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by Eliah Hecht 
Aug 5th 2007 at 4:20PM
A few interesting tidbits have dropped on how the Shaman class is going to be changed. Enhancement improvements have been promised for a long time, and it looks like some of them are (hopefully) imminent.- Shamanistic Rage will reduce damage taken by 30% when it's on, as well as its previous mana-regenerating effect.
- New talent: Shamanistic Focus. Seems to occupy the place of the previous Two-Handed Axes and Maces talent. (Does this mean 2h will be baseline now?!) Reads as follows: Rank 1/1: After landing a melee critical strike, you enter a Focused state. The focused state reduces the mana cost of your next shock spell by 60%.
- Mental Quickness increases spell damage and healing [thanks, csulok] by 30% of your AP (for 3/3 talent points) as well as its previous instant-cast cost reduction effect.
[via World of Raids]
Reader Comments (Page 2 of 2)
setek Aug 8th 2007 4:52AM
I've been waiting for this very moment as an enhancement shaman. Too long have I had to constantly prove my worth in raids and groups...not once have I gone resto or elemental because I LOVE ENHANCEMENT. I have tried different variations of Enhancement and finally found the right one for me 17/44/0 so when i saw this was like OMG they just basically made my branch of Enha UBER. i have a very lor mana pull but and a huge amount of threat never had any probs but things are looking up and fingers crossed for more..Setek is my shaman and am a TRUE Enhancement Shaman and will NEVER change :D this has made my day Thanks Blizz
Alaras Aug 9th 2007 4:37PM
now they can hit auto-attack and take less damage for 30 secs :D yay for the easiest class spec in the game to play.
Kathedral Aug 24th 2007 7:01PM
A lot of people have been complaining about threat. Mostly in 5 mans where their isn't a pally for salv. But, with the 30 % dmg reduction to shamanistic rage, u can pop that whenever your high on the aggro list, so you wont get 3 shotted in a heroic, and the healers have time to heal you, and the tank, can taunt. This buff is great for enhnace shamanas, alot of people have been complaining but i didn't see a problem, i could take down almost any class, with the exception of arms warriors, rogues, and feral druids. Also, the deal with the 60 % mana reduction to shocks, is that they're trying to make our dps on going in raids, so we're more like rogues or warriors with energy/rage. but that mana cost is just for shock spells, so our mana would burn out once we try healing or spamming totems. So our mana would last until we start healing ourself, and with my 10.3k hp, takes alot of mana and the only way to get it back would be with shamanistic rage, so you wouldn't need the heals, with 30 % dmg reduction. This buff is going to be great for enhancement shamans, for pvp, and pve.
ShadeofChaoS Sep 10th 2007 5:56AM
Cluckyx you are a fucking noob, shut the fuck up.
gag Oct 11th 2007 1:32PM
I dont know about you guys but the 30% less damage is going to b sweet. The only think i didnt like about ehanc was that by the time you got to your target you had takin alot of damage. Every other meele class has a carge, or can stealth. Shammys have to run there slow ass up to there target to hit thim. This 30% less damage will help out alot when you get on a guy at 1/2 HP you will live a lil longer