Early Shaman tips

[zelld52]

Have leveled 2 shaman to 60 and a third to 59. Here’s what has worked for me:

Levels 5-24). Kinda suck. Dots aren’t very efficient early on, and shaman melee dps is abysmal. But it’s what we got. Use drowsy and melee attack until dead. LEVEL YOUR BIND WOUND

24-34) a little better now with Cannibalize and regeneration, and now 2hb is viable with Poison Wind Censer. Highly recommend switching to 2hb, but same strategy. Use drowsy, face tank. PWC hits hard, so no DoTs are needed. Drowsy is also much more efficient than the first couple of slows after it (Walking Sleep and Tagars Insects are poopy)

34-49) companion spirit will change your life after spending 29 levels with just drowsy and melee attack. Upgrade pets as you level. Strategy is the same. Drowsy, pet attack, melee. Bind wound and cannibalize for more mana. Togors Insects is worth the upgrade in spells. Some decent DoTs too like Envenomed Breath.

Level 51 is the best spell in the game, Turgurs Insects. It’s still viable to face tank with pet attacks but now the mobs hit harder, and it’s actually more efficient to root rot (with or without pet attacking)