Hybrid Shaman

[Ginger32]

Hey! I just recent;y started playing Warhammer, played a bit on live but that's about it. I've been on Dark Age of Camelot for about 8 years now and made the switch to this freeshard. Anyway, I made a shaman and am LOVING it! However I'm not sure how to properly gear and spec. I was to be hybrid dmg and heals, from what I've read shamans should stay full healer but I don't care, I'm playing what I want. I was curious if anyone could help me with stat priority and spec. My main focus is SC and orvr, rvr is life and I want a build that is good for solo, duos, and smallmans. I have no shame in my kite for 20 min game. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

[Sulorie]

I can't recommend a damage spec below rank 35 and even then, that spec would be lacking a lot. With rank 38 the spec would be halfway ok-ish but for the current best spec you need rank 40 rr70. What you still lack is gear and below Dominator set, you will lack a lot wounds on other sets.
What you should aim for at rank 40 is Beastlord jewel, cloak and pocket item.

A mixed build with intel and willpower will work well for pve but need high rank and gear to pvp with it. But remember, that you won't have the heal output of heal spec nor the dps pressure of damage spec.

Damage spec will lose 40% healing value on top of low willpower stats, due to certain must-have tactics. For small man roaming or sc an additional dedicated healer would be nice.

You made a good choice with shaman, it's a fun class. Having said that, I would start as healing shaman, because lowlvl dps spec is just a liability to the team.

[Telen]

You need to either go full glass cannon dps to reach acceptable levels off dps or go with a defensive healer build. Go for hybrid and you wont have high enough damage and you wont have any survivability either.

[Urdeg]

Your effectiveness in a warband is directly tied to your healing ability first and foremost. Unless you specc full DPS all you'll be doing is making yourself a less effective healer.

[shaggyboomboom]

int based lifetaps can work in scenarios where disrupt rates are that high due to HTL stacking + you will be squishy as ****. Tried int based lifetaps on AM, it's a niche spec, but it's fun tbh.
High risk mediocre reward.

[nebelwerfer]

Beastlord redeye Are good sets for hybrid

[Ginger32]

I can't recommend a damage spec below rank 35 and even then, that spec would be lacking a lot. With rank 38 the spec would be halfway ok-ish but for the current best spec you need rank 40 rr70. What you still lack is gear and below Dominator set, you will lack a lot wounds on other sets.
What you should aim for at rank 40 is Beastlord jewel, cloak and pocket item.

A mixed build with intel and willpower will work well for pve but need high rank and gear to pvp with it. But remember, that you won't have the heal output of heal spec nor the dps pressure of damage spec.

Damage spec will lose 40% healing value on top of low willpower stats, due to certain must-have tactics. For small man roaming or sc an additional dedicated healer would be nice.

You made a good choice with shaman, it's a fun class. Having said that, I would start as healing shaman, because lowlvl dps spec is just a liability to the team.

I understand the need for rank and renown. Would you suggest full dps spec then? Currently only level 24, renown 29 so still a ways off. For dps do you just go full gork and rest mork for sticky feet? Or would fulll healing be more viable to pvp and pve with until I get better gear and more renown then switch to more of a hybrid? I just really like the switching between healing and damaging spells while fighting to make the most use of my Waaagh!

[Ginger32]

I can't recommend a damage spec below rank 35 and even then, that spec would be lacking a lot. With rank 38 the spec would be halfway ok-ish but for the current best spec you need rank 40 rr70. What you still lack is gear and below Dominator set, you will lack a lot wounds on other sets.
What you should aim for at rank 40 is Beastlord jewel, cloak and pocket item.

A mixed build with intel and willpower will work well for pve but need high rank and gear to pvp with it. But remember, that you won't have the heal output of heal spec nor the dps pressure of damage spec.

Damage spec will lose 40% healing value on top of low willpower stats, due to certain must-have tactics. For small man roaming or sc an additional dedicated healer would be nice.

You made a good choice with shaman, it's a fun class. Having said that, I would start as healing shaman, because lowlvl dps spec is just a liability to the team.

I understand the need for rank and renown. Would you suggest full dps spec then? Currently only level 24, renown 29 so still a ways off. For dps do you just go full gork and rest mork for sticky feet? Or would fulll healing be more viable to pvp and pve with until I get better gear and more renown then switch to more of a hybrid? I just really like the switching between healing and damaging spells while fighting to make the most use of my Waaagh!

[Ginger32]

You need to either go full glass cannon dps to reach acceptable levels off dps or go with a defensive healer build. Go for hybrid and you wont have high enough damage and you wont have any survivability either.

Any suggestions on a dps build? all the links to builds are quite outdated, not sure which ones would still be viable.

[Sulorie]

Spoiler:

I can't recommend a damage spec below rank 35 and even then, that spec would be lacking a lot. With rank 38 the spec would be halfway ok-ish but for the current best spec you need rank 40 rr70. What you still lack is gear and below Dominator set, you will lack a lot wounds on other sets.
What you should aim for at rank 40 is Beastlord jewel, cloak and pocket item.

A mixed build with intel and willpower will work well for pve but need high rank and gear to pvp with it. But remember, that you won't have the heal output of heal spec nor the dps pressure of damage spec.

Damage spec will lose 40% healing value on top of low willpower stats, due to certain must-have tactics. For small man roaming or sc an additional dedicated healer would be nice.

You made a good choice with shaman, it's a fun class. Having said that, I would start as healing shaman, because lowlvl dps spec is just a liability to the team.

I understand the need for rank and renown. Would you suggest full dps spec then? Currently only level 24, renown 29 so still a ways off. For dps do you just go full gork and rest mork for sticky feet? Or would fulll healing be more viable to pvp and pve with until I get better gear and more renown then switch to more of a hybrid? I just really like the switching between healing and damaging spells while fighting to make the most use of my Waaagh!

Alternating heal and dmg spells is not efficient. When you want to heal someone, you have no time to waste global cooldowns on damage spells. For dps spec it is similar.

Have fun with either heal or dps spec, while you are below rank 31, as it doesn't matter much. With 31 you enter the final sc bracket and you fight the big boys and girls.

In either spec, you should go for sticky feet first.
It greatly helps you to stay alive, especially at 31+.
With the required mastery points you will notice, that you need a much higher level to actually invest in damage path.
When you go for heal spec, you already have all good skills in one tree and therefore can finish your heal build at a quite low rank. Furthermore, learning to heal and stay alive helps you in the case you want to go dmg spec later on. It trains your positioning and target swapping.