WotLK Classic Elemental Shaman Gear and Best in Slot

Last updated on Jan 02, 2024 at 22:44 by Seksixeny 1 comment

On this page, you will find the best PvE gear and best in slot items for your Elemental Shaman in WotLK Classic.

1.

Elemental Shaman Wrath Classic Best in Slot Lists

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.

1.1.

Other Elemental Shaman Best in Slot Lists

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:

2.

Best In Slot by Phase

Phase 5 Phase 4 Phase 3 Phase 2 Phase 1
Phase 3 Horde Phase 3 Alliance
2.1.

Phase 5 Best in Slot Table

Slot Item Source
Helm
Neck
Shoulders
Back
Chest
Wrists
Hands
Waist
Legs
Feet
Rings
Trinkets
One-Hand
Off-hand
Relic
2.2.

Wrath Classic Phase 4 Elemental Shaman Tier Set

Elemental Shaman Tier 10, Frost Witch's Regalia, can only be obtained through Emblem of Frost Icon Emblem of Frost and starts at item level 251. Once you have bought a piece, you can upgrade it to 264 with regular Protector's Mark of Sanctification Icon Protector's Mark of Sanctification, which drop from Icecrown Citadel 10 man heroic and 25 man normal, and to 277 with heroic marks, which only drop in Icecrown Citadel 25-man heroic.

Its set bonuses are:

  • 2 pieces — causes your Lightning Bolt IconLightning Bolt and Chain Lightning IconChain Lightning spells to reduce the remaining cooldown on your Elemental Mastery IconElemental Mastery talent by 2 seconds per cast. This bonus allows you to use one of your major cooldowns more often, which is a direct DPS increase and also increase in burst damage capabilities;
  • 4 pieces — causes your Lava Burst IconLava Burst spell to extend your Flame Shock IconFlame Shock effect on the target by two ticks. This effect allows you to skip recasting some Flame Shock IconFlame Shocks, allowing you to fit in more damage casts, such as Lightning Bolt IconLightning Bolt.

As Tier 10 can have high item level and also has great standalone stats, you will want to get its bonuses as soon as possible, favoring using your Emblem of Frost Icon Emblem of Frost on tier pieces until the 4-piece bonus is obtained.

2.3.

Phase 4 Best in Slot Table

Slot Item Source
Helm
Neck
Shoulders
Back
Chest
Wrists
Hands
Waist
Legs
Feet
Rings
Trinkets
One-Hand
Off-hand
Relic
2.4.

Wrath Classic Phase 3 Elemental Shaman Tier Set

Elemental Shaman Tier 9, Thrall's Regalia, is obtained differently than before. Rather than dropping from specific bosses, the 258 item level pieces are all bought with the same Regalia of the Grand Protector Icon Regalia of the Grand Protector, which drops in 25-man Heroic Trial of the Crusader.

You can use 10-man Heroic / 25-man Normal dropped Trophy of the Crusade Icon Trophy of the Crusade and Emblem of Triumph Icon Emblem of Triumph to buy 245 item level pieces, and the lowest 232 item level versions can be bought with just Triumph Emblems.

Its set bonuses are:

  • 2 pieces — increases the duration of your Flame Shock IconFlame Shock spell by 9 seconds. This is a decent quality of life upgrade and small damage increase;
  • 4 pieces — causes your Lava Burst IconLava Burst to cause 10% additional damage over 6 seconds. Another small and straightforward damage increase.

As Tier 9 can have high item level and also has great standalone stats this time, you will want to get its bonuses as soon as possible, favoring using your Emblem of Triumph Icon Emblem of Triumph on item level 245 pieces unless you never raid 10 man Heroic or the 25 man.

2.5.

Horde Phase 3 Best in Slot Table

Slot Item Source
Helm
Neck
Shoulders
Back
Chest
Wrists
Hands
Waist
  • Belt of Biting Cold Icon Belt of Biting Cold
Legs
Feet
Rings
  • Hard Mode Mimiron — 25-man Ulduar
  • Animated Constellation — Dalaran, 19 Sidereal Essence Icon Sidereal Essence
Trinkets
One-Hand
Off-hand
Relic
2.6.

Wrath Classic Phase 3 Elemental Shaman Tier Set

Elemental Shaman Tier 9, Nobundo's Regalia, is obtained differently than before. Rather than dropping from specific bosses, the 258 item level pieces are all bought with the same Regalia of the Grand Protector Icon Regalia of the Grand Protector, which drops in 25-man Heroic Trial of the Crusader.

You can use 10-man Heroic / 25-man Normal dropped Trophy of the Crusade Icon Trophy of the Crusade and Emblem of Triumph Icon Emblem of Triumph to buy 245 item level pieces, and the lowest 232 item level versions can be bought with just Triumph Emblems.

Its set bonuses are:

  • 2 pieces — increases the duration of your Flame Shock IconFlame Shock spell by 9 seconds. This is a decent quality of life upgrade and small damage increase;
  • 4 pieces — causes your Lava Burst IconLava Burst to cause 10% additional damage over 6 seconds. Another small and straightforward damage increase.

As Tier 9 can have high item level and also has great standalone stats this time, you will want to get its bonuses as soon as possible, favoring using your Emblem of Triumph Icon Emblem of Triumph on item level 245 pieces unless you never raid 10 man Heroic or the 25 man.

2.7.

Alliance Phase 3 Best in Slot Table

Slot Item Source
Helm
Neck
Shoulders
Back
Chest
Wrists
Hands
Waist
Legs
Feet
Rings
  • Hard Mode Mimiron — 25-man Ulduar
  • Animated Constellation — Dalaran, 19 Sidereal Essence Icon Sidereal Essence
Trinkets
One-Hand
Off-hand
Relic
2.8.

Wrath Classic Phase 2 Elemental Shaman Tier Set

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

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 IconFlame Shock ability by 20%. This is a minor damage increase;
  • 4 pieces — causes your Lightning Bolt IconLightning 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.

2.9.

Phase 2 Best in Slot Table

Slot Item Source
Helm
Neck
Shoulder
Back
Chest
Wrists
Hands
Waist
Legs
Boots
Rings
Trinkets
One-Hand
Off-hand
Relic
2.10.

Wrath Classic Phase 1 Elemental Shaman Tier Set

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

Its set bonuses are:

  • 2 pieces — causes your Lightning Bolt IconLightning 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 IconLava 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.

2.11.

Phase 1 Best in Slot Table

Slot Item Source
Helm
Neck
Shoulder
Back
Chest
Wrists
Hands
Waist
Legs
Boots
Rings
Trinkets
One-Hand
Off-hand
Relic
3.

Further Enhancements

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

4.

Changelog

  • 02 Jan. 2024: Updated for Phase 5.
  • 01 Oct. 2023: Updated for Phase 4.
  • 23 May 2023: Added P3 best in slot items and new page layout.
  • 11 Feb. 2023: Re-added Phase 1 gear as an option for alt gearing before going into Ulduar.
  • 17 Jan. 2023: Updated for Phase 2.
  • 12 Sep. 2022: Page added.
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