs Rockhide Leggings Icon Rockhide Leggings (483) The Everbloom
Boots Grunt's Eternal Treads Icon Grunt's Eternal Treads (483) Dawn of the Infinite: Murozond's Rise
Ring #1 Arch-Druid's Tainted Seal Icon Arch-Druid's Tainted Seal (483) Darkheart Thicket
Ring #2 Ring of Contempt Icon Ring of Contempt (483) Black Rook Hold
Trinket #1 Balefire Branch Icon Balefire Branch (483) Waycrest Manor
Trinket #2 Sea Star Icon Sea Star (483) Throne of the Tides
7.

Raid Gear BiS List for Elemental Shaman

This list contains the highest DPS setup, only using gear from the Amirdrassil Raid.

This list is mostly useful for informing your organized guild of what loot is optimal for you for loot distribution purposes. This list does not include crafted gear, even though, in practice, everyone should have some.

Slot Item Source/Note
Weapon Vakash, the Shadowed Inferno Icon Vakash, the Shadowed Inferno (489) Mythic Fyrakk, the Blazing in Amirdrassil
Off Hand Verdant Matrix Beacon Icon Verdant Matrix Beacon (489) Nymue, Weaver of the Cycle in Amirdrassil
Helm Snake Eater's Cowl Icon Snake Eater's Cowl (489) Volcoross in Amirdrassil
Neck Eye of the Rising Flame Icon Eye of the Rising Flame (489) Tindral Sageswift in Amirdrassil
Shoulder Greatwolf Outcast's Companions Icon Greatwolf Outcast's Companions (489) Revival Catalyst, or Mythic Igira the Cruel in Amirdrassil
Cloak Mantle of Blazing Sacrifice Icon Mantle of Blazing Sacrifice (489) Smolderon in Amirdrassil
Chest Greatwolf Outcast's Harness Icon Greatwolf Outcast's Harness (489) Revival Catalyst, or Mythic Gnarlroot in Amirdrassil
Bracers Adaptive Dracothyst Armguards Icon Adaptive Dracothyst Armguards (486) Crafted embellished item with Tailoring
Gloves Greatwolf Outcast's Grips Icon Greatwolf Outcast's Grips (489) Tindral Sageswift in Amirdrassil
Belt Jeweled Sash of the Viper Icon Jeweled Sash of the Viper (489) Volcoross in Amirdrassil
Legs Greatwolf Outcast's Fur-Lined Kilt Icon Greatwolf Outcast's Fur-Lined Kilt (489) Revival Catalyst, or Mythic Tindral Sageswift in Amirdrassil
Boots Boots of the Molten Hoard Icon Boots of the Molten Hoard (489) Fyrakk, the Blazing in Amirdrassil
Ring #1 Band of Burning Thorns Icon Band of Burning Thorns (489) Larodar, Keeper of the Flame in Amirdrassil
Ring #2 Signet of the Last Elder Icon Signet of the Last Elder (489) Igira the Cruel in Amirdrassil
Trinket #1 Belor'relos, the Suncaller Icon Belor'relos, the Suncaller (489) Tindral Sageswift in Amirdrassil
Trinket #2 Pip's Emerald Friendship Badge Icon Pip's Emerald Friendship Badge (489) Council of Dreams in Amirdrassil

Static Best in Slot lists are only an indicative tool in a vacuum; we recommend using the following tools: Raidbots Top Gear and its Droptimizer options.

7.

Early Gearing in Dragonflight

Once you finish the Dragonflight campaign and reach max level, you will want to upgrade your gear. There are many ways to do this. We recommend that after some World Quests and Heroic Dungeons, you try getting into Mythic Dungeons, preferably with friends, and do every single dungeon during the weekly lockout.

8.

The Great Vault

This weekly loot system remains much the same. You can select ONE item out of a maximum pool of 9, depending on how many raid bosses you defeated, your Dungeon clears and how much Honor you farmed the previous week.

You can learn more about this system on our dedicated Great Vault page.

9.

Elemental Shaman Gear Upgrades in Dragonflight Season 3

The Valor Upgrade system is gone in Season 3 and is replaced by a new system that allows for item upgrades to be obtained from a wider variety of content.

