Shaman race debate

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Originally Posted by DevGrousis [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I know this might be hidden in the forums somewhere, and trust me I tried to find a thread dedicated to it, but failed. So here goes:

What race is the best choice for shammy? Obviously good and evil both have implications to difficulty level in travel, banking, etc. But based on stats alone, which will give me the biggest leg up.

Secondary question ive got: I only have about 500p cash right now. Is it worth spending a week or so farming some plat with my 42 enc, or are shamans not gear dependent at all? If so, where are some good spots I could farm with my ench? I was thinking halfling guards would be relatively easy. Any tips there?

Thanks and sorry if this is reposty

Dev

Imo from playing multiple shamans to 60 and playing in Velious in mind:

Ogre is the best with frontal stun immunity for soloing in Velious specifically, then Troll for stats/regen, Iksar for regen, Barb for being able to visit your favorite good cities. In that order.

The easiest route would be to go barb or iksar and max wisdom so yo have more mana for soloing, then spend 250 on spells and the rest on cheap wisdom gear or a good weapon for the lower levels.

Hardest time for a shaman is 1-33. This is the time when you are stuck without very damaging spells and need to melee at the lower levels to kill things. This is if you are planning to solo, in groups you generally will heal.

Not worth the time farming on your enchanter. There isnt much you can buy with the money you would make that would really boost the experience of leveling your shaman, and at 39 you could easily farm the stuff the enchanter is farming and just get xp toward the shaman instead of xping the enchanter.