![]() Prioritize getting defensive Buffs, ex: Elixir of Fortitude before Threat Buffs, ex: Juju Might.Ī max of 16 Debuffs can be on a mob. There's a max of 32 Buffs, avoid nearing the max as it may result in Buffs getting mistakenly removed, the addon: Buff Cap Tracker helps. If you suddenly might die, equip a defensive weapon, ex: Spineshatter w/ Agility &, use Masterwork Target Dummy (taunts boss), use Juju Escape, possibly Major Healthstone & Major Rejuvenation Potion (see Video). Stormstrike can’t be downranked but is also used in similar cases. In a fight, use relevant ranks of Earth Shock that suits your mana & threat. Combat: For raids, use Nat Pagle's Broken Reel to assure the first few Earth Shocks hit. Pulling: Cast, followed by as many possible to trigger. Mark the mobs in front of you by right-clicking their portrait, pick Raid Target Icon, choose from either a Skull = kill first, a red X = kill second, a blue square = Hunter trap and a moon = Polymorph.Ģ. Place: Stoneskin Totem, Grace of Air Totem & Healing Stream Totem. The optimal talent setup for a Shaman Tank: ( 16/35/0), it has steady threat per second for raids & excels on short fights.ġ. AoE Tanking: followed by Fire Nova Totem. Classes in the 30-40 yard range won’t get aggro t'ill they surpass the threat level of the mob’s current target by 30%, as opposed to 10% for melee classes. Items prevent aggro: Limited Invulnerability Potion & redirect aggro Masterwork Target Dummy (taunts the mob). Rogue and Hunter wipe threat with & Feign Death and so can Potion of Petrification. Lastly, certain items ex: Gift of Arthas deal threat each time their Debuff is triggered, (see Threat List).Īllies can reduce their threat, through items, ex: Fetish of the Sand Reaver. Damage items, ex: Goblin Sapper Charge deals threat equal to the damage so do reflective Buffs, ex. Consumable items deal threat, ex: Major Rejuvenation Potion based on half of the Health & Mana gained. Install a threat tracking addon, ex: ThreatClassic2. We can increase threat in many ways, notably:, Stormstrike, &. As a second profession, pick an easy or high gold generating one, this helps you buy powerful potions. It also helps if party engineers use Gnomish Battle Chicken since Battle Squawk stacks to 25%. See Video to learn more about race options.Įngineering for: Goblin Sapper Charge, Masterwork Target Dummy, Force Reactive Disk, Gnomish Battle Chicken, etc. All races have benefits but they’re minor compared to other aspects. So, consider your character’s appearance as a key factor as it may entice you to play more. You’ll be staring at your character for a long time. However, it isn’t necessary to do so, to tank. Our overall defensive statistics won't reach a warrior’s. But, this is reliant on personal and guild experience. Shamans can fully tank 5mans, 10mans, off-tank & main-tank raids. When experienced players Shaman tank and put in the effort, it shines tenfold. If it wasn’t obvious before, shield bearing is a sizable undertaking. You shaman tank if you want a challenge and a refreshing perspective from a 15 year old game. If this resonates with you, please continue reading. Many Shaman tanks agree their motivation is from the glory of seizing a feat the rest of the realm dares not try. Viable or often referred to as: possible, seen as the more challenging path but to many is a greater personal triumph. Optimal is the most efficient and foolproof solution that eliminates as many negative variables as possible and favors an easier path. The topic of viable and optimal is contentious as some don’t see the difference or mix them up and levy a misguided philosophy onto it. Although, I can go on a long rant about how there are many other classes that can tank, today, I’ll be focusing on our totemic friend, the shaman. Maybe conjuring a ten page manifesto about how only warriors can and should tank. You might be rubbing your eyes in disbelief of this answer. Intro: Can Shamans tank? The short and to the point answer is, yes. Have question? see my Livestream: /caperfin I don't really get it, but there it is.Īctually, the clease spirit today will remove Curse, Poison and Disease, and you have to specc in resto tree to get it.Īnd in cataclysm you get the clease spirit spell by default as a shaman but will ONLY remove a curse, and you can specc to improve it to allso remove a magical effect, and seeing you have a cleansing totem to remove poisons and diseases i whould actually say the spell got buffed, or atleast the shaman as whole, because as far as i know, when this kicks in, we are the ONLY class abel to remove ALL poison, disease, magical and curse effects.I’m Caperfin. ![]() ![]() Suddenly they can heal curses, which they could not before. :(Īpparently, Shamans won't be able to remove poisons OR diseases, ever. In Cataclysm, this will be "removes one curse", nothing else. ![]()
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