Elemental Shamans are a solid caster option in World of Warcraft: Dragonflight. Residing in the B tier of our DPS tier list, they can do well in single-target and AOE scenarios. Despite being a jack of all trades, they're a master of none. Our best in slot guide will help you obtain the best gear Dragonflight has to offer and do the most damage you can.

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Elemental Shaman Best in Slot Stat Priority

The most important factor to consider when obtaining new gear is your stat priority. In general, you should follow a rule like this:

1. Haste
2. Critical Strike
3. Mastery
4. Versatility

Since Elemental Shamans have several applicable builds, there's no real concrete order for stats. The one exception is Versatility: it will almost always be your worst stat.

Important Notes For BiS Lists

It is important to note that any jump in ilvl by more than 10 points almost always results in the higher ilvl item being better. If you have an upgrade of 5 ilvl or less, compare the stats based on the stat priorities to decide the better item.

When weighing options of other items not listed below, refer to the stat priority of the class and spec. Keep in mind that stats eventually have diminishing returns, so it is not required to have absolutely every slot stack the same 2 stats. For simplicity, we offer the best per slot assuming you have not capped out these stats.

The calculations for diminishing returns are as follows:

• 0 to 30% in a stat - no penalty.
• 30% to 39% in a stat - 10% penalty.
• 39% to 47% in a stat - 20% penalty.
• 47% to 54% in a stat - 30% penalty.
• 54% to 66% in a stat - 40% penalty.
• 66% to 126% in a stat - 50% penalty.

In the case where you have reached 30% in a secondary stat, an item that has a secondary stat that is lower on priority may in fact be a better upgrade. This is why it is always important to sim your gear. For simplicity, we offer the best item in that slot assuming you have not capped out these stats.

Ele Shaman BiS Gear

The items appearing in these lists may come from Mythic+, Raids, or The Vault. Their item level will depend on the instance's level of difficulty (Normal, Heroic, Mythic, Mythic+ 1-20). This list does not include Renown or Crafting items as it is meant as a guide on what dungeons or raids to attend to get your best gear from these sources.

Item tooltips will show the Mythic 9 or the Normal Raid difficulty item level version.

Best Head

Tier is likely your best bet, but we recommend simming to make sure.

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Best Neck

Theorycrafting and data show that the Elemental Lariat is almost always your best neck piece. We recommend getting this crafted ASAP. Anything else is honestly not worth mentioning. Use a missive to ensure your desired stats.

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Best Shoulders

There are a lot of solid options outside of tier.

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Best Back

There is no shortage of options for your cloak.

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Best Chest

It shouldn't be a surprise, but tier is your best choice here.

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Best Wrist

Just the one option in raid, but lots of choices in Mythic+.

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Best Hands

If at all possible, pick up your tier.

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Best Waist

Ele Shamans have a decent amount of belts available.

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Best Legs

Tier should be the best bet, but sim to make sure.

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Best Feet

Your raid boots aren't that good. Hard pass on them.

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Best Rings

You can do no wrong with any of these rings, whether it's from raid or Mythic+. The crafted option can be solid, too.

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Best Trinkets

Trinket sims are provided by bloodmallet.com.

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Best Weapons

We highly recommend simming all weapon upgrades.

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Best Gems For Elemental Shaman

Here we list the best gems you can socket your gear with for Elemental Shaman. As always, it is best to sim to ensure you're using the best options available. These gems are chosen given consideration to your best stats.

• Epic unique gem - Skillful Illimited Diamond for raiding, Inscribed Illimited Diamond for Mythic+.
• Remaining gems - Keen Neltharite, Zen Neltharite, or Fractured Neltharite for raiding, Crafty Alexstraszite for Mythic+

Best Enchants For Elemental Shaman

Here are the best enchants available for Elemental Shaman in Dragonflight.

• Cloak - Regenerative Leech
• Chest - Waking Stats
• Bracers - Devotion of Leech
• Legs - Frozen Spellthread
• Boots - Watcher's Loam
• Rings - Devotion of Mastery
• Weapon - Sophic Devotion

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How To Simulate To Determine Your Best Gear

Raidbots is a tool that World of Warcraft players can use to figure out if the gear they just looted is an upgrade. As mentioned earlier, there are so many nuances and diminishing returns as certain points in the game, that determining an exact set of bis gear is impossible. With the ilvl scaling of Mythic+ loot on higher keys and utility different gear has for different fights, there just isn't a pure "this is the absolute best for the entire Season" list. It's even something that certain classes have come across in Classic Wrath!

Don't worry, because we're still here to help. We highly recommend using raidbots to determine if an item you just acquired is an upgrade. Here's a quick guide to help you run simulations to see if your new item is an upgrade:

• Make sure you have the Simulationcraft add-on installed.
• With your new loot in your inventory, open your chatbox and type /simc.
• A window will open up. Copy the entire text and paste it on the Raidbots Top Gear page. I included my Simulation craft window for my personal character below

• This step is important. On the Top Gear page, scroll down and make sure you're selecting the gear you want simmed. If you do not select the gear you're wearing, as well as the gear in your inventory you just acquired, you won't know if you picked up an upgrade.
• Raidbots will then let you know which items allow you to maximize your DPS!