Shaman or monk

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Which class identity is cooler?

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Well that is up to you.

Monks are better on gameplay wise currently.

I personally prefer shaman because monks are mop thing and all related to pandas is negative.
Even tho they have most interesting healing spec.

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Are they cooler?

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Shaman ofcourse :sunglasses: yes i’m biased :sweat_smile:

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Depends on the race for me. For example I find a pandaren monk cooler than a panda shaman but a Dwarf or Draenei shaman is cooler than monk.

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I have seen some cool pandaren shamans around before with the straw hat and lighting theme going on.

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Looks pretty cool to me…

http://gph.is/1OF8cSb

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The troll looks cooler then the orc, but damn puny, you’ve just made up my mind with those gifs. It’s a sha man.

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Zappy boi :heart_eyes::raised_hands:

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Monk of course

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Da spirits be talking ta me now mon. Sorry.

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https://youtu.be/q8XSOKC4iQg?t=66

No contest tbh :smirk:

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Some can definitely look cool, just saying my personal preference if I had to pick one of the other.

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I saw a monk kick the mountain and a shaman making blue noodles in the sky.

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Whatever makes you feel better :smile:

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I’m biased, because monk is my favourite class, but the way Brewmasters hold their staff is so sweet.

If you’re going for melee dd, I have to say two-hammer shammie is pretty close, but nothing beats zen flight or summoning a giant zappy tiger.

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The Monk:

  • Fights with no weapons because of super bravery and martial arts skills.
  • Wears light armour because is unafraid of death, but does not dishonour combat by doing so in frocks and dresses.
  • Can remove the banes of poison as well as disease unlike the shaman who cannot understand how poisons work.
  • Circular kick to stun all enemies for resounding victory
  • Can paralyse a foe with a cool gesture at distance
  • Punches quicker than you can blink
  • Is very zen and generally a good person
  • Flies on cloud instead of using animal or vehicle for lowest carbon foot print -> ethically superior being.
  • Mist healing is very soothing like a nice sauna, unlike throwing water at someone which is very startling.
  • Can tank, because willing to step up and “get down to business”.
  • Becomes even better fighter when drunk
  • Probably knows one or more of the following excellent and civilised cultivations: origami, feng shui, tending rock gardens or reciting poetry.
  • Holds staff in position which is a secret to all other classes.
  • Very profound and speaks in riddles which increases wisdom factor and makes them impossible to interrogate.
  • Unlike the shaman who talks to stones, for monk “the stone is the talk, or maybe I am the stone?” such zen wisdom befuddles even master shamans.
  • Can use swords. Shaman do not understand how to hold a sword - sign of their lack of knowledge and civility.
  • Can use a wand like the most intelligent and respectable of classes.
  • Gives good lifestyle and dietary advice to friends.

The shaman

  • Wanted to be a druid but couldn’t afford shapeshifting classes.
  • Talks to stones because nobody else wanted to talk to them at school. Now it’s “their thing”.
  • Throws water at people, gets confused when they get upset.
  • I like a child with a new craft “This is my totem”, no, that is a stick with a leaf, but well done.
  • Cannot understand poisons
  • Afraid of tanking as it might ruin their carefully cultivated bohemian facial hair/hairstyle.
  • Can throw lightning, but does not adapt the posture of a superior lightning spell with waving hands and hips.
  • Wants to save the planet, by asking the planet to rupture itself and spew lava for them.
  • Wears heavier armour to mask lack of superior physical workout regimen.
  • Talks to the wind and fire and water. Unlike the monk who is the wind and fire and water.
  • Wishes they were best friends with a glowing lightning tiger, a super hench cosmic ox, a sparkling beautiful crane and wisest of all serpents ever. Tries to insist that being friends with rock people is as cool as this.
  • Can return to their spirit bind location, but cannot separate their spirit from body, unlike monk who can separate, and teleport spirit to their monastery.
  • Calls Chi “Spirit” because has difficulty with exotic languages.
  • Has difficulty using powers on foreign planet or plane. Watches with envy as Monk still fights with 100% power whatever the circumstance.
  • Repeatedly adopts vegetarian diet which they dial back on “maybe next week” is their mantra.
  • Only knows how to play the drum.

The choice is yours.

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What I like about the monks is their connection with August celestials, they seem super cool to me.

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Personally I’ve always liked Shamans…

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