Shaman Talents10 - 1/5 Ancestral Knowledge 11 - 2/5 Ancestral Knowledge 12 - 3/5 Ancestral Knowledge 13 - 4/5 Ancestral Knowledge 14 - 5/5 Ancestral Knowledge 15 - 1/5 Thundering Strikes 16 - 2/5 Thundering Strikes 17 - 3/5 Thundering Strikes 18 - 4/5 Thundering Strikes 19 - 5/5 Thundering Strikes 20 - 1/1 Two-Handed Axes and Maces 21 - 1/2 Improved Ghost Wolf 22 - 2/2 Improved Ghost Wolf 23 - 1/5 Anticipation 24 - 2/5 Anticipation 25 - 1/5 Flurry 26 - 2/5 Flurry 27 - 3/5 Flurry 28 - 4/5 Flurry 29 - 5/5 Flurry 30 - 1/3 Elemental Weapons 31 - 2/3 Elemental Weapons 32 - 3/3 Elemental Weapons 33 - 3/5 Anticipation 34 - 1/1 Spirit Weapons 35 - 1/5 Weapon Mastery 36 - 2/5 Weapon Mastery 37 - 3/5 Weapon Mastery 38 - 4/5 Weapon Mastery 39 - 5/5 Weapon Mastery 40 - 1/1 Dual Wield 41 - 1/1 Stormstrike 42 - 1/3 Dual Wield Specialization 43 - 2/3 Dual Wield Specialization 44 - 3/3 Dual Wield Specialization 45 - 1/5 Improved Healing Wave 46 - 2/5 Improved Healing Wave 47 - 3/5 Improved Healing Wave 48 - 4/5 Improved Healing Wave 49 - 5/5 Improved Healing Wave 50 - 1/5 Tidal Focus 51 - 2/5 Tidal Focus 52 - 3/5 Tidal Focus 53 - 4/5 Tidal Focus 54 - 5/5 Tidal Focus 55 - 1/3 Nature's Guidance 56 - 2/3 Nautre's Guidance 57 - 3/3 Nature's Guidance 58 - 1/5 Healing Focus 59 - 2/5 Healing Focus 60 - 3/5 Healing Focus 61 - 4/5 Healing Focus 62 - 5/5 Healing Focus 63 - 1/5 Restorative Totems 64 - 2/5 Restorative Totems 65 - 1/1 Nature's Swiftness 66 - 3/5 Restorative Totems 67 - 4/5 Restorative Totems 68 - 5/5 Restorative Totems 69 - 4/5 Anticipation 70 - 5/5 Anticipation |
1)
In this talent build I go straight for Dual Wield because
it is without a doubt the strongest skill the Shaman can have for levelling.
Combined with Thundering Strikes and Flurry, in combat you crit a lot and you
hit quickly. At the end, I go for Nature's Swiftness, just because of the
extra surival it and the rest of the talents in Restoration provide. 2)
For proffessions, I would suggest Mining and Jewelcrafting
because of the great rings and necklaces you can make. I have tried other
proffessions such as Leatherworking or Blacksmithing but there is not much
you can make that's better than the items you receive from questing.
Alternatively you could get Mining and Skinning, this is what I did before
TBC arrived. Combining this two you start to get insane amounts of money,
which can either buy new items from the AH or go towards that nice flying
mount. 3)
For fights, in the lower levels (before 41), I usually
cast Lightning Shield before each fight, but do not cast any Bolts or Shocks.
By doing this I get nice dps with my weapon and shield, and have very
little downtime. Once I have Mana Totem, I use it every fight, by
doing so I don't have any downtime at all. Once I have Stormstrike I
stop casting Lightning Shield and only use Stormstrike once at the beginning
of every fight. 4)
I use Lesser Heal in combat only if desperately needed, as
the mana cost for the healing it gives is terrible. After every fight I cast
Healing Wave, even if I only need to use a low rank.Once I get it, Nature's
Swiftness followed by a Healing Wave is great against elites or if you aggro
many mobs. 5) If it is clear that I cannot win a fight, no matter how much I heal, then Earthbind Totem, Nature's Swiftness followed by Ghost Wolf is a lifesaver, literally. 6) When I have a one hand and shield at early levels I use Rockbiter weapon. Then once I get a Two-Hand, windfury is awesome. When Dual-Wielding, Windfury on the main hand and rockbiter on the off hand is the most successful. Submitted by: Ben
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