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Elemental Shaman Mythic+ PvE Guide for The War Within Season 2

Welcome to Murlok.io’s Elemental Shaman PvE guide for Mythic+ Dungeons in World of Warcraft: The War Within Season 2.

Built using real‑time data from the top 50 Elemental Shaman DPS across the US, EU, KR, and TW regions, this guide highlights the optimal stats, talents, gear, embellishments, enchantments, gems, and races used in Patch 11.2 competitive M+.

Data is refreshed every 8 hours via Blizzard’s Battle.net API to ensure accuracy and up-to-date insights.

Top Mythic+ Elemental Shamans

  1. Vashezzo's icon
    1
    Vashezzo
    Arthas (US)
    Dwarf | Stormbringer | 687 ilvl
    3948
  2. Dumpletondlx's icon
    2
    Dumpletondlx
    Bleeding Hollow (US)
    Dwarf | Stormbringer | 686 ilvl
    3901
  3. Toastie's icon
    3
    Toastie
    Tichondrius (US)
    Dwarf | Stormbringer | 686 ilvl
    3897
  4. Bondd's icon
    4
    Bondd
    Illidan (US)
    Dwarf | Stormbringer | 687 ilvl
    3849
  5. Pookiexo's icon
    5
    Pookiexo
    Illidan (US)
    Orc | Farseer | 687 ilvl
    3836

Stat Priority

Stats directly affect a Elemental Shaman's DPS performance, appearing on gear, consumables, enchantments, and gems.

They have diminishing returns after reaching +20% from gear, so proper balance ensures the best results.

Optimal Secondary Stats

  • 15% Critical Strike +6858
  • 23% Haste +14985
  • 65% Mastery +18673
  • 6% Versatility +4339

Stat priority

  1. Mastery
  2. Haste
  3. Critical Strike
  4. Versatility

Additional Minor Stats

  • 3% Avoidance +1719
  • 1% Leech +704
  • 3% Speed +0

Stat priority

  1. Avoidance
  2. Leech
  3. Speed

Talent Build

Talents play a major role in Mythic+ Dungeons. The heatmaps below show how frequently each talent is selected among the top Elemental Shamans.

  1. Most used talents, strongly recommended!
  2. Frequently used talents, offer flexibility or suit personal preference.
  3. Rarely used talents, usually chosen to unlock deeper rows in the tree.

Best-in-Slot Gear for Mythic+

Gear provides core stat bonuses and typically comes from the Great Vault, crafted items, raids, dungeons, Delves, or PvP vendors.

These items are most frequently used by top-ranked Elemental Shamans in Mythic+ Dungeons.

