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Shaman Leveling Guide
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Jizzlmanizzl, 22 Shaman Frostwolf
This Shaman Leveling Guide provides some quick tips on how to play your shaman and selecting where to put your talent points until level 40. If you're looking for something more detailed click here.
If you want to level as QUICKLY as possible you MUST check out this Alliance Leveling Guide or this Horde Leveling Guide. These are the best in their class step-by-step instructions with maps on how to level to 70 in less than 10 days of playtime.
Shamans now have the ability to heal very well in groups if they spec through the restoration tree. There are very few advantages to leveling through the restoration tree and because we are focusing on leveling, I will exclude them from this guide. Between the two trees left, Elemental and Enhancement, there is really no bonus in leveling to either; it depends on how you like to play your shaman. If you like to melee then choose Enhancement, if you like to cast then use Elemental. I prefer to melee with my shaman so I like to use Enhancement.
Elemental (totem master) Shaman
10-14: Concussion 5/5
15-17: Call of Flame 3/3
18-19: Earth's Grasp 2/2
20-24: Call of Thunder 5/5
25-26: Improved Fire Totem 2/2
27-29: Elemental Devastation 3/3
30: Elemental Fury 1/1
You will know which totems to focus on and what talents based off how leveling has been for you with your shaman thus far. Totem of Wraith is well worth getting if you make it that far into the tree. I've seen shamans win battles in PvP with nothing bust just totems. I've seen them take down mobs AoE with them like they were a mage. Totem Shamans are unstoppable but extremely weak if they don't have their totems up. So be careful when you're traveling and be ready to set totems as fast as possible.
Enhancement Shaman
I enjoy playing melee classes the most. I am not a big fan of casters because I don't like it when I run out of mana. I oftentimes feel that if I am full health then I should be able to continue fighting, which isn't the case for some casters. So you think nothing of Enhancement shamans and regard them as useless when acting as a DPS Class. Well, I have news for you! My enhancement shaman tops the damage meters in almost every group I've been in. I commonly out DPS rogues, hunters, and pretty much everyone else. Lately no class has been able to out damage me in a group and I group a lot.. I have a Damage Meter add-on I continuously watch and believe me when I say melee shamans can be a really sufficient source of DPS, a tank, or a backup healer when needed. The most important thing in groups is their ability to use an ankh, which resurrects them back after dying at a time when they choose. They can help recover wipes by ankhing and resurrecting your group. You really want to focus on windfury and dual wield weapons as quick as possible with your shaman.
10-14: Ancestral Knowledge 5/5
15-19: Thundering Strikes 5/5
20-21: Enhancing Totems 2/2
22-24: Improved Lightning Shield 3/3
25-29: Flurry 5/5
30-31: Improved Weapon Totems 2/2
From here keep increasing things that help you hit harder, faster, and crit more. Work toward Dual Wield. If you want to use a 2hander before you go dual wield instead of a 1 hand weapon and shield then get the 2 handed weapon specialization earlier instead of an improved lightning shield rank. Absolutely make sure you get Shamanistic Rage. Your shaman will have no problems at all owning the DPS meters with this setup.
I believe you mean "ZOMG
I believe you mean "ZOMG your elemental build is garbage. You must play alliance because you're stupid. Your DPS would be garbage."
dumbass
ZOMG yer elementel build is
ZOMG yer elementel build is garbage yoo must play allaince cuz yer dumb. yoo dps wuld be garbege woot!
Jeez, you guys need to learn
Jeez, you guys need to learn to read.... He's preference is enhance, it's obvious he doesn't know about elementals but this guide is what it is.. A GUIDE, you don't have to follow it word for word, it's just there to help push you in the right direction.
Wow... your elemental build
Wow... your elemental build is just downright stupid. If you don't know anything about it, don't post it and call it a guide.
ya...noob learn to read
ya...noob learn to read cause he said enhance not elemental, he said several times he doesnt like casting, melee is his pref.
you have to read before you can be a critic
The fact that you can post
The fact that you can post this with a straight face is absolutely astounding. I can clearly see you have never played a shammy as your elemental build would put out less dps than a critter. ABSOLUTELY WRONG!