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Originally Posted by Kotopes
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Just keep in mind slows are not very efficient until much later in Kunark. Shamans will struggle healing in most groups since they get their heals 1 full spell circle later than clerics (i.e. lvl24 Greater healing for cleric comes at level 29 for shammy). Also clerics get 10% bonus on the very same heals shamans use.
In other words, slowing 99% mobs in Classic is a waste of time, you're better off with stronger heals. In early 40's clerics begin to use Complete heal, which is very efficient on tanks, and completely outclasses all other heal spells in the game.
Shaman might look a little better in duo, but add one damage dealer into your group, and cleric becomes a much better choice.
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Drowsy is a 20% slow at 50, for 20 mana.
Walking sleep is a 30% slow at 50, for 30 mana.
At level 50 a shaman is able to keep a tank alive far longer against a mob then a cleric is. The cleric will heal until OOM, the shaman will let the tank mitigate damage through buffs, slow, provides passive healing through chloroplast, and can canni to regen his mana.
Finally, CH on classic geared tanks is pretty poor.
A CH for 2000 hp is 5hp/mana healed
Superior healing (for shm) is 2.32hp/mana healed
Since Togors insects slows for 49% at level 39, a 39 shms superior heal is really close to the clerics CH, and at 50 the shm is ahead quite a lot when it comes to mana efficiency.
Clerics have very low efficiency, this is why they can't solo well. A shaman can tank and sustain himself against mobs that run a cleric OOM, despite the cleric being a plate class. That in itself says enough about the efficiency of both classes.
Has a cleric ever soloed Yeldema? Serious question.