what part of the recent changes do you see as buffs?
Full healing 3-4 Times before they die? 
and ele still running with tank Runes 
you referring to maelstrom heals? because that would be funny as in; you are clueless.
ele running way of earth in pvp is not a “recent buff”… that was an oversight from a phase 2 NERF.
blizzard forgot to nerf WOE for ele when they nerfed it for enh… im sure their intention is not to have ele shamans running this rune, so thats a pretty dent argument.
you are correct in that it should be nerfed though. even as a shaman player it doesn’t sit right with me being able to pull off this cheese playstyle when its something enhancement shamans (whom this rune is intended for) can’t even do anymore.
the solution to an enhancement shaman self-healing with maelstroms is to mortal strike or wound poison him. there is counterplay - just git gud.
Im just saying shammys still A Brick wall! And if they arent then they heal for days
brick wall? m8 shamans who aren’t using a shield with WOE are glass cannons, they die in 1-2 globals.
their only survival mechanism right now is self healing.
btw. you can dispel maelstrom stacks too. again, there is counterplay.
if all else fails, you can always fall back on the tried and true CC/kite them to death, which is how people have dealt with enhancement shamans in pvp since time immemorial.
Im A rogue , i do agree that the fotm rerolers are free food. But damn how many times have i stepped to interupt and shadowstep is on A global cd. Straight to graveyard
oh and by the way, you can also disarm them if they aren’t running weaponchain.
this was a death sentence in vanilla since they used 2H back then, but its still very solid against DW shaman as all their damage comes from their main hand WF procs.
if he tries to heal without maelstrom you can shut down his entire arsenal save for flame and frost shock because any and all totems count as nature spells (yes, even the water and fire totem are “nature” school).
Can you all stop bumping this?
getting excited that there might be some new changes when i see the class tuning incomming… then remember it’s just an old thread
can you do something about the server issues Chaos Bolt is currently having with dead population…
If u check the PvE damage charts in ST, it makes sense buffing eles. Their dmg is on par with paladin tank, rogue tank and warlock tank.
@Potatomilk
- the buffs I suggested would NOT debuff enha shamans, read it again. It would only increase magical damage now too, which would actually buff enha shamans… If thats not something blizzard wants, then adjusting the physical dmg buff to 3% and adding magical dmg buff with 7% would proly leave enha shamans around where they are now (no big change).
- it would also NOT affect PvP balance at all
yeah sorry, im still super mad about the 21/20/0 gut… its ultimately on blizzard, but im definitely looking for a scapegoat here, ngl.