Elemental Shaman DPS Aberrus, the Shadowed Crucible Raid Guide — Dragonflight 10.1.7
On this page, you will find tips, tricks, and strategies tailored to your Elemental Shaman for each boss of the following raid: Aberrus, the Shadowed Crucible. All our content is updated for World of Warcraft — Dragonflight 10.1.7.
Introduction
On this page, you will find Elemental Shaman specific information to deal with each Boss in the Aberrus raid.
This page assumes that you already understand most of the mechanics of each encounter. These can be found on the full raid guide, so what is contained here are details specifically tailored toward Elemental Shaman and how you can deal with each fight as best as possible.
As a rule of thumb, if you can use those talents, use Healing Stream Totem
and
Earth Shield during movement when your only alternative is a regular
Frost Shock
or if you are out of range of the boss for a bit (such as when dropping void zones in a corner).
Demonic Gateway, if available (and it almost always should be), helps
simplify many movement-heavy mechanics, so adjust your movement cooldown usage
depending on what your raid decides to use Demonic Gateway on (also true of
Stampeding Roar).
We also recommend being very aware of how boss abilities cycle and not using
defensive cooldowns or Health consumables. Just because your Health drops low, it
is likely that the "dangerous" ability just happened, and you should not take
much damage for a while. Try to figure out in advance the situations where you would
benefit the most from them, as they are not necessarily best used as "panic buttons."
Feel free to cast Healing Surge on yourself (or others) when in doubt.
If you do not want to switch talents with every Boss, the following talent tree is "good enough" to mostly work on every Boss. However, in practice, the bosses are different enough that we strongly recommend using specific builds for each Boss. Therefore, we will give you export codes for each. Bear in mind that between the differences in difficulties, raid compositions and the problems you encounter during the actual raid fights, you should try and switch things around if you believe it would be more appropriate for your situation. Many things are viable right now. Note that you can import this talent tree directly into the game by using the export button.
Lightning and Fire builds are fairly close but are best at slightly different things. Fire has more mobility and more reliable priority target damage, Lightning will do (especially once you drop 4PT29/get 2PT30) more single-target damage and has better AoE burst. Hybrids are possible if you want to experiment.
Kazzara, the Hellforged
You can import one of our recommended talent trees for this Boss directly into the game by copying one of the following strings:
Lightning Build (preferred)
- BYQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAoVSSJJUSSLRDRJQiEAAAAAgSAJlkgmASLJpFASSCBC
Fire Build
- BYQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAgUSpUSCAJlkUoEUSSSEAAAAAgSAJlkgmASLJpFASSCBC
Tips
- Very straightforward fight, but you will need to move more and more the longer
the fight lasts, so as the Boss gets below 40% health, try to use your movement cooldowns
sparingly, and always pay attention to the Boss's Energy so you can move immediately
out of
Hellbeam.
- If targeted by a
Ray of Anguish, you can maintain full DPS by simply using
Spiritwalker's Grace If you can deal with the Ray easily, you could instead, keep it for when the boss starts a
Hellbeam in your direction.
Wind Rush Totem should work very well to help people targeted with
Ray of Anguish reposition.
- MYTHIC ONLY: People targeted by
Rays of Anguish need to be very careful and move in a predetermined pattern to avoid a ray touching the puddles left behind by other rays.
The Amalgamation Chamber
You can import one of our recommended talent trees for this Boss directly into the game by copying one of the following strings:
Lightning Build (preferred)
- BYQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAoVSSJJUSSLRDRJQiEAAAAAgSAJlkgmASLJpFASSCBC
Fire Build
- BYQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAgUSpUSCAJlkUoEUSSSEAAAAAgSAJlkgmASLJpFASSCBC
Tips
- If you try to keep
Flame Shock on both bosses in Phase 1, be very careful about the different DoT stacks you are getting, or you will get yelled at.
