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Elemental Shaman DPS and Rotation
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Post by
marklartank
i'm definitely not a pro (resto main spec), so someone correct me if i'm wrong:
first, i think you're mixing up
with
Lava Surge
, but that's not important.
second, i believe UE is something we ignore as elemental. i know i don't have it on my bars at all because i have lightning bolt glyphed.
you didn't mention your fire buddy, but i assume you use it on cooldown?
flame shock is ok to refresh a little sooner. best i can remember is <3 seconds normally or <2 seconds during lust/hero.
the purple gem in your helm is an odd choice; i would use int/hit instead.
you have no major glyphs at all?
Charred Glyph
is a great choice, and many times
Charred Glyph
is also.
Post by
totemmunkey
You're also missing a few enchantments especially one for your weapon which is key.
I also agree with marklartank regarding Unleash Elements. I don't have it on my action bars either. It's a waste of a global cooldown and the little buff it provides to Lava Burst doesn't compare to a Lightning Bolt cast which helps stack Fulmination and has a chance to proc your mastery.
Also, get yourself some Major Glyphs. I can't live without Unleashed Lightning. That glyph has spoiled me. I can never go back to being a turret again.
Keep in mind when both Fulmination maxes and Lava Surge proc's, make sure you are casting Lava Burst first. It proc's Clearcasting which buffs your next two spells by 10%(?) and gives them a chance to crit. That goes beautifully with a full-stacked Earth Shock.
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Post by
totemmunkey
Any time Lava Blast is off cooldown or has proc, I cast it, though before I was waiting a moment or two to queue it with UE so that was probably valuable dps seconds lost too..
Another reason you want to cast Lava Burst immediately, is because there have been times where I've gotten a Lava Surge proc with three consecutive Flame Shock ticks (or at least close enough that I've been able to cast Lava Burst in three consecutive global cooldowns). If you wait, you might miss out on them.
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Post by
marklartank
I just figured that UE's boost to Lava Blast made it a pretty neat combo.
yeah, it does make sense and of course it does make your LvB hit harder. the problem is the GCD you spend casting UE is too costly. the damage that UE does on it's own, plus the added damage to your LvB (or FS) is less than what you'd get by simply using that GCD on a LB filler.
it would be more interesting for ele if the
was baked into the base spell. in that case you could get off a fresh boosted FS + 5 or 6 boosted LB/LvB casts. it really doesn't seem like it would be a hard change, and it would be a good way to give elemental a needed dps boost.
Post by
marklartank
Oh, and a bit of additional advice,
Kafa Press
is like a second bloodlust. It's easy enough to get and will give your burst marco an extra bit of zing.
Caaboose - US-Uther
doesn't it count as your potion use in combat?
Post by
totemmunkey
doesn't it count as your potion use in combat?
Comments
point to yes.
Post by
marklartank
doesn't it count as your potion use in combat?
Comments
point to yes.
probably not a good idea for raiding then, though it would be nice for 5-mans.
Post by
marklartank
Let me put it to you this way:
Potion of the Jade Serpent
provides the same benefit (and it's the potion you would be using as an elemental shaman), but you either need to farm the materials or purchase it from the auction house. Even if you pre-pot, it's still saving you half the gold/resources.
for 5-mans, yes. for raids, no.
it's not the same benefit; which would you rather have, 4000 haste or 4000 int for 25 seconds? a
raiding
elemental shaman should be using the int potion for both pre-pot AND in-fight pot. the mats are really, really cheap.
now, i could see using the coffee cup on something like twin emperors where the pull hardly matters, but that's about it.
Post by
trieu
Unleashed Elements is a waste of dps as elemental, I'm not sure if you knew this.
Your priority for rotation wise for single target:
Maintain
and
Searing Totem
Elemental Blast
on CD
Lava Burst
on CD and consume
Lava Surge
asap
Otherwise
when you have nothing else and use
procs when its up
There is also
which you can time for using on Elemental Blast, Lava Surge, or Fulmination although I'm not 100% sure on fulmination consuming elemental focus.
For multitarget I honestly just drop magma totem and spam chain lightning and using fulmination procs as you generate them fast.
You can drop Earthquake to if you know the pack is staying stationary.
Stat priority is Intellect > 15% spell hit > haste>mastery >crit.
Post by
marklartank
Well, the good news is, I tested it out for myself and you can use both the Kafa press and a Potion of the Jade Serpent during the same encounter. So, you don't have to choose between a potion and the press.
really? wow, in that case it's kind of mandatory then.
of course, now i have to camp some rare spawn ><
Post by
Noceo
Icy-Veins.com
has some pretty nice dps guides, including a section for rotation. That's the one i'm using...
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