PvP Shamans

[Watto44]

Agree whole-heartedly with what everyone else has said. In large scale PvP, buff, do some healing and nuking. A couple of things to note on totems. Earthbind totem will reveal rogues, and is handy when the group is in melee range (stops runners). As Artega said, magma totem's not that useful in one on one, but can be handy aoe in a large group. If things are crowded and messy in a big fight, it's worth dropping a nova totem. Chances are no one will notice it, and the higher burst damage is in general better for PvP than the slower damage over time of magma.

One on one though, things are a little different. Your totems will usually get put down pretty quickly by a skilled dueler. I've found that in one on one, shocks rule the day. Flame shock is great against rogues as the DoT stops their stealth. (On a side note, has this changed with the current patch...I haven't been doing a lot of one on one since it came out. :D ) Frost shock warriors so you can stay out of melee range. Earth shock casters to interrupt their casting and then run in close and hit them with a BIG stick. One last thing, windfury and a nice two hander can give great burst damage.

On another tangent, has anyone else noticed that windfury seems to operate on murphy's law? It only ever seems to proc when a mob is nearly dead or at other inappropriate times. I once made the mistake of using it against the princess in maraudon, and of course it proc'ed - and critted - three times in a row. :huh:

One last thing, your friend wants to play with pvp, the way I learnt was to duel a lot of guildies, even if they were waaay higher level than me. Practice makes perfect, and it can be really helpful watching how other people flight.

Hope that helps. :)