The Ultimate Guide to be a World of Warcraft Shaman

In the real world, a shaman is a believer of the spiritual world. In the World of Warcraft, the character Shaman is an integral member of any group that possesses great power and incredible skills. If you are thinking of choosing this character, then continue to read this guide on how to become a great WoW Shaman.

It is important that you remember when you start as a Shaman, make sure that your skills match the shaman class and that you join a group that needs a shaman. Make sure that you join a group that needs a shaman. When in a group, their abilities are a must and and can contribute more strength to the whole group.

Getting Started as a Shaman

This class is limited when starting out, for example, only the Dranei can be a Shaman for the Alliance. For the Horde, you'll only have Orc, Trolls, the Undead or Tauren. This means you have to deal with these races' weaknesses, but you'll also enjoy the benefits of using them.

Shamans use their mana points to cast some spells. It is best to approach moderately, avoiding utilizing too much or too little. It is advised to use your mana in a medium scale, just when it is really needed. When not used with caution, you either waste time trying to regenerate or lose much needed health points.

Shamans are known for their healing skills, that is why you must try to build up your spell arsenal, your ranged weapons and most specially, your healing spells. Since you are working with a group, you have to be always ready with your healing spells and potions, to assure the group of your importance.

How to pick a Shaman profession

Physically demanding professions ( blacksmith, leatherworker) are not ideal for this class. I would suggest professions such as Enchanting and Herbalism. Although Skinning also has its own strengths, it can only be useful up to a minimal extent. It’s also suggested that you look for the right combination of primary and secondary professions.

The two recommended professions above are the best, but you could also opt to mix alchemy with herbalism or enchanting and alchemy. You can mix alchemy with herbalism and enchanting with alchemy. Others think that mining (as secondary profession) will help you get items, but it actually wastes your extra time in the game.

Make potions if you want to make money. If you want to be successful at your chosen profession, spare a good quality of time in mastering your skills by formulating and new potions and useful spells.

A tailoring profession may be useful, but not really ideal, for gamers most likely purchase their armors. You can only use leather armor when you get to level 40 anyway and it's very affordable. A lot of quests along the way could also carry pieces of armor as rewards for you. So it would be a good idea to focus your attention on professions that work as a revenue stream and that gives earns you more skills for the grou.

For information about using Totems, putting it all together and more, check out this WoW Shaman Guide.