I have an epiced troll and ogre shaman. I rerolled my troll to Ogre after testing FSI and seeing if it worked while using illusions (bear, AON, it carries thru) and whether FSI is really noticeable. I've used the clinging darkness necklace on the troll and used a JBB on both so heres my take.
FSI is fantastic, and it is noticeable but it does not make you immune from interrupt from melee push so FSI really shines if you stand in a corner. With that said FSI isn't so good that if you really like trolls to go Ogre. JBB is really great but starts to lose its potency as u climb beyond level 54ish or fight velious mobs.
If I had to do it all over again I'd go Iksar just for the convenience of not being huge
(yes I make my own shrink pots but it sucks burning through those bad boys constantly or if you camp/zone hop/get dispelled a lot as one does on my server, red)
Iksars get the fashion quest of the Robe of the Azure Sky which no other shaman can have. The AC bonus is basically negated by a Jaundiced Bone BP click usable by everyone else.
People say Torpor (when/if you get to scribe it) makes racial regen useless but I disagree, when not torpored and running around the regen is always with you, FSI works only as often as you get bashed, with that said if you land a slow mob bashes occur pretty infrequently and can be worked around. There is nothing an Ogre shaman can solo that a Barbarian couldn't.
The innoruuk clinging darkness necklace is basically worthless between the casting time and duration of the spell. The quest allows you to repeatedly quest a 5 minute halfling illusion clickie so there may be SOME potential to use that to gain faction a troll or ogre may not otherwise be able to but the innoruuk deity faction hit pretty much renders it moot either way.
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