TBC Classic Elemental Shaman Phase 2 / Tier 5 Gear and Best in Slot

While a clear best in slot list is always available in TBC Classic, the items contained might be extremely hard or expensive to get. Thus, we will try to give at least one alternative for most slots in the list, so that you can pick where and how to farm them.

The list will focus on gathering the best stats for Elemental, as described in our guide below:

If you are starting out as a freshly-leveled Elemental Shaman, our pre-raid best in slot list is meant to give you an idea of non-raid items you can chase as a solo / pug player in preparation for raids.

Do note that items from Heroic dungeons or that require Primal Nethers (which are obtained from Heroics) can be harder to get than raid items due to their daily lockout. Some Heroic dungeons are also harder than most of Karazhan.

If your character is still progressing through the content of Tier 4 or is ready to take on Tier 6, then you may wish to consult their best in slot lists instead.

Elemental Shaman Tier 5, the Cataclysm Regalia, is obtained from the following bosses:

• Helm — Lady Vashj in Serpentshrine Cavern
• Chest — Kael'thas Sunstrider in Tempest Keep
• Legs — Fathom-Lord Karathress in Serpentshrine Cavern
• Shoulders — Void Reaver in Tempest Keep
• Gloves — Leotheras the Blind in Serpentshrine Cavern

Its set bonuses are:

• 2 pieces — causes your offensive spells to occasionally reduce the cost of your next Lesser Healing Wave by 380. This is mostly irrelevant, but could allow you to off-heal slightly more efficiently.
• 4 pieces — causes your Lightning Bolt critical strikes to occasionally recover 120 of your Mana. This is a minor Mana sustainability benefit, and can sometimes allow you to skip Mana pots for Destruction Potion, instead.

Leatherworking is still a good profession, especially if you are your group's dedicated drummer, but otherwise Engineering is great for area-of-effect damage from its explosives, Enchanting gives you extra Spell Damage enchants on rings, and Jewelcrafting enables slightly better gems than default ones.

It is still worth it to use Elemental Shaman Tier 4 for the 2-piece set bonus, which causes Wrath of Air Totem to grant an additional 20 Spell Damage. This is a very strong bonus, and in a caster party it is worth keeping it even when Tier 5 gear is available as long as you care more about the raid's damage than your own personal damage.

The Lightning Capacitor deserves a special mention, as it is a very powerful trinket for Elemental Shamans specifically. The trinket procs from spell critical strikes, which include Lightning Overload crits and all of Chain Lightning jumps.

Keep in mind that the trinket's lightning bolt proc will reset its stacks and incur a 2.5-second cooldown on further charge gains. For example, if Elemental Mastery plus Chain Lightning hits three targets, a trinket lightning bolt will proc immediately, but it will also remove all charges from the trinket even if you were already at 2 charges before using it.

Slot	Item	Source
Helm	Cyclone Faceguard ( Helm of the Fallen Champion)	Prince Malchezaar — Karazhan
Neck	The Sun King's Talisman	Kael'thas Sunstrider — Tempest Keep
Shoulder	Cyclone Shoulderguards ( Pauldrons of the Fallen Champion)	High King Maulgar — Gruul's Lair
Cloak	Brute Cloak of the Ogre-Magi	High King Maulgar — Gruul's Lair
Chest	Cataclysm Chestpiece ( Chestguard of the Vanquished Champion)	Kael'thas Sunstrider — Tempest Keep
Wrists	Mindstorm Wristbands	Al'ar — Tempest Keep
Gloves	Soul-Eater's Handwraps	Magtheridon — Magtheridon's Lair
Belt	Belt of Blasting	Tailoring
Legs	Cataclysm Leggings ( Leggings of the Vanquished Champion)	Fathom-Lord Karathress — Serpentshrine Cavern
Boots	Velvet Boots of the Guardian	The Lurker Below — Serpentshrine Cavern
Rings	Band of Eternity Ring of Endless Coils Ring of Unrelenting Storms	Sage's Pledge — The Vials of Eternity Lady Vashj — Serpentshrine Cavern Trash mobs — Karazhan
Trinkets	The Lightning Capacitor Icon of the Silver Crescent Dark Iron Smoking Pipe	Terestian Illhoof — Karazhan 41 Badge of Justice Coren Direbrew — Blackrock Depths during Brewfest
Two-Hand	The Nexus Key	Kael'thas Sunstrider — Tempest Keep
Relics	Totem of the Void	Cache of the Legion — The Mechanar

While the list above contains the absolute best gear setup, you are unlikely to quickly gather all of it. We provide more options below, some which are very close to the best and some which are just much easier to get!

