Shaman Guide

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Elemental

• 57-14-0
  
  
• Hit Cap = 17% Total (hit cap should be your first priority)
  • 446 from gear alone
  • with 3 points in Elemental Precision, cap is 368

• Stats to Stack
  1. Spell Power
  2. Haste
  3. Crit Chance
  4. Intellect
     

• Glyphs
  • Glyph of Lightning Bolt
  • Glyph of Flame Shock
  • Glyph of Lava
    
    
• Rotation
  • Flame Shock
  • Lava Burst
  • Chain Lightening
  • Lightning Bolt (until Lava Burst cooldown is up)
    

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Enhancement

• 16-55-0
  
  
• Spell Hit Cap = 17% (hit cap should be your first priority)
  • 446 from gear alone

• Stats to Stack
  1. Expertise
  2. Crit Chance
  3. Agility
  4. Intellect
  5. Haste

• Glyphs
  • Glyph of Stormstrike
• Glyph of Windfury Weapon
• Glyph of Lava Lash
  
  
• Rotation
  • Lightning Bolt (when Maelstrom Weapon is at 5 stacks)
  • Stormstrike
  • Earth Shock
  • Lava Lash

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Restoration

• 0-16-55
  
  
• Stats to Stack
  1. Haste
  2. Spell Power
  3. Mana/5
  4. Intellect
  5. Crit
     

• Glyphs
  • Glyph of Earth Shield
  • Glyph of Chain Heal
  • Glyph of Riptide
    
    
• Spells
  • Chain Heal (most efficient heal)
  • Healing Wave (largest heal when needed)
  • Earth Shield (HoT while absorbing damage)
  • Riptide (instant heal proc'd by Chain Heal)
    

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