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Originally Posted by DeathsSilkyMist
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This is incorrect. Shaman Melee damage is superior to Shaman DoTs until at least level 40. Shaman DoT DPM is low at lower levels, and they have a decent chance of getting resisted unless you use your resistance debuffs, which cost even more mana and can also be resisted. Healing is more mana efficient since it cannot be resisted, and does not need to be supplemented with other debuffs.
The reason why you had a bad experience with your Barbarian Spiritist Hammer is because the ratio sucks.
At level 34 with Quickness and Silver Chitin Hand Wraps you have 52% Haste. Your max weapon damage level 30+ on the Priest damage table is 26. A Granite face Grinder is a 26/23.7 with 52% Haste, which is a 1.1 ratio. The Spiritist Hammer is a 22/28.3, which is only a 0.78 ratio. You were doing 25% less white damage than you otherwise could have. The proc would not make up for that loss unless you got lucky with RNG.
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Theoryquesting here, is the hammer better in the context of a 60 shaman facetanking big game while torpored (self slowed, fewer swings so more procs per swing, so procs are a larger portion of dps and mob ac maybe mitigates melee better)?