Dragonflight Season 3 replaces Shadowflame Crests with Dreaming Crests. They can be used to upgrade gear up to Item Level 480, which is entry-level Mythic Raid Item Level. They can also upgrade Crafted Gear up to iLvl 486, which is late-Mythic Item Level.

For more information on the new Gear Upgrades system, check out our dedicated page for it below.

9.1.

Best Items to Upgrade for Elemental Shaman in Dragonflight Season 3

Unsurprisingly, you should sim your character to determine which upgrades give the most bang for your buck at any point in time. Beyond that, you generally want to maximize your weapon, then your trinkets, then whatever slot is your worst, and after that, it is generally best to upgrade the slots that give the most stats, especially the tier set pieces: Chest, Helm or Pants, with a lower priority on whatever has the best secondaries, but maximizing Intellect remains the best way to gain DPS.

10.

What to craft first as an Elemental Shaman in Dragonflight Season 3 ?

Do not craft Undulating Sporecloak Icon Undulating Sporecloak, Blizzard massively nerfed it at the last minute.

I would recommend waiting for week 2. With Undulating Sporecloak Icon Undulating Sporecloak getting obliterated, there is no obvious craft choice anymore, as Adaptive Dracothyst Armguards Icon Adaptive Dracothyst Armguards are very good but not worth crafting week 1 as they do not give that much damage and you may need to fill a more important slot with a craft in the medium term. Crafting a weapon is always tempting, but again, at least wait for your first vault/clear. Crafting a ring can also be a good idea.

11.

Tier set for Elemental Shaman in Dragonflight Season 3

You will want to have your full T31 4-set, no matter what content you are looking to do, as soon as possible. In the meantime, you probably want to keep your Shaman Elemental 10.1 Class Set 2pc Icon Shaman Elemental 10.1 Class Set 2pc until you can get Shaman Elemental 10.2 Class Set 4pc Icon Shaman Elemental 10.2 Class Set 4pc.

What tier piece you skip can matter in this tier, though it will probably depend on what you gain access to and whether you want to keep using the Horizon Strider's Garment set (but we recommend switching to Undulating Sporecloak Icon Undulating Sporecloak and Adaptive Dracothyst Armguards Icon Adaptive Dracothyst Armguards). Overall, the Helm piece is probably the one you will most likely want to skip once you have the 4 other pieces, as it has the worst stats for the relevant builds. Second worst are the shoulders.

This set somewhat forces us into using a Fire-Focused build and can be pretty "spammy", and not very complex. While this is a welcome change from the "set rotation" of the T30, this will not be to everyone's taste either.

12.

Trinkets for Elemental Shaman

Note that sites likes Bloodmallet are using a mastery-capped profile that dramatically lowers the value of most notably Balefire Branch Icon Balefire Branch but generally any trinket that gives Mastery. Sim your OWN character!

Our overall recommendations are:

For Raids:

  1. Balefire Branch Icon Balefire Branch
  2. Sea Star Icon Sea Star
  3. Belor'relos, the Suncaller Icon Belor'relos, the Suncaller (very close but has downsides)
  4. Pip's Emerald Friendship Badge Icon Pip's Emerald Friendship Badge (even better if you are below the Mastery soft cap)
  5. Vessel of Skittering Shadows Icon Vessel of Skittering Shadows
  6. Coagulated Genesaur Blood Icon Coagulated Genesaur Blood
  7. Fyrakk's Tainted Rageheart Icon Fyrakk's Tainted Rageheart
  8. Lady Waycrest's Music Box Icon Lady Waycrest's Music Box
  9. Augury of the Primal Flame Icon Augury of the Primal Flame
  10. Oakheart's Gnarled Root Icon Oakheart's Gnarled Root
  11. Sustaining Alchemist Stone Icon Sustaining Alchemist Stone (technically higher but not worth crafting in practice)
  12. Darkmoon Deck Box: Dance Icon Darkmoon Deck Box: Dance (Emberscale) (technically higher but not worth crafting in practice)
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For Mythic+ or AoE heavy raid encounters (very similar list since, for once, our single and multi-target stat priorities are similar):

