Patch 3.2.2 Today

With patch 3.2.2 coming out today and some very welcomed changes for elemental shamans along with it I cannot wait for this patch to go live. There have been a few buffs and a nerf but overall I think these are the changes that should have gone in with patch 3.2. First I will recap the changes Blizzard has made to the Elemental spec and how they will effect which gear and glyphs we choose to use. Keep in mind I write this blog from the perspective of a raiding elemental shaman so my view of these...

Tuesday, September 22, 2009 | posted in patch 3.2.2 | 0 comments [ More ]

Changes to Shamanism in 3.2.2

It is starting to look like this is going to the the dps increase patch that Elemental shamans have been looking for. These are the new patch notes on Shamanism coming in 3.2.2.New:Shamanism: Your Lightning Bolt and Chain Lightning spells gain an additional 3/6/9/12/15% and your Lava Burst gains an additional 4/8/12/16/20% of your bonus damage effects.Old:Shamanism: Your Lightning Bolt gains an additional 10% and your Lava Burst gains an additional 20% of your bonus damage effects.Not only does...

Sunday, September 13, 2009 | posted in patch 3.2.2, talents/spec | 1 comments [ More ]

Changes to Flame Shock Coming in 3.2.2

Check out these PTR Patch Notes:ElementalFlame Shock now deals 834 Fire damage over 18 sec at max rank. (Up from 556 fire damage over 12 sec) Lower ranks increased accordingly. Lava Burst no longer consumes Flame Shock. EnhancementEarthen Power changed to : Your Earthbind Totem's pulses have a 50/100% chance to also remove all snare effects from you and nearby friendly targets, and your Earth Shock reduces enemy attack speed by additional 5/10%.GlyphsGlyph of Flame Shock - The periodic damage dealt...

Wednesday, September 9, 2009 | posted in patch 3.2.2, talents/spec | 6 comments [ More ]

Patch 3.2 Review the Good and the Bad

Now that patch 3.2 has been out for a little while I started thinking about how this last patch has effected things. There were a lot of changes introduced this patch that should keep most of us busy right up until 3.3 like Emblem System changes, Extended raid lockouts, a new raid instance, a new battle ground, Mount changes, Class buffs and nerfs. For Shamans we have a new totem interface, seen Resto improvements and an interrupt off the GCD.I have to admit the new Emblem System changes had me...

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Elemental Shaman Hit Cap Gear

Recently I posted a simple and straightforward explanation about hit rating and the hit cap for elemental shamans. In that post I broke down how a raiding shaman should have 289 hit rating to be capped when you have a combination of the correct talents and raid members. To read that post, click here.Today I am going to cover a couple of examples what items to use to cap your hit rating. Since an Elemental Shaman's best dps comes from our Tier Sets we will discuss the items you need to cap your hit...

Tuesday, September 8, 2009 | posted in shaman hit cap | 2 comments [ More ]

Shaman Addons Follow Up

Recently one of our readers asked me to go over the UI and addons I use so I am going to break down the adons I use and why. Personally there are only a few necessary addons a raiding shaman must have but depending on how you prefer your UI to look there are some addons to make your UI crisp and sharp. I posted a pic of the UI I am currently using so lets review the addons I use and why. The first thing you should do before building your UI is visit http://www.wow.curse.com/ and download the Curse...

Friday, September 4, 2009 | posted in addons | 1 comments [ More ]

Totem of Electrifying Wind

I have been reading some of the theorycrafting boards lately and came across some ideas about Totem of Electrifying Wind. From all of the testing it looks like this Totem is BiS instead of Totem of Hex. I decided to spend the badges and grab one to see for myself and I do believe the tests. With a 6 sec ICD and a 70% proc rate the extra 200 haste proc is up all the time. This allowed me to cast Lightning Bolts at 1.5 secs and using a haste trinket like Spider's Embrace 1.3 secs. The new Totem is...

Thursday, September 3, 2009 | posted in Best in Slot | 3 comments [ More ]