Aenia's PvE Build

Shaman class icon Elemental Shaman specialization icon
Elemental Shaman
Tauren race icon
Tauren
519 ilvl
Season 4
2259 Mythic+

Aenia (Draenor EU) is a Top Mythic+ Elemental Shaman in World of Warcraft Dragonflight Season 4, achieving a rating of 2259 with 518 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 Aenia's Secondary and Minor stats are distributed.

Secondary Stats
+2467
19% Critical Strike
+4607
27% Haste
+6498
82% Mastery
+3688
18% Versatility
  1. Mastery
  2. Haste
  3. Versatility
  4. Critical Strike
Minor Stats
+325
5% Avoidance
+0
2% Leech
+380
8% Speed
  1. Speed
  2. Avoidance
  3. Leech

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 Aenia's selected Class Talents below:

Chain Heal
Lava Burst
1
Astral Shift
1
Chain Lightning
1
Wind Shear
1
Planes Traveler
1
Thunderous Paws
1
Frost Shock
1
Maelstrom Weapon
Earth Shield
Fire and Ice
1
Earth Elemental
1
Capacitor Totem
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
Totemic Focus
2
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 Aenia's selected Specialization Talents below:

Earth Shock
1
Earthquake
1
Elemental Fury
1
Fire Elemental
1
Tumultuous Fissures
Primordial Fury
1
Primordial Bond
1
Call of Thunder
Flow of Power
1
Lava Surge
1
Unrelenting Calamity
Icefury
1
Swelling Maelstrom
1
Echo of the Elements
1
Call of Fire
1
Stormkeeper
Electrified Shocks
1
Aftershock
1
Flames of the Cauldron
1
Flash of Lightning
Eye of the Storm
2
Power of the Maelstrom
Master of the Elements
2
Improved Flametongue Weapon
1
Elemental Blast
1
Primordial Wave
1
Deeply Rooted Elements
1
Primal Elementalist
Echoes of Great Sundering
Elemental Equilibrium
1
Rolling Magma
2
Echo Chamber
2
Oath of the Far Seer
Magma Chamber
Searing Flames
Lightning Rod
Primordial Surge
1
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 Aenia's selected PvP Talents below:

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

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 Aenia.

Head

  1. Loszkeleth's Blighted Skullhelm item icon
    Loszkeleth's Blighted Skullhelm

Neck

  1. Ukhel Ancestry Beads item icon
    Ukhel Ancestry Beads

Shoulders

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

Back

  1. Fireproof Drape item icon
    Fireproof Drape

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. Gloomfused Chemistry Belt item icon
    Gloomfused Chemistry Belt

Legs

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

Feet

  1. Daring Chasm-Leapers item icon
    Daring Chasm-Leapers

Ring 1

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

Ring 2

  1. Seal of Diurna's Chosen item icon
    Seal of Diurna's Chosen

Trinket 1

  1. Umbrelskul's Fractured Heart item icon
    Umbrelskul's Fractured Heart

Trinket 2

  1. Ominous Chromatic Essence item icon
    Ominous Chromatic Essence

Main Hand

  1. Lavaflow Control Rod item icon
    Lavaflow Control Rod

Off Hand

  1. Broodsworn Legionnaire's Pavise item icon
    Broodsworn Legionnaire's Pavise

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 Aenia for the Elemental Shaman specialization.

  1. Adaptive Dracothyst Armguards embellishment item icon
    Adaptive Stonescales
  2. Signet of Titanic Insight embellishment item icon
    Blue Silken Lining

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 Aenia for each equipment slot.

Head

  1. Incandescent Essence enchantment icon
    Incandescent Essence

Waist

  1. Shadowed Belt Clasp enchantment icon
    Shadowed Belt Clasp

Legs

  1. Frozen Spellthread enchantment icon
    Frozen Spellthread

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 Aenia.

  1. Keen Neltharite gem icon
    Keen Neltharite
    5
  2. Resplendent Illimited Diamond gem icon
    Resplendent Illimited Diamond
    1