Class Guide

SHAMAN

The Shaman is a Healer, Warrior and Mage hybrid class, and as such, the Shaman is one of the most versatile classes in the game.signed to enhance all parts of a party while not being particularly focused on any one aspect of the game. Along with basic damage and healing spells, they have totem spells which can affect the area around the totem, usually positively, and "Shock" spells, instant cast damage spells with a secondary effect. Finally, they can augment their weapons with the elements, giving them an extra effect, including the infamous "Windfury," which gives weapons a 20% chance to have an extra attack doing as much damage as two strikes from the weapon with a greatly increased attack power.

The Shaman talent trees are: Elemental (offensive spells), Enhancement (melee abilities and buffs) and Restoration (healing spells). Elemental is generally geared towards ranged damage in raids or groups. Enhancement Shamans focus more of their energy in melee dps. Restoration Shamans are also ranged, though their primary role is essentially a healer with mail armor at level 40. Most Shamans are a hybrid of two.

Shamans can learn a spell called "Ghost Wolf" at level 20. This spell transforms the Shaman into a beast, increasing his/her movement speed by 40%. When the shaman assumes this form, he/she cannot cast spells, although, the shaman can still gather herbs, talk to NPCs, engage in melee combat and loot corpses. This spell, like mounts, is only usable in outside areas.

Shaman can use One-hand Maces, One-hand Axes, Staffs, and Shields. They can train to use Daggers by finding a Weapons Master in one of the major cities. They can also learn to use Two-hand Maces and Two-hand Axes by investing 11 points in the Enhancement talent tree and they can learn to dual wield weapons by investing 31 points in the Enhancement talent tree.

The Shaman class is available to three of the Horde races: Tauren, Orcs and Trolls. In The Burning Crusade, the Alliance are able to play as Shaman as the new race: Draenei.

Shaman can wear cloth and leather armor. After reaching level 40 they can also wear mail armor.

Shaman also have an additional slot on their Paper-Doll menu where the Ranged Weapon slot would be. This "Relic" slot allows the Shaman to equip special items called Totems. These Totems, similar to Idols and Libram, increase the power of an already existing power that the Shaman has. For instance, the "Idol of Lightning" reduces the mana cost of the Shamans Lightning Bolt spell by 15 mana.