  1. Balefire Branch Icon Balefire Branch
  2. Belor'relos, the Suncaller Icon Belor'relos, the Suncaller
  3. Pip's Emerald Friendship Badge Icon Pip's Emerald Friendship Badge (even better if you are below the Mastery soft cap)
  4. Sea Star Icon Sea Star
  5. Coagulated Genesaur Blood Icon Coagulated Genesaur Blood
  6. Fyrakk's Tainted Rageheart Icon Fyrakk's Tainted Rageheart
  7. Vessel of Skittering Shadows Icon Vessel of Skittering Shadows
  8. Augury of the Primal Flame Icon Augury of the Primal Flame
  9. Corrupted Starlight Icon Corrupted Starlight
  10. Caged Horror Icon Caged Horror
  11. Ashes of the Embersoul Icon Ashes of the Embersoul
  12. Lady Waycrest's Music Box Icon Lady Waycrest's Music Box
  13. Sustaining Alchemist Stone Icon Sustaining Alchemist Stone (technically higher but not worth crafting in practice)

Be careful if using Time-Thief's Gambit Icon Time-Thief's Gambit as its delayed stasis effect can have disastrous outcomes.

13.

Jewelry for Elemental Shaman

The only notable jewelry piece in Amirdrassil for Elemental Shaman is Ouroboreal Necklet Icon Ouroboreal Necklet which drops from Volcoross. It has mediocre stats, but we are one of the few specs who can fully benefit from its unique bonuses, and while not as powerful as Diurna's ring from Vault of the Incarnates, it is still worth a look, if only because few other specs can benefit from it.

Because jewelry pieces do not have Intelligence on them, you must pay more attention to the secondaries they have. For example, a ring with your 2 worst stats will be worse than a ring 10 item levels lower with your 2 best stats.

14.

Weapons for Elemental Shaman

There are a couple special weapons available in Amirdrassil:

  • Vakash, the Shadowed Inferno Icon Vakash, the Shadowed Inferno drops at the highest item level and has incredible stats and a damage effect to boot, which is mostly strong on untouched targets. It does come with the hefty downside of slowly killing you, however...
  • Dreambinder, Loom of the Great Cycle Icon Dreambinder, Loom of the Great Cycle has very good stats and a high item level. It has a unique use effect which immobilizes one target and slows all enemies within 8 yards by 80% for 4 seconds. If it is not a channel, this is an excellent effect. If it is a channel, it is still pretty good. It also synergizes with Nymue's Unraveling Spindle Icon Nymue's Unraveling Spindle, making it do 50% increased damage, although there are other ways to immobilize targets.

Other than those, I recommend weapons with the best stat combos for the best builds available. It can be a good idea to start by crafting a weapon with Mastery and Haste, although I would heavily recommend waiting at least week 2 to craft anything.

The best weapons for all content are:

From dungeons:

  1. Morchie's Distorted Spellblade Icon Morchie's Distorted Spellblade
  2. Jagged Iris Sica Icon Jagged Iris Sica
  3. Iridal, the Earth's Master Icon Iridal, the Earth's Master

From Amirdrassil:

  1. Vakash, the Shadowed Inferno Icon Vakash, the Shadowed Inferno
  2. Dreambinder, Loom of the Great Cycle Icon Dreambinder, Loom of the Great Cycle
  3. Eternal Kindler's Greatstaff Icon Eternal Kindler's Greatstaff
15.

Professions for Elemental Shaman

While professions do not generally give player power, there are possible exceptions in some circumstances. Suppose you want to min/max your player power in all possible situations. In that case, you should be an Alchemist and an Engineer. Note that the actual uses of their unique bonuses are highly conditional and, for the most part, should not dictate your profession choice.

16.

Embellishments for Elemental Shaman

Tl;dr: Get Adaptive Dracothyst Armguards Icon Adaptive Dracothyst Armguards, and then it depends on what you need to craft.

Allied Legguards of Sansok Khan Icon Allied Legguards of Sansok Khan perform well in most situations despite mediocre stats and forcing you to equip the T31 Helm. Do keep in mind that if your closest allies are healers or tanks, the buff will go to them, which is not necessarily ideal.

Witherrot Tome Icon Witherrot Tome is the best Single-target dps option.

