Shaman
Elemental Combat
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Shaman
PvP
In PvP, the Shaman is a sturdy class that can fight, cast spells and heal. According to Blizzard, however, the Shaman lacks effective crowd control and relies on allies for it.
Class tools
- Totemic CallInstant · 30 sec cooldownBrings your active totems back to your location.: learned at level 22, it brings your active totems back to you, with a 30-second cooldown.
- Totems: they now trigger only a 1-second global cooldown.
- Equipment: Shamans now have three PvP gear sets, for healers, melee fighters and spellcasters.
By specialization
Elemental Combat
EarthboundElemental Combat · Row 4 · 1 rankDuration 5 secEarthbind Totem roots nearby targets for 5 seconds when it is placed., available after investing 16 points, lets the Earthbind TotemInstant · 15 sec cooldown · Duration 45 secPlaces a totem for 45 seconds that slows nearby enemies. root enemies for 5 seconds when it is placed. ConcussionElemental Combat · Row 1 · 5 ranksIncreases the damage of Lightning Bolt, Chain Lightning and Earth Shock by 1% / 2% / 3% / 4% / 5%. no longer applies to Frost ShockInstant · 6 sec cooldown · Duration 8 secStrikes the target with frost, dealing Frost damage and slowing it for 8 seconds. or Flame ShockInstant · 6 sec cooldown · Duration 12 secInstantly sears the target, dealing Fire damage immediately and more Fire damage over 12 seconds., and Call of Thunder is removed.
Enhancement
Improved Ghost WolfEnhancement · Row 4 · 2 ranksReduces the cast time of Ghost Wolf by 1 / 3 seconds, and Ghost Wolf can be used indoors. lets you use Ghost Wolf3 sec castTurns the Shaman into a Ghost Wolf, moving faster. Only usable outdoors. indoors and makes it instant at rank 2. Improved StormstrikeEnhancement · Row 5 · 2 ranksDuration 15 secRequires: Stormstrike (1 rank)Stormstrike has a 50% / 100% chance to let 50% of your mana regeneration continue while casting for 15 seconds, and its cooldown has a 50% / 100% chance to reset each time you dodge or parry. resets the cooldown of StormstrikeEnhancement · Row 4 · 1 rankInstant · 8 sec cooldown · Duration 12 secInstantly strikes for normal weapon damage and increases the damage of your next Lightning Bolt, Chain Lightning or Earth Shock on the target by 20% for 12 seconds. after a dodge or a parry.
Restoration
Water ShieldRestoration · Row 3 · 1 rankDuration 10 minSurrounds the Shaman with 3 water globes for 10 minutes. When a spell, melee or ranged attack hits the Shaman, or when one of their spells lands a critical, a globe restores 2% of maximum mana. Only one globe activates every few seconds; only one elemental shield at a time., available after investing 11 points, restores mana to the Shaman. Nature's SwiftnessRestoration · Row 5 · 1 rankInstant · 3 min cooldownWhen activated, your next Nature spell with a cast time under 10 seconds becomes instant., with all 21 points in the specialization, lets you cast an instant heal.
Useful races in PvP
The Orc has HardinessOrc · Passive racialReduces the duration of stun effects on you by 20%. against stuns and Shatter CurseOrc · Active racial3 min cooldown · Duration 8 secWhen activated, instantly removes curses and banes, and reduces magic damage taken by 5% for 8 seconds. against curses. The Tauren can stun nearby enemies with War StompTauren · Active racial1 min 30 sec cooldown · Duration 2 secStuns up to 5 nearby enemies for 2 seconds.. The Dwarf can use StoneformDwarf · Active racial3 min cooldown · Duration 8 secWhen activated, removes bleeds, poisons and diseases, protects against them, and reduces physical damage taken for 8 seconds. against bleeds, poisons and diseases.
Key points
In PvP, the Shaman relies on sturdiness, totems and versatility. They must make up for their lack of crowd control through positioning and help from allies.
