Usage percentages: share of surveyed Elemental Shamans equipping each item (n=271). Click a row to expand alternatives. Hover any item for its full tooltip.
Elemental Shaman stat priority (Phase 3 PvE)
- Spell Hit (16%)
- >Spell Damage
- >Spell Crit
- >Intellect
- >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 3 BiS come from?
From the gear worn by 271 top-ranked Elemental Shaman DPS parses on Warcraft Logs during Phase 3 (Black Temple and Mount Hyjal), aggregated per slot — what high parsers actually equip, not a spreadsheet ideal.
What are the highest-consensus Elemental Shaman items in Phase 3?
Belt of Blasting (89%), Brute Cloak of the Ogre-Magi (76%), Totem of the Void (76%). 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 3?
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 Black Temple and Mount Hyjal.