Level 30 Elemental Shaman: talents, totems and dungeon guide

Quick answer: 21/0/0 Elemental

This route chooses ranged spell damage, with Convection to reduce the cost of Lightning Bolt and Shocks. It is not simulated. The final point goes to Call of Thunder; that is a small Lightning Bolt preference, not a spec ranking.

Point-by-point allocation

Ranks and prerequisites come from the October 8 Talents Forever export, client 1.60.1.70291. All 21 points are spent as you level, without the five Legacy points.

Damage, totems and mana

On one target, place Searing Totem if the fight will last, open with Lightning Bolt, then use Flame Shock if the target will live long enough. Save Earth Shock to interrupt a dangerous cast. In a pack, let the tank establish threat; Fire Nova hits enemies within 10 yards of your active totem. Its cast range is 30 yards, not its radius.

Convection reduces some mana costs, but not Fire Nova’s. Elemental Focus has a 10% chance after a Fire, Frost or Nature damage spell; your next damage spell then costs 100% less mana. Drop Mana Spring for the group and recall totems you no longer need to recover 25% of their cost. Blizzard’s October 7 note also lowers the proc chance for very low-rank spells; do not spam rank 1 to manufacture free casts.

Damage, totems and mana

Spell	Use
Lightning Bolt ⓘ Rank 5, learned at level 26. Ranged Nature damage; 2.5 sec cast in the beta client.	Ranged damage; rank 5 learned at level 26.
Fire Nova ⓘ Rank 2, learned at level 22. Hits enemies within 10 yd of your active Fire totem; cast range is 30 yd.	10 yd around active totem; rank 2 at level 22.
Flame Shock ⓘ Rank 3, learned at level 28. Instant Fire hit plus damage over 12 sec.	Direct and periodic damage; rank 3 at level 28.
Earth Shock ⓘ Rank 4, learned at level 24. Interrupts and locks that spell school for 2 sec.	Interrupt; rank 4 at level 24.
Searing Totem ⓘ Rank 3, learned at level 30. Attacks an enemy within 20 yd for 40 sec.	Rank 3 Fire totem at level 30.
Magma Totem ⓘ Rank 1, learned at level 26. Fire damage around the totem for 20 sec; 8 yd radius.	Area damage; rank 1 at level 26.
Mana Spring Totem ⓘ Rank 1, learned at level 26. Water totem restores mana to nearby party members.	Party mana regeneration; rank 1 at level 26.

Spells you do not have at 30

Chain Lightning and Windfury Totem come at level 32. Lava Burst requires talent points beyond the level-30 budget. Water Shield belongs to a different build with Restoration investment, not this allocation.