Improved Weapon Totems (2/2): Again, two mainstay totems that you'll be using. Toughness (0/5): See 'Anticipation' above. Never skip this.Īnticipation (0/5): If you're getting hit, there's a problem. Shamanistic Focus (1/1): This is simply a massively awesome talent. Improved Lightning Shield (0/3): Lightning Shield just isn't going to be used in raids, you'll always have water shield up.Įnhancing Totems (2/2): SoE and GoA are two of your staple totems.
#BEST RAID CLASS SHAMAN FREE#
Feel free to skip it (I'd recommend putting the points in Improved Reincarnation) Improved Ghost Wolf (0/2): This is entirely useless in raiding, and suitable only for PvP, which is why I have it. Thundering Strikes (5/5): If I have to explain this, well, you're beyond my help :p The +20% to Stoneskin is helpful occasionally as well. Grounding can often have a large impact on the course of a fight, and is simply a fantastic totem. Guardian Totems (2/2): The primary use for this totem is to reduce your grounding totem cooldown by 2 seconds. Shield Specialization (0/5): There simply is no good reason for a shaman to have a shield on, except for very, very few niche roles (such as tanking a red beam for Netherspite), and even in those roles, you're rarely the best suited for it, and this talent isn't going to help in any significant way. Frankly, it's a mediocre talent now that we have Water Shield, but it's still better than the alternative. I'll briefly explain my choices below:Īncestral Knowledge (5/5): AK is simply a straight up 5% mana increase. This is the first and most fundamental step for any class.
At the end of this post will be a link section, containing links to much of the theorycrafting and testing behind my conclusions.
If you do want the hard numbers behind a decision, by all means ask, and I'll see about directing you to it. I've done that for myself, and am passing on the conclusions, garnered from theorycrafting and experience. The information I'm posting is going to be pretty general, and I'm not going to back a lot of it up with hard numbers and such. If you have any questions, comments, ideas, insults, or whatever, please feel free to reply, or catch me ingame. Keep in mind that all advice given here is appropriate to raiding, and may not be optimal for soloing or 5-mans. If you're competent and willing to learn, you can lead DPS charts in many raids while providing fantastic buffs to your group through totems and talents. Congratulations on your choice to become a beatstick.
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