Spiritwalker's Grace is best used on
Coalescing Void if it spawns fairly close to you, although if it spawns right on you, it may be worth using
Gust of Wind/
Spirit Walk or
Ghost Wolf to minimize damage. Otherwise, Spiritwalker's Grace may be kept for
Umbral Detonation, although you again may want to use additional movement tools to move even farther away.
Wind Rush Totem is probably best used on
Coalescing Void and
Fiery Meteor in Phase 1, and
Gloom Conflagration in Phase 2.
- Try to keep defensive abilities and Health consumables for late into Phase 2
when the
Shadowflame Contamination stacks get high.
- Make sure to have cooldowns (probably only your Elemental) available for Phase 2,
and that your raid uses
Bloodlust/
Heroism for it as the first phase is quite easy, and the second has a soft enrage.
For more information, please refer to our Amalgamation Chamber guide.
The Forgotten Experiments
You can import one of our recommended talent trees for this Boss directly into the game by copying one of the following strings:
Lightning Build (preferred)
- BYQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAoVSSJJUSSLRDRJQiEAAAAAgSASJJoJpg0SSaBgkkAI
Fire Build
- BYQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAgUSpUSCAJlkUoEUSSSEAAAAAgSASJJoJQSLJpFQhkkAI
Tips
- If necessary, holding onto
Stormkeeper should help deal with Erratic Remnant adds easily. Either way, focus them.
Wind Rush Totem is very handy to drop on the people getting their
Unstable Essence mass dispelled, so they can quickly move out of the circle. It can also be used to help deal with
Massive Slam. It is imperative for the entire raid to get out of the path of the last Boss's
Deep Breath, so do not hesitate to drop it even on one person.
Gust of Wind should be available for every
Massive Slam.
- You should probably use a defensive when targeted by
Rending Charge.
Assault of the Zaqali
You can import our recommended talent tree for this Boss directly into the game by copying the following string:
- BYQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAoVSSJJJlDk0S0QQDJSAAAAAAKBIlkokmASLJpdgSAJEBI
Echoes of Great Sundering and
Liquid Magma Totem can be overkill
for some raids, feel free to drop those for
Windspeaker's Lava Resurgence.
Tips
- You should kill (and interrupt)Magma Mystics first, then Obsidian Guards,
Flamebound Huntsmen and finally Zaqali Wallclimbers last. Those
should be AoE'd down with
Stormkeeper and
Echoes of Great Sundering whenever possible.
- Use a defensive on as many
Molten Barriers as seem necessary.
Spiritwalker's Grace is probably best used to grab
Cave Rubble and move to the edge of the platform to drop it on adds before they finish climbing.
- MYTHIC ONLY: There are many possible ways of dealing with the mythic-only Renewed Hatchlings
adds, and Elemental has some good options, notably
Hex and
Earthgrab Totem.
Thunderstorm could also be handy, and simply using
Earthbind Totem,
Capacitor Totem and
Frost Shock could be enough.
Rashok, the Elder
You can import one of our recommended talent trees for this Boss directly into the game by copying one of the following strings:
Lightning Build (preferred)
- BYQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAoVSSLJUSSLRDRJQiEAAAAAgSAJlkgmASLJpFCIRIBC
Fire Build
- BYQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAgUSpUSCAJlkUoEUSSSEAAAAAgSAJlkgmASLJpFASSCBC
Tips
Spiritwalker's Grace is probably best used when targeted by
Searing Slam, though it can be nice to get out of
Shadowlava Blast or get in
Doom Flames.
- Do not hesitate to use
Gust of Wind and
Ghost Wolf to reposition properly for any of the three previously mentioned abilities. Failing any of these is very bad.
Wind Rush Totem is likely best used to help get people out of
Shadowlava Blast or to assist someone who needs to drop
Searing Slam far away. It could also be used to get people inside
Doom Flames faster.
- Defensives are best used during
Scorching Heatwave. Do not hesitate to use healing consumables and/or heal yourself if your Health is looking scary during that part of the fight.
