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#1 Jan 06 2008 at 7:50 AM Rating: Decent
Hello, I have just recently created an Orc Shaman. Is Orc a good race for a Shaman or should i have picked another race ?
#2 Jan 06 2008 at 9:50 AM Rating: Good
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I'd say play what you like. I chose a troll because they look cool to me.
#3 Jan 06 2008 at 3:30 PM Rating: Decent
Ok thx I just didn't know if Orcs had better racial abilities that suited the shaman more than the trolls or Tauren did.
#4 Jan 06 2008 at 7:29 PM Rating: Decent
first off, what spec do you intend to go? if you plan on going enhancement, while shamanistic rage is active popping blood fury can greatly increase your mana regenration,and gives you more attack power while unleashed rage is out. if you intend to duel wield and prefer 1h axes, the expertise rating may help with the insane amount of misses. and resto again blood fury at the right time is like a free trinket, plus if you activate it and put up earth shield, the bonus healing recieved will continue after the duration. the spell damage for elemental(again blood fury) can be useful, as it is similar to some of the earlier trinkets in outland.
#5 Jan 07 2008 at 5:11 AM Rating: Decent
Well I was hoping to be an Elemental. Thx everyone for all ur help.
#6 Jan 07 2008 at 5:24 AM Rating: Decent
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Blood Fury is a great racial for any shaman spec...

The description (form this website):

"Increases melee attack power by 6 and your damage and healing from spells and effects by up to 5, but reduces healing effects on you by 50%. Lasts 15 seconds."

Thats the level 1 description, it gets more powerful as you level.


I hear people saying that at level 70, when your spell damage is way up there that spell haste (makes casting time faster) is actually better (thats the Troll racial)

Honestly, play whatever race you think is cool looking to you, if you invest lots of time into it you'll be staring at it for a long long while.

Edited, Jan 7th 2008 8:25am by fiftyonefifty
#8 Jan 07 2008 at 11:26 AM Rating: Good
If you're going by the racials, Orcs get the Axe bonus, coming up to a +1% crit chance with both kinds of axes. You also have a +15% resistance to stuns, as well as Blood Fury, which is nifty if you decide to go into "ORC SMASH" mode, but with the 50% reduction to healing for 25 seconds, if may get you into a jam.

If you're playing to be an UB3R L33T PVP SHAMAN~!, then the racials would be a big factor. If you're playing to have fun, I don't think it would make much of a difference, just go with it.

I chose a Tauren for a Shammy but that's only because I was getting annoyed with a lot of the Durotar quests (damn alts).
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#9 Jan 07 2008 at 4:49 PM Rating: Decent
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#10 Jan 08 2008 at 4:14 AM Rating: Decent
I have Troll, Tauren and Orc shammies. IMHO both Beresker and Warstomp are great survival tools enabling you to fire off that quick heal and are therefore more defensive. Blood Fury is exactly the opposite, nice damage buff, beneficial for healing others but offers nothing it terms of survial.
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