Tobthar's PvE Build

Shaman class icon Elemental Shaman specialization icon
Elemental Shaman
Orc race icon
Orc
487 ilvl
Season 3
3478 Mythic+

Tobthar (Blackrock EU) is a Top Mythic+ Elemental Shaman in World of Warcraft Dragonflight Season 3, achieving a rating of 3478 with 486 ilvl equipment.

Here is the breakdown of his 10.2.6 PvE character build from , featuring stats, talents, gear, embellishments, enchantments, and gems. Use this as a reference 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 Tobthar's Secondary and Minor stats are distributed.

Secondary Stats
+818
10% Critical Strike
+4203
25% Haste
+6600
83% Mastery
+3679
18% Versatility
  1. Mastery
  2. Haste
  3. Versatility
  4. Critical Strike
Minor Stats
+841
11% Avoidance
+0
2% 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 Tobthar's selected Class Talents below:

Chain Heal
1
Lava Burst
1
Astral Shift
1
Chain Lightning
1
Wind Shear
1
Planes Traveler
1
Spirit Wolf
Frost Shock
Maelstrom Weapon
Earth Shield
1
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
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
1
Totemic Focus
Spirit Walk
1
Graceful Spirit
1
Ancestral Guidance
1
Totemic Projection
Totemic Surge
2
Go with the Flow
Mana Spring
Thundershock
1
Poison Cleansing Totem
1
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 Tobthar's selected Specialization Talents below:

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

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 Tobthar'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

Best In Slot And Gear

Gear consists of items that directly determine a character's power level. It can be acquired from diverse sources: dungeon, raid, world drops, crafted through various professions, obtained from PvP vendors, or chosen as rewards from the Great Vault.

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

Head

  1. Morningscale Cowl item icon
    Morningscale Cowl

Neck

  1. Eye of the Rising Flame item icon
    Eye of the Rising Flame

Shoulders

  1. Greatwolf Outcast's Companions item set icon
    set
    Greatwolf Outcast's Companions

Back

  1. Vibrant Wildercloth Shawl item icon
    Vibrant Wildercloth Shawl

Chest

  1. Greatwolf Outcast's Harness item set icon
    set
    Greatwolf Outcast's Harness

Wrist

  1. Adaptive Dracothyst Armguards item icon
    Adaptive Dracothyst Armguards

Hands

  1. Greatwolf Outcast's Grips item set icon
    set
    Greatwolf Outcast's Grips

Waist

  1. Greatwolf Outcast's Sigil Belt item icon
    Greatwolf Outcast's Sigil Belt

Legs

  1. Greatwolf Outcast's Fur-Lined Kilt item set icon
    set
    Greatwolf Outcast's Fur-Lined Kilt

Feet

  1. Grunt's Eternal Treads item icon
    Grunt's Eternal Treads

Ring 1

  1. Signet of Titanic Insight item icon
    Signet of Titanic Insight

Ring 2

  1. Arch-Druid's Tainted Seal item icon
    Arch-Druid's Tainted Seal

Trinket 1

  1. Sea Star item icon
    Sea Star

Trinket 2

  1. Pip's Emerald Friendship Badge item icon
    Pip's Emerald Friendship Badge

Main Hand

  1. Vakash, the Shadowed Inferno item icon
    Vakash, the Shadowed Inferno

Off Hand

  1. Verdant Matrix Beacon item icon
    Verdant Matrix Beacon

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 Tobthar for the Elemental Shaman specialization.

  1. Adaptive Dracothyst Armguards embellishment item icon
    Adaptive Stonescales
  2. Vibrant Wildercloth Shawl embellishment item icon
    Roiling Shadowflame

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 Tobthar for each equipment slot.

Head

  1. Incandescent Essence enchantment icon
    Incandescent Essence

Back

  1. +125 Avoidance enchantment icon
    +125 Avoidance

Chest

  1. Waking Stats enchantment icon
    Waking Stats

Wrist

  1. +200 Avoidance enchantment icon
    +200 Avoidance

Waist

  1. Shadowed Belt Clasp enchantment icon
    Shadowed Belt Clasp

Legs

  1. Frozen Spellthread enchantment icon
    Frozen Spellthread

Feet

  1. Watcher's Loam enchantment icon
    Watcher's Loam

Ring 1

  1. +82 Haste enchantment icon
    +82 Haste

Ring 2

  1. +82 Haste enchantment icon
    +82 Haste

Main Hand

  1. Wafting Devotion enchantment icon
    Wafting 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 Tobthar.

  1. Energized Malygite gem icon
    Energized Malygite
    3
  2. Zen Malygite gem icon
    Zen Malygite
    2
  3. Energized Ysemerald gem icon
    Energized Ysemerald
    1
  4. Keen Neltharite gem icon
    Keen Neltharite
    1
  5. Skillful Illimited Diamond gem icon
    Skillful Illimited Diamond
    1