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Shaman

Shaman are spiritual guides and practitioners, not of the divine, but of the very elements. Unlike some other mystics, shaman commune with forces that are not strictly benevolent. The elements are chaotic, and left to their own devices, they rage against one another in unending primal fury. It is the call of the shaman to bring balance to this chaos. Acting as moderators among earth, fire, water, and air, shaman summon totems that focus the elements to support the shaman’s allies or punish those who threaten them.

These masters of the elements can also call upon elemental forces directly, unleashing torrents of lava and bolts of lightning against foes. The elements can create, destroy, support, and hinder.

The experienced shaman balances the vast spectrum of these primordial forces into an array of diverse abilities, making shaman versatile heroes and valued members of any group.

Shaman Information

During combat, shaman place damaging and controlling totems on the ground to maximize their effectiveness while hindering their enemies. Shaman are versatile enough to battle foes up close or at range, but wise shaman choose their avenue of attack based on their enemies’ strengths and weaknesses.

  • Type Healer, Ranged Magic Damage Dealer, Melee Damage Dealer
  • Standard Bars Health, Mana
  • Available Armor Cloth, Leather, Mail, Shields
  • Available Weapons Daggers, Fist Weapons, One-Handed Axes, One-Handed Maces, Staves, Two-Handed Axes, Two-Handed Maces
Shaman Talents

Shaman talents can strengthen their ability to heal the wounded, empower their melee attacks with natural force, or call upon blistering elemental spells.

Shaman Talent Specialization
Elemental
Enhancement
Restoration
Shaman Features
Healing

By calling on their spiritual power, shaman can restore health to injured allies.

Melee damage

Shaman enhance their weapons with elemental effects, empowering their blows with the power of fire, wind, or ice.

Ranged damage

The elemental force of the shaman can be used to damage enemies from afar with lightning strikes, earthquakes, and lava bursts.

Totems

Shaman can choose to deploy a wide array of different totems, each providing allies with a unique effect, including improved restoration, greater damage, faster attacks, and more.

Shaman Available Races
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Tambourines
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Tambourines
5 days, 10 hours ago
So... I haven't played resto since Blizz changed MP5 and made chain heal kill your mana(Cata). Is resto viable again?
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Mavalador
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Mavalador
5/7/2013
I want to make a Shaman so bad! But I'm not to fond of the race models for them. The Dwarf and Orc faces freaks me out, (Orc wouldn't be so bad if they didn't always have their mouth hanging open... I wish they were more modeled like Thrall.) Trolls and Orcs are too hunched, goblins and Dwarves are really short and, lets be honest...occasionally creepy. Tauren are OK but I always feel like a huge moving target in PVP. And as for Draenei, I would love to play them if it weren't for that stupid tail which always sticks out of your cloak out at a 90 degree angle! If it were just hanging there like a Tauren's I'd be OK. BLIZZ! YOU GOTTA MAKE SOME MODEL CHANGES OR GIVE US THE CAPABILITY TO DETERMINE OUR TOON'S BODY SIZES AND DETAILS! Personally I want an undead with elbows thank you very much.
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Zode
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Zode
5/10/2013
@Mavalador: Either that or make Undeads shamans that would be intresting
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Mavalador
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Mavalador
6 days, 11 hours ago
@Zode: Oooh undead druids would be cool. Plagued cat, bear, stag, and moonkin form. And gargoyle flight form! Yes this must be done.
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Mengersh
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Mengersh
6 days, 6 hours ago
@Mavalador: No. Messes up lore.
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Mavalador
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Mavalador
5 days, 2 hours ago
@Mengersh: Not if they were undead Gilneans who never tuned Worgen. The harvest witches and all? That would work. But undead shamans...probably not.
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Eddie
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Eddie
3 days, 10 hours ago
@Zode: Gnome Shammy!! Make it happen!
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Allake
Kul Tiras
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Allake
5/4/2013
I HATE how Blizz keeps making enhancement shaman worse... us enhancement need our power back!
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Tyrantx
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Tyrantx
5/1/2013
Orc sham yes! Orc is the best class for shaman.
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Lecick
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Lecick
4/27/2013
whats shamans most needed stat for each talent tree.
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Reignac
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Reignac
4/28/2013
@Lecick: Elemental: Intellect. Enhancement: Agility. Restoration, I'm not a healer, but I believe Intellect and Spirit are pretty equal for them.
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Jaconian
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Jaconian
4/20/2013
Which is better enchanted or elemental
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Mengersh
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Mengersh
4/22/2013
@Jaconian: Elemental. I got that advice from a good player.
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Ridir
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Ridir
4/28/2013
@Jaconian: Noxxic says that enchanted has more DPS then elemental does. But im sure that no matter which way you go, you can good in.
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Raidenn
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Raidenn
4/15/2013
I love this class and elemental, but in reality we cant survive for crap. no defense at all, asendance is to easily controled, totems can get silenced, we got nothing
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Oliniol
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Oliniol
4/14/2013
what kind of weapon is best for a elemental shamon
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Mengersh
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Mengersh
4/11/2013
Shamans, which race is best for this class? I'm thinking of making one.
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Allake
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Allake
5/4/2013
@Mengersh: draenei are the best if you are alliance... other than that, I don't know
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Mengersh
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Mengersh
5/5/2013
@Allake: Thanks.
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Çreeð
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Çreeð
4/10/2013
Blizz, Shaman's need to be buffed. They are like the new warlock, they don't do that great dmg unless you're a enhancement. I suggest you make some changes and add new talents. For instance I thought of "Glyph of Totem pole", when all four totems are stacked to make the totem pole, it grants bonus healing/dmg. just a thought to get started.
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Walrusbeef
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Walrusbeef
4/6/2013
I was thinking about making a shaman, but I wanted to know how they are in PvP. I have noticed how unpopular they are. If I like the way shamans work, and get good at it, will I be able to make a difference?
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Mieczavasar
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Mieczavasar
4/6/2013
@Walrusbeef: Absolutely. Just like any class if played correctly, a Shaman can help turn the tide of a battleground. Right now they do that best as Resto, though if you have a decent healer with you, you can learn to wreck other people as Enh or Ele.

