Shaman · Healer
Shaman PvP guide · Anniversary
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Overview
The Shaman is a Classic Anniversary class that can play healer, ranged DPS, melee DPS. It is B tier on our ladder: 12.1% of the top players, average rating 2318, average item level 138.
Strengths
- Very present at the top: 12.1% of the 728 top players we read play it.
- Wins 67.9% of its rated games among the top players.
Build cheat sheet
Pick the build that fits what you want to do this game.
- Shaman · 3v3 ArenaMore damagePvPWhat the 28 top 3v3 Arena players we read are using. Average item level 138. Talent points 10/46/4.
- Shaman · 2v2 ArenaMore damageSituationalWhat the 13 top 2v2 Arena players we read are using. Average item level 138. Talent points 46/15.
- Shaman · 5v5 ArenaMore damageSituationalWhat the 47 top 5v5 Arena players we read are using. Average item level 137. Talent points 39/15/7.
Builds
Shaman · 3v3 Arena
When to use it
What the 28 top 3v3 Arena players we read are using. Average item level 138. Talent points 10/46/4.
3v3 arena build
28 top profilesAverage item level 138Enhancement 10 · Restoration 46 · Elemental 4Talent trees
Elemental
0
14%
11%
0/2
7.1%
3.6%
11%
0/5
11%
7.1%
7.1%
0/3
11%
11%
7.1%
3.6%
11%
11%
7.1%
11%
3.6%Enhancement
9
5/5
36%
2/2
0/5
2/2
3.6%
14%
0/1
21%
0/5
21%
0/2
0/1
0/3
0/3
0/5
0/3
0/1
0/1
0/5
0/1Restoration
52
25%
5/5
3.6%
1/3
5/5
3/3
5/5
1/1
3/3
5/5
5/5
11%
1/1
3/3
5/5
1/1
5/5
3/3
25%
1/1Gold, what most of the top players take (with its rank); the rest shows the share of players who take it.
Secondary stat split
- 1. Resilience 96%
- 2. Spirit 4%
Most socketed gems
- 189%Teardrop Living Ruby+18 Healing and +6 Spell Damage
- 186%Royal Nightseye+9 Healing +3 Spell Damage and +2 Mana every 5 seconds
- 118%Luminous Noble Topaz+9 Healing +3 Spell Damage and +4 Intellect
- 71%Mystic Lionseye+10 Resilience Rating
- 57%Royal Shadowsong Amethyst+11 Healing +4 Spell Damage and +2 Mana every 5 seconds
- 57%Insightful Earthstorm Diamond+12 Intellect & Chance to restore mana on spellcast
Gear by slot
Main hand
- Crystal Spire of Karaborilvl 151 · 25%
- Vengeful Gladiator's Salvationilvl 146 · 25%
- Lightfathom Scepterilvl 141 · 21%
✦ +81 Healing Spells and +27 Damage Spells (89%)
Off hand
- Vengeful Gladiator's Redoubtilvl 146 · 43%
- Merciless Gladiator's Redoubtilvl 136 · 25%
- Bastion of Lightilvl 141 · 14%
✦ +18 Stamina (50%)
Ranged / relic
- Merciless Gladiator's Totem of the Third Windilvl 136 · 36%
- Vengeful Gladiator's Totem of the Third Windilvl 146 · 18%
- Totem of Healing Rainsilvl 115 · 18%
Trinket
- Direbrew Hopsilvl 141 · 29%
Head
- Vengeful Gladiator's Ringmail Helmilvl 146 · 36%
- Skyshatter Helmetilvl 146 · 25%
- Merciless Gladiator's Ringmail Helmilvl 136 · 18%
✦ +35 Healing +12 Spell Damage and 7 Mana Per 5 sec. (79%)
Neck
- Vindicator's Pendant of Reprieveilvl 141 · 46%
- Vindicator's Pendant of Salvationilvl 141 · 25%
- Lord Sanguinar's Claimilvl 138 · 11%
Shoulders
- Vengeful Gladiator's Ringmail Spauldersilvl 146 · 39%
- Vengeful Gladiator's Mail Spauldersilvl 146 · 25%
- Cataclysm Shoulderguardsilvl 133 · 14%
✦ +33 Healing and +11 Spell Damage and +4 Mana Regen (75%)
Back
- Stainless Cloak of the Pure Heartedilvl 125 · 29%
- Shroud of the Final Standilvl 141 · 21%
- Sunshower Light Cloakilvl 138 · 18%
✦ +20 Spell Penetration (86%)
Chest
