WotLK Classic Elemental Shaman Gear and Best in Slot

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

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

If you are starting 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:

As Naxxramas is incredibly easy and rewarding, you should try and get into a group for it as soon as you get to the maximum level; there is no need to wait for pre-raid gear.

Elemental Shaman Tier 8, the Worldbreaker Garb, is obtained from the following bosses:

• Helm — Thorim in 25-man Ulduar or Mimiron in 10-man Ulduar;
• Chest — Hodir in 25-man Ulduar or Yogg-Saron in 10-man Ulduar;
• Legs — Freya in 25-man Ulduar or Hodir in 10-man Ulduar;
• Shoulders — Yogg-Saron in 25-man Ulduar or Thorim in 10-man Ulduar;
• Gloves — Mimiron in 25-man Ulduar or Freya in 10-man Ulduar.

You can also buy the Helm and Chest 25-man pieces for 58 Emblems of Conquest each from the new vendors in Dalaran.

Its set bonuses are:

• 2 pieces — increases the periodic damage done by your Flame Shock ability by 20%. This is a minor damage increase;
• 4 pieces — causes your Lightning Bolt critical strikes to leave damage over time effect on the target for 8% of the Lightning Bolt's damage over 4 sec. This is a strong set bonus, and well worth pursuing quickly.

You will want to get the 2-piece and, especially, the 4-piece bonus as soon as possible, and you will not replace your set with Hard-Mode pieces, even when you can get a lot of them.

All of the best Phase 1 gear can now be easily obtained by running Naxxramas, The Obsidian Sanctum and The Eye of Eternity in 10-man, and 25-man drops additional loot, making it extremely easy to gear alts before entering Ulduar! Use the list below as a reference for the best items available.

Elemental Shaman Tier 7, the Earthshatter Garb, is obtained from the following bosses:

• Helm — Kel'Thuzad in Naxxramas
• Chest — The Four Horsemen in Naxxramas
• Legs — Thaddius in Naxxramas
• Shoulders — Loatheb in Naxxramas
• Gloves — Sartharion in The Obsidian Sanctum

Its set bonuses are:

• 2 pieces — causes your Lightning Bolt to cost 5% less Mana. Lightning Bolt is already one of your most efficient spells, and this improves its efficiency further, being a small bonus to your Mana sustain.
• 4 pieces — increases the bonus Critical Strike damage of Lava Burst by 10%. While this is a damage gain, it is minimal, allowing off-tier gear to be somewhat stronger.

You will want to get the 2-piece bonus when you can but, currently, skipping the 4-piece bonus for the best pieces in each slot is performing better in the Wowsims Elemental Shaman module.

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