| So you've chosen the Shaman, and now you're | | | | Elemental build. Why? |
| looking for the talent build that will make you the | | | | The elemental build, with a little enhancement built in |
| best you can be, right? | | | | is a critting machine, and great for sitting back and |
| Look no further, because whether you're an Alliance | | | | casting quick chain lightning spells into the fray. |
| or Horde Shaman, I'll give you the run down on how | | | | Burst damage is the name of the game for PvP, so |
| to craft an effective build, and what each tree should | | | | stick with Elemental and you'll do fine. |
| be used for. | | | | Another option is a heavy resto build with a heavy |
| First up, what exactly are you trying to achieve? | | | | emphasis on chain heal, find big groups of your team, |
| Are you a level 10 Shaman, new to the world and | | | | hang at the back and help them out with healing. |
| not sure what build you want? Or are you a level 19 | | | | Don't forget to be sneaky and use terrain to hide. |
| who's just getting stuck into PvP for the first time? | | | | Raiding Shaman's are another resto hangout for the |
| Perhaps you're just about to start your first instance, | | | | Shaman, and chain heal really comes out to shine. |
| and want a build that won't get you laughed at. | | | | I strongly suggest you invest heavily in ensuring your |
| Here are my thoughts on PvE (leveling) Shamans, | | | | Shaman will crit chain heals as much as possible, and |
| PvP Shamans, and Raid Shamans, and what kind of | | | | get your mana totems working hard too. Your group |
| build you'll need for each. | | | | will love you for it. |
| First up, PvE (leveling) builds need to focus on a | | | | Earth shield in particular is great for helping out the |
| balance of damage, protection and efficiency of | | | | primary healer or tank, and you should max its |
| mana. | | | | related talents out. |
| Most Shaman's will choose either an elemental build, | | | | Another talent I recommend you get is Thundering |
| or an enhancement build for their leveling, but steer | | | | Strikes. Max it out with 5/5 points and you'll get an |
| clear of restoration. | | | | extra 5% crit chance - great for your healing spells. |
| You must accept that if you go resto for leveling its | | | | Just remember, its in the enhancement branch, not |
| going to take you a long, long time to hit 80. | | | | resto! |
| Advice: Choose talents based on extra damage or | | | | If you want to do DPS in a raid, I'd look at |
| mana efficiency, as well as utility. Ghost wolf is a | | | | enhancement since your average DPS will be higher |
| good example. If you start getting wailed on and | | | | than elemental. Get all the talents you can find which |
| need to flee, a quick ghost wolf and run will help you | | | | back up windfury and flurry, and they'll do all the hard |
| avoid corpse runs. | | | | work for you. |
| Forget about adding anything into totems if you can | | | | At the end of the day, you generally don't need hard |
| help it. Totems are for groups only and you likely | | | | and fast rules for your Shaman build unless you're at |
| won't be doing much of that for a long time. | | | | the very top of the competition, or are hungry to |
| For PvP as a Shaman I highly recommend the | | | | get there. |