My vote, of course, goes to playing whatever class you enjoy the most, so even if you don't feel like you're making a difference in PvP, if Shammies are really fun for you, keep going at it. ^^
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Shademock
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Shademock
4/9/2013
@Walrusbeef: Nope but the class is somthing to love i have played it for a while now just stick with it its a great class
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Hitmansolo
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Hitmansolo
4/21/2013
@Walrusbeef: you make i difference by the way you play the class dude
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Carëbëar
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Carëbëar
4/3/2013
i think Bloodelfs & Humans should be able to be Shamans.. the class wouldn't be so dead
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Bosenti
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Bosenti
4/4/2013
@Carëbëar: thats not why the shaman class is dying. The reason the shaman is becoming more un popular is because blizzard removed a lot of the things that made shamans unique or gave the same thing to other classes so people don't feel like they contribute anything when rolling a shaman. Also the fact that many of their spells can be dispelled and totems can be silenced really turn them off for some people. The final point is lore, as far as they have stretched the lore out in this game to give dwarf shamans and Tauren paladins it would break the lore to make blood elves and humans shamans as well.
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Sorena
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Sorena
4/6/2013
@Bosenti: I think they've already broke the lore by making goblins shamans.
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Grakma
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Grakma
4/6/2013
@Sorena: goblins are able to "barter with the elements"i guess its enough but blood elves use arcane which is easier to master than elemental magic and humans have no concept of the elements.
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Oliniol
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Oliniol
4/14/2013
@Walerina: and was the only race in the alliance to have shaman until burning crusade
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Raidenn
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Raidenn
4/15/2013
@Bosenti: blizzard doesnt care for the lore, they broke it when they let undead be preist and not paladin, big contridiction there.
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Hitmansolo
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Hitmansolo
4/21/2013
@Sorena: i know goblins suck
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Grakma
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Grakma
5/4/2013
@Raidenn: lol actually they can be priests but only shadow priests. Infant the undead invented the shadow priest. They can only be holy and disc for balance. Sooooo no the lore wasn't broken
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Urishtar
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Urishtar
5/6/2013
@Oliniol: not until cata, shamans were only horde and paladins were only alliance pre-tbc
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Urishtar
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Urishtar
5/6/2013
@Raidenn: Not really; seeing as how the paladin was created to combat the Horde death knights and the Scourge, if a person were to be killed by the Scourge and be risen again to then become one of the Forsaken, then they may not trust in the power of a paladin since they died by the paladin's failure.
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Kiirsta
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Kiirsta
3/26/2013
Seriously why the hell is ES dispellable... it was like all we !@#$ing had that made us worth anything in pvp.
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Grakma
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Grakma
3/26/2013
@Kiirsta: Seems we are the new warlock.
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Oneshoot
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Oneshoot
3/19/2013
I will be doing tons of PvP once I hit 90! And I was wondering Shammys, which Tier 1 Talent is best for PvpÉ
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Shademock
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Shademock
4/9/2013
@Oneshoot: Natures guardian always stick to it no matter the spec
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Aallttaaiirr
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Aallttaaiirr
3/19/2013
Should I create a troll or Tauren shaman?
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Dunddox
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Dunddox
3/24/2013
@Aallttaaiirr: Troll
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