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Elemental Shamans and Patch 3.3

Thursday, October 8, 2009 | posted in , | 20 comments



Update: Changes to Tier 10 set bonus and relic.  Included video of Fire Nova in action. One of the WoW websites I check multiple times per day is MMO Champion they are hard at work again breaking down the next patch and I love their work. Not only do the recap all the Blue's post but they data mine all the information hidden in the next patch and let us know about them. With their help I am going to keep updating all of the Elemental Shaman changes coming in the next patch in one convenient place so you can keep coming back to this post without going through a bunch of posts to find the Elemental changes. Bookmark this page for easy access and leave a comment to let the rest of us know how you feel about the new patch 3.3.


Tier 10 Set Bonuses


Tier 10 Elemental 2 Piece Bonus - Your Lightning Bolt and Chain Lightning spells reduce the remaining cooldown on your Elemental Mastery talent by 2 sec. (Old - Your Lightning Bolt spell reduces the remaining cooldown on your Elemental Mastery talent by 1 sec.)


Tier 10 Elemental 4 piece Bonus - The cooldown on your Lava Burst ability is reduced by 1.5 sec.

 Spell/Talent Changes


Elemental Mastery: This talent now increases spell haste by 15% instead of critical strike chance while active.

Reincarnation: The cooldown on this spell has been lowered from 60 minutes down to 30 minutes (Improved Reincarnation will continue to lower the cooldown by 7/15 minutes).


Fire Nova Totem: This totem has been replaced with a new spell, Fire Nova, which is available at the same ranks as the old Fire Nova Totem. Existing characters will automatically learn this new spell in place of the totem. With a Fire Totem active, shamans will be able to use Fire Nova (fire magic) to emit the same area-of-effect damage as the old Fire Nova Totem from the active Fire Totem, not consuming the totem in the process. Fire Nova will activate a 1.5-second global cooldown when used and has a 10-second spell cooldown. The caster must be within 30 yards of the totem to use this ability, but does not need to be within line of sight of the totem.

Improved Fire Nova Totem: Renamed Improved Fire Nova. This talent now provides an additional 10/20% damage to the spell and reduces the cooldown by 2/4 seconds

Fire Nova - now Causes the shaman's active Fire totem to emit a wave of flames, inflicting 893 to 997 Fire damage to enemies within 10 yards of the totem.

Elemental Reach now affects Fire Nova.

Improved Fire Nova - now Increases the damage done by your Fire Nova by 20% and reduces the cooldown by 2/4 sec.

Chain Lightning, Lightning Bolt, Earth Shock, Flame Shock, Searing Totem, Frost Shock, Stoneclaw Totem, Magma Totem had the mana cost of their lower ranks reduced.

Earth Elemental Totem: The cooldown for this totem has been reduced from 20 minutes to 10 minutes. Cannot be used in Arenas.

Fire Elemental Totem: The cooldown for this totem has been reduced from 20 minutes to 10 minutes. Cannot be used in Arenas.



Race Changes


Orc, Dwarf and Troll shamans now have their own unique totem art.


Dwarf Totems


Orc Totems



Troll Totems

Here is a video of the New Fire Nova Spell in action brought to us by Pandamonium.  If you have not seen his elemental shaman videos on youtube you can check them out here.

http://www.youtube.com/user/hybridpanda




Tier 10 Elemental Relic

The periodic damage from your Flame Shock spell grants 44 haste rating for 30 sec. Stacks up to 5 times. (Old - Your Earth Shock, Flame Shock, and Frost Shock spells grant 73 haste rating for 30 sec. Stacks up to 3 times.)

Leatherworking: Elemental Gear Patterns

Pattern: Earthsoul Boots
Pattern: Lightning-infused Leggings

Tier 10 Images and Video






 




20 Responses So far
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Hakawa
on October 8, 2009 at 9:23 AM  

About the T10 4 piece bonus, I am pretty sure Blizard meant to say it reduces the Lava Burst Cool down by 1.5 secs not 15 secs. Since the cool down is only 6 secs. But it should be a nice dps increase.

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Anonymous
on October 10, 2009 at 1:01 PM  

Just wanted to say that I just found your page and really enjoy reading!

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Hakawa
on October 11, 2009 at 11:21 AM  

Thanks for reading, please let me know if there is a topic you would like more information on.

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Anonymous
on October 21, 2009 at 6:19 PM  

True on dwarf Totems?

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Anonymous
on October 23, 2009 at 12:17 AM  

New loot information would be great.
I beleive that they have released the new craftable pants from the new rep pattern.

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Hakawa
on October 23, 2009 at 6:17 PM  

I will be updating the post this weekend, just waiting for the Shaman Tier 10 images.

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Hakawa
on October 28, 2009 at 8:32 AM  

Updated to include the new 2-piece set bonus and changes to the relic.

These are both nice buffs to elemental shamans. I hope we can stop seeing the elemental community bitch about blizzard not paying attention to us because 3.2.2 and 3.3 are looking like they are trying to increase our damage. Still work to be done on the problems we are challenged with but they working on them.

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Anonymous
on November 3, 2009 at 10:21 AM  

Im not so sure that the new T10 Sets are that good, i dont think they are anything in comparision to what we have had before or what other dps classes are getting this patch. :(

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Hakawa
on November 10, 2009 at 9:11 AM  

Updated post to included every change in 3.3 for Elemental Shamans.

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Viola
on November 20, 2009 at 3:19 AM  

wtb tier 10, it's awesome!

Moon

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Anonymous
on November 22, 2009 at 10:09 AM  

Actually, I play an elemental shaman. Fairly geared, ready for ICC. Hoping my guild is ready too! But one thing i want to know is if the rotation/spec is going to be changed for patch 3.3......anyhelp would be nice! Thanks for reading!

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Hakawa
on November 22, 2009 at 8:07 PM  

I have been working on rotations for 3.3 and will post about it shortly after 3.3 is released.

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Anonymous
on November 29, 2009 at 11:19 PM  

Sorry abou the delay for reading -- went out of town for turkey day. I look forward to finding out the new rotation. -- Any glyph changes you know of?

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Anonymous
on December 11, 2009 at 12:28 PM  

umm, did not see if it was commented on, but dwarf shaman....:) you sure about that one?

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Anonymous
on December 12, 2009 at 2:48 PM  

I'd really love if you posted a nice ele rotation for 3.3 ... I don't feel like my current rotation is very good anymore.

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Anonymous
on December 16, 2009 at 11:27 PM  

Hi, me again...that ele shaman on the post...lol

Yes...Dwarf shamans will be ready and playable! BUT NOT UNTIL CATCLYSIM...
BTW ORCS>TROLL>DWARF>DRANI

ANd the ele shaman rotation i use (currently, 3.3)
is...

FS > LvB > CL > LB > LB > LB > LB > LvB > CL > etc. > etc.

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Anonymous
on December 22, 2009 at 8:49 PM  

Troll>Draenei>Orc>Dwarf

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Anonymous
on December 29, 2009 at 4:54 AM  

Awesome website dude! Lots of help for a shaman like me. BTW I was pretty sure that the dwarf totems will me beer kegs :(
Do you have any PvP strategic guides too?

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Anonymous
on December 30, 2009 at 12:38 AM  

tier 10 is a joke. all our set bonus's require extra clicking and non passive shit. sure lavaburst cooldown is nice but thats just more mana gettin burnt

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Unknown
on February 19, 2010 at 6:23 PM  

Tauren > all

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