SHAMAN In CLASSIC WoW: Was It Any Good Though? 

Hello dude thanks for the video it was helpfull. But I need to ask you a question because I am a new player at this game and I am thinking to make an enhancement shaman to vanilla classic. So my question is if its worthy to make enhancement shaman or elemental shaman???

Spirit doesn't give Shamans mana regen. Hence the MP5 requirement. - The Earthfury 8 set is the major one. Turns your big heal into a chain heal.

bruv, you just made me question my wow experience real bad then i scrolled down to see if adressed aaaand KEK :D

@@Texas_Sel Start off with enhance. Leveling takes a while. You can try ele later. For level 60 ele is better overall

The whole point of Vanilla was the journey though!!! lol

lol That'd been me if I didn't already known better :)

Also me, accidentally

How did you get to the badlands the first time? I went down from arathi but it's also possible to go up through stv and burning steppes.

@@hansolowe19 gnomeregone lmao

Whoever went this way is just mental 😅

oh man haha thats playing the game on maximum difficulty

The beauty of classic

I didn’t know I had stealth as a rogue as it showed up on its own action bar by default. I went through the game till lvl 30 ish until I discovered I had stealth without vanish

@@MrSinaster haha thats glorious dude! Alot of fun the first time in an unknown game!

Didn‘t know I have to buy new spells. So I was a mage with lvl 20 and lvl 1 spells. I had a hard fight with every mob till death.

“Shockingly” 😂

Know the feeling!

Haha same here bro glad i found these videos to keep the hype up

i don't need it i don't need it.... Iiiiii neeeeeeeeed it!!!! :D

26 more days

Boys I'm so excited!

Thanks!

I do agree they are good, I thought I was pretty positive on them - maybe could have made some better points. Cheers

Every spec?

Gj

I was totally baffled by his chosen path to Silverpine.

@@Evirthewarrior yeah I was caught off guard haha you can tell he hasn't played classic

Idk if you see the pinned comment but kay, you are smart :)

That's really what Horde should have to do rather than getting a zepplin direct from org to undercity. Always seemed strange to me that they get that while alliance have to run through the looooooooooooooooooong wetlands zone to get the menthil/IF flightpoint

RaidsEpicly I think travel is set up way better for the Horde in Classic.

I used it to tank. Yeas, you could tank the early dungeons as a shaman.

I was like why is my lightning bolt going over there

@@morbidgull8922 What do you mean? I think this is kind of neat. Niche picks for certain roles in the trinity are always welcome, the trinity is boring tbh.

That was always my MO in original vanilla, even with a proper tank. Each target in a pull got a symbol for burst prioritization.

2 as good a reason as any!

nice! hadnt heard about that

Was good at lower levels for sure had more and more problems the deeper you got into content

In vanilla, Earth Shock generated high threat not frost shock...

@@johnokeefe2471 Yea that one, I haven't done it since burning crusade. I think I remember that and stoneclaw totem being about the only thing shamans had going for them besides the parry and dodge in the skill trees.

@@lustgunther I knew I wasn't crazy, I remember them always being slowed. I didn't play Shaman in classic. I played in late 2005 and just focused on a rogue.

Yeah the elemental shields for each spec were pretty cool

There are no paladin on horde in classic.....

Yep you are right lol. I rememberd this fact a bit too late. Good memory! Also i was kind of thinking just going from the quest location. There is also a Zeppelin from Undercity AND Orgrimmar to Grom grol in STV, so doing what I said actually doesnt make much sense. Woops

@@WillEmmo yeah i was like why in the world would i run through stv at lvl 20 when i can fly to org and take the zep to uc

@@lilvernler17 LOL yeah. mb. Brain error

ye but still ... once you get done there you have to go back to the barrens then go to silverpine (again) then go to ashenvale then back ... so its kinda anoying

Thanks Alex!

@@WillEmmo You're welcome!

Thanks!

"not the best at anything" Shaman has the absolute highest burst damage in the game (if you don't count reckoning paladin which is basically cheating). A 3.5 second LB + CL + shock combo will annihilate any hp bar.

It suprised me lol

@@WillEmmo Taking miss chance to a whole new level

Cheers!

Can't cast totems when youre stunlocked ;)

Any person who says mana totem isnt worth it doesnt know shams.. haha

​@@robertnolan2204 The terrible mana regenerate shamans have even with manatotem.. is why enhancement specc is there for lvling.

