Elemental Shaman PvP Talents and Builds — The War Within (Season 1) (2025)

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While the above table provides a generally accurate overview of theviability of talents, some finer points are discussed in the sections thatfollow, and we recommend you read those for a deeper understanding.

• Stone Bulwark Totem provides a defensive absorption shield.
• Lightning Lasso is available without using a PvP Talent.
• Totemic Projection is critical for the use with Static Field Totemand repositioning enemies, mainly melee teams.
• Thunderous Paws, Winds of Al'Akir, and Gust of Wind gives mobility to reposition or get away.
• Planes Traveler gives a reduced cooldown for Astral Shift.
• Increased passive healing through Healing Stream Totem.

• Decreased cooldown of Flame Shock with Flames of the Cauldron.
• Damage increase through Improved Flametongue Weapon to our main fire spells.
• Deeply Rooted Elements procs Lava Bursts on all targets with Flame Shock.
• Ascendance provides another burst damage cooldown, with 2 minute cooldownwhen taking First Ascendant.
• Splintered Elements gives a Haste buff, increasing the proc rateof Lava Burst and rate of Flame Shock damage.
• Surge of Power allows the Elemental Shaman to root enemies in PvP, andreduce Fire Elemental cooldown quickly.
• Searing Flames give an easy passive way to generate Maelstrom.

The Farseer specialization for Elemental Shaman focuses onusing Primordial Wave to summon ancestral spirits, for damageand healing benefits.

• Ancient Fellowship: Gives ancestors a chance to summon anotherancestor when they expire.
• Routine Communication: Gives Lava Burst the abilityto summon more ancestors to increase the burst damage possible from thespirit pets.
• Earthen Communion: Increases the healing from Earth Shield.
• Final Calling: At expiration, the ancestor casts an Elemental Blastwhich can provide moderate damage output.

Overall, the Farseer talents for Elemental Shaman aim to amplify your connectionwith ancestral spirits, giving you a blend of powerful offensive abilities, andsupportive healing.

You can choose 3 of the following PvP talents; each has uses, but some are better for certain strategies than others.The top three choices are the most useful but can be replaced with other PvPtalents, depending on your team's goal.

• Grounding Totem is a default selection against caster or Hunterteams. This can stop crowd-control from the enemy team andlarge damaging spell casts from casters.
• Burrow is an immunity defensive which can also deal moderate damage.
• Static Field Totem gives the ability to relocatethis totem and move the enemy team away from you or your teammates. Note it only hasaround 5K HP but can be an important factor when going for burst or saving yourteammates.
• Shamanism reduces the cooldown of your Heroism/ Bloodlust to 60 seconds at the expense of only makingit give 20% Haste and last only 10 seconds. Additionally, affected playerswill no longer receive the Exhaustion debuff.
• Totem of Wrath is a default pick against caster teams. This talent increasesthe critical damage by 20% of only spell casts or heals. Although this is highlydependent on how often your spells critically hit, if a critical strike happens,the damage is significantly greater due to the multipliers of Master of the Elements, and the combination of Surge of Powerand Stormkeeper. This also affects Lightning Lassonow.
• Unleash Shield provides significant utility for the Elemental Shamanto benefit from pushing enemy teammates off ledges and rooting. When using Elemental Orbit both knockback and root effects are applied.
• Counterstrike Totem is a situational talent. This can be usefulas a small peel for your teammates or as a surprise against enemies inarena. In battlegrounds, this can be used as a considerable damage option butwill not lead to kills. Generally, teams are aware of this Shaman's ability touse this totem. They will stop attacking once it is on the ground.