Welcome to Skill Capped’s Guide on the Best Races for Elemental Shamans in Mists of Pandaria
All sections for Elemental Shaman PvP have been divided into corresponding sections for the most optimal race, talents, glyphs, gear, professions and macros. This will help you have a good understanding on Elemental Shaman in PvP for Mists of Pandaria, the strengths and weaknesses associated with this specialization, and help you conquer the arena. This section will explain the best Elemental Shaman races for each faction in PvP for Mists of Pandaria Season 12.
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Best Elemental Shaman PvP Races
Dwarf
If you plan to choose Alliance as your faction for Elemental Shaman in Mists of Pandaria PvP, Dwarf is marginally your best option. Dwarf players receive the racial ability, Stoneform, increasing your survivability against Death Knights, Rogues, and Feral Druids.
Stoneform Racial
Stoneform clears all Poison, Disease, and Bleed effects off your character, and gives you a 10% damage reduction for 8 seconds. This racial will make your survivability stronger against bleed heavy specs, and can be used preemptively or reactively, paired with Malevolent Gladiator’s Medallion of Tenacity, to mitigate any incoming burst damage.
Horde
Orc
If you plan to choose Horde as your faction for Elemental Shaman in Mists of Pandaria PvP, Orc is your best option to choose from. Hardiness and Blood Fury provide strong survivability and throughput when in PvP combat, and is a strong competitor with the Alliance racials.
Hardiness Racial
Hardiness‘s ability grants a player passive 15% stun reduction. Stuns used on you being a shorter duration as well as the use of a PvP trinket allow for players to slip away from danger quicker, and allow for players to be more active during a PvP game.
Blood Fury Racial
Orc is provided with an On-Use racial, Blood Fury, which grants Spell Power to you for a short amount of time. This can be paired with your burst cooldowns to enhance your damage when it matters.