[PlsNoBan]

I made the druid argument earlier in this thread somewhere. Don't care to dig for it. Druid is a WAY better option than shaman if animals are available to charm. It's not even a contest in a zone like Chardok. Likely better even without charm. In the EXTREMELY unlikely event that "safety" is needed beyond 2 encs and a cleric. Druid direct healing is as good/better? Torpor isn't an emergency heal for when shit hits the fan. Druid also has the option of evac. Their utility has less overlap with the existing group and their buffs are better for casters than shaman buffs. I said this before somewhere but the only caster/priest class that is potentially WORSE for this group is Wizard. I honestly think literally every other caster/priest would be preferable to shaman for this specific group makeup.

I like how we went back to Ixiblat and WW dragons being the only thing a shaman is better for. Just stick to that argument DSM. It's the best one you've got. The best 4 caster/priest group solely for ixiblat and ww dragons probably includes shaman. The rest of it is just plain bullshit. Nobody is basing their group comp for the entire 1-60 process just so they can do ixi and ww slightly better and ignoring 99% of the rest of the lvl 60 content.