Slot	Item	Source
Helm	Cataclysm Headpiece Gadgetstorm Goggles Storm Master's Helmet Hood of Oblivion Incanter's Cowl Spellstrike Hood Gladiator's Mail Helm	Lady Vashj — Serpentshrine Cavern Engineering 50 Badge of Justice Harbinger Skyriss — The Arcatraz Pathaleon the Calculator — The Mechanar Tailoring PvP Vendor
Neck	Adornment of Stolen Souls Brooch of Unquenchable Fury Brooch of Heightened Potential Natasha's Ember Necklace Torc of the Sethekk Prophet	Prince Malchezaar — Karazhan Moroes — Karazhan Blackheart the Inciter — Shadow Labyrinth The Hound-Master — Blade's Edge Mountains Brother Against Brother — Sethekk Halls
Shoulder	Cataclysm Shoulderpads Mantle of the Elven Kings Pauldrons of Wild Magic Spaulders of the Torn-heart Mana-Etched Spaulders	Void Reaver — Tempest Keep Trash mobs — Tempest Keep Quagmirran — Heroic The Slave Pens The Cipher of Damnation - The Third Fragment Recovered — Shadowmoon Valley Quagmirran — Heroic The Slave Pens
Cloak	Royal Cloak of the Sunstriders Ruby Drape of the Mysticant Ancient Spellcloak of the Highborne	Kael'thas Sunstrider — Tempest Keep Prince Malchezaar — Karazhan Doom-Lord Kazzak — Hellfire Peninsula
Chest	Vestments of the Sea-Witch Netherstrike Breastplate Windhawk Hauberk Cyclone Chestguard ( Chestguard of the Fallen Champion) Will of Edward the Odd	Lady Vashj — Serpentshrine Cavern Dragonscale Leatherworking Tribal Leatherworking Magtheridon — Magtheridon's Lair World Drop BoE
Wrists	Netherstrike Bracers Windhawk Bracers Bracers of Havok General's Mail Bracers World's End Bracers	Dragonscale Leatherworking Tribal Leatherworking Tailoring PvP Vendor Keli'dan the Breaker — Heroic The Blood Furnace
Gloves	Handwraps of Flowing Thought Cataclysm Handgrips Cyclone Handguards ( Gloves of the Fallen Champion) Earth Mantle Handwraps Gloves of Pandemonium	Attumen the Huntsman — Karazhan Leotheras the Blind — Serpentshrine Cavern The Curator — Karazhan Mekgineer Steamrigger — The Steamvault World Drop BoE
Belt	Netherstrike Belt Girdle of Ruination Windhawk Belt Belt of Divine Inspiration Girdle of Living Flame Wave-Song Girdle A'dal's Gift	Dragonscale Leatherworking Tailoring Tribal Leatherworking High King Maulgar — Gruul's Lair Hungarfen — Heroic The Underbog Exarch Maladaar — Heroic Auchenai Crypts How to Break Into the Arcatraz
Legs	Spellstrike Pants Leggings of the Seventh Circle Stormsong Kilt Kurenai Kilt Tempest Leggings	Tailoring Doom-Lord Kazzak — Hellfire Peninsula The Black Stalker — Heroic The Underbog Kurenai — Revered The Mag'har — Revered
Boots	Boots of Blasting Hurricane Boots Boots of Foretelling Windshear Boots Sigil-Laced Boots Shattrath Jumpers General's Mail Sabatons Moonstrider Boots	Tailoring Leatherworking Maiden of Virtue — Karazhan Gruul The Dragonkiller — Gruul's Lair Harbinger Skyriss — The Arcatraz Into the Heart of the Labyrinth — Shadow Labyrinth PvP Vendor Darkweaver Syth — Sethekk Halls
Rings	Ring of Recurrence Violet Signet of the Archmage Sparking Arcanite Ring Ring of Cryptic Dreams Seer's Signet Ring of Conflict Survival	Echo of Medivh — Karazhan The Violet Eye — Exalted Epoch Hunter — Heroic Old Hillsbrad Foothills 25 Badge of Justice The Scryers — Exalted Yor — Heroic Mana Tombs
Trinkets	Mark of the Champion (Undead / Demons) Sextant of Unstable Currents Quagmirran's Eye Xi'ri's Gift Scryer's Bloodgem	Kel'Thuzad — Naxxramas Fathom-Lord Karathress — Serpentshrine Cavern Quagmirran — Heroic The Slave Pens The Sha'tar — Revered The Scryers — Revered
Two-Hand	Merciless Gladiator's War Staff Gladiator's War Staff Staff of Infinite Mysteries Terokk's Shadowstaff Gladiator's War Staff Auchenai Staff Warpstaff of Arcanum	PvP Vendor PvP Vendor The Curator in Karazhan Talon King Ikiss — Heroic Sethekk Halls PvP Vendor The Aldor — Revered Warp Splinter — The Botanica
One-Hand	Merciless Gladiator's Gavel Nathrezim Mindblade Gladiator's Gavel Eternium Runed Blade Gavel of Unearthed Secrets Starlight Dagger	PvP Vendor Prince Malchezaar — Karazhan PvP Vendor Blacksmithing Lower City Exalted Mennu the Betrayer — Heroic The Slave Pens
Off-hand	Fathomstone Khadgar's Knapsack Mazthoril Honor Shield Jewel of Infinite Possibilities Sapphiron's Left Eye Talisman of Nightbane Khadgar's Knapsack Mazthoril Honor Shield	Hydross the Unstable — Serpentshrine Cavern 25 Badge of Justice 33 Badge of Justice Netherspite — Karazhan Sapphiron — Naxxramas Nightbane — Karazhan 25 Badge of Justice 33 Badge of Justice
Relics	Totem of the Storm Totem of the Pulsing Earth	World drop BoE 15 Badge of Justice

Since weapons are such a broad topic, we have written a full guide about Shaman weapons below.

If you have further questions about gemming and enchanting these items, our Elemental Shaman Enchants and Gems page below provides more information.