Elemental Shaman
WoW Class Guide • WoW Shadowlands Patch 9.2.5 • Noxxic Legacy
DPS Rotation & Cooldowns
Note: This page is not yet updated for the latest patch of 10.0.2 in WoW Dragonflight.
Single Target Rotation
- Keep Totem Mastery active
- Keep Flame Shock (refresh when <6 seconds until expire)
- Fire Elemental
- Earth Elemental (See Note 1)
- Lightning Bolt (See Note 2)
- Earth Shock (See Note 3)
- Stormkeeper
- Earth Shock (if >90 Maelstrom)
- Frost Shock (if Icefury and Master of the Elements are active)
- Lava Burst
- Frost Shock (if Icefury is active)
- Icefury
- Earth Shock (if >60 Maelstrom)
- Lightning Bolt (See Note 4)
Note 1: Only cast Earth Elemental when Fire Elemental is not already up and you are not using Primal Elementalist.
Note 2: Lightning Bolt is only this high in the priority chain if Stormkeeper is active.
Note 3: Earth Shock is only this high in the priority chain if >60 Maelstrom and Master of the Elements is active.
Note 4: Use Lightning Bolt when there's nothing else to do and you are standing still. If moving, use Frost Shock instead.
AoE Rotation
- Keep Totem Mastery active
- Stormkeeper
- Keep Flame Shock active on 3-4 targets
- Earthquake (See Note 5)
- Chain Lightning
Note 5: Try to align Earthquake with Master of the Elements
Important Cooldowns
- Bloodlust Epic group cooldown. Use as directed by your party/raid leader.
- Fire Elemental Cast with as many self-buffs as possible to maximize DPS.