Elemental Shaman vs Shadow Priest

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Shadow Priest

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Elemental Shaman

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When simulating AoE DPS, Shadow Priests averaged 17.46% more DPS than Elemental Shamans (+176K DPS).

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Shadow Priest

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Elemental Shaman

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Shadow Priests have higher spike damage potential, achieving +1.2M more DPS than Elemental Shamans.

Spike damage is the peak DPS achieved in any given moment and is not sustained DPS.

When upgrading the gear for both specs by +44 ilvl, Elemental Shaman DPS improved the most, +0.27% more than Shadow Priest. In total, Elemental Shamans DPS increased by 67.07% and Shadow Priests by 66.8%.

• + Movement and latency lowered the DPS by 9.04% for Shadow Priests.
• + Movement and latency lowered the DPS by 14.81% for Elemental Shamans.

When introducing occasional movement and real-world latency, Shadow Priests performed better, as Elemental Shamans suffered a +5.78% increased DPS loss.

When evaluating abilities used during boss encounters, Elemental Shamans had fewer damaging abilities in total, indicating a potentially less complex rotation.