Head

  1. Gale Sovereign's Charged Hood

    • Set
    • 49
    Gale Sovereign's Charged Hood icon

  2. Sanitized Scraphood

    • 1
    Sanitized Scraphood icon

Neck

  1. Amulet of Earthen Craftsmanship

    • Craft
    • 17
    Amulet of Earthen Craftsmanship icon

  2. Strapped Rescue-Keg

    • 16
    Strapped Rescue-Keg icon

  3. Semi-Charmed Amulet

    • 7
    Semi-Charmed Amulet icon

  4. Gobfather's Gifted Bling

    • 4
    Gobfather's Gifted Bling icon

  5. Flickering Glowtorc

    • 2
    Flickering Glowtorc icon

Shoulders

  1. Gale Sovereign's Zephyrs

    • Set
    • 46
    Gale Sovereign's Zephyrs icon

  2. Glyph-Etched Epaulets

    • Craft
    • 2
    Glyph-Etched Epaulets icon

  3. Epaulettes of Failed Enforcers

    • 1
    Epaulettes of Failed Enforcers icon

  4. Mole Knight's Grimemail

    • 1
    Mole Knight's Grimemail icon

Back

  1. Reshii Wraps

    • 49
    Reshii Wraps icon

  2. Consecrated Cloak

    • Craft
    • 1
    Consecrated Cloak icon

Chest

  1. Gale Sovereign's Clouded Hauberk

    • Set
    • 42
    Gale Sovereign's Clouded Hauberk icon

  2. Blazer of Glory

    • 3
    Blazer of Glory icon

  3. Soaring Decimator's Hauberk

    • 2
    Soaring Decimator's Hauberk icon

  4. Boltbreaker Armor

    • 1
    Boltbreaker Armor icon

  5. Bront's Singed Blastcoat

    • 1
    Bront's Singed Blastcoat icon

Wrist

  1. Glyph-Etched Vambraces

    • Craft
    • 36
    Glyph-Etched Vambraces icon

  2. Consecrated Baron's Bindings

    • 5
    Consecrated Baron's Bindings icon

  3. Galvanic Graffiti Cuffs

    • 3
    Galvanic Graffiti Cuffs icon

  4. Made Manacles

    • 3
    Made Manacles icon

  5. Gale Sovereign's Bracers

    • 2
    Gale Sovereign's Bracers icon

Hands

  1. Gale Sovereign's Grasps

    • Set
    • 43
    Gale Sovereign's Grasps icon

  2. Swift Pneumatic Grips

    • 3
    Swift Pneumatic Grips icon

  3. Glyph-Etched Gauntlets

    • Craft
    • 1
    Glyph-Etched Gauntlets icon

  4. Gravi-Gunk Handlers

    • 1
    Gravi-Gunk Handlers icon

  5. Grips of Overwhelming Beatings

    • 1
    Grips of Overwhelming Beatings icon

Waist

  1. Durable Information Securing Container

    • 50
    Durable Information Securing Container icon

Legs

  1. Gale Sovereign's Pantaloons

    • Set
    • 26
    Gale Sovereign's Pantaloons icon

  2. Glyph-Etched Cuisses

    • Craft
    • 10
    Glyph-Etched Cuisses icon

  3. Chemical Blaster's Legguards

    • 8
    Chemical Blaster's Legguards icon

  4. Pollen-Lugger Treads

    • 3
    Pollen-Lugger Treads icon

  5. Deep-Pocketed Pantaloons

    • 1
    Deep-Pocketed Pantaloons icon

Feet

  1. Glyph-Etched Stompers

    • Craft
    • 18
    Glyph-Etched Stompers icon

  2. Gloomstomper's Sabatons

    • 10
    Gloomstomper's Sabatons icon

  3. Shrapnel-Ridden Sabatons

    • 7
    Shrapnel-Ridden Sabatons icon

  4. Boots of Shuddering Matter

    • 3
    Boots of Shuddering Matter icon

  5. Treads of the Galvanic Skysoarer

    • 3
    Treads of the Galvanic Skysoarer icon

Rings

  1. The Jastor Diamond

    • 43
    The Jastor Diamond icon

  2. Ring of Earthen Craftsmanship

    • Craft
    • 14
    Ring of Earthen Craftsmanship icon

  3. Footbomb Championship Ring

    • 12
    Footbomb Championship Ring icon

  4. Signet of the False Accuser

    • 4
    Signet of the False Accuser icon

  5. Wastelander's Gilded Band

    • 4
    Wastelander's Gilded Band icon

Trinkets

  1. Mug's Moxie Jug

    • 37
    Mug's Moxie Jug icon

  2. House of Cards

    • 36
    House of Cards icon

  3. Signet of the Priory

    • 9
    Signet of the Priory icon

  4. Carved Blazikon Wax

    • 7
    Carved Blazikon Wax icon

  5. Azhiccaran Parapodia

    • 5
    Azhiccaran Parapodia icon

Main Hand

  1. Big Earner's Bludgeon

    • 17
    Big Earner's Bludgeon icon

  2. Best-in-Slots

    • 9
    Best-in-Slots icon

  3. Charged Runeaxe

    • 4
    Charged Runeaxe icon

  4. Everforged Dagger

    • Craft
    • 4
    Everforged Dagger icon

  5. Dark Zone Headtaker

    • 2
    Dark Zone Headtaker icon

Off Hand

  1. Titan of Industry

    • 17
    Titan of Industry icon

  2. Frontman's Wondrous Wall

    • 6
    Frontman's Wondrous Wall icon

  3. Everforged Defender

    • Craft
    • 3
    Everforged Defender icon

  4. Galebreaker Bulwark

    • 3
    Galebreaker Bulwark icon

  5. G0-4W4Y Crowd Repeller

    • 2
    G0-4W4Y Crowd Repeller icon

Embellishments

Embellishments add special effects to crafted gear. Only two can be equipped, so selection is important.

The following embellishments are the most commonly used by high-rated Elemental Shamans.

  1. Dawnthread Lining

    • 38
    Glyph-Etched Vambraces icon

  2. Duskthread Lining

    • 20
    Glyph-Etched Vambraces icon

  3. Ascendance

    • 9
    Everforged Dagger icon

  4. Writhing Armor Banding

    • 8
    Glyph-Etched Vambraces icon

  5. Elemental Focusing Lens

    • 2
    Amulet of Earthen Craftsmanship icon

Enchantments

Enchantments enhance gear with additional stats or special procs. Most are crafted by Enchanters, leg enchants come from Leatherworkers, and some slot-specific options appear through seasonal content.

These are the top enchantments for Elemental Shaman gear in Mythic+ Dungeons during The War Within Season 2.