- Vengeful Gladiator's Ringmail Armorilvl 146 · 46%
- Cataclysm Chestguardilvl 133 · 25%
- Merciless Gladiator's Ringmail Armorilvl 136 · 14%
✦ +15 Resilience Rating (61%)
Wrists
- Living Earth Bindingsilvl 141 · 36%
- Vindicator's Ringmail Bracersilvl 141 · 29%
- Blackfathom Warbandsilvl 128 · 14%
✦ +30 Healing and +10 Spell Damage (82%)
Hands
- Vengeful Gladiator's Ringmail Gauntletsilvl 146 · 50%
- Vengeful Gladiator's Mail Gauntletsilvl 146 · 25%
- Worldstorm Gauntletsilvl 128 · 14%
✦ +35 Healing Spells and +12 Damage Spells (75%)
Waist
- Girdle of Fallen Starsilvl 128 · 39%
- Vindicator's Ringmail Girdleilvl 146 · 29%
- Naturalist's Preserving Cinchilvl 141 · 11%
Legs
- Sunhawk Leggingsilvl 138 · 32%
- Sun-touched Chain Leggingsilvl 141 · 21%
- Vengeful Gladiator's Ringmail Leggingsilvl 146 · 18%
✦ +66 Healing +22 Spell Damage and +20 Stamina (89%)
Feet
- Vindicator's Ringmail Sabatonsilvl 146 · 46%
- Tempest-Strider Bootsilvl 128 · 25%
- Orca-Hide Bootsilvl 128 · 11%
✦ Minor Speed and +9 Stamina (57%)
Ring
- Blessed Band of Karaborilvl 151 · 36%
- Band of the Eternal Restorerilvl 152 · 36%
- Vindicator's Band of Salvationilvl 141 · 32%
✦ +20 Healing and +7 Spell Damage (143%)
Shaman · 2v2 Arena
When to use it
What the 13 top 2v2 Arena players we read are using. Average item level 138. Talent points 46/15.
2v2 arena build
13 top profilesAverage item level 138Restoration 46 · Enhancement 15Talent trees
Elemental
00/50/50/20/30/30/10/50/50/20/30/30/20/10/50/30/50/10/30/50/1Enhancement
245/55/52/20/52/20/30/20/15/50/55/50/20/10/30/30/50/30/10/10/50/1Restoration
4115%5/50/21/34/523%5/51/13/35/538%15%1/13/34/51/14/53/323%1/1Gold, what most of the top players take (with its rank); the rest shows the share of players who take it.
Secondary stat split
- 1. Resilience 96%
- 2. Spirit 4%
Most socketed gems
- 208%Royal Nightseye+9 Healing +3 Spell Damage and +2 Mana every 5 seconds
- 138%Luminous Pyrestone+11 Healing +4 Spell Damage and +5 Intellect
- 100%Teardrop Living Ruby+18 Healing and +6 Spell Damage
- 100%Solid Empyrean Sapphire+15 Stamina
- 92%Luminous Noble Topaz+9 Healing +3 Spell Damage and +4 Intellect
- 69%Teardrop Crimson Spinel+22 Healing and +8 Spell Damage
Gear by slot
Main hand
- Crystal Spire of Karaborilvl 151 · 38%
- Merciless Gladiator's Salvationilvl 136 · 23%
- Vengeful Gladiator's Salvationilvl 146 · 23%
✦ +81 Healing Spells and +27 Damage Spells (100%)
Off hand
- Vengeful Gladiator's Redoubtilvl 146 · 46%
- Merciless Gladiator's Redoubtilvl 136 · 23%
- Talisman of the Sun Kingilvl 128 · 8%
✦ +18 Stamina (85%)
Ranged / relic
- Merciless Gladiator's Totem of the Third Windilvl 136 · 38%
- Vengeful Gladiator's Totem of the Third Windilvl 146 · 31%
- Totem of Healing Rainsilvl 115 · 23%
Trinket
- Direbrew Hopsilvl 141 · 46%
- Battlemaster's Perseveranceilvl 133 · 31%
Head
- Vengeful Gladiator's Ringmail Helmilvl 146 · 54%
- Skyshatter Helmetilvl 146 · 38%
- Cataclysm Headguardilvl 133 · 8%
✦ +35 Healing +12 Spell Damage and 7 Mana Per 5 sec. (85%)
Neck
- Vindicator's Pendant of Salvationilvl 141 · 46%
- Lord Sanguinar's Claimilvl 138 · 23%
- Vindicator's Pendant of Reprieveilvl 141 · 23%
Shoulders
- Vengeful Gladiator's Mail Spauldersilvl 146 · 46%
- Cataclysm Shoulderguardsilvl 133 · 31%
- Vengeful Gladiator's Ringmail Spauldersilvl 146 · 15%
✦ +33 Healing and +11 Spell Damage and +4 Mana Regen (77%)
Back
