Thank you for this compact guide that covers the most important things. As a newbie to Cataclysm, it was very helpful to get an overview of my favorite class and specialization.
I wish they would keep the vanilla lightning bolt animation or least make an option to choose. (in Cata they "updated" it into that 2d abonimation..., which is why I don't wanna play my shaman anymore :( Great video mate! boom boom! :)
Multi spread flame shock + nova while keeping chain lightning is a better dmg ratio in mass aoe (6+ targets) than earthquake, so even then you never get it.
Small difference is precast a lightning bolt on pull before you flame shock, may not be much but an extra bolt (or more with mastery proc) could separate a 99 parse from a 100
@Beranin One spell cast is normally never the difference between a 99 and a 100. You should always precast if possible though, all though the standard (Pre Phylactery WOTLK opener excluded) would be as followed : Prepot > Precast LB > Flame Shock > LvB This takes advantage of your clearcasting damage bonus for your first LvB, however this bonus is removed in Cataclysm, and so the opener is the same but with a little less wiggle room to squeeze in extra damage.
@user-id9pw7el8x Read OPs post again, because nowhere in there is the word "Normally" used so you're either huffing fumes or making shit up for some reason?
Kinda new to elemental shaman but i have a question, shouldnt unleash elements be in the rotation or is that maybe a decrease in dps due to global cd and not be able to spam other spells?
Couple questions: Why drop windfury even if you’re in a melee group? Wouldn’t that raid buff be provided by a frost dk or enhance? And how strong is tailoring? I thought it still has the lightweave cloak attachment which was bis but I can’t remember
The good news is just about any spec works if you are good at it, and both ele and boomie basically fill the same role in a 10 man where you are the one who swaps for any three heal fights. Hell, Cata is the most alt friendly expansion in WoW's history, so you can have time for both. =)
I used that with troll racial and steps of time + insignia. So 2 mini BL's to extend burst period and 2x 2k haste procs. I found it only helps having 1 or the other, the flat intell on your initial burst is just so strong late game.
@@naejimba intell is a double stat, both of which are the best stats for casters. Disregard what tauri veins says about crit being bad. That only counts for BIS when intellect is gonna passively contribute all your crit needs anyway. Till you get there intell>crit 20%>haste/mastery
@@meusana3681 , well I was talking about the haste from herbalism vs. any of the intel buffs, and in that instance intel always comes out on top. I disagree completely with ever placing crit above haste or mastery for Ele, and I don't know how you can justify this. Lava Burst is our most damaging spell, and it is a GUARANTEED crit with Flameshock up, so most of its value is simply wasted. This is further compounded with the CD of Lava Burst being reset at times, so it makes up a larger percentage of our rotation in Cata. If you have an argument to present, I'd be happy to hear it.
@basorry, but you sound like every theory craft ive ever heard that completely gets shut down as soon as I ask them to link a recount. Lava burst just isn't making up the majority of your damage. Yes increasing its damage does boost dps, but your dps isn't solely dependent on lava burst, nor is it ever your top damage dealing spell. Saying crit is useless because a spell that made up 20% of my total recount doesn't benefit from it, is simply moronic, and parroting 9 year old meta analyzers. Am i saying go reforge your haste/mastery to crit, ofc not. But till you get 20% crit either passively from intell or from gear, no other stat comes close to it in regards to a change in dps apart from hit rating. Again, this very quickly isn't the case as you enter 390+ territory, as t13 set is very mastery dependent and again, you start passively critting anyway. Your theory kindoff falls apart for the very reason we're arguing for intellect>haste. Intell is as good precisely cuz it lets you crit.
Why would you not use Earth Ele if you can just summon it together with fire ele? sure to be an dps increase since the Earth Totems dont do that much for you ?
I believe both elementals share a cooldown, so only one at a time. also earth ele casts a taunt, not ideal in raid. i only remember earth ele being an oh shit button
You just treat it like a CD, and 99% of the time when you're not using the CD you will go searing. Magma can be a DPS gain on AoE fights, but if you have to move to place it down it is usually a DPS loss.
pos orco y troll son las mejores razas para dps, pero goblin castea mas rapido en general asi que te es mas facil llegar al haste cap de 32%, si jugas mejora enanos o dranei son mejor opcion, la neta la unica raza que no da nada util son las vacas
Troll hands down and it's not even close (there are also a good deal of beast bosses in the expansion and you get a small dmg increase for that as well). It's such a small difference and the skill gap is the highest in Cata/MoP that you can play what you want, but if you wanna sweat Mt. Dew go troll.
@@sanmedina berserking is better because you fire more lightning bolts so you reduce the cast time of elemental mastery which makes you cast even faster and so on
@@kysfggt , on top of that, since mastery and haste are REALLY close you can favor mastery a bit more and not have to worry about hitting a haste cap during CDs/lust. Then there is the fact that they do just a little more damage to beasts and there are a good amount of mobs that are beasts. Orc isn't bad at all (AMAZING if you wanna do PvE and PvP) but min max is troll hands down.
