27 July 2010

Gems for Elemental Shamans

This is out of date (3.3.5)

How to gem an elemental shaman? This is a quick summary list of your best options. In many cases, you can ignore the slot bonus. Exceptions include fulfilling the meta gem requirement and items with a decent bonus.

Meta

Chaotic Skyflare Diamond (requires 2 blue gems) for 3% bigger Lava bursts.

Red Slots

Runed Cardinal Ruby (red) recommended

Yellow Slots

Reckless Ametrine (orange) recommended
Veiled Ametrine (orange)
Rigid King's Amber (yellow)

Blue Slots

Glowing Dreadstone (purple) use 2 for your meta

Notes

Jewelcrafters should use 3 Runed Dragon's Eye

For more detail on alternatives to the above or for explanations of when to use when try the following resources:

How to Gem your Elemental Shaman @ The Shaman Tavern
How to Gem your Elemental Shaman @ Bob Turkey's WoW Blog (pre-epic gems)

8 comments:

  1. Intell gems for ele sham lol SP ftw

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  2. this gems was sp+stam but stupid ppl like you don't know this fact-@ cata is no longer spellpower on gems/items ^^ just intel

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  3. Just stack spell pen, other gems spell power, hit rating and you win. Avoid cross-color gems (purple, green, orange).

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  4. Lolz intellect for ele shamy,pretty nice combination with sokets/gems xD....

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  5. SP+Haste+Crit, that's my ultimate shammy combo!

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