iksar and troll are superior grouping and raiding shamans. They have more hp regen, which allows more canni. Torpor reduces the impact of hp regen to a certain degree, but it remains important nonetheless. Iksars/trolls with regrowth and fungi tunic will be regening at over 45 a tick, thats alot. In those settings, no shaman should be using jbb as there is better stuff you can do with your mana/time.
Ogre, troll and barbs all have the edge when it comes down to soloing because they have access to the jbb. With the insane amount of bashes that we get on this server, I'd say that if you want to be a tanking torporing shaman who solos alot at the high end, you should really go Ogre. They fixed (broke) bash on this server that now you pretty much get chain bashed if you have 2 mobs on you.
In top end gear, jbb can be replaced to some extent by dots and a bit more canniing/torporing, so iksar might have a bit more work to do and have a bit less choice in the way you damage mobs, but you'll be fine regardless.
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