Originally Posted by Aldriana
Frost Shock replies a debuff, regretably. It really does need to be earth.
I guess I'm also not totally clear why Earth Shocking would reduce Raid DPS either; I guess it has something to do with consuming Stormstrike charges? I confess I don't know a lot about Stormstrike mechanics, but wouldn't they mostly be getting burned on poison anyway?
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Interestingly, this is a mark against making the DP -> IP switch. According to
this post, instant poison consumes Stormstrike charges, while deadly poison does not. That means a significant chunk of Ele. or Enh. Shaman DPS is wasted by a rogue's IP.
As for switching Flame Shock to Earth Shock: this should not be a
huge loss of DPS from your Ele. Shaman or Boomkin. Basically, every 10 seconds, one Ele. Shaman spell
might not get the 20% Stormstrike buff. Now, to be honest, I don't know what Earth Shocks or Lightning Bolts hit for at that gear and progression level. But for a 30 raid DPS loss, you would need a (30*10)/0.2 = 1500 damage difference between the average lightning bolt hit and the average earth shock hit. And that is assuming that you
always get a Stormstrike eaten by the earth shock, when in practice the non-aligned cooldowns of Earth Shock and Stormstrike will cause the Ele. Shaman to get the benefit of the buff more often than not.
In summary, switching DP -> IP is likely to have more of an effect on lost raid DPS from eaten Stormstrike charges than switching Flame Shock -> Earth Shock.