After GC said 3 times that Elemental Shamans are too fragile, we will certainly see something new for 5.2
What is your guess and idea?
Looking at the spec and considering that it hasn't got any simple and very powerful abilities (like block, deep, disperse) but always seem slighty cumbersome (capacitor totem, flame shock and shock CD, healing tide 1 shot) I think we can expect something nice but with a "but"
To give an idea of what other casters have:
Mage:
- 15s CD blink that breaks stuns
- 30s CD 60k shield
- 2 Ice Blocks with a 30% heal
- 6% physical dmg with Molten armor
Warlock:
- 2 min CD 30% heal and 25% more healing for 12s
- 10s CD shared damage and healing with pet or 1 min CD giant shield(think it's 85k) or 3 min absorb all dmg for 8 sec but take 50% of the dmg taken during that over 8s
- 2 min CD Health Stone
- 30s CD 65k shield absorbing magic damage
- More armor, 10% more hp, 10% more healing with Fel Armor
Boomkin:
- 15% dmg reduction in moonkin form,
- 30s CD leap forward into stealth(usable while silenced)
- NS healing touch or 2 min CD 30% heal
- 120% more armor and 20% more health in Bear Form
- 1 min CD 20% dmg reduction (usable while stunned)
- Off-healing
- Tranq.
Spriest:
- 30s CD cannot be targetet by ranged attacks for 3s
- 30s CD vanish for 6 sec (deep jk, usable while stunned) or 2 min CD 30% heal or 90s CD 20% of HP absorb when under 30%
- 60% more armor with inner fire
- 15% dmg reduction in shadow form
- 2 min 90% dmg reduction for 6 sec (usable while stunned and silenced)
- 1,5 min CD grip
- 6 min CD lifeswap
Elemental:
- 30s CD 25% more HP below 30% or 1 min CD 40k shield or 40% dmg reduction for 6 sec
- off-healing
- Healing Tide
- Lots of armor