World of Warcraft - elemental shaman leveling rotation 61-90

Welcome fledgling shamans!

If you are a fan of visual guides then you’ve come to the right place. Here you will find visual aids of elemental rotations by level using the current icons for those abilities. Whether you are aiming to raid or prefer to experience all PvE content has to offer (this is not a guide for PvP), it’s best to start good habits early!

Keep in mind there may be some abilities not shown here that are circumstantial, but important. Spells like these are not used in an average rotation so we will cover them at a later time. In the meantime, read the description of each new spell you receive and apply it when needed. If you have any specific elemental questions let me know! I am here to help!

Elemental Shaman rotations levels 61 through 90 (See bottom of the post for other levels).


At level 61 your rotation should be as follows: Buff yourself with Lightning Shield and Flametongue Weapon. After checking your buffs, place Searing Totem, Flame Shock, then Lava Burst. While Lava Burst is on cool down, spam Lightning Bolt and Earth Shock when there are 7 charges on Lightning Shield.


Circumstantial! At level 66 you receive the Fire ElementalTotem. This can be used in longer fights to boost your dps.


Circumstantial! At level 70 you receive Bloodlust/Heroism. This can be used in longer and/or harder fights to boost you and your raid party’s casting speed by 30% for 40 seconds. If you are in a raid, do not cast this in a fight until your raid leader asks you to! Keep in mind once this is cast it has a cooldown of 10 minutes.


Circumstantial! At level 72 you receive Bind Elemental. This can be used for crowd control situations to restrain a hostile elemental for up to 50 sec.


Circumstantial! At level 75 you receive Hex. This can be used to turn most humanoids and beasts into a frog for up to 1 min. This is very helpful in higher levels when you need to take care of one mob at a time.


At level 81 you receive Unleash Elements. This can be used to really bump up the damage on your Lava Burst Spell. Alter your rotation. Buff yourself with Lightning Shield and Flametongue Weapon. After checking your buffs, place Searing Totem, Flame Shock, UnleashElements, then Lava Burst. While Lava Burst is on cool down, spam Lightning Bolt and Earth Shock when there are 7 charges on Lightning Shield.


Circumstantial! At level 85 you receive Spiritwalker’sGrace. You can use this to move while casting any non-instant spells. Which would be very useful specific situations.


At level 87 you receive Ascendance. Alter your rotation. Buff yourself with Lightning Shield and Flametongue Weapon. After checking your buffs, place Searing Totem. Cast Flame Shock, Unleash Elements, Ascendance and then Lava Burst to your heart's content. Once Ascendance has worn off and while that and Lava Burst are on cool down, spam Lightning Bolt and Earth Shock when there are 7 charges on Lightning Shield.

Levels 1-30
Levels 31-60

Stay tuned for insight on talent trees and glyphs!