- Author: Egregious
- Date: March 1, 2021
- Updated: March 30, 2025
- Expansion: TBC Classic
This progressive BiS guide will cover how to build an Elemental Shaman in TBC from T4 to Sunwell. The guide includes BiS lists, gems, and explanations.
T4 BiS
- There is no profession cycling in TBC. You can choose two, and only two, professions to receive benefits from. This means LW and Enchanting offer the most benefit to you and your raid, as you cannot pick up and drop professions to obtain more than two profession benefits.
- No WB, world drop or Season 1 gear is considered.
- Remember to have both Chain of the Twilight Owl and Eye of the Night for neck twisting.
Neck twisting is the act of having both JC necks in tandem with another player. You activate one while the second player activates the other thereby providing your party with both neck buffs simultaneously. After the buff expires in 30 minutes, you and the other player running necks swap and activate the second neck. During the 30 minutes the buff is active you cannot remove the neck that applied the buff, or the buff will fall off you and your party members. This means if you die you must continue to wear the neck so as not to remove it from those party members in your group who still have it active.
Gem as follows:
- Meta: Chaotic Skyfire Diamond
- Red: Runed Living Ruby
- Blue: Glowing Nightseye 2x for CSD req
- Yellow: Potent Noble Topaz
- Yellow (Horde): Veiled Noble Topaz x2 + Shining Fire Opal x1 for hit cap [will be 49 but that’s fine]
- Yellow (Alliance): Veiled Noble Topaz x1 for hit cap
Ideal gemming included in 7Up link
SLOT | ITEM | LOCATION |
---|---|---|
Head | Prince Malchezaar | |
Neck | Prince Malchezaar | |
Shoulders | High King Maulgar | |
Back | High King Maulgar | |
Chest | Dragonscale Leatherworking | |
Wrists | Dragonscale Leatherworking | |
Hands | Magtheridon | |
Waist | Dragonscale Leatherworking | |
Legs | Tailoring BoE | |
Feet | Maiden of Virtue | |
Ring | Karazhan Trash | |
Ring | Chess Event | |
Trinket | Terestian Illhoof | |
Trinket | 41 Badge of Justice | |
Weapon: | Prince Malchezaar | |
Shield | 33 Badge of Justice | |
Off-Hand | 25 Badge of Justice | |
Totem | Cache of the Legion |
T5 BiS
- No profession cycling
- Continuing with T4 profession selections
- No World Boss or world drop gear is considered
- Remember to have both Chain of the Twilight Owl and Eye of the Night for neck twisting
Gem as follows:
- Meta: Chaotic Skyfire Diamond
- Red: Runed Living Ruby
- Blue: Glowing Nightseye 2x for CSD req
- Yellow: Potent Noble Topaz
Ideal gemming included in 7Up link
SLOT | ITEM | LOCATION |
---|---|---|
Head | Prince Malchezaar | |
Neck | Kael’thas | |
Shoulders | High King Maulgar | |
Back | High King Maulgar | |
Chest | Lady Vashj | |
Chest (alt) | Kael’thas | |
Wrists | Al’ar | |
Hands | Magtheridon | |
Waist | Tailoring BoE | |
Legs | Fathom-Lord | |
Legs (alt) | Tailoring BoE | |
Feet | The Lurker Below | |
Ring | Karazhan Trash | |
Ring | Lady Vashj | |
Trinket | Terestian Illhoof | |
Trinket | 41 Badge of Justice | |
Trinket (extra) | Fathom-Lord | |
Trinket (holiday) | Coren Direbrew | |
Weapon | Kael’thas | |
Weapon (alt) | Arena | |
Shield | 33 Badge of Justice | |
Off-Hand | Hydross | |
Totem | Cache of the Legion |
T6 BiS
- No profession cycling
- Continuing with T4/T5 profession selections
- No World Boss, world drop or PvP gear is considered
- At this stage do not run T4 2pc
- Remember to have both Chain of the Twilight Owl and Eye of the Night for neck twisting
Gem as follows:
- Meta: Chaotic Skyfire Diamond
- Red: Runed Crimson Spinel
- Blue: Glowing Shadowsong Amethyst 2x for CSD req
- Yellow: Potent Pyrestone
Ideal gemming included in 7Up link
SLOT | ITEM | LOCATION |
---|---|---|
Head | Archimonde | |
Neck | Kael’thas | |
Shoulders | Mother Shahraz | |
Back | Illidan | |
Back (alt) | Council | |
Chest | Illidan | |
Wrists | Tailoring BoE | |
Hands | Azgalor | |
Waist | Shade of Akama | |
Legs | Kaz’rogal | |
Feet | Naj’entus | |
Ring | BT Trash | |
Ring | BT Trash | |
Trinket | Terestian Illhoof | |
Trinket | 41 Badge of Justice | |
Trinket (extra) | Fathom-Lord | |
Trinket (holiday) | Coren Direbrew | |
Weapon | Illidan | |
Weapon (alt) | Naj’entus | |
Off-Hand | Rage Winterchill | |
Shield | Archimonde | |
Totem | Teron Gorefiend |
Sunwell BiS
- No profession cycling
- Continuing with T4/T5/T6 profession selections
- No World Boss, world drop or PvP gear is considered
- At this stage do can run T4 2pc
- Remember to have both Chain of the Twilight Owl and Eye of the Night for neck twisting.
Gem as follows:
- Meta: Chaotic Skyfire Diamond
- Red: Runed Crimson Spinel
- Blue: Glowing Shadowsong Amethyst 2x for CSD req
- Yellow: Reckless Pyrestone
Ideal gemming included in 7Up link
SLOT | ITEM | LOCATION |
---|---|---|
Head | Kil’jaeden | |
Neck | Grand Warlock + Lady Sacrolash | |
Shoulders | Mother Shahraz | |
Back | Kil’jaeden | |
Chest | Entropius + Mu’ru | |
Wrists | Grand Warlock + Kaelcgos + Lady Sacrolash | |
Hands | Sunwell Trash | |
Waist | Brutallus + Grand Warlock + Lady Sacrolash | |
Legs | Felmyst | |
Feet | Felmyst + Grand Warlock + Lady Sacrolash | |
Ring | Mu’ru + Entropius | |
Ring (Horde) | JC BoE | |
Ring (Alliance) | BT Trash | |
Trinket | Mu’ru + Entropius | |
Trinket | Hex Lord Malacrass | |
Trinket (extra) | Fathom-Lord | |
Trinket (extra) | Illidan | |
Trinket (extra) | Terestian Illhoof | |
Trinket (extra) | 41 Badge of Justice | |
Trinket (holiday) | Coren Direbrew | |
Weapon | Kil’jaeden | |
Off-Hand | Brutallus | |
Shield | Archimonde | |
Totem | Teron Gorefiend |
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