Gear
Tier Sets
Elemental gains a very powerful new tier set with Amirdrassil that shifts the focus back to Primordial Wave and Lava Burst.
2 Set: Primordial Wave also casts an Elemental Blast at the target at 70% effectiveness, and grants you all three Elemental Blast bonus effects for 10 seconds.
This 2 set is incredibly strong, the free Elemental Blast triggers everything that a normal cast would, such as Surge of Power, Windspeaker’s Lava Resurgence and it can overload with Mountains Will Fall. Being given all three of the buffs at once is a large amount of free stats that you normally have nowhere near full uptime on.
4 Set: Lava Burst burns your target for 10% additional damage over 4 seconds, and after consuming Primordial Wave, your next 2 casts of Lava Burst also hit up to 3 additional targets affected by your Flame Shock for 65% of normal damage
This basically makes Lava Burst deal 10% more damage as a DoT that behaves like Fire Mage’s Ignite. It also gives you a few more AoE-Lava Bursts after a Primordial Wave which helps reduce the cooldown of said ability because of Rolling Magma.
Elemental Shaman Best in Slot Gear
You should still prioritize the gear you use by running a sim for your character, but the lists below will give you a good idea of what items are considered good for Elemental Shaman, and help you target the right content for each piece of loot.
Keep in mind that Elemental has a cap of 88% Mastery from gear, do not surpass this as it will be entirely wasted once you get the buff from Elemental Blast.
Overall Best Gear
| Slot | Item | Source |
| Head | Gatecrasher Giant’s Coif | Assault of the Zaqali |
| Neck | Eye of the Rising Flame | Tindral Sageswift |
| Shoulders | Greatwolf Outcast’s Companions | Smolderon, Neltharion, Diurna, Catalyst |
| Cloak | Fireproof Drape | Ruby Life Pools |
| Chest | Greatwolf Outcast’s Harness | Nymue, Zskarn, Kurog, Catalyst |
| Wrist | Adaptive Dracothyst Armguards | Crafting |
| Gloves | Greatwolf Outcast’s Grips | Igira, Experiments, Dathea, Catalyst |
| Belt | Jeweled Sash of the Viper | Volcoross |
| Legs | Greatwolf Outcast’s Fur-Lined Kilt | Larodar, Rashok, Sennarth, Catalyst |
| Boots | Acidic Hailstone Treads | Crafting |
| Ring | Seal of Filial Duty | Broodkeeper Diurna |
| Ring | Seal of Diurna’s Chosen | Eranog |
| Trinket | Belor’relos, the Suncaller | Tindral Sageswift |
| Trinket | Vessel of Searing Shadows | The Amalgamation Chamber |
| Main Hand | Vakash, the Shadowed Inferno | Fyrakk |
| Off Hand | Broodsworn Legionnaire’s Pavise | Broodkeeper Diurna |
Best Gear from the Raid
| Slot | Item | Source |
| Head | Gatecrasher Giant’s Coif | Assault of the Zaqali |
| Neck | Eye of the Rising Flame | Tindral Sageswift |
| Shoulders | Greatwolf Outcast’s Companions | Smolderon, Neltharion, Diurna, Catalyst |
| Cloak | Mantle of Blazing Sacrifice | Smolderon |
| Chest | Greatwolf Outcast’s Harness | Nymue, Zskarn, Kurog, Catalyst |
| Wrist | Surging-Song Conductors | Kurog Grimtotem |
| Gloves | Greatwolf Outcast’s Grips | Igira, Experiments, Dathea, Catalyst |
| Belt | Jeweled Sash of the Viper | Volcoross |
| Legs | Greatwolf Outcast’s Fur-lined Kilt | Larodar, Rashok, Sennarth, Catalyst |
| Boots | Crechebound Soldier’s Boots | Scalecommander Sarkareth |
| Ring | Seal of Filial Duty | Broodkeeper DIurna |
| Ring | Seal of Diurna’s Chosen | Eranog |
| Trinket | Belor’relos, the Suncaller | Tindral Sageswift |
| Trinket | Vessel of Searing Shadows | The Amalgamation Chamber |
| Main Hand | Vakash, the Shadowed Inferno | Fyrakk |
| Off Hand | Broodsworn Legionnaire’s Pavise | Broodkeeper Diurna |
| Staff | Dreambinder, Loom of the Great Cycle | Nymue |
Best Gear from Mythic+
| Slot | Item | Source |
| Head | Blazebound Lieutenant’s Helm | Ruby Life Pools |
| Neck | Ukhel Ancestry Beads | The Nokhud Offensive |
| Shoulders | Greatwolf Outcast’s Companions | Catalyst |
| Cloak | Fireproof Drape | Ruby Life Pools |
| Chest | Greatwolf Outcast’s Harness | Catalyst |
| Wrist | Shikaar Ranger Bracers | The Nokhud Offensive |
| Gloves | Greatwolf Outcast’s Grips | Catalyst |
| Belt | Azure Belt of Competition | Algeth’ar Academy |
| Legs | Greatwolf Outcast’s Fur-Lined Kilt | Catalyst |
| Boots | Lightning-Charged Striders | The Nokhud Offensive |
| Ring | Bloodied Wedding Ring | Brackenhide Hollow |
| Ring | Thunderous Downburst Ring | The Nokhud Offensive |
| Trinket | Idol of Pure Decay | Brackenhide Hollow |
| Trinket | Furious Ragefeather | The Nokhud Offensive |
| Main Hand | Koroleth’s Crackling Dagger | The Nokhud Offensive |
| Off Hand | Drake Rider’s Stecktarge | Ruby Life Pools |
| Staff | Final Grade | Algeth’ar Academy |
Embellishments
Adaptive Dracothyst Armguards offer both a Haste/Mastery buff when dealing damage, as well as a Crit/Vers buff when taking damage. These bracers get better the more difficult content you engage with, where you're able to reach upwards of 35-40% uptime on both buffs, providing a massive amount of stats.
Blue Silken Lining is a solid choice for the second embellishment, offering a large amount of mastery at times. It’s not incredible, but the remaining choices are even more underwhelming.
Acidic Hailstone Treads will give slightly more damage than Blue Silken Lining but at the loss of 10% movement speed. Use at your own risk, not recommended in most cases.
Trinkets
Elemental has a fair few options this tier, make sure to sim yourself to find the best combination for you.
Belor’relos the Suncaller offers the most amount of damage but has a downside of both being limited to only 12 yards around you as well as doing a non-insignificant amount of damage to yourself.
Vessel of Searing Shadow does damage and provides a good amount of haste that doesn’t fluctuate too much and benefits the rather flat damage profile of the spec.
Pip’s Emerald Friendship Badge, Whispering Incarnate Icon and Ominous Chromatic Essence are all solid trinkets that just provide a bunch of stats and don't require you to play around them.