Shaman

Your first caster build to compare for duels, BGs and world PvP: ranged damage with shocks and control.

Elemental: Concussion 5/5; Convection 3/5; Elemental Warding 3/3; Reverberation 3/5; Elemental Focus 1/1; Elemental Alacrity 3/3; Eye of the Storm 2/3; Call of Thunder 1/1; Elemental Reach 2/2; Lightning Overload 2/3; Earthbound 1/1.

No 31-point Lava Burst. Chain Lightning starts at level 32, so it is outside this level bracket.

Your first melee and mobility build to compare: weapon damage, shocks and Stormstrike.

Enhancement: Thundering Strikes 5/5; Ancestral Knowledge 5/5; Mental Dexterity 3/3; Improved Ghost Wolf 2/2; Shamanistic Focus 1/1; Elemental Weapons 3/3; Stormstrike 1/1; Flurry 3/5; Spirit Weapons 1/1; Mental Quickness 2/2.

It has neither Maelstrom Weapon nor a 31-point capstone. Do not assume unlimited instant heals.

Your first healing and BG support build to compare, with Nature's Swiftness for emergencies.

Restoration: Improved Healing Wave 5/5; Totemic Focus 5/5; Mindfulness 3/3; Tidal Focus 2/5; Healing Focus 3/3; Water Shield 1/1; Mana Tide Totem 1/1; Tidal Mastery 4/5; Nature's Swiftness 1/1; Healing Way 1/3.

No Riptide. Heals and totems still require range management and protection for your Nature school.

Cancels your cast to prioritize the interrupt. Shocks share cooldown decisions: do not treat them as independent resources.

Stops your castShift: focusMouseover: enemy

#showtooltip Earth Shock
/stopcasting
/cast [mod:shift,@focus,harm,nodead][nomod,@mouseover,harm,nodead][nomod,harm,nodead] Earth Shock

Choose between slowing, damage and an interrupt; do not automatically use a shock when you need Earth Shock.

Shift: focusMouseover: enemy

#showtooltip Frost Shock
/cast [mod:shift,@focus,harm,nodead][nomod,@mouseover,harm,nodead][nomod,harm,nodead] Frost Shock

A DoT that can break CC. It does not automatically apply alongside another shock.

Shift: focusMouseover: enemy

#showtooltip Flame Shock
/cast [mod:shift,@focus,harm,nodead][nomod,@mouseover,harm,nodead][nomod,harm,nodead] Flame Shock

For dispellable magic buffs; it neither cleanses allies nor picks the most important buff for you.

Shift: focusMouseover: enemy

#showtooltip Purge
/cast [mod:shift,@focus,harm,nodead][nomod,@mouseover,harm,nodead][nomod,harm,nodead] Purge

A long heal: protect your Nature school and find time to finish the cast.

Mouseover: ally or unitAlt: self

#showtooltip Healing Wave
/cast [mod:alt,@player][@mouseover,help,nodead][help,nodead][@player] Healing Wave

A faster heal with its own cost; it does not replace every other mana decision.

Mouseover: ally or unitAlt: self

#showtooltip Lesser Healing Wave
/cast [mod:alt,@player][@mouseover,help,nodead][help,nodead][@player] Lesser Healing Wave

Only for valid poisons. It is not a universal cleanse.

Mouseover: ally or unitAlt: self

#showtooltip Cure Poison
/cast [mod:alt,@player][@mouseover,help,nodead][help,nodead][@player] Cure Poison

Only for valid diseases.

Mouseover: ally or unitAlt: self

#showtooltip Cure Disease
/cast [mod:alt,@player][@mouseover,help,nodead][help,nodead][@player] Cure Disease

Place it manually to respond to Fear, Charm and Sleep. It does not make your group immune or protect anyone outside its range.

#showtooltip Tremor Totem
/cast Tremor Totem

A separate button for the spell window you want to absorb; your opponent can destroy it or use another spell.

#showtooltip Grounding Totem
/cast Grounding Totem

Position control. It can compete with your other totem of the same element.

#showtooltip Earthbind Totem
/cast Earthbind Totem

Read the Forever effect: do not assume it provides a defense that only exists in another version of the game.