Head

  1. Greater Rune of the Void Ritual

    • 45
    Greater Rune of the Void Ritual icon

  2. Lesser Rune of the Void Ritual

    • 2
    Lesser Rune of the Void Ritual icon

  3. Greater Rune of Gushing Wound

    • 1
    Greater Rune of Gushing Wound icon

Back

  1. Chant of Winged Grace

    • 19
    Chant of Winged Grace icon

  2. Chant of Leeching Fangs

    • 4
    Chant of Leeching Fangs icon

  3. +355 Avoidance

    • 1
    +355 Avoidance icon

Chest

  1. Crystalline Radiance

    • 45
    Crystalline Radiance icon

  2. Council's Intellect

    • 4
    Council's Intellect icon

Wrist

  1. +1090 Avoidance

    • 43
    +1090 Avoidance icon

  2. +2040 Leech

    • 6
    +2040 Leech icon

  3. +1000 Speed

    • 1
    +1000 Speed icon

Hands

  1. Enchant Gloves - Angler

    • 1
    Enchant Gloves - Angler icon

Legs

  1. Sunset Spellthread

    • 39
    Sunset Spellthread icon

  2. Daybreak Spellthread

    • 8
    Daybreak Spellthread icon

  3. Stormbound Armor Kit

    • 2
    Stormbound Armor Kit icon

Feet

  1. Defender's March

    • 41
    Defender's March icon

  2. Scout's March

    • 8
    Scout's March icon

  3. Scout's March

    • 1
    Scout's March icon

Rings

  1. +315 Haste

    • 40
    +315 Haste icon

  2. +315 Mastery

    • 31
    +315 Mastery icon

  3. +315 Critical Strike

    • 19
    +315 Critical Strike icon

Main Hand

  1. Authority of Radiant Power

    • 22
    Authority of Radiant Power icon

  2. Council's Guile

    • 9
    Council's Guile icon

  3. Authority of the Depths

    • 7
    Authority of the Depths icon

Gems

Gems provide focused secondary stat bonuses to help fine‑tune builds. They are crafted by Jewelcrafters and socketed into gear.

Sockets can be added to Necklaces and Rings with the Magnificent Jeweler's Setting , or to other gear through seasonal vendor items.

These are the most popular gems among top‑rated Elemental Shamans in Mythic+ Dungeons.

Algari Diamond

  1. Culminating Blasphemite

    • 36
    Culminating Blasphemite icon

  2. Elusive Blasphemite

    • 7
    Elusive Blasphemite icon

  3. Insightful Blasphemite

    • 3
    Insightful Blasphemite icon

Cyrce's Circlet

  1. Fathomdweller's Runed Citrine

    • 2
    Fathomdweller's Runed Citrine icon

  2. Stormbringer's Runed Citrine

    • 2
    Stormbringer's Runed Citrine icon

  3. Windsinger's Runed Citrine

    • 2
    Windsinger's Runed Citrine icon

Fiber

  1. Energizing Fiber

    • 16
    Energizing Fiber icon

  2. Pure Energizing Fiber

    • 14
    Pure Energizing Fiber icon

  3. Precise Fiber

    • 7
    Precise Fiber icon

  4. Pure Precise Fiber

    • 4
    Pure Precise Fiber icon

  5. Chronomantic Fiber

    • 2
    Chronomantic Fiber icon

Prismatic

  1. Quick Onyx

    • 97
    Quick Onyx icon

  2. Masterful Emerald

    • 54
    Masterful Emerald icon

  3. Deadly Emerald

    • 38
    Deadly Emerald icon

  4. Deadly Onyx

    • 36
    Deadly Onyx icon

  5. Masterful Ruby

    • 34
    Masterful Ruby icon

Durable Information Securing Container

Durable Information Securing Container is a powerful belt introduced in Patch 11.1.7, obtained from Overcharged Delves. It features a unique effect that enhances character builds and can significantly impact performance in competitive content.

  1. Static Charge

    • 17
    Static Charge icon

  2. Spark Burst

    • 15
    Spark Burst icon

  3. Critical Chain

    • 10
    Critical Chain icon

Most Played Races for Elemental Shaman M+

Racial traits can provide noticeable advantages in PvE, giving a competitive edge in Mythic+ Dungeons.

These are the most commonly chosen races among top‑rated Elemental Shaman DPS players in The War Within Season 2.

  1. Dwarf

    • 31
    Dwarf icon

  2. Orc

    • 5
    Orc icon

  3. Mag'har Orc

    • 4
    Mag'har Orc icon

  4. Troll

    • 3
    Troll icon

  5. Tauren

    • 3
    Tauren icon

Elemental Shaman Guide FAQ

Here are answers to common questions about how this guide is built and how to interpret the data.

How is this Mythic+ PvE guide created?

This guide compiles live data from the top Elemental Shamans in Mythic+ Dungeons using Blizzard’s Battle.net API .

How often is the information updated?

Data updates every 8 hours.

Why is this guide valuable?

The guide provides real-time build insights, showing exactly what high-ranking players are currently using, helping you make informed decisions for your character.

Is this guide current?

Yes. The guide always reflects the latest information for The War Within Season 2 and Patch 11.2.

Is this guide suitable for beginners?

Yes. Beginners can easily identify current trends and optimal setups. However, it does not provide gameplay tutorials.

Why isn’t my character listed in the top rankings?

Reasons may include inactivity, falling below the minimum rating threshold, frequent spec changes, or gear not optimized for PvE.