Shaman Speed Leveling Guide - Tricks & Tactics

If you're looking for some general information and useful tips on how to level your shaman quicker, then this guide will show you how. In particular, we're going to talk about the shaman class in general, what each talent build is for, and give you a few powerful tips for leveling faster. By the time you've finished reading this guide, you'll be better equipped to level your shaman with ease.

Let's start by looking at what makes the shaman class so unique. First, the are a versatile hybrid class (similar to a druid), because they can heal a party easily (they have some of the best AOE healing in the game for raids), and they can provide good DPS (damage per second) both up close and from range. The shaman also wears mail armor, which gives them so added protection against physical damage.

They are also a powerful buff class, due to their unique ability to drop totems on the ground which provide party-wide buffs. Some of the common totems can remove fear, cleanse poisons, provide healing and mana regen, and many more. They can also summon elemental spirits which will do your bidding for a short while (until they die).

So what do each of the talent trees do for the shaman? We'll start by examining resto.

The restoration tree is a powerful healing spec. It is very desirable in instances due to skills like chain heal, which can heal multiple players with just one use of the skill. However, it will be a struggle to level as this spec if you're going to be doing a lot of solo play.

The next tree we'll look at is enhancement. This tree focuses on increasing the melee capabilities of the shaman. You can duel wield weapon as a shaman, and use powerful weapon enchantments which can make your shaman pump out some seriously high dps. However, the enhancement can sometimes be like a “suicide spec”, because you have to be in melee range to do damage, but only have mail armor and limited self heals to save yourself if things get tricky.

Finally, we have the elemental spec. This is a range spell-casting spec. It focuses on powerful offensive nature spells such as lightning bolt, and various shocks. The elemental shaman is weak in melee, but formidable at range, similar to a mage.

Now let's move on to some useful tips for leveling faster as a shaman. Firstly, you should consider speccing to enhancement for leveling. This spec will have the shortest down time between killing mobs, and you'll also get improved ghost wolf form which is a useful way for getting around quicker.

As enhancement, remember to buff your weapons with the most powerful buffs you have available to you at the time. This is the way to pump out more damage and kill mobs quicker. Also remember to use your shock spells to interrupt casters (especially in PVP), and use earthbind to slow mobs and enemy players down.

While leveling, you will need to keep an eye on your mana bar. If you're constantly using shocks and dropping totems, you will soon get low and have to drink to regain mana. The enhancement shaman is perfectly capable of taking out mobs with windfury and auto attacks, so you don't need to go wild with the shocks and totems while leveling.

In conclusion, we have shown you some general class info on shamans, as well as some useful tips for leveling quicker. Now that you've read this guide, you should have a better understanding of how to play the shaman class.