Evil Shaman Solo Guide 1-56+

[Groum]

Ugh, Yellows /shiver

A lot of time I lose to them, and even when I don't, the downtime isn't even close to worth it. Shammies start slow, and I am not twinked.

Just FYI, I made a good amount camping the Deathfist orcs for Sashes (+Vendoring Rawhide). I had to use SoW/Dot to break the camps, which isn't very efficient, but once broken, I could melee/Dot the rest of the way.

That got me enough cash to forge my own Banded Mail, + buy a nice Staff (14/40, can't recall the name off the top of my head). Even with that--and the new lvl 14 slow, Yellows are just bad news.

However I just relocated to Lavastorm, and it's looking up. I remember this zone as having a lot of cash for an outdoor zone, little competition, and hopefully it will take me a couple of levels. Another plus is not getting trained by Sand Giants--I am looking at YOU Loony the bard.

Shaman's are a bit of a slog, there is no doubt. I just want to get to Regen + Canni + decent Dots, and I'm sure it will all work out. My next stop, gear wise, are 5/55 AC/HP rings. Once I get that, I might try to jump back on the track of this guide, at least to compare rate of levelling versus my old-school/old-world method.


Groum

[Groum]

As an update to this:

At lvl 14, quite a bit of the random wanderers are still yellow, and some are red. A few of the drakes are going green, but still give good exp, especially compared to the time and mana it takes to down one.

I did 3 yellow bars of exp last night, dinged 15, and made 35pp. I would guess 50pp per level, although that might actually increase since I will now be taking on more Rock Dervishes and Lava Basiliks (stackable eggs that go for 6gp!!). This isn't trivial at all to an untwinked 'toon, and the experience is actually better for me solo than Oasis/South Ro. was.

Although there are undeniable grouping opportunities to Oasis, that's all there is. I'd suggest Lavastorm to any evil Shammy who wants an alternative in the 14-19 level range. The exp is very good, and the loot is very good for the level, can fight by zone, and sell in zone (or you can bind in Neriak next to a Vendor like I did), so it meets the guide's original criterial for a good levelling place.

Groum