10.2 change collection
Table of Contents
This post collects changes. It does not necessarily analyze them in depths. It’ll be regularly updated and should contain all changes to be expected to Elemental Shamans in the upcoming patch 10.2.
In case something is missing, please let us know.
Tier 31
- (2) Set Bonus: Primordial Wave also casts an Elemental Blast at the target at 70% effectiveness, and grants you all three Elemental Blast bonus effects for 10.0 seconds.
- (4) Set Bonus: Lava Burst burns your target for 10% additional damage over 4 seconds, and after consuming Primordial Wave, your next 2 casts of Lava Burst also hit up to 3 additional targets affected by your Flame Shock for 65% of normal damage.
There’s a dedicated post about the tier, you can find info there.
- T31 effect added
Source: Blue Post (2023-09-07)
- 4p has been redesigned, previously was: “For 10 seconds after using Primordial Wave, whenever you consume Lava Surge, your next Lightning Bolt or Chain Lightning is instant cast and deals 25% increased damage”.
- It is now: “When consuming Primordial Wave and for 10 seconds afterwards, Lava Burst burns your target for 25% additional damage over 4 seconds, and for 10 seconds each cast of Chain Lightning causes your next Lava Burst to hit up to 3 additional targets affected by your Flame Shock for 100% of normal damage”.
Source: Blue Post (2023-09-20)
- 4p has been redesigned, previously was: “When consuming Primordial Wave and for 10 seconds afterwards, Lava Burst burns your target for 25% additional damage over 4 seconds, and for 10 seconds each cast of Chain Lightning causes your next Lava Burst to hit up to 3 additional targets affected by your Flame Shock for 100% of normal damage”.
- It is now: “Lava Burst burns your target for 15% additional damage over 4 seconds, and after consuming Primordial Wave, your next 3 casts of Lava Burst also hit up to 3 additional targets affected by your Flame Shock for 100% of normal damage”.
Source: Blue Post (2023-09-27)
- 4p change, Primordial Wave now causes your next 2 Lava Burst casts to strike extra targets (was 3).
Source: Blue Post (2023-10-03)
- 2p changed, now grants an Elemental Blast at 70% damage (was 100%) and now grants 10 seconds of all 3 Elemental Blast buffs (was 15 seconds).
- 4p changed, Bonus Lava Bursts now deal 65% of normal damage (was 100%) and Lava Burst’s burn damage is now 10% (was 15%).
Source: Blue Post (2023/10/18)
General Shaman Changes
Splintered Elements
- Splintered Elements now grants you 20% Haste plus an additional 4% Haste per extra target hit by Primordial Wave, rather than 10% Haste per target hit.
Source: Blue Post (2023-09-27)
- This change primarily buffs Splintered Elements in Single Target and nerfs it at 5 and more targets. This is overall a good change for builds using Splintered Elements, as Single Target damage was their main issue.
| Target count | Haste gained before | Haste gained now |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10% | 20% |
| 2 | 20% | 24% |
| 3 | 30% | 28% |
| 4 | 40% | 32% |
| 5 | 50% | 36% |
| 6 | 60% | 40% |
Further Beyond
- Further Beyond can now only increase the duration of Further Beyond by up to 100% of the original duration of Ascendance.
Note: From early testing, this seems to double Ascendance’s uptime for build that pick Further Beyond, compared to builds who do not, resulting in an average uptime of 45%.
Source: Blue Post (2023-10-18)
Primordial Wave
- Primordial Wave can no longer be used to heal a friendly ally, it is now only an offensive spell for Elemental Shaman.
Note: This is mostly a Quality of Life change, making it impossible to accidently waste a Primordial Wave by targeting an ally
Source: Blue Post (2023-09-27)
Elemental Blast
- Elemental Blast can now refresh and extend the duration of the Haste, Critical Strike, and Mastery effects to up to 130% of the base 10 second duration, but will still prefer to apply a buff that you don’t already have.
Source: Blue Post (2023-10-11)
Mana Changes
- Mana Spring now restores 100 mana per Lava Burst (was 150).
Note: This is due to a healer nerf, see this Blue Post.
Source: Blue Post (2023-09-07)