Not actually true

@@nexya26Yea actually true fam. I've leveled Shaman 1-60 3 times now. 2h weapon, searing totem and lightning shield - most consistent leveling experience. Lightning shield is extremely underrated

@@tigeryumyums9407 that's not actually true

Do you remember when a Shaman could tank some fights in Enhancement Mode? I miss being my big tanky Tauren shaman and going: I'll tank this trash while we wait for our Warrior friend to come back. Not that I minded becoming a dual wielding spell slinging DPS...but just...the fun of tanking and having everyone go: Man, this isn't fair all you can do! Oh...the tears of Vanilla Paladins tasted like nectar and ambrosia!

@Soylent GoogleCuck i used to play human mage, thinking about rolling horde this time around. I think I'll decide at the character selection screen! 😀🤙

classic vanilla

Nice! Think I found it at 60 from WoW databases, but thats good to know cheers

You can tank any 5 man, with great ease. Used to run brd with a Shaman guildie who made it look effortless

I tanked all dungeons and had about 33% dodge, 5% parry, 10% block, 5k armor and 5k hp unbuffed. I found myself surviving ubrs a lot easier than the warriors who were supposed to be the MT. I remember a really bad pull once and the warrior went down. I survived 5 mobs beating on me simply because they couldn't hit me lol I was never given the chance to tank raids, however :( They never let me roll on tank gear either in raids and instead opted to disenchant it rather than let me have it... I was simply a novelty to have in the guild and was forced to heal. I ended up quitting during AQ because of how boring and repetitive healing is as a shaman. Put totems down and spam chain heal pretty much sums it up. This is why if I ever decide to play classic wow, even casually, I won't be a paladin, druid, or shaman... Too much disappointment and people shitting on you for not wanting you to just be a healer...

He mentioned rockbiter.

@@unluckyraven101 As a paladin in Vanilla WoW, this was my experience 100%. I sincerely hope that, as they continue this Classic project, going forward they keep raids smaller so that utility classes can shine and so that different class compositions tackle problems differently. By extension, they need to augment the capabilities of certain classes so that they can fulfill dungeon/raid roles that the classes were actually intended to do initially (even if they have to do it differently). In addition to healing, druids and shamans should be able to either tank or dps (Blizzard can choose one). Paladins should be able to tank. Maybe the Warlock should be able to tank too with the special demonology spec. With that said, no class should be able to do all 3 roles well, and classes that fulfill multiple roles should shine in more niche situations. By and large, I think an emphasis on smaller dungeons (raiding as 10-20 men instead of 40) lets these alternate builds shine more and be more viable than they are in 40 man raids. I like that skill and class matter more in Vanilla than in the current game, and I hope they keep that in mind as they potentially explore future content for WoW Classic players.

@@unluckyraven101 if you had 5k health then you were massively over geared or world buffed. Shaman tanking in blues, without an overgeared group capable of handling the damage/off tanking the loose mobs, I will believe when I see.

Cheers!

noob. In vanilla you need engineering beyond anything as shammy/druid/rogue

@@napukapu What makes you think he can't prepare a huge amount of potions and make a bunch of gold before then switching to engineering? Also, there is no need for name-calling. Let the guy be hyped up, let him have fun.

It's gonna be tough, but I wish you luck!

@@viktorlindqvist5308 People completely underestimate how painstaking leveling professions are in vanilla.

@@napukapu Painstaking, but not impossible. If he want to make it work he has to go the extra mile. Might be hard, but definitely do-able.

Cheers!

Savage Carnivore as for me i chosen priest over shaman in the end. Shamans hav absolutely no crowd control aside earthbind and frost shock, while priests have fear. Also i though shamans will be more mobile duo to ghost wolf, but actually ghost wolf is worth only if you spec enh, and shamans have no instant heals like renew and shield like priests, so you have to always stop for a cast if you want to heal

If we're making a pros and cons list, I'll do the other side (I was a priest in vanilla): Priests have no ability to melee, no ability to tank. Their toolbox is a little smaller (compared to 80 different totems). No self-rez, no movespeed increase in any spec, fear is unreliable as CC and can result in pulling additional mobs. A priest can't heal 3 targets in a different group at the same time. Less armor and no shield make them easier to pick off by rogues/warriors/hunters in PvP. Shadow has roughly the same mana issues as elemental. If your goal is to heal, both are solid .Priests are "the best healers" but only if you care about a healing meter. Priests are great at giving you hit points and shields... and that's it. Shamans provide a massive amount of utility between mana tide, windfury, poison removal, and the fact that chain heal is a smart heal. Both are very necessary and sought after in 5s and raids, so really you can't go wrong.

