Thank you so much, glad you like it!

Haha, I am annoying indeed but thanks for the kind words, huge compliment! HNY :)

Hey, I will play all the classes and have fun and experiment and everything, but I will always be a shaman at heart, no matter how bad they treat us :) And in fact this season shouldn't be that bad :P

Cheers mate, thanks!

Thank you! You are very welcome :)

Thanks mate! I'd like it to be even shorter but I guess I talk a lot and I didn't want to miss out on too much. I'll play all the classes if I could but I'll always be a shaman so no worries on that end =) Keep rocking!

Thank you!

You are welcome!

I assume you are talking about raid (this guide is for M+, raid one is in the works) and honestly, right now every class in raid requires a bit deeper understanding on how to play it. You can go in pretty much on anything and press buttons, and you will heal, probably getting through normal and heroic relatively easy. However, if you want to do it efficiently and in an optimal way, you'll have to dig in deeper. As for rankings and topping the meters - yes, some classes are a bit better than others but if you master your class and you play it well, you are going to beat every other healer almost all of the time regardless of spec.

Thank you!

Hm, thank you, that's a very interesting take! I always advise people to play with CBT on low keys too so they learn how to use it and it flows once they get to the high keys... but I never applied that strategy to Vigor. Now I would say that most of the people who watch this (and myself included) never get to high enough keys where Vigor is a must but the "learn to play with it" part is definitely something that I'm going to include in the next updated version of the guide for next season. Thanks again!

You are welcome!

Thanks mate! I'm definitely playing the shaman in S4 so expect more content for it. Not sure if I'll do a full guide or just a video to augment this one as not much will change (unless more tuning happens). The new tier set basically means keep CBT( or HST) down as much as you can and that's the only new part. Time will tell!

Thank you very much, you are welcome! And as someone who played all the healers this season - I can totally relate to what you are saying. Rsham is the PUG king, period. I wouldn't say it doesn't have weaknesses, in fact, I see many situations and fights where other healers have it much easier. Overall though, when you don't have comms and coordination, the shaman does have the full toolkit to deal with and fix people's mistakes, while some of the other healers have almost nothing in that department :)

@@thelegendbehindthecow oh yeah I mean it doesn’t have any glaring/massive weaknesses, like priests not having interrupts for example, that just fucks me over too much in pugs whereas shamans have a 12 sec cool-down ranged kick, I have my cap totem and as a cow I have my aoe stun. I’d love an external for example but you can’t have everything I guess.

@@sihi5634 Yep, interrupt is one of the many pug-friendly benefits of the shaman :) The lack of external (apart from SLT which kind of, sort of, you can use as external, sometimes...) is pivotal for the rsham but I think that only matters for really high keys. Personally, I've found out that if you are pugging, the amount of externals that you need is never enough no matter what class you play and how many you have :D

@@thelegendbehindthecow yeah but crucial but definitely useful. Played as a pres evoker for a bit and TD was just nice to have on a 1 minute CD (shorter than our personal CD!!) I guess we have leaf if we are desperate.

@@sihi5634 I don't like the leaf as it doesn't give int compared to some of the previous variations of this trinket... but yeah, at least it's an option if you are desperate :)

Thank you! When it comes to races, the only overpowered one is the Iron Dwarfs as it gives you access to massive dispel AND primary stat. However, that's only available for alliance. Other than that, honestly, play whatever you like, it won't make huge difference. Goblin is definitely good for the mobility, I love my tauren as it gives you crit and extra stun but HM tauren is basically the same with vers and knock back :)

Raid guide is in the plans but it might be a week or two as I think I'm doing MW next. Played a bit of resto in raid and yes, mana is cringe. Mana tide / mana pot early so you get second use of them at some point in the fight and emphasize riptides more (especially with 4pc) than Chain Heals if you are running that build.

Thanks! Everything I use is listed in the Discord in the description. Get whatever you need from there and if you can't find something just let me know :)

Gotta get the heart pumping every now and then :) Well done mate, it will get much easier and natural in a few keys time!

You'll get so much better as you learn new things and gain experience. The best quality of life upgrade you can get is a Weak Aura that shows when a party member is targeted by a dangerous enemy cast. It helps you prepare for incoming damage instead of being surprised.

@@Waevform Do share! I have a WA that attaches the target's name next to the nameplate if that's not the tank but I guess there's better options out there.

