Do Druids have anything over Shammy other then ports?

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I'm someone who has a shaman and a monk, both untwinked, around or just went through that level range.

I found the monk easier to solo for sure. Sometimes with the shaman I get two or three resists and I may have to zone the mob, it can be kind of frustrating. The monk kills faster and has less downtime.

I enjoy the monk more so far and I'm trying very hard just to make it to 24 (on my shaman) because of how much I hear it picks up then. I like to buff and heal in groups, so it appeals to me in theory.

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

To be fair, SK fear-kiting doesn't really become very viable until the 20s. For one thing, Clinging Darkness is shit in both duration and snare percentage, and you don't get Engulfing until level 22. Then comes the mana cost, and the thing to consider here is that, unlike kiters, you don't get to meditate while doing damage.

Yeah, clinging is not ideal, but I've seen plenty of people do it. Of course, it all depends on how good of a weapon you get. People should definitely be focusing on getting as good of a weapon as possible at the lower levels, rather than armor.

Shaman under level 14 have really shitty damage, that's the problem. They also have to engage in melee while casting their spells, meaning they'll still be soaking up damage and then have to spend more mana on heals afterward. At level 14 it gets better with the new DD and Root, but you're still just a bad Wizard. Then, at Level 19, the new disease DoT you get really sucks and you don't get a new DD, so your damage output is just wretched and soloing is very tedious.