Damastius's PvE Build

Shaman class icon Elemental Shaman specialization icon
Elemental Shaman
Dwarf race icon
Dwarf
488 ilvl
Season 3
3378 Mythic+

Damastius (Frostmourne US) is a Top Mythic+ Elemental Shaman in World of Warcraft Dragonflight Season 3, achieving a rating of 3378 with 488 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 Damastius's Secondary and Minor stats are distributed.

Secondary Stats
+2169
17% Critical Strike
+4731
28% Haste
+5776
75% Mastery
+2719
13% Versatility
  1. Mastery
  2. Haste
  3. Versatility
  4. Critical Strike
Minor Stats
+0
0% Avoidance
+325
4% Leech
+332
7% Speed
  1. Speed
  2. Leech
  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 Damastius'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
1
Flurry
Swirling Currents
Cleanse Spirit
Wind Rush Totem
1
Hex
1
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
Nature's Swiftness
1
Stoneskin Totem
Call of the Elements

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 Damastius's selected Specialization Talents below:

Earth Shock
1
Earthquake
1
Elemental Fury
1
Fire Elemental
1
Tumultuous Fissures
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
1
Eye of the Storm
2
Power of the Maelstrom
Master of the Elements
2
Improved Flametongue Weapon
1
Elemental Blast
Primordial Wave
1
Deeply Rooted Elements
1
Primal Elementalist
Echoes of Great Sundering
2
Elemental Equilibrium
Rolling Magma
2
Echo Chamber
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 Damastius's selected PvP Talents below:

Static Field Totem
Traveling Storms
Skyfury Totem
Counterstrike Totem
Unleash Shield
Grounding Totem
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 Damastius.

Head

  1. Snake Eater's Cowl item icon
    Snake Eater's Cowl

Neck

  1. Elemental Lariat item icon
    Elemental Lariat

Shoulders

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

Back

  1. Mantle of Blazing Sacrifice item icon
    Mantle of Blazing Sacrifice

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. Jeweled Sash of the Viper item icon
    Jeweled Sash of the Viper

Legs

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

Feet

  1. Boots of the Molten Hoard item icon
    Boots of the Molten Hoard

Ring 1

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

Ring 2

  1. Band of Burning Thorns item icon
    Band of Burning Thorns

Trinket 1

  1. Belor'relos, the Suncaller item icon
    Belor'relos, the Suncaller

Trinket 2

  1. Sea Star item icon
    Sea Star

Main Hand

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

Off Hand

  1. Disc of Indomitable Will item icon
    Disc of Indomitable Will

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 Damastius for the Elemental Shaman specialization.

  1. Adaptive Dracothyst Armguards embellishment item icon
    Adaptive Stonescales
  2. Elemental Lariat embellishment item icon
    Elemental Lariat

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 Damastius for each equipment slot.

Head

  1. Incandescent Essence enchantment icon
    Incandescent Essence

Back

  1. Regenerative Leech enchantment icon
    Regenerative Leech

Chest

  1. Waking Stats enchantment icon
    Waking Stats

Wrist

  1. +200 Leech enchantment icon
    +200 Leech

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 Mastery enchantment icon
    +82 Mastery

Ring 2

  1. +82 Mastery enchantment icon
    +82 Mastery

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 Damastius.

  1. Zen Neltharite gem icon
    Zen Neltharite
    7
  2. Skillful Illimited Diamond gem icon
    Skillful Illimited Diamond
    1