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Elemental Shaman DPS Simulations — The War Within (11.2)

Last updated on Aug 05, 2025 at 13:30 by Stormy 98 comments
General Information

On this page, you will find a number of useful simulation results for your Elemental Shamans in World of Warcraft — The War Within (11.2).

Elemental Shaman Guide
Hero Talents Leveling Easy Mode Builds and Talents Rotation, Cooldowns, and Abilities Stat Priority Gems, Enchants, and Consumables Gear and Best in Slot Mythic+ Tips Manaforge Omega Macros and Addons Spell List and Glossary How to Improve Frequently Asked Questions Simulations
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Disclaimer

With the advent of certain tools such as Raidbots, simulating your character has now become simple enough that we can recommend even the average player to sim their own character. It is through advanced simulations that many of the recommendations in this guide are found, and by doing your own you can easily figure out what talents you should be using with your particular gearing combination, what gear to equip, what Legendaries to equip and more. Below there is a video guiding you on how to sim your character.

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A Note on Racial Bonuses

The difference from worst to best race is very small. Your gear and talent choices change the value of those racials. Pick a race for how it looks, feels, and the utility it brings. If you absolutely want to pick the theoretical best race for pure single target DPS according to sims, it is Tauren for Horde and Dwarf for Alliance, with the latter having the edge.

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Changelog

  • 05 Aug. 2025: Updated best simming Horde race to reflex latest sims.
  • 04 Aug. 2025: Updated and reviewed for Patch 11.2.
  • 15 Jun. 2025: Reviewed for Patch 11.1.7.
  • 21 Apr. 2025: Reviewed for Patch 11.1.5.
  • 24 Feb. 2025: Tauren finally dethroned by Mag'har orc! Updated and reviewed for Patch 11.1.
  • 15 Dec. 2024: Updated and reviewed for Patch 11.0.7.
  • 22 Oct. 2024: Updated and reviewed for Patch 11.0.5.
  • 09 Sep. 2024: Reviewed for The War Within Season 1.
  • 21 Aug. 2024: Reviewed for The War Within.
  • 23 Jul. 2024: Reviewed for The War Within Pre-Patch.
  • 07 May 2024: Reviewed for 10.2.7.
  • 22 Apr. 2024: Reviewed for Dragonflight Season 4.
  • 17 Mar. 2024: Reviewed for Patch 10.2.6.
  • 15 Jan. 2024: Reviewed for Patch 10.2.5.
  • 06 Nov. 2023: Reviewed for Patch 10.2.
  • 04 Sep. 2023: Reviewed for Patch 10.1.7
  • 10 Jul. 2023: Reviewed for Patch 10.1.5.
  • 01 May 2023: Reviewed for Patch 10.1.
  • 20 Mar. 2023: Reviewed for Patch 10.0.7.
  • 24 Jan. 2023: Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
  • 11 Dec. 2022: Reviewed for Dragonflight Season 1.
  • 28 Nov. 2022: Updated for Dragonflight launch.
  • 25 Oct. 2022: Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
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Elemental Shaman Guide
Hero Talents Leveling Easy Mode Builds and Talents Rotation, Cooldowns, and Abilities Stat Priority Gems, Enchants, and Consumables Gear and Best in Slot Mythic+ Tips Manaforge Omega Macros and Addons Spell List and Glossary How to Improve Frequently Asked Questions Simulations

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