60 ENC and 60 SHM gearing each other through soloing

[DeathsSilkyMist]

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

It's true I forgot about the VP key wich is a 20 - 30k investment, there is also the benefit of geting some nice shaman clickies like the hammer of the dragonborn but I digress.

At least OP knows it's a possibility and many people get their torpor that way.

Agreed, it is good you mentioned the guild route. It is possible OP doesn't mind waiting, and I have known quite a few people who have gone that route. It is especially good if you DON'T currently have the money for Torpor. If you can farm plat AND join a guild, you have two paths to getting the spell.

Me personally I have never VP keyed my Shaman because the items in there just aren't that good for Shamans. The main reason to bring a Shaman to VP is to help the guild, but most top guilds have enough Shaman guild bots VP keyed. There are other classes who would be more beneficial to the guild VP keyed if you have more than one toon.

Robe of the Azure Sky is good for fashion I guess, but now that Velious is out Vindi BP is 100% better.

Crown of Rile isn't bad, but the best part about it is the restore fatigue component. There are better stat pieces in Velious for the head slot.

Yunnb's earring is a good mana piece, but you will often need to swap it for a better resistance piece (no MR on Yunnb's Earring), so you aren't wearing it all the time.

Shroud of Veeshan is a great stat piece, but suffers from no resistances, so it will be swapped out for resistances a decent portion of the time.

Spear of Constriction makes some mobs a bit easier, but I have yet to fight a mob that requires snare instead of just root. I have videos on the utility of snare on Shamans in my Youtube Channel.

Hammer of the Dragonborn isn't useful when soloing (Avatar is better and doesn't stack with Hammer Buff), and in raids I can count the number of times I have been asked for Hammer buff on two hands. In raids it is harder to justify the buff because of buff limits, and obviously anyone looking to maximize their DPS will prefer Avatar. Anyone who would want it for the STA is often times STA capped anyway by Velious.

Smoldering Cudgel is good for a melee swap when soloing, so it is good for making fights a bit faster. But I have never needed it to finish a fight.