- Shroud of the Final Standilvl 141 · 38%
- Stainless Cloak of the Pure Heartedilvl 125 · 31%
- Shroud of the Highborneilvl 151 · 15%
✦ +20 Spell Penetration (100%)
Chest
- Vengeful Gladiator's Ringmail Armorilvl 146 · 62%
- Cataclysm Chestguardilvl 133 · 23%
- Skyshatter Chestguardilvl 146 · 15%
✦ +15 Resilience Rating (62%)
Wrists
- Vindicator's Ringmail Bracersilvl 141 · 54%
- Blackfathom Warbandsilvl 128 · 15%
- Living Earth Bindingsilvl 141 · 15%
✦ +30 Healing and +10 Spell Damage (92%)
Hands
- Vengeful Gladiator's Mail Gauntletsilvl 146 · 46%
- Worldstorm Gauntletsilvl 128 · 15%
- Vengeful Gladiator's Ringmail Gauntletsilvl 146 · 15%
✦ +35 Healing Spells and +12 Damage Spells (77%)
Waist
- Girdle of Fallen Starsilvl 128 · 54%
- Vindicator's Ringmail Girdleilvl 146 · 38%
- Belt of Primal Majestyilvl 141 · 8%
Legs
- Vengeful Gladiator's Ringmail Leggingsilvl 146 · 38%
- Sunhawk Leggingsilvl 138 · 23%
- Skyshatter Leggingsilvl 146 · 15%
✦ +66 Healing +22 Spell Damage and +20 Stamina (100%)
Feet
- Vindicator's Ringmail Sabatonsilvl 146 · 62%
- Forestlord Stridersilvl 115 · 15%
- Boots of the Divine Lightilvl 141 · 8%
✦ Minor Speed and +9 Stamina (62%)
Ring
- Band of the Eternal Restorerilvl 152 · 69%
- Vindicator's Band of Salvationilvl 141 · 54%
- Jade Ring of the Everlivingilvl 125 · 23%
✦ +20 Healing and +7 Spell Damage (200%)
Shaman · 5v5 Arena
When to use it
What the 47 top 5v5 Arena players we read are using. Average item level 137. Talent points 39/15/7.
5v5 arena build
47 top profilesAverage item level 137Restoration 39 · Enhancement 15 · Elemental 7Talent trees
Elemental
017%21%0/213%4.3%17%8.5%17%4.3%13%0/317%17%6.4%8.5%17%17%13%17%4.3%Enhancement
95/528%2/221%2/20/34.3%19%6.4%19%23%2.1%19%19%19%19%15%19%19%19%19%Restoration
5217%5/511%1/35/53/35/51/13/35/55/513%1/13/35/51/15/53/315%1/1Gold, what most of the top players take (with its rank); the rest shows the share of players who take it.
Secondary stat split
- 1. Resilience 75%
- 2. Critical Strike 20%
- 3. Hit 4%
- 4. Spirit 1%
- 5. Haste 0%
- 6. Expertise 0%
Most socketed gems
- 157%Steady Talasite+4 Resilience Rating and +6 Stamina
- 155%Royal Nightseye+9 Healing +3 Spell Damage and +2 Mana every 5 seconds
- 70%Luminous Noble Topaz+9 Healing +3 Spell Damage and +4 Intellect
- 64%Teardrop Living Ruby+18 Healing and +6 Spell Damage
- 51%Royal Shadowsong Amethyst+11 Healing +4 Spell Damage and +2 Mana every 5 seconds
- 49%Mystic Lionseye+10 Resilience Rating
Gear by slot
Main hand
- Vengeful Gladiator's Salvationilvl 146 · 34%
- Crystal Spire of Karaborilvl 151 · 19%
- Vengeful Gladiator's Cleaverilvl 146 · 19%
✦ +81 Healing Spells and +27 Damage Spells (64%)
Off hand
- Vengeful Gladiator's Redoubtilvl 146 · 26%
- Merciless Gladiator's Redoubtilvl 136 · 26%
- Vengeful Gladiator's Chopperilvl 146 · 17%
✦ +18 Stamina (43%)
Ranged / relic
- Merciless Gladiator's Totem of the Third Windilvl 136 · 26%
- Totem of the Astral Windsilvl 115 · 19%
- Totem of Healing Rainsilvl 115 · 13%
Trinket
- Direbrew Hopsilvl 141 · 38%
Head
- Vengeful Gladiator's Ringmail Helmilvl 146 · 34%
- Vengeful Gladiator's Linked Helmilvl 146 · 13%
- Skyshatter Helmetilvl 146 · 11%
✦ +35 Healing +12 Spell Damage and 7 Mana Per 5 sec. (68%)
Neck
- Vindicator's Pendant of Salvationilvl 141 · 26%
- Vindicator's Pendant of Reprieveilvl 141 · 26%
- Vindicator's Pendant of Triumphilvl 141 · 17%
Shoulders
