Just another shaman post about how in my eyes we need attention is a certain area and that’s defensives and maybe some self healing?
Now I’m only just started running 16 keys but struggling and getting flamed for dying etc
The 3 we have I’m using on cd or mainly saving AS for a certain time, our self healing is terribly low and to be honest I still cant work out why we run Earth Shield.
Man it feels bad when I have to use Natures Swiftness for a instant Healing Surge for all of about 800k.
Man I miss NG
Now I no there’s plenty of Elementals running 18+ keys so ofc its doable i just feel that’s where we are lacking?
Not a rant post just my point of view and wondering if anyone else thought the same?
would love to hear others points also!
purely for PvE content sadly I don’t do PvP I’m terrible
TBH at this point in time I feel that we are at a pretty good point, and maybe some other specs should be bought down to our level a bit.
In your case, apart from the 3 defensives that you use on cd (ele, totem, AS), have you tried to make good use of Seasoned Winds?
I do not have personal experience in high keys, but from most of the shamans that push, I hear that it is the single most important defensive you have to learn. Know what kind of damage you will take in pulls, and asap take the first available spell in that pack that you can use. 15% reduction, or even 30% if you manage to take a 2nd stack is a big difference.
Tbh until now i didn’t class that as a defensive but your right but I tend to end M+ with the most interrupts as we should having the lowest interrupt cd.
Yer maybe other classes should be brought to the same level instead.
It is not really needed to have the most amount of interrupts. The thing that makes a difference is taking the interrupt of school that you will take damage (Priory might come to mind), and chaining to stack/refresh the buff).
This also makes a difference if you communicate well with your team. For example in DFC 3rd boss, if people let you, you can achieve a 30% dr for shadow damage on most of the fight.
But yeah, this is kind of advanced if you push with a specific team and you can communicate. Otherwise only random casts going off seem a problem for keys, which yeah, we have few tools to respond to.
