Originally Posted by Phat69
Sorry, I didn't know using grammar on a forum is so needed; obviously I was wrong and will pick up on it in future.
The thing about 53 in Restoration is Earth shield is a 100% waste. Why you say? Because it’s dispellable. And any team with a shaman that isn’t mentally retarded will purge that almost instantly, making it as useless as shamanic rage in pvp. I was thinking of 21/0/40 over lunch because this enables me to get the 100% more crit, and still make me a pretty good heal/purge/shock bott.
I've spoken to my friends and I believe the team will look something like this; hopefully you can give me more advice:
Me (Shaman Undecided maybe 21/0/40)
MS Warrior
Holy/Prot Paladin
Shadow Priest
Frost (water ele) Specced Mage
So....ele or resto, however I still see the 53 as waste in resto as earth shield as said before is a 100% waste!
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Putting 53 in restoration doesn't just get you earth shield, and I completely disagree on earth shield being 100% waste. Having more then 41 in resto will also get you Natures Guardian (5 points, awesome talent), Natures Guidance (for interrupts), Focused mind, purification, restorative totems, and all of the other good talents that you need to grab to get up to earth shield.
In regards to your opinion that earth shield is a waste, in my 5v5 team, we've been floating between 2200 and 2300 rating, and a lot of the time earth shield is up for the entire duration. Also in 2v2 and 3v3 there are plenty of teams that don't have an offensive dispel. If you have a pet on you, you can toss on earth shield and completely ignore its damage, or you can ES someone else and water shield yourself for lots of mana. Also shaman can't purge around corners, so if you properly run out of line of sight of the opposing players, you can avoid a lot of their purges. Between earth shield, natures guardian, and my own heals, I can practically ignore most warriors and rogues when they are on me.