Priest Survival Series – Shaman
Posted On Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008 By Jay
Welcome to another addition of the priest survival series! With the expansion around the corner, I figured it would be better to wrap up this series as soon as possible to make room for Priest Survival Series 2.0 ala WotLK.
First things first, let’s examine the differences in Shaman specs. Unlike Paladins, shaman can either be a handful in 1 on 1(enhancement) or a cakewalk(resto, but annoying!). This isn’t to say that any 1 on 1 battle against another opponent will be more or less, it largely depends on their skill and your awareness. Let’s jump right in!
Enhancement
You’ll be able to spot these guys easily, they sport two weapons! Most important to watch is that they have below 8k mana. This is an important area to watch for one simple reason! MANA BURNZ! That’s right folks, you’ll be juggling three tasks to bring down these dual wielding punks:
Mana Burn
Totem Killing
Fearing
You’re best defenses don’t work against a good shaman. Don’t bother putting up shield or renew (unless rank 1, be mindful of global cooldown) it’ll just get purged. Juggle AE fear and mana burn. Drop the AE bomb after killing their tremor totem if any. Juggle mana burn and healing as you Continue Reading
