hi i’m struggling to consistently keep echoe’s of the elements-buffed earthquakes going in M+
i can never get enough maelstrom to get out an earth shock, then an EQ before the mobs are practically dead, and in the time i spent ramping for that EQ my dps is dreadful
what can i do ?
I think you mean Echos of Great Sundering? (Legendary where Earth shock makes next EQ stronger)
Elemental does have an issue with required ‘ramp-up time’ in M+ specifically where each pull requires a bunch of GCDs before you can get your damage out and this Legendary only adds to that. The Stormkeeper talent can help a lot with getting a quick burst of Maelstrom in AoE pulls and you should be able to get enough Maelstrom with each empowered Chain Lightning to set up your damage: CL > Initial Earth Shock > CL > Empowered EQ. This would be 4 GCDs and then the full 6-second EQ duration to get your full damage.
You can try combining this with the Aftershock talent so you would only need 3 globals to get your empowered EQ out (granted Aftershock has to proc for this to happen): Stormkeeper CL > Earth Shock (cost refunded) > Empowered EQ
Because of the scaling nature of M+ there will always be an issue where lower keys are not as favorable to a spec like elemental where they have a longer ramp-up time before they can get their damage out, and then that damage requires even more time to fully deal said damage. Higher keys where enemies have more HP and live longer will enable you to more consistently get your damage out without the adds dying quickly.