Best race to make a shaman?

[Redanger]

I'm a 60 Shaman.

My only advice is if you are trying to pick the most powerful race, don't pick Barb.

Frontal Stun immunity > Regen @ 60 with torpor for soloing hard camps. The first 59 levels you are at a disadvantage, and the stun immunity doesn't change who can solo what (as you can see the best shamans in the Solo Artist Challenge aren't even Ogres).

Regen > Frontal Stun Immunity in groups since you can convert hp to mana.

Iksar can't wear JBB. Not a huge deal, nowhere near as OP as epic clicky.

Trolls worshipping Inny get access to a snare clicky neck.
http://wiki.project1999.com/Regent_Symbol_of_Innoruuk
It's pretty good especially since Shamans never get snare.

At the end of the day I picked Troll and haven't regretted it.

[Lojik]

Shaman is a class tougher at low levels than higher levels...lots of people advocate snare clicky but the undead fear/animal fear clickies are also great. With warrens implemented these quests are way easier now, iksar or troll(cazic) can do them with a little faction work (the actual quests are really really easy, its just faction is tough.)