Evil Shaman Solo Guide 1-56+

[Kevynne]

Originally Posted by Potus [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Faction is worthless. Destroy it all!

[BarackObooma]

I went from fresh 47-49 in about 8 hours duoing/grouping with people along the KC wall in Dreadlands yesterday. Got to meet quite a few good people in the process and even being an outdoor zone the experience moved very fast.

So here I am at 49, guildless (my choice), epicless (repeated some of the quests but still on amiable) and have about 5kpp to spend.

I have 200 Wis because I don't see the value of stacking hps/AC over mana until you get torpor. Nothing I have cost over 2000-2500pp so no fungi, JBB, GFG, haste item, etc.

With my mana pool, I was able to solo seafuries starting at 44 but it was slow and they are seriously overcamped.

Should I forgo leveling for awhile and farm plat and work true spirit to ally? This is such an expensive class! Fungi 100k, JBB 50k, Torpor 125-150k, Bane of Knife 40k, epic MQ 50k. I really don't know how people do it.

[Itap]

Originally Posted by BarackObooma [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I went from fresh 47-49 in about 8 hours duoing/grouping with people along the KC wall in Dreadlands yesterday. Got to meet quite a few good people in the process and even being an outdoor zone the experience moved very fast.

So here I am at 49, guildless (my choice), epicless (repeated some of the quests but still on amiable) and have about 5kpp to spend.

I have 200 Wis because I don't see the value of stacking hps/AC over mana until you get torpor. Nothing I have cost over 2000-2500pp so no fungi, JBB, GFG, haste item, etc.

With my mana pool, I was able to solo seafuries starting at 44 but it was slow and they are seriously overcamped.

Should I forgo leveling for awhile and farm plat and work true spirit to ally? This is such an expensive class! Fungi 100k, JBB 50k, Torpor 125-150k, Bane of Knife 40k, epic MQ 50k. I really don't know how people do it.

Never postpone leveling to farm plat. Plat will come with levels

[DrKvothe]

You don't need any of those things to solo. Epic to be an efficient soloer and torpor to be just flat out OP.

You shouldn't take a break for plats, but you should get your epic faction maxed. I didnt start CoM until 46 iirc? I regret starting so late, because I ended up staying there to max faction well past the point where it was the best exp for me. Get your faction to warmly, then go to CoM until you're done. Try finding a guild so you don't have to blow your torpor fund on Epic.

[Yumyums Inmahtumtums]

Originally Posted by blondeattk [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

`Any other tips for a spot to get through 41-47 other than spectres?`

I would suggest spiders in kaesora, has one best zems in kunark. However you need to learn layout a bit before you try solo it. You can bum a ride with a grp going down to do the fang. Most spiders near zin have low hps, you can root/rot till44 and new pet/nuke. Careful of frenzied tho....hes tuff!! try fear kiting here with a BARD, it works pretty well...esp vs the healers.

warning...will ruin your outpost faction....so best for ikky/barby

Yetis (tundra not glacial) have really low hp for their level. They make a prime target and are good till about 44-45 when they start to lb out.

[BlkCamel]

Updated guide to add some info and correct spelling/formatting. I also want to thank everyone for their feedback and discussion. If you have any questions please feel free to ask or send me a PM.

[DrKvothe]

Just want to thank you for your explanation of 2nd floor CoM. I got a group together for my epic fight about 30% into 54. That 30% was just awful; 4 or 5 lengthy KC groups, after doing 51-53 in KC so I was already really bored with it. I helped with reavers for another shaman, and by the time I had my epic I was 40% done with 54.

The last 60% of 54 and all of 55 at CoM second floor was faster than the first 30% of 54. The leveling was fun and challenging, as well as financially rewarding. I got 3 Master Wu's Trance Sticks and at least 1k in gems/jewelry. Not bad, considering exp was flying.

My only advice to add about CoM 2nd floor is to try and be conservative. 3 mobs at once is optimal, even if you can do 6. Adds tend to come at the worst possible time, and it sucks investing 4 minutes into 5 mobs just to have another come and force you to zone. Yes, you can time repops and pathers, but I found it easier to just stagger pulls so that I was grabbing a 4th after one of the first 3 was on the way out. I don't have a JBB, but I think it would have a lot of value here, because most mobs would end up at 0-1% hp and needed another enstill/epic. JBB would essentially have saved me 60 mana per mob, which obviously isn't a huge deal but it's not nothing.

[DrKvothe]

This should be wiki'd, along with Mgellan's guide. bump!

[mgellan]

Originally Posted by Oblivion [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Just curious what kind of gear you were working with to kite the mammoth calves at level 9. I'm completely untwinked (just found out about p99 recently) and I'm not sure how to do go about doing this. I only have 200ish mana and that's gone so quick. If Im lucky and dont get a resist that I can the calf down to 50-60%.

It does seem that I could eventually kill it with natural mana regen and refreshing the DoT, but SoW eventually runs out and then its gg. Is this more for geared characters?

EDIT: Well, I managed to kill one after more than half hour of kiting. I got a technique down which times the server meditate ticks, but it has been unreliable if the server/my connection is lagging. It'll either work perfectly, or it'll show me getting the mana from the tick and then when I stand back up it takes it away. At least I know its doable.

I was in tattered when I did it so no, no gearing required. I did do it however before running damage from DOTS was nerfed so the effect of this nerf may in fact render the whole mammoth kiting thing moot now. One of these days I'll level a shammy to 9 just to try it [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Regards,
Mg

[mgellan]

Originally Posted by DrKvothe [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

JBB would essentially have saved me 60 mana per mob, which obviously isn't a huge deal but it's not nothing.

JBB is only useful when you're pretty much full mana (and don't need to med) and want to burn down a mob quickly, or when you have a mob at 4% and it's not worth casting epic on it to do the last little bit. I don't think I'd part with mine but nor would I buy it at more than twice what I paid for mine!

Regards,
Mg