[Mardur]

I realize that, but I guess my point is don't worry about upgrades right now. They're all mostly out of his reach. That's the point of my post, the only gear that will actually improve your character at all is going to be expensive except for stuff like plat fire wedding rings etc.

Being a 50+ shaman is expensive. Being a <50 shaman is kinda... insignificant.

Shaman is one of the absolute best classes in the game right now, but you don't get to hit shaman on character creation and automatically reap the benefits. It takes some work.