Level 24 Shaman, Critique Please

[DrKvothe]

Agreed about poison wind censor. If you're going to solo pre-34, hefty weapon + cheap slow is solid.

But you can stop soloing pretty soon. 24-25 is the entry level for HHK goblin groups. You'll make thousands of plat and the trip to 34 will be smooth and quick.

[Iliilliill]

29-34 at the SK Treants is also easy regardless of equipment and will yield you a few k pp. chain nuke, and as a barb you have slam to interrupt if you'd like too. will screw up your druid faction, but fuck them anyway.

[Matthalas Winterheart]

Appreciate all the insight everyone! I've definitely got some things I can apply now. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[webrunner5]

Slow and Haste are two VERY big mana eaters. Don't use slow if you are just trying to root rot. A DoT that only does 1 damage a tick is a total waste of time at your level.

You will be busy as hell ALL the time on a Shaman either grouping or soloing. I sort of hate mine lol. Too god damn much work. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] But with the Epic, and a Fungi, and a CoF, and Torpor, JBB it helps. See a trend here. Like a 400k trend. They cost a shit pot full of plat to play well.

[Zeonick]

Make sure you watch your mana bar to see when you get the med tick before canning. Otherwise it will not be efficient at all.. You want the mana from medding and the mana from canni. As others have said just use your best poison/disease dots, no need to stack a third.

Mammoths are really nice exp/cash but are a bit tough at 24. I think some will even con yellow at that level if i'm not mistaken. Root breaks on them a lot but stick with it, it gets better.

[Aaron]

Originally Posted by webrunner5 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

But with the Epic, and a Fungi, and a CoF, and Torpor, JBB it helps. See a trend here. Like a 400k trend. They cost a shit pot full of plat to play well.

Why does a shaman need a CoF?

[fadetree]

Why a CoF?

DPS = MOB DEADER FASTER = LACK OF INCOMING DPS FROM DEAD MOB = MORE TEH WIN

Most shamans still do a good bit of melee even at end game. I don't think 'need' is teh right word but it sure helps.

[thieros]

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

if you've got the funding, get a Poison Wind Censor or Granite Face Grinder. pull with slow, add dots, melee. eventually add haste and the pet into the mix (doge is a persistent dot imo) doesn't need to change until you're 50 w/ epic.

but that depends on money situation. I have a fungi tunic and staff on my shaman, on simple fights (maybe i don't even have dots on, or levels where your slow is new and OP) i like to canni between swings of my GFG and hardly lose HP in a fight v slowed dark blue mob.

this exactly. slow pull, spend a dot or two on a mob and melee it to death. canni in between swings and keep regen up and youll be a playa play.

that or duo with pure DPS. i rolled my shammy to solo, but my best exp was duoing with a chanter with a mean pet.

[fadetree]

Originally Posted by webrunner5
But with the Epic, and a Fungi, and a CoF, and Torpor, JBB it helps. See a trend here. Like a 400k trend. They cost a shit pot full of plat to play well.

But, wow, I gotta say I disagree with the 'They cost a shit pot full of plat to play well' part. Besides the fact that you can 'play well' jaybird naked, if a shaman has the epic, which is really easy to get, and torpor, which is available via a drop ( but yes, to buy its exepnsive ), they should be able to tear stuff up left and right, if they can't, they are bad. Fungi is less useful if you have torpor, but CoF and JBB are still useful but hardly a requirement.

[Dangermouse]

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

Make sure you watch your mana bar to see when you get the med tick before canning.

Install a UI with numbers for hp / mana. It's easier to see the ticks then.

I agree with whoever said that it's a hell of a lot of work playing a shaman well, though. I know canni-dance is the most efficient way, but sometimes I just canni a few times then sit down for a rest [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]