When writing a world of warcraft Guide about Shamans you could easily do it by merging a world of warcraft guide for warriors, mages or any healer class. Or you could even make the mistake of mistaking Shamans for Druids, because, just like Druids, Shamans are a hybrid class capable of tanking, healing and casting. However you might be told that they do not perhaps perform these abilities as well as specialist tank classes like warriors, or healing classes like priests or a caster class like Mages. There might be a case for thinking this way but consider this: the Druid can heal in tree form tank while in bear form, do dps while in cat form, the Shamans can do all these things - at the same time! This is where their real power manifests itself whether played as a solo class or with a group.



The one feature that make Shamans stand out is their use of totems which when planted on the ground give them, and members of their group, various benefits such as additional fire power and healing when combating It's the use of totems and how to use them effectively which is what makes playing a Shaman a challenging experience. There are four types of totems: Earth, Fire, Water and Air and each require split second decision and sound judgement when used in tricky combat situation or group play. They can also resurrect themselves with the Reincarnation spell, as well as other members in their group, every hour of played time; this can also be reduced to forty minutes as more talents are assigned to that ability. This adds to the list of abilities that make them an asset in a group and great to have if you go solo

After the release of the Burning Crusade expansion, the Shaman class is no longer restricted to the Horde faction. The Dranei race in the Alliance faction can also play Shaman, and of all the classes for them to choose this is arguably the best one for them to choose thanks to various attributes unique to this new race.

Upon reaching level 70, you can specialize your Shammy as either an Elemental, Enhancement or Restoration Shaman. Each of these trees has their own unique abilities. For Elemental s, the focus is on high damage casting abilities and this makes it the best choice for power levelling fast while Restoration Shamans have higher healing abilities and later in the game are useful healers and back up casters.

This short world of warcraft guide on shamans only scratches the surface when describing this complex and multi talented class. It's a class that is described as jack of all trades and master of none. But this is what makes them fascinating to play, because as you play it you will be able to determine whether you enjoy casting, tanking or healing. And make no mistake, Shamans can master all of these skills just as proficiently as any of the classes that are more specialized in them, making them expert of all of these abilities and definitely the jack of none. And find out at your peril if you belong to a class that thinks this.