Best in slot gear for Elemental Shaman at level 30 (PvE)

The best item for each slot for a level 30 Elemental Shaman in PvE, with the next two picks, where each comes from and how easy it is. Change the level (1 to 60) and switch PvE or PvP on the page; filters leave out dungeon drops, crafted items, world drops or PvP rewards, or keep only items players have seen in Forever.

Every slot

Head: Totemic Leather Helm, score 13.3: +12 spell power, +13 Stamina. Crafted: Leatherworking (Forever client). Learn it at skill 1. Easy: craft it or buy it from a crafter. Next best: Holy Shroud, Sorrow's Shroud.
Neck: Scorn's Icy Choker, score 9.9: +7 spell power, +6 Intellect, +5 Stamina. Drops from Scorn, 33.3% (Classic data). Some effort: farm the creature. Next best: Seal of the Expedition, Kaleidoscope Chain.
Shoulder: Death Speaker Mantle, score 10.4: +6 spell power, +11 Intellect. Drops from Death Speaker Jargba in Razorfen Kraul, 40% (Classic data). Easy: about 2 runs. Next best: Fairywing Mantle, Magician's Mantle.
Back: Thornweaver Drape, score 7.6: +7 spell power, +6 Spirit. Where it comes from isn't known yet: the Companion and Helper addons record it when players get one. Not known: where it comes from isn't known yet. Next best: Red Wool Cloak, Faerie Dragon's Skin.
Chest: Dro'zem's Tunic, score 14.6: +11 spell power, +9 Intellect. Where it comes from isn't known yet: the Companion and Helper addons record it when players get one. Not known: where it comes from isn't known yet. Next best: Green Silk Armor, Stormrider's Leather Tunic.
Wrist: Knife-Polishing Rag, score 7.3: +5 spell power, +4 Intellect, +7 Spirit. Where it comes from isn't known yet: the Companion and Helper addons record it when players get one. Not known: where it comes from isn't known yet. Next best: Mindthrust Bracers, Witherbite Bracers.
Hands: Fletcher's Gloves, score 11.2: +14 crit. Crafted: Leatherworking (Forever client). Learn it at skill 1. Easy: craft it or buy it from a crafter. Next best: Oilrag Handwraps, Town Clerk's Mittens.
Waist: Skycaller's Leather Belt, score 13.4: +10 spell power, +6 Intellect, +6 Stamina. Crafted: Leatherworking (Forever client). Learn it at skill 1. Easy: craft it or buy it from a crafter. Next best: Highlander's Cloth Girdle, Moss Cinch.
Legs: Dark Ritual Leggings, score 14.9: +14 spell power, +9 Stamina. Where it comes from isn't known yet: the Companion and Helper addons record it when players get one. Not known: where it comes from isn't known yet. Next best: Kodohide Legguards, Stormrider's Leather Pants.
Feet: Gilded Slippers, score 10.8: +7 spell damage, +7 Intellect, +6 Stamina. Crafted: Tailoring (Forever client). Learn it at skill 1. Easy: craft it or buy it from a crafter. Next best: Spidersilk Boots, Acidic Walkers.
Finger: Philanthropist's Ring, score 12: +10 spell power, +5 Intellect. Where it comes from isn't known yet: the Companion and Helper addons record it when players get one. Not known: where it comes from isn't known yet. Next best: Ring of Forlorn Spirits, Lorekeeper's Ring.
Finger: Lorekeeper's Ring (Horde: Advisor's Ring), score 10.2: +7 spell power, +2 mana per 5 sec, +4 Stamina. Sold by Illiyana Moonblaze in Ashenvale (61.5, 83.9) for 2g (Classic data). Easy: buy it.
Trinket: Worgenbane Talisman, score 2.8: +2 mana per 5 sec. Drops from Shadowfang Keep (Clue, unconfirmed). Some effort: a dungeon drop, chance not known yet.
Trinket: nothing with these stats at level 30 (the first comes at level 40)
Main hand: Foulmountain Family Hammer, score 4.2: +4 spell power, +2 Stamina. Where it comes from isn't known yet: the Companion and Helper addons record it when players get one. Not known: where it comes from isn't known yet. Next best: Clever Expeditionary's Spellblade, Pathfinder's Clearway.
Off hand: Orb of Mystic Insight, score 9.4: +7 spell power, +6 Intellect. Crafted: Enchanting (Forever client). Learn it at skill 1. Easy: craft it or buy it from a crafter. Next best: Repurposed Rack, Painwalker Buckler.
Ranged or relic: nothing with these stats at level 30

A one-hander and an off-hand beat the best two-hander here.

Stat weights (PvE)

mana per 5 sec 1.4, hit 1.2, spell power 1, spell damage 1, crit 0.8, haste 0.8, Nature Damage Done 0.65, Intellect 0.4, Fire Damage Done 0.35, Spirit 0.1, Stamina 0.1.

Every item is scored with the spec's stat weights, for what the class can wear at that level (armour and weapon skills come from the Forever client, so Hunters and Shamans get mail at 40 and Warriors and Paladins plate at 40). Untouched Season of Discovery leftovers are left out.

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