Welcome to Skill Capped’s Guide on the Best Gear & Stats for Elemental Shamans in Mists of Pandaria
All sections for Elemental Shaman PvP have been divided into corresponding sections for the most optimal race, talents, glyphs, gear, professions and macros. This will help you have a good understanding on Elemental Shaman in PvP for Mists of Pandaria and the strengths and weaknesses associated with this specialization. This section will go into more depth on the best PvP gear and stats that are available for Elemental Shaman in Mists of Pandaria Season 9.
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Table of Contents
This section will cover your pre-BiS gear, which will not include any Conquest specific items. Use the gear provided below to have a competitive advantage against your enemies before stepping into rated PvP content.
Pre-BiS Elemental Shaman PvP Gear
Main Pieces
- Head: Dreadful Gladiator’s Mail Helm
- Shoulders: Dreadful Gladiator’s Mail Spaulders
- Chest: Dreadful Gladiator’s Mail Armor
- Gloves: Dreadful Gladiator’s Ringmail Gauntlets
- Legs: Dreadful Gladiator’s Mail Leggings
Off-Pieces
- Back: Dreadful Gladiator’s Drape of Prowess
- Belt: Dreadful Gladiator’s Waistguard of Meditation for additional Hit Rating.
- Bracers: Dreadful Gladiator’s Armbands of Prowess
- Boots: Dreadful Gladiator’s Footguards of Alacrity
Jewelry
- Neck: Dreadful Gladiator’s Pendant of Alacrity
- Ring 1: Dreadful Gladiator’s Band of Accuracy
- Ring 2: Dreadful Gladiator’s Band of Meditation for additional Hit Rating.
Weapons
- Main Hand: Dreadful Gladiator’s Spellblade
- Shield: Dreadful Gladiator’s Redoubt
Trinkets
- Trinket 1: Dreadful Gladiator’s Badge of Dominance
- Trinket 2: Dreadful Gladiator’s Medallion of Cruelty
All of the gear that is BiS for Mists of Pandaria Season 12 will come from PvP. This section will cover all specific pieces from PvP that will put you in a competitive playing-field against other players in arena.
BiS Elemental Shaman PvP Gear
Main Pieces
- Head: Malevolent Gladiator’s Mail Helm
- Shoulders: Malevolent Gladiator’s Mail Spaulders
- Chest: Malevolent Gladiator’s Mail Armor
- Gloves: Malevolent Gladiator’s Ringmail Gauntlets
- Legs: Malevolent Gladiator’s Mail Leggings
Off-Pieces
- Back: Malevolent Gladiator’s Drape of Prowess
- Belt: Malevolent Gladiator’s Waistguard of Meditation for additional Hit Rating.
- Bracers: Malevolent Gladiator’s Armbands of Prowess
- Boots: Malevolent Gladiator’s Sabatons of Alacrity
Jewelry
- Neck: Malevolent Gladiator’s Pendant of Alacrity
- Ring 1: Malevolent Gladiator’s Band of Accuracy
- Ring 2: Malevolent Gladiator’s Band of Meditation for additional Hit Rating.
Weapons
- Main Hand: Malevolent Gladiator’s Spellblade
- Shield: Malevolent Gladiator’s Redoubt
Trinkets
- Trinket 1: Malevolent Gladiator’s Badge of Dominance
- Trinket 2: Malevolent Gladiator’s Medallion of Cruelty
Elemental Shaman Stat Priority
Intellect > 6% Hit Rating > Haste > Mastery > Critical Strike
Prioritize Intellect as much as possible, The more Intellect you have, the more Spell Power you will have, buffing all your abilities. After focusing on Intellect, make sure to have at least 6% Hit Rating first before focusing on your secondary stats. This makes sure that none of your abilities miss while attacking your opponent.
For our secondary stats you’ll want Haste to be at top priority. Not only does Haste reduce your global cooldown, but provides you with more periodic DoT ticks from Flame Shock, which in turn gives you more Lava Surge procs.
Mastery grants Elemental Shamans Elemental Overload, to which you will be duplicating Lava Burst the most. Having a decent amount of this secondary stat increases the probability of stronger direct burst.
Critical Strike is your lowest preferred stat and should be avoided during your gearing process.
Thankfully, PvP has two new stats engrained on all PvP gear. These two are PvP Resilience and PvP Power.
PvP Resilence is identical to its predecessor, Resilience, as it reduces incoming damage from enemy players. PvP Power, on the other hand, is a completely new stat that makes our healing and damage stronger to other players. These two will naturally apply as you gearing, meaning you don’t have to worry about min-maxxing these stats.