Shaman Leveling Spec
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A considerable number of World of Warcraft players choose the Shaman due to its versatility, which is especially valuable in a group setting. If you are a complete novice in the World of Warcraft, this article will help you with useful strategies in selecting your totems and AoE damage spells, as well as making an effective shaman leveling spec and choosing the right leveling gear.
First, let’s learn about totems. A totem is the Shaman’s principal weapon. If you want to be an effective Shaman, it is very important to learn how to combine specific totems to deal with every situation. The Shaman can use one totem corresponding to each elemental category at any one time. The most powerful totems are fire totems and earth totems. Fire totems deal a good amount of damage, while earth totems are valuable for increasing defence and boosting stats. Air and water totems are not as important as earth and fire, but they can be very handy in particular situations.
Second, let’s learn about Area of Effect, or AoE. The Shaman has a very powerful AoE, especially if you choose Elemental as your main spec. Elemental AoE spells such as Thunderstorm bring intense damage to the enemy and are very useful in leveling up. When using AoE spells, Searing Totem and Stoneskin Totem are reliable sources of extra damage.
Third is constructing an effective leveling spec for your Shaman. The best option for leveling is Elemental. Choosing the Elemental spec increases the Shaman’s affectivity on multiple targets and improves all ranged damage. You have to keep in mind two important things if you want your Shaman to level successfully: You have to know how to use the proper combinations of totems and know how to pull from a good range at a camp with mobs. Choosing the Enhancement spec on the other hand makes the Shaman more effective during Melee Range, inflicting a great deal of damage on single targets.
Finally, you need to select the right leveling gear for your Shaman. The most important stats for your Elemental Shaman are spell power and Mana pool. There’s no need to spend time and money to buy new gear, as the average gear for quests will be sufficient enough for leveling. It is more strategic to save all your money from quests at least from 60 up, as this will let you buy an epic flying mount in time. Thats about it for this shaman leveling guide and spec. And if your struggling with leveling, go and check out Zygor Guides. They offer a free 1-20 leveling guide you can test drive before you buy.