Dreines

Elemental Shaman
Dwarf
446 ilvl
Season 2
3246 Mythic+

Dreines from Blackhand (EU) is recognized as one of the top PvE Elemental Shaman in World of Warcraft Dragonflight 10.2.6, having achieved an impressive 3246 rating in Mythic+ during season 2.

Here you'll find a detailed snapshot of his character from . It includes a thorough breakdown of his stats, talents, equipment, embellishments, enchantments, and gems. Use this as a guide to enhance and inspire your own Elemental Shaman build.

Stat Priority

Stats are crucial attributes that directly influence a character's power in World of Warcraft. They not only determine the character's strength but also define the overall feel and playstyle. Stat bonuses can be found on various pieces of equipment, in consumables created by the Alchemy profession, certain foods, some enchantments , and gems .

It's important to note that each stat experiences diminishing returns once its equipped bonus reaches +20%. This means that optimizing a character's performance involves more than just maximizing each stat; it's about finding a balanced distribution. Here is how Dreines's Secondary and Minor stats are distributed.

Secondary Stats
+4021
27% Critical Strike
+4953
29% Haste
+641
22% Mastery
+2842
14% Versatility
  1. Haste
  2. Critical Strike
  3. Versatility
  4. Mastery
Minor Stats
+699
10% Avoidance
+518
6% Leech
+0
0% Speed
  1. Avoidance
  2. Leech
  3. Speed

Class Talents

Talents are the main element defining a character's build, significantly influencing the playstyle by adding, modifying, and enhancing character abilities and behaviors. They are crucial in shaping how a character functions in battle.

Class talents represent a common tree shared across all Shaman specializations. These talents provide foundational skills and enhancements that are essential and universal to the Shaman class. They offer a range of abilities that lay the groundwork for a Shaman's overall capabilities, regardless of the chosen specialization.

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Take a peek at Dreines's selected Class Talents below:

Chain Heal
Lava Burst
1
Astral Shift
1
Chain Lightning
1
Wind Shear
1
Planes Traveler
1
Spirit Wolf
1
Frost Shock
1
Maelstrom Weapon
Earth Shield
Fire and Ice
1
Earth Elemental
1
Capacitor Totem
1
Ancestral Wolf Affinity
Brimming with Life
1
Elemental Orbit
Healing Stream Totem
Ancestral Defense
1
Tremor Totem
Static Charge
1
Purge
Flurry
Swirling Currents
Cleanse Spirit
Wind Rush Totem
1
Hex
Nature's Fury
2
Surging Shields
Elemental Warding
2
Nature's Guardian
2
Voodoo Mastery
Winds of Al'Akir
2
Spiritwalker's Grace
1
Thunderstorm
Totemic Focus
Gust of Wind
1
Graceful Spirit
1
Ancestral Guidance
1
Totemic Projection
Totemic Surge
2
Go with the Flow
2
Mana Spring
Thundershock
Poison Cleansing Totem
Totemic Recall
1
Nature's Swiftness
1
Stoneskin Totem
Call of the Elements
1

Specialization Talents

Specialization talents constitute a specialized tree, providing Elemental Shamans with unique abilities and enhancements tailored to their combat style.

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Take a peek at Dreines's selected Specialization Talents below:

Earth Shock
1
Earthquake
1
Elemental Fury
1
Storm Elemental
1
Inundate
1
Primordial Fury
1
Refreshing Waters
Call of Thunder
1
Flow of Power
1
Lava Surge
Unrelenting Calamity
1
Icefury
1
Swelling Maelstrom
1
Echo of the Elements
Call of Fire
Stormkeeper
1
Electrified Shocks
1
Surge of Power
1
Flames of the Cauldron
Flash of Lightning
1
Eye of the Storm
2
Power of the Maelstrom
2
Master of the Elements
2
Improved Flametongue Weapon
Elemental Blast
1
Primordial Wave
Deeply Rooted Elements
Liquid Magma Totem
1
Echoes of Great Sundering
2
Elemental Equilibrium
1
Rolling Magma
Echo Chamber
2
Oath of the Far Seer
Magma Chamber
Searing Flames
Lightning Rod
1
Primordial Surge
Mountains Will Fall
1
Further Beyond
Windspeaker's Lava Resurgence

PvP Talents

PvP talents are specifically tailored for player-versus-player combat scenarios. Activated in arenas, battlegrounds, and the open world with war mode enabled, these talents are designed to optimize a Elemental Shaman's performance in PvP encounters. They provide specialized enhancements and strategies that give players an edge in combat against other players, reflecting the unique demands of PvP gameplay.