- Vengeful Gladiator's Mail Spauldersilvl 146 · 30%
- Vengeful Gladiator's Ringmail Spauldersilvl 146 · 28%
- Cataclysm Shoulderguardsilvl 133 · 11%
✦ +33 Healing and +11 Spell Damage and +4 Mana Regen (47%)
Back
- Stainless Cloak of the Pure Heartedilvl 125 · 19%
- Shroud of the Final Standilvl 141 · 17%
- Sergeant's Heavy Capeilvl 123 · 13%
✦ +20 Spell Penetration (81%)
Chest
- Vengeful Gladiator's Ringmail Armorilvl 146 · 32%
- Vengeful Gladiator's Linked Armorilvl 146 · 15%
- Merciless Gladiator's Ringmail Armorilvl 136 · 13%
✦ +15 Resilience Rating (64%)
Wrists
- Vindicator's Ringmail Bracersilvl 141 · 32%
- Living Earth Bindingsilvl 141 · 15%
- Vindicator's Linked Bracersilvl 141 · 15%
✦ +30 Healing and +10 Spell Damage (64%)
Hands
- Vengeful Gladiator's Mail Gauntletsilvl 146 · 30%
- Vengeful Gladiator's Ringmail Gauntletsilvl 146 · 23%
- Vengeful Gladiator's Linked Gauntletsilvl 146 · 17%
✦ +35 Healing Spells and +12 Damage Spells (60%)
Waist
- Vindicator's Ringmail Girdleilvl 146 · 36%
- Girdle of Fallen Starsilvl 128 · 19%
- Vindicator's Linked Girdleilvl 146 · 15%
Legs
- Vengeful Gladiator's Ringmail Leggingsilvl 146 · 19%
- Skyshatter Leggingsilvl 146 · 15%
- Merciless Gladiator's Linked Leggingsilvl 136 · 11%
✦ +66 Healing +22 Spell Damage and +20 Stamina (60%)
Feet
- Vindicator's Ringmail Sabatonsilvl 146 · 43%
- Vindicator's Linked Sabatonsilvl 146 · 15%
- Vindicator's Mail Sabatonsilvl 146 · 9%
✦ Minor Speed and +9 Stamina (55%)
Ring
- Vindicator's Band of Salvationilvl 141 · 40%
- Blessed Band of Karaborilvl 151 · 28%
- Band of the Eternal Restorerilvl 152 · 19%
✦ +20 Healing and +7 Spell Damage (70%)
Abilities
- Totem of WrathSummons a Totem of Wrath with 5 health at the feet of the caster. The totem increases the chance to hit and critically strike with spells by 3% for all party members within 30 yards. Lasts 2 min.
- Shamanistic RageReduces all damage taken by 30% and gives your successful melee attacks a chance to regenerate mana equal to 30% of your attack power. Lasts 15 sec.
- Earth ShieldProtects the target with an earthen shield, giving a 30% chance of ignoring spell interruption when damaged and causing attacks to heal the shielded target for 150. This effect can only occur once every few seconds. 6 charges. Lasts 10 min. Earth Shield can only be placed on one target at a time and only one Elemental Shield can be active on a target at a time.
Strategy
1How it plays in arena
In arenas the healer is the first target: position behind pillars and keep your crowd control for the enemy burst.
2Stats
Secondary stat split of the top players: Resilience 96.2% > Spirit 3.8%.
- Main hand: Crystal Spire of Karabor (25%) · +81 Healing Spells and +27 Damage Spells
- Off hand: Vengeful Gladiator's Redoubt (42.9%) · +18 Stamina
- Ranged / relic: Merciless Gladiator's Totem of the Third Wind (35.7%)
- Trinket: Medallion of the Alliance (39.3%)
- Head: Vengeful Gladiator's Ringmail Helm (35.7%) · +35 Healing +12 Spell Damage and 7 Mana Per 5 sec.
- Neck: Vindicator's Pendant of Reprieve (46.4%)
Tips
- In arenas the healer is the first target: position behind pillars and keep your crowd control for the enemy burst.
- Dispel curses, poisons and diseases on your group: in Classic most deaths come from debuffs nobody removed.
Changelog
- Guide created for patch 2.5.6.
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