Withtotems,theShamansadaptabilitycomes,thoughtheyareforcedtoremaininonespot,unlikeaPaladinsaurawithabitoflearningpossiblyevenmorebuffs.
Howeverwehavemorethanjusttotemstoenhanceoureffectiveness,Shamanspossessnumerouspseudo-enchantsformeleeweapons,eachprovidingaseparatestyleofbuffsuchasachanceforextraattacksoradditionalfire/frostdamage.
ForenhancementShaman,thesespellsrepresentamassiveboosttomeleeDPS,andwithuseofdual-wieldyougainandevenhigherchancetoproctheeffects,beingabletoapplythemtobothrightandlefthandweapons.Muchliketheotherhtbridclasses,Shamanpossessnumerousabilitieswithinthreeprimarypaths,capableofexcellingwithinonewhilstremainingviableforsupportwithintheothers.ThesewouldbeHealing,Damage,andBuffing.
Totemsgiftallshamanswiththeabilitytobringalongaslewofhelpers,eachemittingdramaticallyhelpfulincreasestodamage,manaregeneration,andmuchmore,alldependentuponwhattheShamanrequiresforeachencounter.Leatherworkingallowsyoutomakemailarmor40+,itintendedtosuittheprogressionofShamans,Hunters,andanyotherleatherwearergainingaccesstomailat40.聽
Mining,Skinning,andHerbalismarethethreestaples.Everythingyoucanfindandsell,it'llmakemassiveamountsofworldofwarcraftgold,thisappliesfromlevel1to80alltheway.
Duetothefactthatyoupossesshealingspells,FirstAidisalwaysagoodinvestment,andattheveryleastyoubecomeslightlymoremanaefficientevenifyoudon'treallyneedit,unlikesomeotherclassessuchasWarriorwhichdefinitelyneedFirstAid.
Beyondmeleeabilities,Shamanpossesselementalattacksgivingthemtheabilitytoplaytheroleofrangedcaster,elementalshamansbeingquiteversatileandcapableinPvPandplayingalesserroleifatallinraiding.
Shamanswithtotemsandhealingcapabilitiesrepresentoneofthemostdesiredhealersforallend-gameraiding,chainhealbringsmassiveamountsofhealthbacktomultipleraidmembersandrendersusoneofthebestinstancehealersinthegame.
Withthecombinationofallthesefacets,Shamansbecomeanpowerfulclassforanysituationconceivablewiththeaddedbonusofbeinggreatsoloerstobootwithoutdelay.
SomewhattradeskillsarelessmeaningfulformostShamansasopposedtoclasssuchasWarlockorPriestwhichgainsomeofthebestgearinthegamethroughcrafting.However,thatdoesn'tmeanit'sallunimportant,andforatradeskillcapableofcraftingreasonablearmorforyourShaman,investinleatherworking.