If you have the luxury of playing with the same people, then you can definitely come up with cool strats like that :) Unfortunately I pug 95% of the time so every key is a whole different ball game of its own.

Aye we do the same shit nice

As a DK tank. I actively run into into spirit link and heal lol

@@thelegendbehindthecow it’s mostly just him and I that group together. The dos are always pugs. Solos are a shit show. Lately it seems nobody knows what they’re doing mechanics wise.

@@Twistedstar0320 You are priceless then! Lately I get the feeling that tanks intentionally run out of my SLT...

Oh, for sure. It seems that this season the gap between healers is going to be very little and rsham is definitely not looking bad!

Sadly no, it's only the primarily target that you hit that gets it. It'd be a bit too powerful if it was everyone :)

You are welcome! Check the Discord in the description, I have everything listed there :)

Surging Shields is actually great! However, you can't drop Earthen Harmony for 2 reasons. First, you need that talent to reach Ascendance and second, it gives you 6% damage reduction which is huge. In order to pick up Surging Shields, you'd have to drop the 2 points from Swirling Currents. Overall, you could do that but Currents gives you increased controlled healing for everyone through Cloudburst, while the Shields only increases the healing on you and your other Earth Shield target so in most cases you are probably better off playing with Swirling Currents.

@@thelegendbehindthecow ​ @thelegendbehindthecow Oh okay thank you! I misspoke, I meant to say taking points off of Elemental Warding. I also use healing stream right now btw.

@@ErronBlack_Outlaw Oh! The Elemental Warding points are actually floating. If you can take them - take them but if you need points for Poison Totem, Hex, Thunderous Paws, Curse, anything basically, you take points off exactly from Elemental Warding. And then if you use HST then Swirling Currents is basically a must have as well along with Living Stream :)

The maximum amount of tidal waves is 2 so if you cast another Riptide before you spend them, then you will be back to 2, not 4. Having said that, you can totally cast 2 riptides in a row as the spell has pretty short cooldown so you will get it back pretty quickly. Ideally you'd like to spend the charges first but don't hold on the second riptide if you have to cast it. For example, if you are on the move and you can't stop to cast. Or if you are intentionally spreading the Riptides for a fat Primordial Wave, then casting 2 in a row is also totally fine. "Wasting" two tidal wave charges is not crucial as you get them back up quite quickly.

@@thelegendbehindthecow Thank you so much! I just wanted to make sure that it’s okay to waste tidal waves sometimes. I was afraid that it might be a huge HPS loss if i waste 2 stacks of tidal waves by casting another riptide but your answer made me relaxed again

Check the Discord in the description - it's a WA listed there along with video explaining how to customize it!

Yes, you can totally get away without CB probably even in a little bit higher keys than +20s :) As long as you can make it work then it's good!

Stick with it, 100%! The reality is that resto shaman is not that bad at all. In fact, I would argue that for sub 20 keys, it's actually better so if you aim is to get to 20s, you will have absolutely no problems at all. I'm already pushing 22-23s right now without problems with sub optimal gear and people learning mechanics, having done all the 20s already. You can see some footage on the channel as well from some of the keys to realize that it's not scary at all :) If you start getting into 30s then it's probably a different conversation but you can get to 3k io on any healer this season without trouble at all.

Oh, it's definitely not the worst, far from! I think it is pretty good this tier, it was just a little bit behind some of the other classes but now it got buffs so it's definitely moving up the charts :)

@@thelegendbehindthecow yeah i main resto , all i need is to get more iLvl and get the great wolf set and im set

@@saiboticrage8581 Should be easy to do with the catch up systems as long as you play the game so let's go!

In M+ HST can definitely outheal cloudburst, for many reasons. However, as mentioned in the video, if played correctly Cloudburst will give you a lot more control and outs from difficult situations. As for raid - it entirely depends on how you use it (same stands true for M+ actually). You can create gigantic cloudbursts in raid that HST can't even get close to but only if you pump enough heals and you press the correct buttons once you drop the totem.

I am enjoying using three healing streams at once in raid. Its like a mini cooldown by itself. Great during times of high movement.

@@bluewall5505many fights seem to have a lot of movement. Hell, sageswift? I think is his name is a dragon riding fight

Thanks! The site is not mine, they just have me on there writing some content and helping. Any tips I can pass to them on how to improve it?

It's terrible indeed!