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EleShammy LF Advice to start raiding
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Post by
Crazydrummer667
I have been lvl 80 for a few weeks and this is my first shammy. I've gotten my GS up to roughly 5k, but i really can't seem to get my dps up in raids. Im pulling about 3.5-4k right now. I do the following combo of moves: Flame shock->Lavaburst->Chainlighting->lightning bolt for however long the CD is on LB. Any advice to bring up my dps?
Post by
brrobid
Well, an armory link might be nice. See your gear, gemming, enchants, talents & glyphs. Let us nit-pick at that a bit.
Also, simply knowing the fights helps. Elementals suffer a lot more than other classes do when we have to move, so maximizing your stand-still-and-nuke time is a key skill for us in raids.
As for gear score, I got tired of waiting 45 minutes for a random pug, so I dusted off my old healing spec, and gathered up spare gear I had in my bank (kept in case I wanted to get back into healing). My only tiered gear is my 2pc T8 (1 sec off riptide CD baby .. remember that?), and I still managed a 5K gear score. I wouldn't put too much stock in that. I'm a terrible healer, but my gear is OP for heroics, so I do well enough to prevent getting vote-kicked :)
And finally, there's the skill of chain casting, prioritizing what spell to cast next and timing CDs and stacked trinket buffs (not to mention Bloodlust/Heroism). But all that is covered in the stickies. If you haven't, give them a read. Then go practice .. it takes a lot of practice.
Post by
Crazydrummer667
Thx for the reply, not sure how to do an armory link :/ but his name is Totemcaster and hes on Korgath.
Post by
buzz3070
Thx for the reply, not sure how to do an armory link :/ but his name is Totemcaster and hes on Korgath.
just copy and paste the url of your armory page.
Post by
Gnub
http://www.wowarmory.com/character-sheet.xml?r=Korgath&cn=Totemcaster
<- so, there?
I'm afraid to say, but there's so much wrong here that I don't really know where to begin. Talents, Glyphs, gemming (even items not socketed!), gearing (not hitcapped, for instance)...
Taking a look at the stickies is what I can recommend so far, or reading some of the other similar threads to this one - there's been quite a few the past days, and I have replied to most of them.
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423888
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Post by
Crazydrummer667
Ok thankyou all for the advice i've changed my gems/glyphs etc. But obviously I can't just change my gear with a trip to the AH, so i'll make sure to look out for what gear is good and what isn't. After the changes I am seeing a significant increase in my dps so thankyou :)
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