04-11-2007, 06:38 AM
I've heard good things about Elemental in the -49 bracket. I'm not much for spellcasting, however, so I don't think I was ever really good at it. I found I was better at healing than nuking (which led to me making a Resto shammy twink, interestingly enough), but again, I've heard some very good things about Elemental and -49.
For leveling, Enhancement is still going to be the best because melee attacks are always free. Restoration, unsurprisingly, is painfully slow to level as. Elemental was actually quite a bit of fun to level with, but you spend a pretty good bit of time drinking if you go that route.
As far as efficiency and effectiveness go, picking up Improved Healing Wave is a no-brainer if you want to heal in PvP (and it helps in PvE as well.) Shammies do tend to be a little bad in terms of mana efficiency, but I was still able to heal for some time before running OOM, at which point I'd chug a mana potion, kill my totems with totemic recall (for a little extra MP), and keep healing:)
If you've found that you enjoy twinking, you might want to see if your battlegroup has any dedicated mini-guilds for your bracket. Warsong Gulch and Arathi Basin tend to be more enjoyable when you're facing similarly geared and organized groups:)
For leveling, Enhancement is still going to be the best because melee attacks are always free. Restoration, unsurprisingly, is painfully slow to level as. Elemental was actually quite a bit of fun to level with, but you spend a pretty good bit of time drinking if you go that route.
As far as efficiency and effectiveness go, picking up Improved Healing Wave is a no-brainer if you want to heal in PvP (and it helps in PvE as well.) Shammies do tend to be a little bad in terms of mana efficiency, but I was still able to heal for some time before running OOM, at which point I'd chug a mana potion, kill my totems with totemic recall (for a little extra MP), and keep healing:)
If you've found that you enjoy twinking, you might want to see if your battlegroup has any dedicated mini-guilds for your bracket. Warsong Gulch and Arathi Basin tend to be more enjoyable when you're facing similarly geared and organized groups:)
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