Shaman PvP Guide – How To Become The Best WoW PvP Shammy

Shaman PvP Guide – How To Become The Best WoW PvP Shammy

Most of the players in World of Warcraft don’t know how to “extract” the maximum potential of their shamans in PvP. Therefore, I decided to write this shaman PvP guide, to make everyone understand all the aspects of playing this class in arena or battlegrounds. In this article I will reveal the role of a shaman in any PvP situation.

The basics of playing a shaman in PvP

As a first step of this shaman PvP guide, I will focus on the basic characteristics of the gameplay that a shaman must perform in PvP. No matter the spec, the first thing that a shaman must know for arena is how to use the totems at maximum, in order to improve his contribution in a team, as well as his team mates performance. Another important thing for a shaman to know is when to use their heroism (or bloodlust, if horde). When a team is attacking or defending an objective and faces a heavy opposition, or in arena when the team needs to kill 1-2 opponents fast, Bloodlust/Heroism is very handy. Also, any shaman must know how to kite an enemy and run out of the opponents casting range. These are about the basics that a shaman must know for arena or battlegrounds. In the next paragraph of this shaman PvP guide I will outline better the role of shamans in battlegrounds.

The importance of a shaman in battlegrounds

The first thing to know about a shaman for PvP is that they are more of a support class than a damage dealers. However, the enhancement or elemental specs can turn them into tremendous DPSers. Because they are pretty hard to kill, they have their totems which can be settled as a base in defensive of an objective, shamans are much better defenders than attackers in battlegrounds. Teamed up with another resistant class, a shaman can defend a point of interest easily, until reinforcement arrive. In the battlegrounds based on flags, the shaman can substitute a druid as a flag carrier, having the ghost wolf form which grants capping speed and effectiveness. These are the usual attributions of a shaman in PvP battlegrounds. The following of this shaman PvP guide makes a reference to the gameplay that a shaman must have for arena.

The importance of a shaman in arena

For arena, depending on the spec, the shaman can use multiple strategies. As a resto or elemental spec, a shaman must know how to kite the attackers. Also, keeping out of the opponents casting range is a must for a shammy. As for an enhancement spec shaman in arena, you need to be the among the first team mates on the target, the Heroism/Bloodlust up so that the first opponent will be “downed” in a matter of seconds. With improved DPS equipment, a damage dealing shaman will make an outstanding duo with a hunter, for example. Hunters have improved attack speed buffs as well with the shaman’s Bloodlust/Heroism, this giving them a very high damage burst, in many cases meaning instant death for an opponent. These are about all the generalities that I wanted to cover in this shaman PvP guide for arena.

In the, I must conclude saying that no matter the spec, a shaman can play offense and defense at the same time. I hope my shaman PvP guide has helped you a little to understand the role that you need to perform in arena or battlegrounds as a shaman.