47 Shaman returning from 4 year hiatus

[Mendell]

Hi Dudes and Dudettes,

I am a 47 barb Shaman returning after a 4 year hiatus from P99. I have a few questions on bringing my shaman into 50+ that I was hoping to get some advice with:

1. I currently have ~3k to my name. Planning on farming hill giants in Rathe until I have enough for a JBB. Once I have JBB, what are the next must-have items for a shaman to reach full potential (Ikky BP, Fungal, Epic, etc.) given that I will have to farm the cash for them.

2. I plan on starting epic when I hit 49. Hoping to solo up to dire wolf than recruit help in downing him. Afterwards, I will farm pages on CoM until max faction. How hard is it to get the final child's tear on the server these days?

3. I've been reading more and more about how money dependant shaman are at higher levels. Would it be more practical to level a druid/necro to make some money to support my shaman? Or is it totally doable to farm up plat on my shaman once I get a few must-have items.

Any advice would be appreciated. I am also know next to nothing about Velious, so feel free to provide any Velious grouping/farming tips as well.

Thank you,
Mendell