Wow classic shaman7/26/2023 The most unique aspect of the Shaman is our Totems. If we need to outweigh one, we can look to get more Spirit, as many spells cost a % of total mana, so increasing the mana pool is only so helpful. The point is that judging the effective value against each other is quite complicated, so it's easy to assume that they are effectively equal. But in reality, the time Spirit Regen is rolling is very often while leveling, and the time you are at Max mana is quite low. It takes 30 ticks of 0.5 mp5 to get 15 mana, which takes 2.5 minutes! So in a vacuum, Intellect looks much better. Technically, Spirit gives 0.5 mp5, while Intellect gives 15 mana. Still, Agility will be valued lower than Str and Stam, even with Flurry.Ĭomparing Spirit and Intellect is difficult. With Flurry, there is extra weight added to crit. Although shamans like crit, point for point agility simply does not increase your damage that much. 1 dps = 7 str = 14 AP, which means a weapon that is 10 DPS and gives +7 str, is equivalent to a weapon with 11 DPS.Īgility is quite low value, until you get the talent Flurry. ![]() Str > Stam > Agi > Spirit = Int Conversion Statġ Intellect = 15 Mana + 0.017% Spell Critġ Spirit = 0.5 mp5 after 5 sec rule (0.2 mana every 2 sec)Ī good way to judge strength and attack power is to compare it to your weapon dps. Orcs give you max enhancement DPS, Trolls give you max Ele and Resto offspeccing. Orc's Hardiness is valuable as the chance to resist stuns can help avoid a sticky situation. Troll's Regeneration is a small but nice bit of health regeneration, especially if you are going for some spirit gear. It is worth noting that Berserking costs mana (7% of your total) and Blood Fury does not. Berserking can be extra useful when you need an emergency heal as it increases your cast speed more when you're missing health. Berserking is on a longer cooldown, but affects your spells and does not debuff you. Both give you a good DPS cooldown Blood Fury is on a shorter cooldown, but is only melee attack power and debuffs you to take 50% reduced healing. Orcs and Trolls are really a coin flip as neither is notably better than the other. However, Tauren offer no offensive boosts to your kill times Even without ghost wolf, War Stomp is a hard disable, which shamans lack. War Stomp stuns for long enough to cast Ghost Wolf when talented, giving you an excellent escape tool on a decently short cooldown. Tauren are the safest pick for Hardcore mode. There is no obvious choice as to which race is best overall for Shamans in hardcore mode each race offers advantages to help enhance your gameplay. Tauren - with War Stomp and Endurance, Tauren are a safe choice for Shamans and offer the most escape for Hardcore gameplay. Trolls - with Berserking, Beast Slaying, and Regeneration, Trolls are the best race for Elemental and Restoration Shamans, and a good choice for Enhancement. ![]() Orcs - with Axe Specialization, Hardiness, and Blood Fury, Orcs are an excellent all-rounder choice, and the best for Enhancement DPS. Shamans are a class unique to the Horde, and can be played as Orcs, Trolls, and Tauren. Shamans have a lot of options to keep the game feeling fresh! Best races Horde Switch to using slow 2-handers or sword n' board. Tired of a rotation? Change it up! Spam more lightning bolts, kite with Frost Shock, use Windfury even though Rockbiter is "better". Shamans have a great variety of spells to change up your rotation, and as discussed are only partially gear-dependent. Many classes can feel quite tedious in their rotations, or completely underpowered without gear. Against many mobs, we can kite them indefinitely with Frost Shock. ![]() Against a mob like Besseleth, we can dispel her poisons. Not quite as great as Hunters or Warlocks, but between our sustain, utility, and damage we have little issues. Our weapon enhancements add crazy damage to our melee attacks, flame shock gives us the ability to multi-dot, and Fire Nova is a great aoe spell that we learn starting at level 12! While leveling, a lucky crit or windfury proc will just global a mob.įor solo killing elite or difficult mobs, shamans are good if not the best. But pre-60, expect to be doing huge amounts of damage in both solo and dungeon gameplay. Shamans in classic are generally thought of as low damage compared to Warriors and Mages, and for end-game PvE that is true. The hybrid nature of shamans plays very well into the hardcore solo-style of gameplay. And, because only half our damage is spells, we're also not totally dependent on hard casts like Mages. As a hybrid damage/support class, we have multiple tools and skills to excel in this game mode.įor Enhancement Shamans, about 50% of our damage comes from our white hits, meaning we are not as completely gear dependent as classes like Warriors or Rogues. Shamans are a great class to play for Hardcore.
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