The Vigilant Steward, Zskarn
You can import one of our recommended talent trees for this Boss directly into the game by copying one of the following strings:
Lightning Build (preferred)
- BYQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAoVSSLJUSSLRDRJQiEAAAAAgSAJlkQaiCSLJpFOAIESgA
Fire Build
- BYQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAgUSpIJtkAJtIFKBNJJBAAAAAgSASJJkmASLJplSACJBI
Tips
- It may be necessary to hold
Stormkeeper to deal with Dragonfire Golems.
Wind Rush Totem is probably best used to move out of the breath attacks caused by
Tactical Destruction.
Spiritwalker's Grace is nice against
Blast Wave but you may want to keep it repositioned during
Tactical Destruction.
- Use defensives when affected by
Unstable Embers (especially in Mythic for
Elimination Protocol).
Magmorax
You can import one of our recommended talent trees for this Boss directly into the game by copying one of the following strings:
Lightning Build (preferred)
- BYQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAoVSSLJUSSLRDRJQiEAAAAAgSAJlkgmASLJpFASSIBC
Fire Build
- BYQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAgUSpUSCAJlkUoEUSSSEAAAAAgSAJlkgmASLJpFASSCBC
Tips
- Use
Gust of Wind to counter
Overpowering Stomp, get out of
Blazing Breath or to reposition
Molten Spittle and if you have time jump in the middle of
Magma Puddle to soak them. You can also use
Spiritwalker's Grace as your discretion for the last 3.
- Try to have defensive for when the boss gets really low, as you will be taking
a lot of DoT damage. Use defensives during
Igniting Roar.
For more information, please refer to our Magmorax guide.
Echo of Neltharion
You can import one of our recommended talent trees for this Boss directly into the game by copying one of the following strings:
Lightning Build (preferred)
- BYQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAoVSSLJUSSLRDRJQiEAAAAAgSAJlkgmASLJpFCIRIBC
Fire Build
- BYQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAgUSpIJtkAJINKBlkkkDAAAAAAoEQSJJoJg0SSaBgkkQgA
Echoes of Great Sundering is worth considering but is likely unnecessary.
Tips
Wind Rush Totem can be used to reposition when switching areas or to help people reposition for
Rushing Darkness. You can also use
Spiritwalker's Grace for that. Wind Rush Totem can also be used in Phase 3 to help people get inside
Sunder Reality portals.
- Use defensives during
Surrender to Corruption or at high stacks of Umbral Corruption, and possibly when targeted by
Volcanic Heart.
- Prepare an
Echoes of Great Sundering and
Stormkeeper to blast the Twisted Aberration adds who spawn from
Sunder Reality portals.
Scalecommander Sarkareth
You can import one of our recommended talent trees for this Boss directly into the game by copying one of the following strings:
Lightning Build (preferred)
- BYQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAoVSSJJUSSLRDRJQiEAAAAAgSAJlkgmASLJpFASSCBC
Fire Build
- BYQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAgUSpIJtkAJINKBlkkkDAAAAAAoEQSJJoJg0SSaBgkkQgA
Echoes of Great Sundering is worth considering but is likely unnecessary.
Tips
- During Stage 2 and 3, make sure to use
Wind Shear to kick
Cosmic Volley and
Blasting Scream,cast by the Images of Sarkareth after
Abyssal Breath occurs.
Stormkeeper is only available for every other spawn of Null Glimmers, do not waste it. Try to have a
Lightning Rod on the boss for every spawn.
For more information, please refer to our Scalecommander Sarkareth guide.
Changelog
- 04 Sep. 2023: Reviewed for Patch 10.1.7
- 10 Jul. 2023: Reviwed for Patch 10.1.5.
- 23 May 2023: Adjusted some talent builds, added a couple tips.
- 27 Apr. 2023: Page added.
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This guide has been written by Stormy, Elemental main since Wrath of the Lich King and member of the Storm, Earth and Lava Elemental theorycrafting team.
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