Hi everyone. Not so long ago I started a shaman and I wanted to build it elemental
to the contrary of many other shamans of my server and I want to do mainly do raid
or Arena. I have some questions that I hope you can answer. First, I'll show you
the build I've made for lvl 70
http://www.wowhead.com/?talent=GE0zEfMqAsxZE
First, for the build. Was I right not to put points into Totem of Wrath 'cause I
find him a little useless and since he's a fire totem, I couldn't use magma totem
at the same so it would be a waste to upgrade them with the talent. Also, I put
some points into resto 'cause I think it could be very helpful. Well any comments
or ideas would be appreciated. Also, I would like to ask other Ele Shammy, how
do you play them in arena and while grinding? Thank you for your future respond
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First and foremost:
GET NATURE'S SWIFTNESS.
You don't wanna get the 41 pointer? Sure, why not. It sucks. BUT GET NATURE'S SWIFTNESS. ITS YOUR ONLY WAY OF WINNING.
Also, forget about:
- Unrelenting Storm. You need to burst your opponents down, mana regen shouldn't come to play.
- Improved Fire Totems. Anybody who could kill your Fire Nova totem is going to kill it as soon as it appears with a macro. Giving it the extra seconds doesn't help.
- Elemental Shields. Not as good as having Nature's Swiftness, plus its counteractive with Eye of the Storm.
Drop another point from Reverberation, maybe, and get 21 points in Resto with Tidal Focus and Healing Focus and top it off with Nature's Swiftness.
GET NATURE'S SWIFTNESS.
You don't wanna get the 41 pointer? Sure, why not. It sucks. BUT GET NATURE'S SWIFTNESS. ITS YOUR ONLY WAY OF WINNING.
Also, forget about:
- Unrelenting Storm. You need to burst your opponents down, mana regen shouldn't come to play.
- Improved Fire Totems. Anybody who could kill your Fire Nova totem is going to kill it as soon as it appears with a macro. Giving it the extra seconds doesn't help.
- Elemental Shields. Not as good as having Nature's Swiftness, plus its counteractive with Eye of the Storm.
Drop another point from Reverberation, maybe, and get 21 points in Resto with Tidal Focus and Healing Focus and top it off with Nature's Swiftness.
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So, if I do what you say, it gives something like
http://www.wowhead.com/?talent=GE0zycMoAoxZE00x0xo
And you say that I MUST get nature swiftness, it is THAT important? And how must I
used it? To instant heal myself when in tight spot or to be able to cast a LB or
Cl instantly? Also, I've heard lots of people telling me that Element Shaman
"sucks" because they say that we're not mana efficient and because of our lack to
"freeze" the enemy like the frost nova or the fact that we can't "bubble" like
priests and pallys. Could I get your opinion on that also?
http://www.wowhead.com/?talent=GE0zycMoAoxZE00x0xo
And you say that I MUST get nature swiftness, it is THAT important? And how must I
used it? To instant heal myself when in tight spot or to be able to cast a LB or
Cl instantly? Also, I've heard lots of people telling me that Element Shaman
"sucks" because they say that we're not mana efficient and because of our lack to
"freeze" the enemy like the frost nova or the fact that we can't "bubble" like
priests and pallys. Could I get your opinion on that also?
Here are two builds i like to mess with, unrelenting storm is Nice to have for longer fights boss fights and raiding it helps whether you are healing or nuking.
Here is my Heavy DPS Build
http://www.wowhead.com/?talent=GEzzVcMsAoxZV0xx0xo
This is my DPS/Healer build
http://www.wowhead.com/?talent=hEzzVcMqAoZZE00t0jo
Basicly the first one tries to focus on Better DPS and push out as many free nukes as possible with Call of Thunder, Tidal Mastery, and Elemental Focus. Lightning Overload also provides free nukes that can Crit and offer more free Nukes, Unrelenting Storm also helps me Keep my mana pool up just a bit which helps allot.
My second build makes some sacrafices to DPS to alow me to heal better, using Improved Healing Wave and Healing way to make me a stronger more effecient healer, maxing out Unrelenting Storm also helps me improve my mana regen which is important for Healing. This alows me to be able to better fill in a healing or DPS role, not that going deeper into resto isnt a better idea it really is, but sometimes you have to heal and it is nice to have the option to main heal.
I think for what you want the second build may be a better bet, atleast if you really plan on raiding as a healer and dont want to be full resto, but for over all dps the first build is much better and more mana efficient.
GL have fun hope this helps some for you to make your own build.
Here is my Heavy DPS Build
http://www.wowhead.com/?talent=GEzzVcMsAoxZV0xx0xo
This is my DPS/Healer build
http://www.wowhead.com/?talent=hEzzVcMqAoZZE00t0jo
Basicly the first one tries to focus on Better DPS and push out as many free nukes as possible with Call of Thunder, Tidal Mastery, and Elemental Focus. Lightning Overload also provides free nukes that can Crit and offer more free Nukes, Unrelenting Storm also helps me Keep my mana pool up just a bit which helps allot.
My second build makes some sacrafices to DPS to alow me to heal better, using Improved Healing Wave and Healing way to make me a stronger more effecient healer, maxing out Unrelenting Storm also helps me improve my mana regen which is important for Healing. This alows me to be able to better fill in a healing or DPS role, not that going deeper into resto isnt a better idea it really is, but sometimes you have to heal and it is nice to have the option to main heal.
I think for what you want the second build may be a better bet, atleast if you really plan on raiding as a healer and dont want to be full resto, but for over all dps the first build is much better and more mana efficient.
GL have fun hope this helps some for you to make your own build.
natureswiftness = the ability that makes you able to at least stand a chance aganist other classes. Think about it
instant cast:
4k chainlightning
5k heal
anyclass (besides pallys unless you count hammer of justice) can silence you from casting those 2 sec lightning bolts and 1.5sec chainlightning. MOST people will for sure interupt your 3 sec heal and MOST people with even get that interupt in for your 1.5 sec heal. You have to realize that ability will save you or your dying freind in pvp/pve more than anything (sesides preist/pallys bubbles)
instant cast:
4k chainlightning
5k heal
anyclass (besides pallys unless you count hammer of justice) can silence you from casting those 2 sec lightning bolts and 1.5sec chainlightning. MOST people will for sure interupt your 3 sec heal and MOST people with even get that interupt in for your 1.5 sec heal. You have to realize that ability will save you or your dying freind in pvp/pve more than anything (sesides preist/pallys bubbles)
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