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RemJay24 · 11/04/07, 5:29 PM

I too am an arena oriented Resto shammy in need of help.

After reading a majority of this thread, i came to the conclusion that..
WorldofWarcraft.com -> Info -> Classes -> Shaman -> Talent Calculator

would be a decent build... maybe? hehe. I see myself casting lesser healing waves 99% of the time instead of the larger heals, since I can get interrupted much easier... and sometimes my team mates are getting nuked so fast that I need to get heals up on them ASAP.

I only 3v3 ATM (between 1500 and 1600 rating)... with 2 RL friends (a shadow priest spec'd for pvp, and a arcane/fire mage spec'd for raiding). I would love it for the mage to re-spec to frost, but I doubt he'll do it (but maybe he'd lose the burst dmg if he did...). My gear consists of 4 BG epics.. as im hording up the arena and honor points for season 3... so my gear is filled with lots of blues ATM.

some questions I have...
1) Could shield specialization ever be considered in arena? Granted it seems silly ever having to go into it unless you're level 10... though I am just curious if it would help reduce the damage of those rogues/hunters/warriors who are nuking into you?
2) I see most resto shammys have a ton of chores to do... how do they do it?! I'm constantly healing most of the time and do not have room to drop totems (during the match... i drop them right before the battle begins), cleanse off poisons, earth shock healers, etc. Seems mind boggling, while trying to kite off rogues/warriors.
3) What do grounding totems re-direct? Any offensive spells directed at the shaman? (or can it re-direct spells directed at my team mates?).
4) I still like to consider myself NEW to the shaman... even though I have been level 70 for nearly 2 months? (uh oh?). My main is a rogue who I know the ins and outs... so any extra input on my shaman would be helpful. Should I change the build above? Does elemental warding help against poisons as well? Should I switch up into using my larger heals (and thus putting points into improved healing wave). Thanks!

11/04/07, 5:29 PM	#59 (permalink)
RemJay24 Glass Joe Whiteytighty Night Elf Rogue Terenas	I too am an arena oriented Resto shammy in need of help. After reading a majority of this thread, i came to the conclusion that.. WorldofWarcraft.com -> Info -> Classes -> Shaman -> Talent Calculator would be a decent build... maybe? hehe. I see myself casting lesser healing waves 99% of the time instead of the larger heals, since I can get interrupted much easier... and sometimes my team mates are getting nuked so fast that I need to get heals up on them ASAP. I only 3v3 ATM (between 1500 and 1600 rating)... with 2 RL friends (a shadow priest spec'd for pvp, and a arcane/fire mage spec'd for raiding). I would love it for the mage to re-spec to frost, but I doubt he'll do it (but maybe he'd lose the burst dmg if he did...). My gear consists of 4 BG epics.. as im hording up the arena and honor points for season 3... so my gear is filled with lots of blues ATM. some questions I have... 1) Could shield specialization ever be considered in arena? Granted it seems silly ever having to go into it unless you're level 10... though I am just curious if it would help reduce the damage of those rogues/hunters/warriors who are nuking into you? 2) I see most resto shammys have a ton of chores to do... how do they do it?! I'm constantly healing most of the time and do not have room to drop totems (during the match... i drop them right before the battle begins), cleanse off poisons, earth shock healers, etc. Seems mind boggling, while trying to kite off rogues/warriors. 3) What do grounding totems re-direct? Any offensive spells directed at the shaman? (or can it re-direct spells directed at my team mates?). 4) I still like to consider myself NEW to the shaman... even though I have been level 70 for nearly 2 months? (uh oh?). My main is a rogue who I know the ins and outs... so any extra input on my shaman would be helpful. Should I change the build above? Does elemental warding help against poisons as well? Should I switch up into using my larger heals (and thus putting points into improved healing wave). Thanks!