Troll Shammie with Snare Neck or Barb Shammie?

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Ultimately it depends on what you want to do and where you want to go when doing it...

May sound weird, but if you plan to solo some nasty stuff then i'd suggest an ogre for the frontal stun immunity. One stun can make the difference between sticking a torpor/slow in time or death.

Troll innate regen stacks with all other forms, including spells + worn regen. So the mana return via cannibalize is fantastic. The snare necklace is situational at best due to its long recast timer and short duration (1.30) it shouldn't sway you to pick a troll because of some overrated item. Trust me, there are far better items that shamans get and the snare necklace is towards the bottom of the list imo.

I picked a barb myself, purely based on looks. I frankly can't stand staring at ogres and trolls :P They get the shaft when it comes to racials, but because shamans are such a gear and skill dependent class when soloing that it isn't too big of a hindrance.

Another thing to keep in mind is that shamans are far better at duo / group situations then they are at solo, thus making friends is a great idea and that would subsequently throw everything i noted above out the window.