#showtooltip Stoneclaw Totem
/cast Stoneclaw Totem

A movement form when available; its cast depends on your talents and conditions.

#showtooltip Ghost Wolf
/cast Ghost Wolf

Requires the Enhancement talent, a valid weapon and sufficient range.

Shift: focusMouseover: enemy

#showtooltip Stormstrike
/cast [mod:shift,@focus,harm,nodead][nomod,@mouseover,harm,nodead][nomod,harm,nodead] Stormstrike

Requires this talent, included in Restoration. Not every Shaman build has it.

#showtooltip Water Shield
/cast Water Shield

Requires the Restoration talent. Kept separate from Healing Wave: first choose to spend the resource, then choose your heal.

#showtooltip Nature's Swiftness
/cast Nature's Swiftness

Requires the talent. Consider the totem's position, timing and survival before using it.

#showtooltip Mana Tide Totem
/cast Mana Tide Totem

A ranged damage cast; it does not include Chain Lightning, which is listed at level 32.

Mouseover: enemy

#showtooltip Lightning Bolt
/cast [@mouseover,harm,nodead][harm,nodead] Lightning Bolt

First test: Ranged Elemental · 26/0/0.

Their threat is keeping you in melee. Watch Charge/Intercept, Hamstring and shield swaps; an available Berserker Rage can shut down a fear. A brief gap doesn't mean a safe reset.

Elemental tests ranged pressure; Enhancement tests a physical trade that requires defense. Use Frost Shock to create space and do not waste your interrupt through shared resources.

First test: Ranged Elemental · 26/0/0.

Separate their immunity, CC and healing windows. Save an answer for the next heal after they've spent a defensive; don't pour all your offensive resources into an active immunity.

Purge can remove dispellable buffs, but it does not bypass every immunity. Save Earth Shock for the heal that changes the trade.

First test: Enhancement pressure · 0/26/0.

Range and pet are two separate threats. Watch slows and traps; CC'ing the pet doesn't remove the Hunter's damage. Avoid chasing in a straight line through prepared ground.

Find casting range or a melee opening depending on your build. Do not leave useful totems behind to chase a pet for no gain.

First test: Enhancement pressure · 0/26/0.

The opener can chain CC; manage your CC break and defensives to survive the dangerous stretch. DoTs make resets harder, but can also break your own CC if applied carelessly.

You need to survive before you can cast. Enhancement is a first pressure build to compare; use CC and heals once you regain space.

First test: Ranged Elemental · 26/0/0.

They can dispel and recover health while draining your mana. Choose which heal to interrupt instead of answering every cast; pressure without resources can play into their attrition plan.

Purge and Earth Shock help create pressure, but spending everything on dispels can drain you. Balance damage and resources around their heals.

First test: Ranged Elemental · 26/0/0.

Identify totems and shocks before committing. Don't hard-cast a long heal into an available Earth Shock without creating space or baiting the interrupt. Prioritize totems that actually interfere with your plan.

Watch the Nature school and the enemy's shock. Do not spend your interrupt on an irrelevant cast just before a decisive heal.

First test: Ranged Elemental · 26/0/0.

Track Blink, roots and, if their build has them, Ice Block/Cold Snap. Don't commit your entire offense around one root when they can create another gap. Polymorph can give them recovery time.

Elemental tests ranged pressure; do not expose your entire school to an available Counterspell. Use shocks deliberately and give each totem a purpose.

First test: Ranged Elemental · 26/0/0.

Respect Fear, DoTs and demon utility. A Voidwalker, Succubus or Felhunter changes the plan; don't assume level 36 Spell Lock or that every build has Soul Link.

Identify the demon before spending your CC. Earth Shock a Fear or a critical window; do not empty your mana purging minor buffs.

First test: Ranged Elemental · 26/0/0.

Expect shapeshifting, heals and mobility. Their current form reveals immediate options, not their whole build. Don't chase without resources while they recover; interrupting a heal in caster form can open a window.

Interrupt the heal while they are in caster form and do not spend everything chasing. Frost Shock creates ranged pressure, but can compete with your next interrupt.