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Rotations - dot clipping

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Damage bonuses that are passive will stack additively, but multiply with buffs.Additive bonuses: Booming Echoes, Concussion, Call of Flame, Storm Earth & FireMultiplicative bonuses: Elemental Oath (via Clearcasting), Raid Damage Buffs/DebuffsAdditive bonuses multiply base damage and Spell Power (with bonus SP talents).For Lava Burst, we'd see the following:100% + 5% + 6% = 111%Flame Shock has

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Critical Damage Bonuses calculate as follows:Base Crit Bonus * (Crit Bonus 1 + Crit Bonus 2 +....)Firstly, the "Base Crit Bonus" is able to be modified by the Chaotic Skyflare Diamond. The calculation goes like this:1.5*1.03=1.545 or 154.5% of base damage.The 54.5% bonus is then multiplied by critical damage bonus talents. All talents will act as a multiplier of this 54.5%, but stack additively.

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To be merged into the guide later.Mana: Regeneration and ReductionWith the lack of mana use as Elemental, the question is whether to take the points from mana regeneration or cost reduction talents, and use them in damage or utility talents.Firstly, we need to look at the mana consumption of Flame Shock, Lava Burst and Lightning Bolt under various conditions:Spell% of Base

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TierTalentRecommendationNotes1ConcussionRequiredStacks additively with Call of Flame1ConvectionOptionalThe weakest of the mana efficiency talents, Convection would be taken if you have mana problems, or spare points to use.2Elemental DevastationIgnoreDespite being in the Elemental tree, this is a pure Enhancement talent. Should not be taken at all.2Elemental WardingOptionalA useful filler talent,

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Elemental Shaman will spend a majority of their talent points in the Elemental Combat tree, with the remaining put into Enhancement. Restoration talents are less valuable, as most only affect healing spells. The following section covers the full Elemental tree, as well as the early Enhancement/Restoration talents to explain why you should or shouldn't put points into them, and what the effects of

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AirWrath of Air is the only totem for Elemental Raiding. It is important to note that, depending on the number of casters/melee and their abilities, Windfury may be a better totem to drop if you are the only shaman present.EarthThere are no practical Earth totems for casters. That said, be prepared to drop Strength of Earth, Stoneskin or Tremor depending on requirements.WaterWater will be used

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SpellShorthandCo-EfficientNotesLightning BoltLB71.43%LB is the base spell for Elemental Rotations. With it's 2 second cast time (talented), it has the longest cast time of any of the elemental spells. Talents wise, it gains an extra 5% crit, and a 33% chance to proc an additional half power bolt free of charge (with no threat as well).Chain LightningCL57.14%CL is like a "ranged cleave" in a sense

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Part 1: IntroductionElemental Combat is the ranged magic damage tree for Shaman. An Elemental Shaman brings numerous bonuses to the raid, in addition to the standard Shaman totems.Buffs: Spell Damage, Spell CritDebuffs: Crit (all)The strength of Elemental lies in the fact that mana consumption is a relative non-issue due to a combination of Clearcasting, Unrelenting Storm, and Thunderstorm. This,

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Elemental Guide1.0 Introduction2.0 Spells2.1 Totems3.0 Talents3.1 Elemental

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