performanace of Ele shaman in 4.2?

[Alemi]

I doubt a full mastery build is viable tbh compared to a full haste build. Having my shamans now at 1800 haste which accounts for a 1.6 LB cast and 20% overload (missing 3-4 pieces of 371). With a full mastery build I'm near 30% overload. But with 1.9s cast on LB ... The difference is pretty huge. Trinkets I'll be using are the sp on use (http://www.wowhead.com/item=70518) and the mastery on use from the molten vendors. So far I've been running around with mastery proc The ability to combine mastery trinket with on use sp is pretty crazy burst.

I'm back and forth and back and forth on this. I ran full haste and had my LB's down to 1.6 seconds/21% overload but found that mana started to become a real issue (and I run with replenishment on 100% uptime). I switched back to mastery 1.9 second lb/26% overload, but feel like the benefit is just meh too.

I think I'm going to switch back to haste just to try to get more casts off before I start getting chain kicked/silenced. I like the survivability that I have now and playing around, tweaking things here and there - but I still feel like our biggest concern is mana. Healing Surge is mana hog for little benefit, but GHW is a sign that screams "KICK THIS LONG CAST."

I find that unless a big defensive cd is used, fast, a Flame Shock, Lava Burst, Chain Lightning, Fire Nova, Earth Shock pretty much kills anything.

[zenga]

I see your point, but ...

I find that unless a big defensive cd is used, fast, a Flame Shock, Lava Burst, Chain Lightning, Fire Nova, Earth Shock pretty much kills anything.

... why on earth would you fire nova, unless it's against another boxer?

[Alemi]

I see your point, but ...


... why on earth would you fire nova, unless it's against another boxer?

Instant & out of nature school so I don't risk locking out my earth shock/fulmination by trying to squeeze in a Lightning Bolt (which I've found to be one of the biggest issues), and by that time I'm usually cleaved and have 2-3 melee on me so it's extra splash damage. The only other real option to toss in there is a lightning bolt or wait a few seconds of down time to earth shock. I've found the fire nova to be pretty useful with the multitude of melee cleave teams.

I've tried unleash elements but I hate the ramp up time/opening for dispels and with it being nature school again, it's really fucking useless.