Resto shamans

[rsnbk]

Hey!
I have been hearing alot about resto shaman being overpowered dmg and healing class.
Can someone tell me where do they excel?
Do they have good burst dmg, and is it with lava burst or lightning bolt they become OP?
Are they viaplay in arena games?

Thanks in advance

 

[RiverpawGrinder]

For PVE especially soloing dungeons, everything is op: aoe damage, aoe group healing, single target healing, single target burst, auto self heal, aoe damage, speed form ghost wolf .

My lvl20 rshaman with full TBC gear as an example:

1. single target burst
- lava burst damage ~1300 with flame shock guaranteed crit, so ~2600
- flame shock ~210 + 1300 dot
- we can cast flame shock right after lava burst 1.7 sec cast time so total burst = (2600+210) + extra 1300 dot
- i can take out ~70% health of an elite dungeon mob with a single lava burst+flame shock combo

2. lightning bolt
- damage ~1600, + frost shock ~330,
- casting frost shock at end of 1.7 sec lightning bolt casting time = ~1930
- the only questionable issue is the bit long cast time.
- When soloing Plaguefall, I can kill the first boss in 30seconds, and in general, kill other bosses with <7 lightning bolt/lava burst combo - ignoring the other effects that prevent u from casting like being stunned/ knocked back.

3. chain lightning
- ~900, but hitting 3 targets at the same time. I can take out elite trash mobs in a group of 3 by casting chain lightning twice .


4. healing stream totem/healing rain + acid rain talent
- healing rain aoe HOT healing the whole group ~760 healing.
- aoe damage 178 x 10sec to 5enemies. I used this to easily deal with the army of trash mobs b4 the 1st boss of Plaguefall when soloing. With healing stream totem/healing rain I pull all the trash mobs (>10 slimes) without hp dropping at all. I just let the aoe damage finish them.

5. Auto self healing
- with earth shield, healing stream totem, and healing rain up, i can keep my health auto full when pulling a group of mobs. Don't even have to cast any healing spell.

 

[rsnbk]

For PVE especially soloing dungeons, everything is op: aoe damage, aoe group healing, single target healing, single target burst, auto self heal, aoe damage, speed form ghost wolf .

My lvl20 rshaman with full TBC gear as an example:

1. single target burst
- lava burst damage ~1300 with flame shock guaranteed crit, so ~2600
- flame shock ~210 + 1300 dot
- we can cast flame shock right after lava burst 1.7 sec cast time so total burst = (2600+210) + extra 1300 dot
- i can take out ~70% health of an elite dungeon mob with a single lava burst+flame shock combo

2. lightning bolt
- damage ~1600, + frost shock ~330,
- casting frost shock at end of 1.7 sec lightning bolt casting time = ~1930
- the only questionable issue is the bit long cast time.
- When soloing Plaguefall, I can kill a single boss with <10 lightning bolt/lava burst combo - of course, ignoring the other effects that prevent u from casting like being stunned/ knocked back.

3. chain lightning
- ~900, but hitting 3 targets at the same time. I can take out trash mobs in a group of 3 by casting chain lightning twice.


4. healing stream totem/healing rain + acid rain talent
- healing rain aoe HOT healing the whole group ~760 healing.
- aoe damage 178 x 10sec to 5enemies. I used this to easily deal with the army of trash mobs b4 the 1st boss of Plaguefall when soloing. With healing stream totem/healing rain I pull all the trash mobs (>10) without hp dropping at all. I just let the aoe damage finish them.

5. Auto self healing
- with earth shield, healing stream totem, and healing rain up, i can keep my health auto full when pulling a group of mobs. Don't even have to cast any healing spell.

Thanks ALOT for taking your time to write such a great and thoughtful reply!

APPRECIATED

Regards

 

[wily.virus]

Resto shaman scaling is broken (in a good way) at lvl 20. If I wear the same gear and respec from elemental to resto, the same Lightling and Chain Lightling spells will hit for 2x-2.5x as hard in baseline damage. No amount of talents can make up such a massive gap in between elemental and resto.

Since Korrak's Revenge scaling is slightly fixed for lvl 20. I'm thinking of gearing up my shaman alt with all timewalking gear and taking her for a pvp spin.

 

[scottc95]

is lvl 20 the best twink lvl for a resto shaman twink?