Iksar shaman

[garyogburn]

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

In regards to the JBB - I also thought it wasn't that big of an item until I got one. That item alone allows me to solo safer, faster and with zero downtime.

Maybe at 60 or in Velious the jbb won't be so game-changing, but for now I wouldn't consider playing a race that couldn't use it.

I second this. I wasnt planning on using it (I bought into the whole "its a crutch bad shamans use" mantra) but when one fell into my lap, I saw just how perfect it compliments my playstyle.

Pretty much any damage a shaman does costs a TON of mana (except for our pet, which does like 20 dps) which means unless you wanna dump 300 mana for a dot, you have your pet and your pet alone to do damage.

The JBB just adds a ton of efficiency. While it does have an 8 sec cast time, it also ignores the 1 sec global timer, so you can throw in a canni in between casts to actually regen mana while doing damage.

In groups, its pretty marginal. But that goes for your nukes and dots anyway, you arent really there to do damage. But when you need to burn something and want to conserve mana for a heal or slow, the JBB gives you a completely secure way to still contribute.

Also, a fully buffed pet + poison dot + JBB adds up to quite a bit of damage.