Great post for shamans who are just starting out. I'm not one for that macro, just because it is for single tart DPS only, and at my level of raiding it will not work as intended. Also not a fan of the FE being up so high on your priority list because:

"One important thing to note is that your FE does not scale once the totem is planted; this is the opposite of SW. If you are dropping FE in a fight then plan on getting some procs up first and then put the totem down."

And with FE being the second thing you do, you're not allowing a lot of time for things to proc.

one other thing you didn't mention was SS_0. I only mention that because you mentioned EE_SS as a dps increase, but if you do SS_0 and have it before MW_5 LB then you get a DPS increase and the need for EE_SS is removed since SS debuff will always be a higher priority than ES.

But all of that is minor, and like you said this is for beginners. Being that, it is a great guide and introduction into the craziness of shamans. You broke our priorities down into nice, easy to understand chunks and made them easy to understand how to put it all together.

I really enjoyed reading it though, and look forward to how you continue this column!

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