Elemental Shaman PvP Guide (Shadowlands 9.2.5)

Elemental Shamans is a mid-tier caster right now. They have strong sustained damage, while also having the strongest hybrid healing and utility in the game. Elemental Shaman's class design that mainly contributes to this is Lightning Lasso, and Stormkeeper.

Patch 9.2 has not brought many changes to Elemental Shaman. Namely, the only changes to the specialization will be within the double Legendary choice, as well as the tier set bonuses.

1. Chain Harvest, the Venthyr ability, now generates 3 Maelstrom per target damaged or healed.
2. Fleshcraft's absorb has been reduced to 25% of max HP.
3. You may now equip a 2nd Legendary in the form of Unity, which allows you to use your Covenant-specific Legendary alongside another Legendary.
4. Tier set bonuses have returned with a Lava Burst and pet-focused 2-set and 4-set, specifically Elemental Shaman 2-Piece and Elemental Shaman 4-Piece for Elemental Shaman.
5. The 2-set bonus for wearing 2 PvP trinkets has been reworked to instead grant 175 Intellect and 350 Stamina.
6. Five new PvP trinkets have been added:
   • Cosmic Gladiator's Devouring Malediction;
   • Cosmic Gladiator's Eternal Aegis;
   • Cosmic Gladiator's Resonator;
   • Cosmic Gladiator's Echoing Resolve;
   • Cosmic Gladiator's Fastidious Resolve.

• High burst damage with Echoing Shock, Earth Shock, and Stormkeeper's empowered Lightning Bolts
• 5-second stun and significant damage with Lightning Lasso, which cannot be dispelled
• Dispel protection of Flame Shock when using Control of Lava
• Strong defensives against casters and some melee through Seasoned Winds
• Good mobility and kiting
• Has Healing Surge and Healing Stream Totem for strong off-healing
• Short cooldown interrupt in Wind Shear
• Grounding Totem and Tremor Totem provide strong utility to the team

• Challenging to kite against high melee burst
• Dependent on procs of Lava Surge based on Flame Shock which can be dispelled
• When focused it is challenging to generate Maelstrom
• Few defensive cooldowns

This guide ended up being very long, so we decided to split it in different pages.

• On the Elemental Shaman PvP Talents page, you will find an analysis of each PvE talent row to help you decide which talent to pick on each row, as well as an overview of the PvP talents, which advice on which ones to take and under which conditions.
• On the Elemental Shaman PvP Rotation and Playstyle page, you will learn how to use your spells, depending on the situation (damage, burst, surviving, controlling enemy players, etc.), and what is generally expected of your class and spec in PvP.
• On the Elemental Shaman PvP Covenants and Legendary Powers page, you will find advice on choosing the best Covenant, Soulbind, and Conduits as well as the best PvP Legendary Powers.
• On the Elemental Shaman PvP Stat Priority and Gear page, you will find the stat priority to follow in PvP, as well as advice for choosing your gear, particularly trinkets.
• On the Elemental Shaman PvP Best Races page, you will find lists of the Alliance and Horde races, ranked by how good they are for Elemental Shaman in PvP, as well as explanations regarding why and how their racials benefit you.
• On the Elemental Shaman PvP Useful Macros page, you will find a collection of useful macros for PvP for Elemental Shaman.
• On the Elemental Shaman Arena Composition page, you will find the list of the most powerful Arena compositions featuring Elemental Shamans, in both 2v2 and 3v3 modes.