Evil Shaman Solo Guide 1-56+

[blondeattk]

`Any other tips for a spot to get through 41-47 other than spectres?`

I would suggest spiders in kaesora, has one best zems in kunark. However you need to learn layout a bit before you try solo it. You can bum a ride with a grp going down to do the fang. Most spiders near zin have low hps, you can root/rot till44 and new pet/nuke. Careful of frenzied tho....hes tuff!! try fear kiting here with a BARD, it works pretty well...esp vs the healers.

warning...will ruin your outpost faction....so best for ikky/barby

[Yumyums Inmahtumtums]

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

`Any other tips for a spot to get through 41-47 other than spectres?`

I would suggest spiders in kaesora, has one best zems in kunark. However you need to learn layout a bit before you try solo it. You can bum a ride with a grp going down to do the fang. Most spiders near zin have low hps, you can root/rot till44 and new pet/nuke. Careful of frenzied tho....hes tuff!! try fear kiting here with a BARD, it works pretty well...esp vs the healers.

warning...will ruin your outpost faction....so best for ikky/barby

Yetis (tundra not glacial) have really low hp for their level. They make a prime target and are good till about 44-45 when they start to lb out.

[Swish]

A good target at around 25-32 if you're semi-afk and don't mind wrecking bard faction... the various bards in Norrath (wherever you happen to be).

The best one to go for however is the one in Feerrot... she drops up to 5pp each time, unlike her pal in Highkeep who never drops a cp [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[Potus]

Faction is worthless. Destroy it all!

[Kevynne]

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Faction is worthless. Destroy it all!

[BarackObooma]

I went from fresh 47-49 in about 8 hours duoing/grouping with people along the KC wall in Dreadlands yesterday. Got to meet quite a few good people in the process and even being an outdoor zone the experience moved very fast.

So here I am at 49, guildless (my choice), epicless (repeated some of the quests but still on amiable) and have about 5kpp to spend.

I have 200 Wis because I don't see the value of stacking hps/AC over mana until you get torpor. Nothing I have cost over 2000-2500pp so no fungi, JBB, GFG, haste item, etc.

With my mana pool, I was able to solo seafuries starting at 44 but it was slow and they are seriously overcamped.

Should I forgo leveling for awhile and farm plat and work true spirit to ally? This is such an expensive class! Fungi 100k, JBB 50k, Torpor 125-150k, Bane of Knife 40k, epic MQ 50k. I really don't know how people do it.

[Itap]

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

I went from fresh 47-49 in about 8 hours duoing/grouping with people along the KC wall in Dreadlands yesterday. Got to meet quite a few good people in the process and even being an outdoor zone the experience moved very fast.

So here I am at 49, guildless (my choice), epicless (repeated some of the quests but still on amiable) and have about 5kpp to spend.

I have 200 Wis because I don't see the value of stacking hps/AC over mana until you get torpor. Nothing I have cost over 2000-2500pp so no fungi, JBB, GFG, haste item, etc.

With my mana pool, I was able to solo seafuries starting at 44 but it was slow and they are seriously overcamped.

Should I forgo leveling for awhile and farm plat and work true spirit to ally? This is such an expensive class! Fungi 100k, JBB 50k, Torpor 125-150k, Bane of Knife 40k, epic MQ 50k. I really don't know how people do it.

Never postpone leveling to farm plat. Plat will come with levels

[DrKvothe]

You don't need any of those things to solo. Epic to be an efficient soloer and torpor to be just flat out OP.

You shouldn't take a break for plats, but you should get your epic faction maxed. I didnt start CoM until 46 iirc? I regret starting so late, because I ended up staying there to max faction well past the point where it was the best exp for me. Get your faction to warmly, then go to CoM until you're done. Try finding a guild so you don't have to blow your torpor fund on Epic.

[BlkCamel]

Updated guide to add some info and correct spelling/formatting. I also want to thank everyone for their feedback and discussion. If you have any questions please feel free to ask or send me a PM.

[DrKvothe]

Just want to thank you for your explanation of 2nd floor CoM. I got a group together for my epic fight about 30% into 54. That 30% was just awful; 4 or 5 lengthy KC groups, after doing 51-53 in KC so I was already really bored with it. I helped with reavers for another shaman, and by the time I had my epic I was 40% done with 54.

The last 60% of 54 and all of 55 at CoM second floor was faster than the first 30% of 54. The leveling was fun and challenging, as well as financially rewarding. I got 3 Master Wu's Trance Sticks and at least 1k in gems/jewelry. Not bad, considering exp was flying.

My only advice to add about CoM 2nd floor is to try and be conservative. 3 mobs at once is optimal, even if you can do 6. Adds tend to come at the worst possible time, and it sucks investing 4 minutes into 5 mobs just to have another come and force you to zone. Yes, you can time repops and pathers, but I found it easier to just stagger pulls so that I was grabbing a 4th after one of the first 3 was on the way out. I don't have a JBB, but I think it would have a lot of value here, because most mobs would end up at 0-1% hp and needed another enstill/epic. JBB would essentially have saved me 60 mana per mob, which obviously isn't a huge deal but it's not nothing.