Ztÿx I do not agree, auto attacks + wep procs, searing totem and flame shock still do good damage. If you got to pull 2 enemies example, yes kill one asap with burst, but mainly strat provided is true, as well as it will cut down costs on food and water in the long run

Justgo enha 2h and oneshit everything with windfury. Easy leveling! All you need is some obscene rng. :p

Elemental until you can get max rank flurry and a good 2h and then respec to enhancement at around 31 ish if you get a good axe and go sword and board. This is because youre still only using shocks and totems and the first 3 tiers of Elemental will help you level much faster while utilizing the exact same playstyle.

Thanks! I think it was possible at lower levels, at higher levels you needed to start using consumables and really choosing to play it, it was rough

I tanked UBRS on my shaman! So, don't fret! They existed! Plan to do it again in the near future!

Agree! Really liked both faction had a unique class

Yes, this! They removed all the differences and restrictions and only succeeded in making the game bland. Although i did play a draenei Shaman for all of TBC, so maybe I'm a hypocrite. It got worse when all the restrictions got removed later though. Didn't like any of it then, don't like it now. The game was well designed and didn't need any of this nonsense. Also, so much fun playing a mage, so DPS is the only thing you're there for, and paladins do much better damage than you while being able to tank and heal and being unkillable. This was like six straight months of Wrath before Blizz finally deigned to buff mages a little. And they still weren't better than paladins. Just not worse. This was about the point where I lost all confidence in the developers. Specialist DPS class, yo! No, little Johnny is whining about his paladin so we have to make it OP for him. OK then, I'll just unsubscribe over here.

Thanks! Means a lot to hear that

It packs a punch and if it crits you are really gonna feel it with the 100% bonus crits ele gets. The spec is solid in pvp

Nice!

There will be exceptions to everything. But if there are few good ones on average, that's what matters.

Hope it lives up to your expectations!

@@WillEmmo For sure, easy sub =)

@@theshaman415

Is it even viable to switch specs for different activities in vanilla? doesn't it cost a ton

@@ShampooRs I think it was doable. I think it was something like 5 or 10 gold maybe. Which unless your switching every day wasn't the worst.

@@johnknox8871 Oh, thought it doubled or increased each time?

ShampooRS it does 1-5-10-25-50 golds

Yo thats so cool! I love to see people making creative stuff work

Crit immunity from resilience.

True i did show a melee spec shaman in there too with variations for enhancing and weapon totems. Cheers

Thanks!

I think Barrens music for most of this

You can definitely tell which classes he favors, and which classes he is just trying to give lip service to

yeah i kinda derped out and forgot theres a zeppelin direct

Yes! Priest next tuesday ish

Sounds awesome! Enhance could certainly pop people in one hit, was just getting in range that was often the problem. Ele in pvp is great too, really puts out nasty damage

*laughs

@@dingding12321 TBC : Stops Laughing WotLK : Whining "ENH too good".

@@dairallan I believe remembering that enhancement was a dangerous spec in MoP too?

weird way of saying bc

Super unique! I love seeing people make crazy stuff work

Yep, I remember deleting my hearthstone on my shaman for the extra bag slot because all you needed was astral recall.

Pigs Can Fly earth shield is dope but wasn’t in the game until Burning Crusade so it won’t be in classic

Glad I could get you through the day!

Would be cool if shamans had a tank spec in bfa enhancment as dps is kinda meh

And how much raid gear was he and his groupmates wearing to overgear the instance? Any class could tank with enough gear. Shadow priest was a pretty good tank with shadow form damage reduction and vampiric embrace healing. Not happening in blues.

Obviously had some raid gear, but they were tanking dungeons even before we started raiding, with just some dungeon epic's and the quest epic.

Servers up atm for name reservation only. Link below for release depending on your time zone. Cheers worldofwarcraft.com/en-us/news/22990080/mark-your-calendars-wow-classic-launch-and-testing-schedule

@@WillEmmo I logged on but can't see which servers are for classic. Maybe because I don't have a subscription yet.

Think thats right, you need a sub to reserve a name at present - and will need a sub to play classic on release

? :)

Cheers!

As a Resto Shaman it can still be like that if u get the right talents :p

Yeah it gives so much AP,, makes your crits huge

Rockbiter was the threat-generating enhancement though, so you would only use it while leveling and never in dungeons. I've had extreme cases where I've had to kick shamans from my groups because they just couldn't understand that Rockbiter made them take aggro. Also, no, Rockbiter doesn't deal more burst damage - it deals more sustained damage. Windfury is the one that's bursty.

Yea im not gonna pretend I can play every class well lol