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Introduction
Introduction to Tier Sets
Tier Sets represent special armor collections designated for specific classes, offering powerful bonuses when you equip two or four pieces of the set. These bonuses are tailored to your character’s active talent specialization, ensuring they provide significant benefits to your gameplay style.
Elemental Shaman Tier Set Bonus Guide
In this guide, we detail the optimal use of Tier Set bonuses for Elemental Shamans. We’ll explore not only what these bonuses entail and their impact on your Elemental Shaman’s playstyle but also guide you on the best methods to acquire them and integrate them into a superior gear strategy.
For further insights into how Tier Set bonuses influence gear choices for your Elemental Shaman, visit our comprehensive Elemental Shaman gear guide.
Additional Resources
- Elemental Shaman Gear in Patch 11.1 & Season 2
- Overview
- NEW Season 2
- Cheat Sheet
- Talent Builds
- Hero Talents
- Rotation
- Gear
- Leveling
- Abilities & Talents
- Stats
- Consumables
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Tier Set Bonuses for Elemental Shaman
Tier sets are specialized gear pieces that grant you additional bonuses when worn together. These bonuses are activated based on the number of set pieces you have equipped, with most tier sets offering bonuses for equipping either 2 or 4 pieces.
For detailed information on The War Within Season 2 gear and Tier Set Bonuses, refer to the Elemental Shaman Gear Guide: Elemental Shaman Gear Guide
Unlocking Tier Set Bonuses for Elemental Shaman in Undermine
For Elemental Shamans in The War Within Season 2, the set bonus focuses on summoning elementals more frequently and gaining buffs from them.
Currents of the Gale Sovereign
- 2-Set – Shaman Elemental 11.1 Class Set 2pc – Occasionally, your spells will summon a Storm Elemental or Fire Elemental. Utilizing Ascendance will also activate this effect.
- 4-Set – Shaman Elemental 11.1 Class Set 4pc – Each time you summon a Storm Elemental or Fire Elemental, your Lightning Bolt, Lava Burst, Tempest, and Chain Lightning inflict 20% additional damage.
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Waves of the Forgotten Reservoir Tier Set
Our tier set bonus, Waves of the Forgotten Reservoir, is a collection of items obtainable from the Liberation of Undermine. The set consists of the following pieces:
- Gale Sovereign’s Charged Hood (Helm from One-Armed Bandit)
- Gale Sovereign’s Zephyrs (Shoulders from Chrome King Gallywix)
- Gale Sovereign’s Clouded Hauberk (Chest from Sprocketmonger Lockenstock)
- Gale Sovereign’s Grasps (Gloves from Flarendo/Torq)
- Gale Sovereign’s Pantaloons (Legs from Stix Bunkjunker)
Though additional item slots can be acquired from the Great Vault or through the Revival Catalyst crafting system, these do not count towards the tier set bonus.
Unlocking the Tier Set Bonus
To activate the tier set bonus, you must equip four pieces from the set. Elemental Shamans, due to optimal itemization, are recommended to prioritize the following slots for tier pieces:
- Helm
- Gloves
- Shoulder
- Chest
This selection of items is specifically chosen to maximize the benefits of the set bonus and enhance your performance in battles.
When assembling your gear set, it is ideal to choose your legs as the off-piece, primarily because the tier option, Gale Sovereign’s Pantaloons, is not well-suited for Elemental composition. This is due to its suboptimal stat distribution, as it includes Versatility and Crit, which are not preferred. Instead, Haste and Mastery should be prioritized for better performance.
While in the process of gathering your tier pieces, it is crucial to focus on achieving the 2-piece set bonus as swiftly as possible, rather than waiting for the “perfect” pieces. Before equipping the complete 4-piece set, you will likely require each tier item to be at the mythic item level. It is advisable to simulate your character’s performance to determine the optimal point to equip the full set.
Adjustments to Elemental Shaman's Tier Set Bonus Order
Elemental Shaman’s Tier Set Bonus in Liberation of Undermine
The Elemental Shaman set bonus from the Liberation of Undermine does not significantly alter your rotation or gameplay. The 2-piece bonus is applied automatically, and the 4-piece bonus lacks the strength to be impactful.
For further insights on how the Tier Set Bonuses may influence gameplay, explore the Elemental Shaman Rotation Guide and Talent Builds Guide.
Acquiring the Elemental Shaman Tier Set Bonus in The War Within Season 2
You can obtain Tier Sets through three primary methods:
- Raiding – These sets are dropped by specific bosses in the Liberation of Undermine. Enhance your experience with our raiding services.
- Great Vault – You can receive these through activities that provide Great Vault rewards, such as raiding, Mythic+, and Open World Content.
- Revival Catalyst Crafting – Transform non-set pieces of the same item level into Tier armor using the Matrix Catalyst crafting system.
In The War Within Season 2, the Matrix Catalyst will be accessible to everyone from the onset, and it will generate one charge every two weeks.
For additional details, visit the Matrix Catalyst Tier Set Crafting and Great Vault Overview.
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Elemental Shaman Guide Overview
Welcome to our comprehensive guide for playing an Elemental Shaman in a semi-hardcore PvE setting on Draenor. This guide focuses primarily on PvE content, providing you with the latest insights drawn from in-game experiences, simulations, and log analyses.
As an active contributor to the Elemental Shaman community, I participate in maintaining modules for Simulationcraft and contribute to Storm, Earth and Lava, ensuring the information provided here is always up-to-date and relevant.
Guide Updates and Navigation
Our guides are consistently revised to include the newest data and strategies. To stay informed about the latest changes, be sure to view our changelog. You can access it by clicking on “View Changelog” located in the Quick Facts column or by selecting the book icon at the top of the page. For those seeking more detailed guidance on the Elemental Shaman for Patch 11.1 & Season 2, explore the links in the Navigation Bar below as well as our list of related guides found under the Table of Contents.