Elemental Shaman DPS Gear and Best in Slot — Battle for Azeroth (BfA) 8.2

1. The Importance of "Simming Yourself"

At this stage in the game, there are so many variables and so many 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, Azerite traits, trinkets and combinations thereof in a way that is 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 take all the variables into account.

2. 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.

3. Benthic Gear

The following items are superior to standard mythic gear and you should try to get them: Akana's Reefstrider Treads, Ori's Tidal Bracers, and Poen's Deepsea Handgrips. The other wrists are alright but worse. Azsh'ari Stormsurger Links can be useful for Orgozoa and Za'qul, Harbinger of Ny'alotha.

4. Azerite Gear for Elemental Shaman

Because the Azerite Traits scale in strength with the item level of the item equipped, and with the possibility of Titanforging items, an exact list of best items is impossible to make. Azerite gear can drop from loads of content, like World Quests, Dungeons, Warfronts, PvP, reputations, etc, so you should try to do all possible content. Below we have listed some good items to look for based on how to obtain them and the Azerite Traits they have on them. The items are listed in rough order of preference.

4.1. Helms

4.1.1. Single-Target

4.1.2. Cleave/AoE

4.2. Shoulders

4.2.1. Single-Target

4.2.2. Cleave/AoE

4.3. Chest Armors

4.3.1. Single-Target

4.3.2. Cleave/AoE

5. Trinkets for Elemental Shaman

Due to the prevalence of high item level trinkets and Titanforged rewards from Mythic+ dungeon grinding, there are a variety of suitable options when it comes to trinkets.

Special mention about Pocket-Sized Computation Device which is very strong when you put Cyclotronic Blast in it.

5.1. Single-Target

5.2. Cleave/AoE

Note that Incandescent Sliver sims well, but is very conditional, and may not always be ideal, especially on fights forcing you to be close to other people, like Jaina.

Many trinkets are currently close and their actual value will greatly depend on the situation. On-use trinkets giving a 10- to 15-second stat boost are very good with Ascendance, for example.

6. Best in Slot Items for Elemental Shaman

If you have read the previous section, you should now understand that static Best in Slot lists are always misleading, and it is best to use the tools at your disposal, notably Raidbots Top Gear and its new Droptimizer options.

It is recommended to fill your gaps with items crafted with Titan Residuum, as if you have enough materials, you can choose your stats.

7. Changelog