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Elemental Shaman BiS — Phase 2

Serpentshrine Cavern / Tempest Keep

Elemental Shaman pairs top-tier caster totems (Wrath of Air, Totem of Wrath) with a Lightning Bolt rotation simple enough to never miss a global. You are the caster group's second buff-bot after the shadow priest — and with the gear below, a genuine damage threat on top. This Phase 2 snapshot aggregates 336 top DPS parses from Serpentshrine Cavern and Tempest Keep; the highest-consensus pick is Totem of the Void at 99% usage.

Usage percentages: share of surveyed Elemental Shamans equipping each item (n=336). Click a row to expand alternatives. Hover any item for its full tooltip.

Elemental Shaman stat priority (Phase 2 PvE)

  1. Spell Hit (16%)
  2. >Spell Damage
  3. >Spell Crit
  4. >Intellect
  5. >MP5

Lightning Bolt is 85% of your casts, so the list is one-dimensional on purpose: cap hit, then stack spell damage — crit follows naturally from Tidal Mastery and feeds Elemental Focus clearcasting.

Elemental Shaman PvE FAQ

Where does Elemental Shaman Phase 2 BiS come from?

From the gear worn by 336 top-ranked Elemental Shaman DPS parses on Warcraft Logs during Phase 2 (Serpentshrine Cavern and Tempest Keep), aggregated per slot — what high parsers actually equip, not a spreadsheet ideal.

What are the highest-consensus Elemental Shaman items in Phase 2?

Totem of the Void (99%), Belt of Blasting (83%), Soul-Eater's Handwraps (77%). When an item sits above ~70% among top parsers, treat it as the priority drop to chase.

Should I follow this list exactly for Phase 2?

Use it as a loot-priority guide, not a checklist — expand each slot's alternatives, because second-choice items are often within a few percent and drop from entirely different bosses in Serpentshrine Cavern and Tempest Keep.