How the build works
This Elemental Shaman build mixes lightning and fire. Concussion adds 5% damage to Lightning Bolt, Chain Lightning and Earth Shock. Elemental Alacrity cuts 0.5 seconds from Lightning Bolt, Chain Lightning and Lava Burst, which is the biggest increase in damage per second you can buy early.
Call of Flame adds 15% to Flame Shock, Fire Nova, Lava Burst and your fire totems, and makes Flame Shock last 9 seconds longer. That matters because Lava Burst, the level-30 point, deals 20% more damage while your Flame Shock is on the target. Trial by Fire adds 20% to Fire Nova, cuts its cooldown by 4 seconds and keeps Magma Totem up 20 seconds longer, which gives you real AoE for packs.
Mana is the weak point, so three talents cover it. Convection makes your Shocks, Lightning Bolt, Lava Burst and Chain Lightning 6% cheaper, Elemental Focus gives a 10% chance that your next damage spell is free, and Eye of the Storm gives your main nukes a 70% chance to ignore pushback when mobs hit you.
Leveling tips
Concussion and Elemental Alacrity come first, so Lightning Bolt hits harder and casts faster by level 17. Call of Flame and Elemental Focus follow around 20. Rest when you need to: running out of mana mid-pull is the usual way Elemental leveling goes wrong.
Pull with Lightning Bolt until 30, then with Lava Burst. Chain Lightning may not be trainable until 32. In dungeons, Magma Totem and Fire Nova handle packs, but watch your threat.
Changes in WoW Forever
Elemental was rebuilt on 15 Oct: Lava Burst moved to row 5, Elemental Mastery returned as the capstone, Lightning Mastery became Elemental Alacrity, Improved Fire Nova became Trial by Fire, and Earthbound is new. On 23 Oct the Lava Burst bonus with Flame Shock was cut to 20%. Lightning Overload now requires Elemental Alacrity. Talent text here comes from client build 70630 without later hotfixes, checked against a hotfixed calculator by our research, so small number changes are still possible.
Toward level 60
Data for 60 is thin. The most-planned build is about 33/7/11, with Lightning Overload, Elemental Fury, Elemental Reach and Elemental Mastery in Elemental, but only one source lists it, and not every point. Treat it as provisional.
