Catma's PvE Build

Shaman class icon Elemental Shaman specialization icon
Elemental Shaman
Dwarf race icon
Dwarf
446 ilvl
Season 2
3345 Mythic+

Catma (Frostmourne US) is a Top Mythic+ Elemental Shaman in World of Warcraft Dragonflight Season 2, achieving a rating of 3345 with 446 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 Catma's Secondary and Minor stats are distributed.

Secondary Stats
+5152
34% Critical Strike
+4807
28% Haste
+2343
39% Mastery
+911
4% Versatility
  1. Critical Strike
  2. Haste
  3. Mastery
  4. Versatility
Minor Stats
+325
5% Avoidance
+585
6% Leech
+510
10% Speed
  1. Leech
  2. Speed
  3. Avoidance

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 Catma's selected Class Talents below:

Chain Heal
Lava Burst
1
Astral Shift
1
Chain Lightning
1
Wind Shear
1
Planes Traveler
1
Spirit Wolf
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
Purge
1
Flurry
Swirling Currents
Cleanse Spirit
1
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
Gust of Wind
1
Graceful Spirit
1
Ancestral Guidance
1
Totemic Projection
Totemic Surge
2
Go with the Flow
Mana Spring
Thundershock
1
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 Catma'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 Catma's selected PvP Talents below:

Static Field Totem
Traveling Storms
Skyfury Totem
Counterstrike Totem
Unleash Shield
Grounding Totem
Seasoned Winds
1
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 Catma.

Head

  1. Spangenhelm of the Cinderwolf item set icon
    set
    Spangenhelm of the Cinderwolf

Neck

  1. Chain of the Underking item icon
    Chain of the Underking

Shoulders

  1. Thunderpads of the Cinderwolf item set icon
    set
    Thunderpads of the Cinderwolf

Back

  1. Shadow of Perfect Bliss item icon
    Shadow of Perfect Bliss

Chest

  1. Adornments of the Cinderwolf item set icon
    set
    Adornments of the Cinderwolf

Wrist

  1. Complicated Cuffs item icon
    Complicated Cuffs

Hands

  1. Scale Rein Grips item set icon
    set
    Scale Rein Grips

Waist

  1. Wind Spirit's Lasso item set icon
    set
    Wind Spirit's Lasso

Legs

  1. Braies of the Cinderwolf item set icon
    set
    Braies of the Cinderwolf

Feet

  1. Flame-Touched Treads item icon
    Flame-Touched Treads

Ring 1

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

Ring 2

  1. Ring-Bound Hourglass item icon
    Ring-Bound Hourglass

Trinket 1

  1. Irideus Fragment item icon
    Irideus Fragment

Trinket 2

  1. Ominous Chromatic Essence item icon
    Ominous Chromatic Essence

Main Hand

  1. Ancestral Stoneshaper item icon
    Ancestral Stoneshaper

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 Catma for the Elemental Shaman specialization.

  1. Scale Rein Grips embellishment item icon
    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 Catma for each equipment slot.

Back

  1. Graceful Avoidance enchantment icon
    Graceful 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 Critical Strike enchantment icon
    +82 Critical Strike

Ring 2

  1. +82 Critical Strike enchantment icon
    +82 Critical Strike

Main Hand

  1. Sophic Devotion enchantment icon
    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 Catma.

  1. Crafty Alexstraszite gem icon
    Crafty Alexstraszite
    7
  2. Inscribed Illimited Diamond gem icon
    Inscribed Illimited Diamond
    1