Shaman questions

[Baler]

Shaman is a priest class. There is never a reason from level 1 to 60 for you to ever wear a haste item unless it has stats(end game raid gear).
Haste/items apply to the shaman's pet the same way it applies to all other pets. Note you can't get items back from your shm pet.

I know i'll get flack from people but what I'm saying is the truth. You're playing the wrong class if you're using haste gear on your shaman. Especially SCHW.
Get these https://wiki.project1999.com/Coldain_Skin_Gloves

INB4 but baler haste gear on shaman durr Hurr bleh durrrrr
*shaking my head real hard* Probably the same people who play ogre and can't grasp the concept that they're not the best race.
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After level 14 a shaman should never be melee attacking. (Root & DoT)
later levels,.. Root, Slow, Pet Attack, Dot, Meditate
50+ Root, Dot, Meditate
58-60 Root, Dot, Slow, Meditate
(Duo with a class that can actually melee and stop looking like a chump.) Monk + Shm duo is great

The only real viable melee weapon choices in order of accessibility...
Granite Face Grinder
Rune Etched Icewurm Fang
Epic
I maybe be mistaken but I believe the icewurm fang is the best dps out of the three. But you'll still be a poser for actively pursuing melee as a priest class.
*waits for someone to claim their druid melee is fantastic*

[Kenzi]

I thought at one point summoned pets shared the stats that their summoner had, maybe that was the only with resists.

I wasnt posting this to argue to viability of Shaman melee because, well, I've done it pretty effeciently for 51 levels with little to no downtime.

Baler I cant really tell if youre trolling but if youre serious you lost credibility in the first paragraph.

[Triiz]

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

After level 14 a shaman should never be melee attacking. (Root & DoT)

This may be true for a non-twinked shaman, but for a twinked shaman this is not good advice. They don't even have canni until 24 so mana regen is terrible. 14-24 a twinked root rotting shaman would be basically sitting at full HP all the time which is a waste. Far more efficient to dot and melee.

Even after the melee nerf patch, at level 20+ a PWC will still be 20/28 for a shaman with no haste. At 24 Envenomed Breath is 27 a tick, max hit from a PWC would be at least 40. With SCHW, a PWC is effectively 20/23.

I tried both root/rot and root/rot/slow/melee before level 34 and hands down root/rot/slow/melee was faster xp. Fwiw my shaman isn't an ogre.