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Shaman
Slow is the most important debuff in the game. Shamans own it.
Buff priest with the best slow line and the best melee buffs (Focus of Spirit, Strength of the Bear). Raid slow, group slow, self-healing, cannibalize. A Shaman is the spine of every raid pull.
Races
BarbarianIksarTrollOgreVah Shir
Strengths
- ·Best slow in the game (Slow / Turgur's Virulent Swarm)
- ·Self-healing HoT / Canni for solo
- ·Top-tier melee buffs: FoS, STR/STA/DEX line
Weaknesses
- ·Less burst heal than Cleric
- ·Mana management via Canni is a skill
Key abilities by level
1
Cannibalize
Convert HP to mana. Cornerstone of Shaman mana-efficiency.
19
Slow (Drowsy / Walking Sleep line)
The single most important debuff in the era.
34
Turgur's Insects
Raid-tier slow.
49
Focus of Spirit
STA + wisdom buff. Raid-standard.
55
Torpor
Iksar-only until AA quest. Huge self-HoT.
Gearing by era
Classic
Totem of the Cazicthule; Polished Granite Tomahawk; Earring of Solstice (druid share).
Kunark
Epic 1.0 (Spear of Fate).
Velious
ToV class armor; faction-awarded totems and staves.
PoP
Elemental/Time class armor; Primal spear from Time.
Spell lists by level are a large piece of research and will roll in per-class as they're compiled. For the moment the abilities table above carries the signal.