Shaman has the worst raid itemization in the game. The gear we get from raids just doesn't make much of a difference compared to pre-raid BiS gear. The only upgrades a 60 sham really should care about is large hp upgrades or resist upgrades, and that's not what we get. I can totally understand why someone with a 60 torpor shaman would rather bring any other class to raid. Raiding on a shaman means a very busy but profitless role.
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Originally Posted by Caridry
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If there was a level 51+ top 3 needed class (and hard to find), which would you guys pick?
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From a raiding perspective there are no needs. Any needs were met long ago, and blue has every raid mob on lockdown. From a 2-6 man grouping point of view, the best answer to this is probably bard. You very rarely see them in exp groups because they can solo level so well, but they're really game changing to group with. They're also possibly the strongest duo for a shaman pre-torpor, and it's a duo that doesn't leave the shaman doing nothing but support (shm/enc for example).
From a velious raiding point of view, it's going to depend on how people perceive the rewards for various classes and therefore which characters they bring raiding. Shamans look like they'll be very well rewarded with hp upgrades in velious, meaning you'll see a lot more activity from them. If there's plenty of healers, you'll need more dps. If there's too many dps, you'll want more healers. You can always use more clerics in your CH chain.