Spec Analysis

[Patch 4.3] Maybe I won’t spec into Reverb

September 28, 2011
Gazimoff's shaman, struggling with too many totems

So, in case you hadn’t noticed the final Tier for Cataclysm is now on the PTR. This expansion really seems to have flown by, partly because I’ve stepped out of the game for the latter half. As a keen shaman fan who has long been disappointed in blue posts about my class, I must admit the changes for 4.3 have piqued my interest. No more interrupts! First and foremost – Wind Shear is getting it’s uber-cooldown nerfed to 25 seconds. Shaman all around the world heave a sigh of relief. Except for elemental shaman, because Reverberation still brings Wind Shear down...

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Spec Analysis – Elementary Survival

March 23, 2010

In the wake of this state-the-bleeding-obvious post from wow.com, I thought it would be a good idea to review the things about Elemental Shaman that help us survive those ohshit moments, or simply a fight that requires a lot of situational awareness (as many raid leaders and bloggers like to call it.) Elemental Shamans don’t have a lot of ‘choices’ when it comes to their spec, we’re extremely cookie cutter in order to be viable at the top levels, so I’m going to run through the choices I’ve made when it comes to choosing a survival talent over another...

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