Unleash Elements is a dps loss in pretty much every scenario as Elemental. It's not worth the global cd. For enhancement its a different story since it triggers 2 enchants.
Thank you for this compact guide that covers the most important things. As a newbie to Cataclysm, it was very helpful to get an overview of my favorite class and specialization.
I wish they would keep the vanilla lightning bolt animation or least make an option to choose. (in Cata they "updated" it into that 2d abonimation..., which is why I don't wanna play my shaman anymore :( Great video mate! boom boom! :)
I didn't play cata shaman, thinking on ele for pvp n raids, and or roll dk
yoo i was ranting about this too.. i hate most updated spell effects , like chain heal to water effect, ugh.. the 'thunderfury" lightning is nice.
New lighting bolt animation is insanely better lol. The old one looks like a lightning miniature testicle more than a bolt
@@Flirt136 sort of ok with it tbh, but imma campaign for Chain Heal to remain the same. Sort of the main selling point of playing resto .
I love the boom boom!
bro your videos are hilarious and easy to follow, keep it up!
Multi spread flame shock + nova while keeping chain lightning is a better dmg ratio in mass aoe (6+ targets) than earthquake, so even then you never get it.
I’m all about the boom boom. Especially moving boom boom.
Im not shaman player but somehow i still watched 😂 good production i guess 😂
Shaman is always fun and resto is nice never done enhance thi
I love this guide, fantastic
Small difference is precast a lightning bolt on pull before you flame shock, may not be much but an extra bolt (or more with mastery proc) could separate a 99 parse from a 100
No it won't
@@RazorsBM evidence to back that up?
@Beranin One spell cast is normally never the difference between a 99 and a 100.
You should always precast if possible though, all though the standard (Pre Phylactery WOTLK opener excluded) would be as followed :
Prepot > Precast LB > Flame Shock > LvB
This takes advantage of your clearcasting damage bonus for your first LvB, however this bonus is removed in Cataclysm, and so the opener is the same but with a little less wiggle room to squeeze in extra damage.
@@BongGoku "is normally" well there ya go, what OP said is still valid
@user-id9pw7el8x Read OPs post again, because nowhere in there is the word "Normally" used so you're either huffing fumes or making shit up for some reason?
Cannot wait for Alex+Blizzcon. The cognitive dissonance. The coping. The drama. The classic Alexensual flip.
*grabs popcorn*
Спасибо за видео. Смотивировало докачать своего шамана.
the change that wind shear interrup is since wotlk, anyway nice video.
Kinda new to elemental shaman but i have a question, shouldnt unleash elements be in the rotation or is that maybe a decrease in dps due to global cd and not be able to spam other spells?
What about unleash elements?
You don't use it.
Couple questions:
Why drop windfury even if you’re in a melee group? Wouldn’t that raid buff be provided by a frost dk or enhance?
And how strong is tailoring? I thought it still has the lightweave cloak attachment which was bis but I can’t remember
1: if someone else is giving WF, don't
2: the cloak enchants are busted for casters in general but they benefit arcane and elemental the most
@@sanmedinaAlright, thanks! Appreciate the video too 😅
Earthquake is not a channel spell anymore. Cast it and let it do its thing, much better
Are ele shamans not using fire nova at all on AoE?
It helps but it doesnt move the numbers that much
Torn between playing boomie or ele shaman boomie has been my main since tbc but ele looks fun
The good news is just about any spec works if you are good at it, and both ele and boomie basically fill the same role in a 10 man where you are the one who swaps for any three heal fights. Hell, Cata is the most alt friendly expansion in WoW's history, so you can have time for both. =)
ele is way more simple if you're into that
You are ready for cata clasic it seem 😂😂😂😂😂
What do you think of taking herbalism for the haste, so we have an even stronger burst window, and we sacrifice a little int?
I used that with troll racial and steps of time + insignia. So 2 mini BL's to extend burst period and 2x 2k haste procs. I found it only helps having 1 or the other, the flat intell on your initial burst is just so strong late game.
I don't think that would be min max for ele or any spec... int is just that good.
@@naejimba intell is a double stat, both of which are the best stats for casters. Disregard what tauri veins says about crit being bad. That only counts for BIS when intellect is gonna passively contribute all your crit needs anyway. Till you get there intell>crit 20%>haste/mastery
@@meusana3681 , well I was talking about the haste from herbalism vs. any of the intel buffs, and in that instance intel always comes out on top.
I disagree completely with ever placing crit above haste or mastery for Ele, and I don't know how you can justify this. Lava Burst is our most damaging spell, and it is a GUARANTEED crit with Flameshock up, so most of its value is simply wasted. This is further compounded with the CD of Lava Burst being reset at times, so it makes up a larger percentage of our rotation in Cata.
