wow Shaman Class Review for Battle for Azeroth

[Stan 5,018]

Will you heed the call of Zappyboi? Bellular's latest Class review video covers Shamans in Battle for Azeroth.

Shaman Class Guides

• Elemental Shaman Guide for Battle for Azeroth
• Enhancement Shaman Guide for Battle for Azeroth
• Restoration Shaman Guide for Battle for Azeroth

Shaman Talents

Elemental

Level	Talent 1	Talent 2	Talent 3
15	Exposed Elements	Echo of the Elements	Elemental Blast
30	Aftershock	Master of the Elements	Totem Mastery
45	Spirit Wolf	Earth Shield	Static Charge
60	High Voltage	Storm Elemental	Liquid Magma Totem
75	Nature's Guardian	Ancestral Guidance	Wind Rush Totem
90	Earthen Rage	Primal Elementalist	Icefury
100	Unlimited Power	Stormkeeper	Ascendance

Enhancement

Level	Talent 1	Talent 2	Talent 3
15	Boulderfist	Hot Hand	Lightning Shield
30	Landslide	Forceful Winds	Totem Mastery
45	Spirit Wolf	Earth Shield	Static Charge
60	Searing Assault	Hailstorm	Overcharge
75	Nature's Guardian	Feral Lunge	Wind Rush Totem
90	Crashing Storm	Fury of Air	Sundering
100	Elemental Spirits	Earthen Spike	Ascendance

Restoration

Level	Talent 1	Talent 2	Talent 3
15	Torrent	Undulation	Unleash Life
30	Echo of the Elements	Deluge	Earth Shield
45	Spirit Wolf	Earthgrab Totem	Static Charge
60	Ancestral Vigor	Earthen Wall Totem	Ancestral Protection Totem
75	Nature's Guardian	Graceful Spirit	Wind Rush Totem
90	Flash Flood	Downpour	Cloudburst Totem
100	High Tide	Wellspring	Ascendance

The following series of Class reviews is sponsored by Icy Veins.

Battle for Azeroth Class Reviews

• Death Knight
• Demon Hunter
• Hunter
• Mage
• Paladin
• Priest
• Monk
• Rogue
• Warlock
• Warrior

[Arcling 871]

So far this expansion has one of the most boring class changes ever. Some reshuffling, adding artifact spell in level 100 tier and removal of some. Feels like overall they are cutting down on class design, so they only have to focus on tweaking and some balancing (even though balance is all over the place). No new talent row with new spells, like some past expansions had, is an indicator of that.

[Laragon 269]

3 hours ago, Arcling said:

So far this expansion has one of the most boring class changes ever. Some reshuffling, adding artifact spell in level 100 tier and removal of some. Feels like overall they are cutting down on class design, so they only have to focus on tweaking and some balancing (even though balance is all over the place). No new talent row with new spells, like some past expansions had, is an indicator of that.

I think this is actually a REALLY good move for an expansion. There is enough spells and variety in the game build if you were able to use every talent, it just doesn't feel like it because half the talents are just drastically better. If they actually manage to fix the balance and then look at updating it next expansion (or with some mechanic late in BfA) that's fine be me.

[Drachar 45]

Im missing the Stormkeeper artifact ability, but aside from that I think both Restoration and Elemental is in a decent place.

[Plergoth 277]

2 hours ago, Drachar said:

Im missing the Stormkeeper artifact ability, but aside from that I think both Restoration and Elemental is in a decent place.

It got turned into a talent. ?

Shaman is one of my initial favourites so far (I play resto / elemental), lots of utility and Earth Shield for Elemental seems crazy. I miss Gust of Wind though. 

[Drachar 45]

3 hours ago, Plergoth said:

It got turned into a talent. ?

Shaman is one of my initial favourites so far (I play resto / elemental), lots of utility and Earth Shield for Elemental seems crazy. I miss Gust of Wind though. 

It is a bit watered down compared to the artifact ability. And yes, Gust of Wind was good fun.

[tkioz 229]

12 hours ago, Laragon said:

I think this is actually a REALLY good move for an expansion. There is enough spells and variety in the game build if you were able to use every talent, it just doesn't feel like it because half the talents are just drastically better. If they actually manage to fix the balance and then look at updating it next expansion (or with some mechanic late in BfA) that's fine be me.

I'll have to disagree. I don't mind tuning down things a little, but we lost a *huge* amount of QoL stuff with our artefacts, a huge amount. I'm talking about stuff like the Fire Mage healing blink and such that just were so flavourful and added intricacy to the class.

As it stands BFA is the first expansion where we (well the vast majority of classes, a few like Demo lock and Surv Hunter got some new things) gain nothing, nothing at all. No talents, no spells, nothing. At most most classes got a watered down version of the spell they had baseline in legion added to their talents and maybe a leggo or two added as well.

Things we had in addition to our talents just a few weeks ago. And the azerite system is just so dull... a huge amount of them are just base add a little damage or healing, or straight copies from the artefacts.

Frankly I'm very unimpressed with how gameplay is going in this game.

[Arcling 871]

8 hours ago, tkioz said:

Things we had in addition to our talents just a few weeks ago. And the azerite system is just so dull... a huge amount of them are just base add a little damage or healing, or straight copies from the artefacts.

Yeah, it's basically the same with just necklace and azerithe gear replacing artifact weapon.

My elemental shaman has lost some mechanics, and gained some rather weird choices like level 75 tier, choosing between sustain and movement buff for group (and similar odd mix on 45, one tier should be either all about movement or sustain, or cc etc.). Level 100 Stormkeeper is also a watered down version of artifact ability, so really nothing new. It still needs some rebalancing and reshuffling in my opinion, to make more sense.

Edited August 5, 2018 by Arcling

[PatrickHenry 293]

On 8/4/2018 at 11:46 PM, tkioz said:

a few like Demo lock and Surv Hunter got some new things) gain nothing,

Totally misread that - my b!

Edited August 6, 2018 by PatrickHenry

[tkioz 229]

1 hour ago, PatrickHenry said:

Demo lock gaind nothing?  

I was under the impression that it had a massive overhaul in BFA.

ETA:  In fact I know they did because that 'summon demonic tyrant' spell didnt exist in Legion.

Bilescourge bombers is new.

I'm pretty sure it was severely overhauled.

Err mate I was saying that apart from demo lock and surv hunters most classes got nothing.

[PatrickHenry 293]

32 minutes ago, tkioz said:

Err mate I was saying that apart from demo lock and surv hunters most classes got nothing.

Eesh, that reading comp tho, lol!  My bad! Edited

However that said, Retribution got a good set of changes also.  Not like groundbreaking Newness (c), but some talents that were just dead were removed or altered significantly, like Zeal in particular.  Getting rid of Holy Wrath for Inquisition, those two stick out the most.  

Protection paladin was... ehh... less jostled but had some interesting changes.  

Point being the artifact weapons were a legion thing.  Theyre rolling a lot over into Azerite gear, however, adding some new and getting rid of others.  Some classes got less, unfortunately this is one.  But most had something.  

I would be very hesitant to say 'all gameplay is going to the outhouse' by any means.

Edited August 6, 2018 by PatrickHenry