Elemental Shaman DPS Gems, Enchants, and Consumables — Battle for Azeroth (BfA) 8.3
Best Gems for Elemental Shaman
You should use 
Leviathan's Eye of Intellect in one socket, and
Versatile Dark Opal (or the cheaper
Versatile Royal Quartz) in all other sockets.
If Versatility's damage reduction is irrelevant to you, you should use
Deadly Lava Lazuli (or the cheaper 
Deadly Amberblaze) as critical strike
is more powerful in multi-target. If you want to optimize the "funneling" strategy,
focus on haste with 
Quick Sand Spinel (or the cheaper 
Quick Owlseye).
Best Enchants for Elemental Shaman
| Slot | Enchantment |
|---|---|
| Rings | |
| Weapon |
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Consumables for Elemental Shaman
Best Flasks and Potions for Elemental Shaman
Potion of Unbridled Fury is the best potion for pure single-target.
Superior Battle Potion of Intellect is not far behind in single-target and
should be used as your potion in all multi-target situations.
Greater Flask of Endless Fathoms should be used as your flask of choice.
Use both 
Healthstone and 
Abyssal Healing Potions when you are
in danger of dying.
Best Food for Elemental
You should eat from the 
Famine Evaluator And Snack Table when possible,
and otherwise 
Mech-Dowel's "Big Mech" or 
Bil'Tong are
the best individual foods.
Augment Runes for Elemental
If you can afford it, you should use 
Battle-Scarred Augment Runes to
increase your primary stat. Since there is a finite amount of these runes
available, you should make sure to use them wisely and to stock up on them
for when you need them.
Starting in patch 8.3 you can also use the re-usable
Lightning-Forged Augment Rune to increase your primary stat by an equal
amount.
Changelog
- 13 Jan. 2020: Updated gem info.
- 11 Jul. 2019: Added more possible enchants and gems.
- 09 Jul. 2019: Updated recommended potions.
- 25 Jun. 2019: Updated for Patch 8.2.
- 15 Apr. 2019: This page has been reviewed and no changes are necessary for the release of the Crucible of Storms raid.
- 05 Mar. 2019: Fixed Healthstone/Health Potion recommendation, updated all recommendations to be more in line with the best single-target build.
- 31 Jan. 2019: Updated recommended food/gems.
- 21 Jan. 2019: Updated recommended food/gems.
- 10 Dec. 2018: Updated for Patch 8.1.
- 13 Aug. 2018: Updated for Battle for Azeroth launch.
- 28 Jul. 2018: Reverted recommended flask (nerfed).
- 20 Jul. 2018: Reverted recommended gems (nerfed).
- 19 Jul. 2018: Updated optimal flask and gem use.
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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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