Elemental Shaman PvP Stat Priority, Gear, and Trinkets (Shadowlands / 9.0.5)
Choosing your gear carefully is important for your Elemental Shaman in PvP. We give you a stat priority to help you choose items with the right stats, followed by advice on how to choose the rest of your gear and your trinkets.
This page is part of our Elemental Shaman PvP Guide.
Stat Priority for Elemental Shamans in PvP
The stat priority for Elemental Shamans in PvP is as follows:
- Intellect;
- Versatility;
- Critical Strike;
- Haste;
- Mastery.
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.
Gear Recommendations
General Guidelines
In general, Elemental Shaman want to get on-use trinkets for Intellect
that line up well with their offensive cooldowns 
Stormkeeper and
Echoing Shock.
Recommended Items
Sinful 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 the damage
throughput benefit from your Versatility by 40%.
Sinful 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.
Sinful 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.
Gems and Enchant
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.
Changelog
- 19 Mar. 2021: Updated based on Patch 9.0.5 for Shadowlands.
- 07 Dec. 2020: Updated enchants based on feedback.
- 02 Dec. 2020: Updated ahead of first Shadowlands PvP Season.
- 29 Nov. 2020: Removed old Azerite mentions. More updates to follow.
- 14 Oct. 2020: Updated for Shadowlands pre-patch.
This guide has been written by Tiqqle, a PvP enthusiast who has repeatedly achieved 2400 rating. You can watch his stream on Twitch, and you can also check out his YouTube channel.
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