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Take a peek at Dreines's selected PvP Talents below:

Static Field Totem
Traveling Storms
Skyfury Totem
1
Counterstrike Totem
Unleash Shield
Grounding Totem
1
Seasoned Winds
Volcanic Surge
Burrow

Equipment

Equipment directly determines a character's power level in World of Warcraft. These items are acquired from diverse sources: they can drop in dungeons and raids, be discovered across the world, be crafted through various professions, obtained from PvP vendors, or chosen as rewards from the Great Vault.

Each piece of equipment significantly boosts a character's overall strength and capabilities. Here are the items currently equipped by Dreines.

Head

  1. set
    Spangenhelm of the Cinderwolf

Neck

  1. Kagni's Scorching Talisman

Shoulders

  1. set
    Thunderpads of the Cinderwolf

Back

  1. Shadow of Perfect Bliss

Chest

  1. set
    Adornments of the Cinderwolf

Wrist

  1. Complicated Cuffs

Hands

  1. set
    Scale Rein Grips

Waist

  1. set
    Wind Spirit's Lasso

Legs

  1. set
    Braies of the Cinderwolf

Feet

  1. Flame-Touched Treads

Ring 1

  1. Tormentor's Siphoning Signet

Ring 2

  1. Circle of Ascended Frost

Trinket 1

  1. Vessel of Searing Shadow

Trinket 2

  1. Ominous Chromatic Essence

Main Hand

  1. Obsidian Seared Runeaxe

Off Hand

  1. Calamity's Herald

Embellishments

Embellishments are unique effects that can be added to crafted items, either as predefined elements in recipes or through an optional embellishment reagent, creating embellished gear. These enhancements diversify and amplify characters' capabilities.

Here are the embellishments equipped by Dreines for the Elemental Shaman specialization.

  1. set
    Horizon Strider'S Garments

Enchantments

Enchantments provide minor yet valuable enhancements to various items, including Head, Back, Chest, Wrist, Waist, Legs, Rings, Feet, Main Hand, and Off Hand.

Most enchantments are crafted via the Enchanting profession. However, Waist enchantments specifically require Blacksmithing, Legs enhancements are crafted by Leatherworkers, and Head enchantments come from the Incandescent Essence , a reward obtained through a quest in the Amirdrassil raid.

Enchantments are usually available at the auction house, making them accessible for upgrades. Here are the specific enchantments chosen by Dreines for each equipment slot.

Back

  1. Graceful Avoidance

Chest

  1. Waking Stats

Wrist

  1. +200 Avoidance

Waist

  1. Shadowed Belt Clasp

Legs

  1. Frozen Spellthread

Feet

  1. Watcher's Loam

Ring 1

  1. +82 Critical Strike

Ring 2

  1. +82 Haste

Main Hand

  1. Sophic Devotion

Gems

Gems are crafted stones from the Jewelcrafting profession, typically offering stat bonuses to enhance your gear. These gems can be socketed into specific items such as Head, Neck, Wrist, Waist, and Rings. The presence of sockets on items is usually random upon their drop.

Notably, Neck items can be uniquely modified to have up to three sockets by using 3 Tiered Medallion Setting . Additionally, a single socket can be added to other eligible items with a Nature's Cradle , which requires 6 Aspects' Tokens of Merit obtained from the Great Vault.

Available through both the auction house and the crafting order system, here are the gems currently socketed by Dreines.

  1. Radiant Alexstraszite
    4
  2. Energized Ysemerald
    2
  3. Inscribed Illimited Diamond
    1