Venom-Steeped Stompers Icon Venom-Steeped Stompers are a good option if you are struggling to reach the Mastery cap, and they have great stats, but you will want to swap them out at some point.

Shadowflame-Tempered Armor Patch Icon Shadowflame-Tempered Armor Patch remain a very solid option.

The Horizon Strider's Garment set with Wind Spirit's Lasso Icon Wind Spirit's Lasso and either Scale Rein Grips Icon Scale Rein Grips or Ancestor's Dew Drippers Icon Ancestor's Dew Drippers is good for M+ and heavy multi-target fights, but like the Legguards, using the set forces you into using the T31 helm, which has mediocre stats.

Elemental Lariat Icon Elemental Lariat can be bis or near enough with max sockets, but there is an incredible neck we can get from Tindral in Amirdrassil, Eye of the Rising Flame Icon Eye of the Rising Flame, and we could also get Ouroboreal Necklet Icon Ouroboreal Necklet from Volcoross, which has worse stats but a defensive effect that can be very handy.

Acidic Hailstone Treads Icon Acidic Hailstone Treads's downsides are not worth the trouble anymore, especially not since they straight up do not give you much more damage than alternatives that do not have a downside. Witherrot Tome Icon Witherrot Tome is strictly superior in a bis setup.

Do not forget that Alchemical Flavor Pocket Icon Alchemical Flavor Pocket does not count for your embellishment limit, and you always want it on!

17.

Changelog

  • 17 Mar. 2024: Reviewed for Patch 10.2.6.
  • 15 Jan. 2024: Reviewed for Patch 10.2.5.
  • 25 Nov. 2023: Put Legguards of Sansok Khan in overall BiS. Adjusted Trinket recommendations, added disclaimer regarding Balefire Branch. Reworded Lariat's description, fixed Mythic+ BiS list origins and removed a couple items that are not in the season 3 version of the dungeon.
  • 22 Nov. 2023: Added Witherrot Tome to embellishment recommendation.
  • 11 Nov. 2023: Adjusted general trinket recommendations. Adjustments to embellishment recommendations.
  • 07 Nov. 2023: Fixed bis, crafting and embellishment recommendation after Sporecloak got nerfed into oblivion.
  • 06 Nov. 2023: Removed Dawn of the Infinite and Onyx annulet sections, added an additional paragraph regarding secondary stats, added a section on crafting priority, overhauled embellishment section, updated all BiS lists for 10.2 and added an additional disclaimer, updated weapon, jewelry and trinket sections for 10.2.
  • 04 Sep. 2023: Removed Cataclysm Timewalking section, added BiS gear lists, added Bloodmallet trinket sims.
  • 10 Jul. 2023: Added Dawn of the Infinite section, and added relevant items to the Weapons/Trinkets sections. Removed a warning about trinket hotfixes.
  • 24 May 2023: Fixed a couple BiS weapon recommendation, added temporary recommendation for Timewalking trinkets, updated some trinket rankings.
  • 09 May 2023: Fixed swapped out ring descriptions, added a reminder about Alchemical Flavor Pocket, updated trinket list to reflect recent changes
  • 06 May 2023: Updated recommended weapons and trinkets following the latest changes. Removed outdated paragraph on the Eranog ring. Updated Onyx annulet section to recommend it for fresh characters.
  • 02 May 2023: Updated recommended embellishments and trinkets, added recommendation on what to craft first, updated which tier piece to skip.
  • 01 May 2023: Updated section about Onyx Annulets and added information on its viability in Season 2, added a section on Gear Upgrades in Season 2, updated the recommended trinkets and weapons list and the jewelry and embellishment sections. Updated the Tier Set Section with the T30 set.
  • 20 Mar. 2023: Added a section about Onyx Annulets.
  • 24 Jan. 2023: Updated trinket section, updated info on Voidmender's Shadowgem.
  • 29 Dec. 2022: Updated embellishment section.
  • 21 Dec. 2022: Updated trinket & jewelry sections.
  • 13 Dec. 2022: Added a couple trinkets to the trinket section, updated the section about Elemental Lariat.
  • 11 Dec. 2022: Updated for Dragonflight Season 1 launch.
  • 28 Nov. 2022: Updated for Dragonflight launch.
  • 25 Oct. 2022: Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
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