Elemental Shaman PvP Stat Priority, Gear, and Trinkets (Shadowlands / 9.2.5)

The stat priority for Elemental Shamans in PvP is as follows:

1. Intellect;
2. Versatility;
3. Mastery.
4. Haste;
5. Critical Strike;

Versatility is the best stat due to the increased survivability and overall damage. The scaling is amplified by Master of the Elements, and Skyfury Totem when you critically strike. Mastery being second aligns with the use of Deeply Rooted Elements legendary for the maximum chances for proccing Ascendance.

In general, Elemental Shaman want to get on-use trinkets for Intellect that line up well with their offensive cooldowns Stormkeeper and Echoing Shock with Earth Shock.

Elemental Shaman 2-Piece — While your Fire Elemental is active, your Lava Burst deals 20% additional damage and you gain Lava Surge every 8 seconds. This is a very strong 2-set bonus increasing our Lava Burst and causing them to occur more often allows Elemental Shamans to more easily generate maelstrom, while staying mobile in PvP.

Elemental Shaman 4-Piece — Casting Lava Burst extends the duration of your Fire Elemental by 1.5 seconds. If your Fire Elemental is not active, Lava Burst has a 20% chance to reduce its remaining cooldown by 10 seconds instead. The 4-set bonus does allow you to potentially have 100% uptime on your Fire Elemental. This will increase your passive damage on the target. This requires the Elemental Shaman to Lava Burst as much as possible to keep the duration above zero.

PvP activities will allow you to acquire tier set pieces through the Great Vault or through converting PvP gear to Tier Set pieces using Cosmic Flux and the Creation Catalyst.

Cosmic Gladiator's Medallion is required for PvP, since this is how you can free yourself from any crowd-control. This also is one of the two PvP trinkets that are part of a set, whose bonus will increase your Intellect and Stamina.

Cosmic Gladiator's Badge of Ferocity is a great on-use trinket to have to have. The on-use increased primary stat will give a temporary boost of damage which can be used with your offensive cooldowns.

Cosmic Gladiator's Emblem is a trinket that provides a temporary health buff, which can be used when you believe the team will be focusing you in big burst windows, and you will need the defensive to survive.

Here are the best enchants for a Restoration Shaman:

• Bracers: Enchant Bracers - Eternal Intellect
• Cloak: Enchant Cloak - Soul Vitality
• Chest: Enchant Chest - Eternal Stats
• Rings: Enchant Ring - Tenet of Versatility
• Weapon: Enchant Weapon - Celestial Guidance

Gem all of the sockets in your gear with Versatile Jewel Cluster.