Shaman

Shaman
Class archetype	Priest
Armor class	Chainmail
Preferenced statistics	Stamina Wisdom Charisma
Title at level 51	Mystic
Title at level 55	Luminary
Title at level 60	Oracle
Title at level 65	Augur
Shaman Links
Shaman Quests Shaman Starfall Quests Shaman Thurgadin Quests Shaman Spells Alternate Advancement: Shaman Class Tomes DoT

Hayl, Oggok's notoriously dense Shaman augur, bestows buffs upon a customer in preparation for an adventure.

The Shaman is the undisputed King of buffs and debuffs. While others, notably the Enchanter come close, no one changes the statistics of everything around them as well as a Shaman. The Shaman is also an apt spot healer, with the best mana endurance available; A shaman will be the last person to run out of mana due to his powerful Cannibalize line of spells, which turn their health into mana on a whim. In addition possess a solid Pet, and the second best DoTs in the game, making them a very formidable damage addition to any force. You would be very foolish to underestimate what a good Shaman brings to the table.

Starting Statistics

The Shaman class receives 30 starting points to distribute in the various stats. The stats that the game deems important to the class are Stamina, Wisdom, and Charisma.

Race	STR	STA	AGI	DEX	WIS	INT	CHA
Barbarian	103	100	82	70	80	60	60
Froglok	70	85	100	100	85	75	55
Iksar	70	75	90	85	90	75	60
Ogre	130	127	70	70	77	60	42
Troll	108	114	83	75	70	52	45
Vah	90	80	90	70	80	65	70

All Shaman races start a bit low in the Charisma, and Shaman receive a number of spells that simply must land when cast early in the fight. Charisma is highly suggested for receiving the lion's share of your 30 points. Charisma is a moderately hard stat to raise through items.

Many of those spells not only must be cast early in the fight, but have a high aggro component. For this reason, a Shaman is much more likely than most other casters to find themselves the object of the mob's attention in a group. Distribute the remaining points into Stamina to give yourself as many HP as possible. Extra hit points can be converted to mana after level 24 by nature of the Cannibalize spell line. This source of mana regeneration is the second reason to have as much Stamina as possible. Stamina is very difficult to raise through items without making sacrifices elsewhere.

Wisdom is the mana pool stat for Shaman, and most believe this is the most important stat. This is a misconception that plagues many. It is suggested to place none of your starting points in Wisdom. Meditation returns a percentage of your mana pool each tick rather than a fixed amount. As such, a larger pool size can make meditation more efficient in regards to mana return, especially if you choose to solo. However, the reasons for having more CHA and STA have not changed, and the use of Cannibalize is still often needed when grouping. WIS is easy to max with items.

Skills

(*) Does not follow the 5(lvl+1) skill-up formula.

Combat Skills Level <50 cap 50+ cap 1H Blunt 1 175 225 2H Blunt 1 175 225 Piercing 1 175 225 Hand to Hand 1 ? 150 Throwing 1 ? ? Offense 1 170 225 Defense 1 160 225 Dodge 15 ? 190	Class Skills Level <50 cap 50+ cap Abjuration 1 200 250 Alteration 1 200 250 Conjuration 1 200 250 Divination 1 200 250 Evocation 1 200 250 Channeling 4 200 250 Meditate 8 200 250	Other Skills Level <50 cap 50+ cap Sense Heading* 1 200 200 Bind Wound 1 100 ? Swimming 1 250 250 Fishing 1 200 200 Baking* 1 250 250 Tailoring* 1 250 250 Blacksmithing* 1 250 250 Fletching* 1 250 250 Brewing* 1 250 250 Alcohol Tolerance 1 250 250 Begging 1 ? ? Jewelcrafting* 1 250 250 Pottery* 1 250 250

Alternate Advancement Titles

Shaman alternate advancement title changes once you spend a certain amount of points in a field.

AA's	Field	Male	Female
6	General	Baron	Baroness
12	Archetype	Venerable	Venerable
18	Class	Elder	Elder

On Soloing

Shaman possess two primary methods of killing mobs without assistance. For both methods a Shaman should always begin combat by debuffing their opponent. A resist debuff followed by a slow is often crucial to survival. From here, the tactics depend upon whether the mob can be rooted. If so, most Shaman will employ "root rotting", where they root their opponent and use their DoT spells to gradually eliminate it. This method does have it's perils in that Shaman DoTs have a Direct Damage component that can break root, so the Shaman should try to maintain some distance and slow their opponent to give themselves the best chance to reapply root should this spell break early. Shaman pets should generally not be used for these fights, since they will often break root and generally do not have the HPs to tank.

For opponents that are able to summon, a Shaman will usually find themselves tanking "in the face", similar to plate tanks. Debuffing is even more crucial for these fights, since a resist or an interrupt can mean the difference between life and death. Resist debuffs and slows are essential to survival against all but trival opponents. As with "root rotting", the Shaman will depend upon their DoTs for most of their damage output in these fights, but they can also call upon their pet as an additional source of damage.

Other methods such as pet tanking and kiting can sometimes be employed, but these methods of soloing frequently do not work for a Shaman. Shaman pets do not have the HPs to tank most non-trivial mobs, so they make poor tanks. The lack of a snare ability makes kiting impractical for most Shaman, though it is sometimes possible.