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Enhancement DPS at 80?
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SkibaDeBop
Enhance Shaman dps can deffinately get top 5 in 25 and 10 man raids.. Really depends on the fight, generally tank and spank fights like Lotheb and Thaddius. Since our threat cap sucks we pull alot more aggro with less damage done than alot of other classes but overall its alot of fun.. Enhance shaman are one of those few classes that gear is a must to achive great dps. But don't expect to be No.1 on really any fight. If you have any decent pure dps classes (i.e. rogue, mage, and especially DK, etc.) they should do more damage, so if your looking for No.1 spot in dps charts shaman arent the way to go but they are pretty damn fun to play PvE and PvP.
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TweFoju
Are Enh Shamans' DPS competitive in 10/25 man raids?
yes, we are very much competitive in the 10/25 man raids, although i would say that we're not meant to top the meters, but yeah, we can be a decent melee in 25s if given the right gear, gems, enchants and rotations
i once did 4.3k dps at Patchwerk - imo it's quite pew2 for a Shaman
and stood 6th on the table, it really depends on the other melee gear your guild has
but i often stood 1st or 2nd on pug 10s
just 1 thing, never look at the meters, just burst as hard as u can, and as enjoyable as u can, that's what Shaman is all about mate =D
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faia
hi am just hitted northrend and i feel enchant is a breeze and hell of fun
but is the Hit cap that hard to reach on non-raid gear?
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ZeroTak
Yeah Enhance is very gear dependent, but once you get to the point where your just fine tuning all your gear and getting best in slots, your DPS should be up with all the pure DPS classes.
When I first stepped into Naxx I was sitting mid/bottom of the meters in heroic gear, now after almost 2 months of farming 25 mans I am getting close/breaking 5k DPS with some still major gear upgrades to get and coming 1/2/3 on meters.
(Tonight after 7 KT kills my Calamity's finally dropped, I was a very happy shammy)
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bsvictor
Talking from my experience im always #1 or #2 on 10mans, losing only to the imba combat rogue sometimes. Starting to get naxx epics now, pulling 3000~3800dps usually. Rogue is doing usually that much too, with the rest of the DPSers pulling 2200~2800. So yes, enhance shamans are competitive in raids, while providing great buffs to the raid.
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TweFoju
Thank you all for the input!
After seeing a friend of mine do 6400 DPS on his Enh Shaman, it solidified all that you guys have said, and I have started my Shaman... and now all I really need is a raiding build, which I understand is something like
this
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Help with a build would also be appreciated =).
just an input
IMO, rather than spending the 2 pts on Convection, i'd rather put it on Call of Flame
you dont have to worry about your Mana as you have Shamanistic Rage
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bsvictor
Call of Flame doesn't seem so important but it IS, since magma totem will be your main source of aoe damage, and you should drop it on trash pulls if there is no CC (100% of the time usually)
Searing totem does help quite a bit on single-target fights too, so its worth it. Convection isn't that useful since you have almost infinite mana.
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TweFoju
OOT:
hm, due to respect, now days, ppl with T7.5 are considered normal, T7.5 isn't something epic anymore in this content, you can see almost 60% of the lv 80's in Armory are wearing one
so dont let your hope fades =P
OT:
yes, we all may very well know that Enhancement are a very gear dependent class, but it all comes down to your skill on cds
even the slightest 1 second on cds counts on the meters ( that if, you like being top of the meters )
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TweFoju
Its all about the prioritization!
Pulled 4800+ on Patch this week in 25 man, was sad that I didnt have WWS running for proof! Was just a few thousand dmg points over 1,000,000.
Waiting for 5 charges is NOT always the best option.
4800+ is pretty sick for a Shaman, lol, never break past through 4.5, my best was 4.3k-ish
still waiting until the day Shaman can do 5k dmg. lol
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