Overview
Elemental changes little in WoW Forever: mostly comfort, and the return of two favorites. 
Lightning Overload is back, with low proc chances: 3, 6 then 10% to cast a second copy of 
Lightning Bolt or 
Chain Lightning for half its damage. 
Lava Burst deals 20% more damage if 
Flame Shock is on the target, with no guaranteed critical strike.
Your single-target damage still lacks punch, but your area damage is huge thanks to 
Fire Nova. Careful: its threat can pull mobs off your tank. 
Water Shield helps a lot in dungeons.
Leveling is harder than in Classic: base spell damage went down, and no talent shortens your cast times early, since 
Elemental Alacrity comes late. Play as a melee hybrid until levels 38 to 40, then respec for Elemental Alacrity and Lava Burst. 
Mindfulness, in Restoration, might solve your mana at max level. The spec shares the class’s tier A at level 20 on the beta.
Strengths and weaknesses
Strengths
- Very strong area damageFire Nova crushes packs at low level.
- Simple to playA short priority list, easy to pick up.
- Can help healYour heals back up the healer in dungeons.
Weaknesses
- Weak on a single targetYour single-target damage still lacks punch.
- Hard levelingVery hard to level before the late 30s.
- Gear hungryYou need spell power gear.
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Your area damage is among the strongest in the game at low level, your playstyle stays simple, and you can help with healing.
On the other hand, single targets still hold out against you, leveling is a struggle before the late 30s, and you need spell power gear.
Key spells
Key talents
- The level 20 build, for mana.
Convection and 
ConcussionCheaper, stronger spells.- +15% damage for your Fire totems, Flame Shock, Fire Nova and Lava Burst.
- Lightning Bolt, Chain Lightning and Lava Burst 0.5 s faster.
- +20% damage and a shorter cooldown.
- Your casts are pushed back less by all damage, not only after a critical strike.
Rotation and priorities
Single target:
Several targets: drop 
Searing Totem, then cast Fire Nova on every cooldown until you run out of mana.
Without spell power, rank 3 Lightning Bolt deals less damage per second than rank 2: keep rank 2 at low level.
Stats
- 1Spell power
- then 2Haste
- then 3Intellect
- 2 Haste
- Often strong for Elemental.
Order to be confirmed: the exact priority is not settled yet.
No list is established. Aim for spell power, haste, often strong for Elemental, and Intellect. The order is still to be confirmed.
Leveling
At level 20, no points in Elemental: everything goes into Restoration. 
Improved Healing Wave 5/5, Mindfulness 3/3, 
Tidal Focus 2/5 and Water Shield. At this level, an Elemental-leaning Shaman heals almost as well as a healer with this build. With Legacy points, put them into Elemental: Concussion, 
Call of Flame and 
Elemental Focus. The exact ranks are still to be confirmed.
At low level, fight in melee with 
Rockbiter Weapon on a slow two-handed weapon. Drop a Fire totem and cast Fire Nova as soon as it is ready. Between fights, stop casting for 5 s to regain mana. Hall of Thanes and the Deadmines have gear for you.
Changes compared to Classic
- Baseline spell tied to your Fire totem.
- 3, 6 or 10% chance to cast a copy for half damage.
- Talent spell, +20% with Flame Shock.
- New Restoration talent.
Call of the Elements, 
Call of the Ancestors, 
Call of the Spirits, 
Totemic Recall and 
Totemic ProjectionBaseline spells.- 5 ranks, higher in the tree, reachable by Enhancement.
- Less cast pushback from all damage taken.
