Shaman Specialization

Elemental Shaman

DPS specialization of the Shaman.

Elemental Shaman at a glance

Class: Shaman
Role: DPS
Armor: Mail
Resource: Mana and Maelstrom
Introduced in: Classic
Sibling specs: 2
Spec spells: 5
PvP talents: 9

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Elemental Shaman spellbook

Spells the Elemental specialization teaches or changes, in the game's order.

Hidden passives the client applies to Elemental (not shown in the spellbook): Mail Specialization, Elemental Shaman (137040), Stat Negation Aura - Intellect DPS, Maelstrom (187828), Maelstrom (343725), Shaman, Elemental Shaman (462107), Elemental Shaman (1231772).

Elemental Shaman PvP talents

Elemental Shaman PvP talents.

BurrowBurrow beneath the ground, becoming unattackable, removing movement impairing effects, and increasing your movement speed by 50% for 5 sec. When the effect ends, enemies within 6 yards are knocked in the air and take Physical damage.
Counterstrike TotemSummons a totem at your feet for 15 sec. Whenever enemies of the totem deal direct damage, the totem will deal 100% of the damage dealt back to attacker.
ElectrocuteWhen you successfully Purge a beneficial effect, the enemy suffers (1134% of Spell Power) Nature damage over 3 sec.
Grounding TotemSummons a totem at your feet that will redirect all harmful spells cast within 30 yards on a nearby party or raid member to itself. Will not redirect area of effect spells. Lasts 3 sec.
Lightning LassoGrips the target in lightning, stunning and dealing (3850% of Spell Power) Nature damage over 5 sec while the target is lassoed. Can move while channeling.
ShamanismYour Bloodlust spell now has a 60 sec cooldown, but increases Haste by 15%, and only affects you and your friendly target when cast for 10 sec. In addition, Bloodlust is no longer affected by Sated.
Static Field TotemSummons a totem with 4% of your health at the target location for 6 sec that forms a circuit of electricity that enemies cannot pass through.
Storm ConduitCasting Lightning Bolt or Chain Lightning reduces the cooldown of Astral Shift, Gust of Wind, Wind Shear, and Nature Totems by 1.1 sec. Interrupt duration reduced by 40% on Lightning Bolt and Chain Lightning casts.
Totem of Wrath

Other Shaman specializations

ElementalDPS

EnhancementDPS

RestorationHealer

Recent Elemental Shaman hotfixes

October 6, 2026 Player versus Player › Shaman
Electrocute damage increased by 100% and is now a rolling periodic.
September 22, 2026 Player versus Player › Shaman › Elemental
Developers’ notes: We feel Elemental should shine more in their damage against their primary target and less in their cleave, so we’re making some improvement to core spell damage and reducing the effect of the Voltaic Blaze and Purging Flames combo.
September 22, 2026 Player versus Player › Shaman › Elemental
Lightning Bolt damage increased by 25% in PvP combat.
September 22, 2026 Player versus Player › Shaman › Elemental
Lava Burst damage increased by 15% in PvP combat.
September 22, 2026 Player versus Player › Shaman › Elemental
Voltaic Blaze instant damage reduced by 25% in PvP combat.
September 22, 2026 Player versus Player › Shaman › Elemental
Purging Flames now causes Lava Bursts to fire at 25% effectiveness in PvP combat (was 40%).
September 1, 2026 Classes › Shaman › Hero Talents › Farseer
Fixed an issue that caused Natural Harmony to increase the healing of Nature’s Guardian by 20% instead of its listed and intended 10%.
September 1, 2026 Player versus Player › Shaman › Elemental
Developers’ notes: Elemental’s Farseer hero talent tree is performing better than expected defensively, and its Stormbringer hero talent tree is performing below expectations offensively. As a result we’re targeting key effects of each type to adjust: Natural Harmony’s improvements for the Nature’s Guardian effect are being diminished, while multiple key Stormbringer effects (including Tempest itself) are receiving buffs intended to improve overall damage and burst potential.

Blizzard Entertainment's official hotfix notes, shown in full at the hotfix tracker.

Every Shaman hotfix, by date: Shaman hotfixes.

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