If you have an argument to present, I'd be happy to hear it.
@basorry, but you sound like every theory craft ive ever heard that completely gets shut down as soon as I ask them to link a recount. Lava burst just isn't making up the majority of your damage. Yes increasing its damage does boost dps, but your dps isn't solely dependent on lava burst, nor is it ever your top damage dealing spell. Saying crit is useless because a spell that made up 20% of my total recount doesn't benefit from it, is simply moronic, and parroting 9 year old meta analyzers.
Am i saying go reforge your haste/mastery to crit, ofc not. But till you get 20% crit either passively from intell or from gear, no other stat comes close to it in regards to a change in dps apart from hit rating. Again, this very quickly isn't the case as you enter 390+ territory, as t13 set is very mastery dependent and again, you start passively critting anyway. Your theory kindoff falls apart for the very reason we're arguing for intellect>haste. Intell is as good precisely cuz it lets you crit.
Good video. I can't wait for Cata. Goblin Shammy all the way 🧌
Arent totems raid wide so wdym by melee group and caster group?
awesome tyvm
Helo. Im sory i have questsion before download whitemane cata. This servers have xp buff like warmane wotlk??
Why would you not use Earth Ele if you can just summon it together with fire ele? sure to be an dps increase since the Earth Totems dont do that much for you ?
I believe both elementals share a cooldown, so only one at a time. also earth ele casts a taunt, not ideal in raid. i only remember earth ele being an oh shit button
@@jerseyjunior as of Cata they dont share cooldown anymore and they are unable to taunt Bosses, only generate high threat.
@@Melowne seems you are right! i was watching a vid yesterday and the shaman popped both fire ele and earth ele. Crazy!
I noticed Fire Nova was not mentioned in your AoE rotation. Any reason why?
Chain Lightning does more dmg, fire nova is only viable on huge pulls 10+ targets, as it is not target capped.
@@Brecherbernd thanks for the answer!
grounding totem almost never works against raid bosses
I agree, and don't know of any raid bosses in the expansion it can be used against. Now for any adds, that might be a VERY different story.
Haha thats a funny guide, ty :D
Your actually harming your team if you aren't running earthquake for AOE casting chain lightning over and over drains your mana😂
I love your accent 😂😂😂
I swear fire elemental is meant to be the main fire totem ?
It has a cooldown, you use it when it is up (preferably with heroism and pot/trink) then you go back to searing
You just treat it like a CD, and 99% of the time when you're not using the CD you will go searing. Magma can be a DPS gain on AoE fights, but if you have to move to place it down it is usually a DPS loss.
La raza importa? O tengo que awebo ser troll?
pos orco y troll son las mejores razas para dps, pero goblin castea mas rapido en general asi que te es mas facil llegar al haste cap de 32%, si jugas mejora enanos o dranei son mejor opcion, la neta la unica raza que no da nada util son las vacas
So which race is best for ele shamy is it tauren or troll ? :D
Orcs...
@@kangparkirgoib Nope.
@@kflex1812 why not?
Troll hands down and it's not even close (there are also a good deal of beast bosses in the expansion and you get a small dmg increase for that as well). It's such a small difference and the skill gap is the highest in Cata/MoP that you can play what you want, but if you wanna sweat Mt. Dew go troll.
Hola amigo, de donde eres? Are you going to play Apollo IV - Athena realm?
dat kebab ele
What about best racial for horde?
bloodfury (orc) or berserking (troll) are both very good and better than anything the alliance has, but I'd go for orc personally
@@sanmedina berserking is better because you fire more lightning bolts so you reduce the cast time of elemental mastery which makes you cast even faster and so on
@@kysfggt , on top of that, since mastery and haste are REALLY close you can favor mastery a bit more and not have to worry about hitting a haste cap during CDs/lust. Then there is the fact that they do just a little more damage to beasts and there are a good amount of mobs that are beasts. Orc isn't bad at all (AMAZING if you wanna do PvE and PvP) but min max is troll hands down.
Goblin have the best racial of the game.
1% flat haste + a jump which can save you of almost any deadly situation.
Is this guide from some private servers? B cause with cata the old talent system was thrown out the window
Old talent system was changed with MOP
@@jaredhetzner8908 Right, I remember it wrong
It was not.
ehm - Unleash Elements?
That's an enhancement ability bro
Are you telling theres no use for it at all as ele?@@sanmedina
@@sanmedinaNo it isn't lol
Unleash Elements is a dps loss in pretty much every scenario as Elemental. It's not worth the global cd. For enhancement its a different story since it triggers 2 enchants.
@@eply995 prepull for flame shock KEKW
easy to play , strong , burst, brain dead ....... shut up and take my money
i hate the boom boom thing so dumb we are not kiddos
Your comment make my mind go boomboom
such a sad life you must have