Shaman Talent Build Guide
Shaman is a very versatile class. In endgame instances, their main roles are buffing and curing, as well as healing or DPS depending on spec. Restoration tree provides many wonderful abilities for those who would like to heal and support the others. Enhancement Shamans focus on dealing physical damage. They are also loved by other melee DPS for the offensive buff their totems bring. In contrast, Elemental Shamans are caster DPS who usually do their damage from range. For PvP, Enhancement is a weak choice, because it needs melee range, but lacks ways to get or stay there. Restoration maybe preferred more. Elemental is better than Enhancement but vulnerable to interrupt/silence effects as all healing and most damage spells are of the nature school.
Restoration
For the purpose of leveling or solo PvE, Restoration is a rather poor choice. The tree offers next to no enhancements to damage output and therefore killing mobs takes a very long time. The extreme survivability granted by the Restoration tree is offset by the lack of your ability to deal damage. While it is possible for Resto Shamans to solo mobs nobody else can kill, it is not a practical means to level if it takes 10 minutes or more to kill an elite two levels higher then you. Going Restoration is useful when leveling in a group environment (with many instances), but even when healing a lot, a hybrid Elemental/Resto spec is better overall than pure Resto.
Elemental
Elemental is also a wide supporter of groups and raids while also contributing major burst DPS. Other spell casters, especially Fire Mages, Boomkins, Destro Locks, and incredibly enough, Holy Paladins all benefit greatly from your presence. These classes depend on spell crit just like Elemental Shaman, and they give it out in total of 8%, 5% from Elemental Oath and 3% from Totem of Wrath. These talents are only available to Elemental Shaman, making us friends among other casters. Elemental Shaman have become a rather large tool that raids depend on for the amazing crits, but also a tool to boost the overall damage of the entire raid, since Totem of Wrath also affects melee crit as well.
Enhancement
Enhancement Shaman are also big supporters in groups and raids. They can throw out the standard totems to boost parties and raids just like the other trees, however, thanks to Enhancing Totems, their totems buff a bit more than other Shaman. This talent is in the tier one section of the tree, so the other two trees can grab it and be just as beneficial. The main buff they give is Unleashed Rage, boosting melee DPS a considerable amount. Not as big of a supporter as the other two trees, but still packs a punch in any raid or group.
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