World of warcraft shaman guide: secrets of the totem mage warrior
So you are reading a world of warcraft guide on shamans and wonder if it is actually a bundle of guides about warriors, mages, or other healing classes in wow. On the other hand you might even wonder if you are reading a wow guide on Druids who like Shamans can also tank, heal and cast.
Then you might go and peruse forums and the plethora of wow sites that discuss world of warcraft Shamans guides who describe them as being able to do these capabilities but not as well as classes that are specialized in them. That is a narrow minded view. If you take the Druid, they are praised for how they can tank admirably when shape shifting into bears or heal while in tree form and give damage in cat form. But they have the ability to never do all three at the same time. The Shaman can without the need to shape shift. Though they have the ability to indeed shape shift as wolves but only to help them travel faster.
There is a solitary mark that makes the Shaman stand out from other classes, and this is their access to totems which when planted in nearby ground gives them and fellow celebration members extra beneficial buffs while fighting opponents. The thing that makes Shamans challenging and fun to play the most is how to use the totems effectively.
There are four categories of totems : Earth, Fire, Water and Air. Each totem requires split timing decisions and a cool head to implement properly whilst engaged in tricky combat situation or in a group. Useful is also how they can use the Reincarnation spell to resurrect themselves as well as other members. This is limited to once every played hour, cut down to 40 as more talents points are assigned to that capability. This is another feature that makes them fun to play solo and very useful when in a group.
With the release of the burning crusade expansion kit being a shaman isn’t only a class that is specific to the Horde. The new Dranei class in the alliance can also play as shamans, having attributes that makes them particularly adept at playing this class; some would argue that this is the best class to select for this alliance race.
At end game (level 60 and 70 and beyond) you can specialize as either as an Elemental, Restoration or Enhancement Shaman each having their own specialized abilities. Elementals focus on high damage casting capabilities and as such are regarded as the ideal choice for power levelling swiftly. While Restoration Shamans have higher healing abilities and later in the game are useful healers and back up casters.
We have barely scratched the surface of what shamans can do in the game. It would require a far longer world of warcraft guide on shamans to list them all. Due to the fact that they’re multi skilled, Shamans are often times regarded as a jack of all trades class. They are a very versatile class that allows the player to get a fuller experience in the game. Playing a shaman you will be able to tank, heal and tank as well as the more specialized classes making you effectively this 3 times as powerful if you exploit their abilities. Quite simply, Shamans are no pushovers.