Best shaman for grouping 1-70; no raiding

simonladen · 06-01-2007, 01:09 PM

Title says it all. Right now I am not interested in raiding and just want to group and heal with my character as I have the most fun doing that. I have been going back and forth between defiler and mystic for days now and still don't know. One day I think I want to be a defiler so that I can get soul ward. The next I want to be a mystic because I dont sacrifice health when I cast heals and I can, so Ive heard, solo a bit better to do quests.

So which will I have the most fun with grouping up to lvl 70 given what I am looking for ? Which shaman is better for normal run-o-the-mill grouping ?

Sandain666 · 06-01-2007, 02:24 PM

Good question. To be honest both classes are equally capable of healing a group well in group situations. At higher levels the EOF melee skills make grouping a bit more fun as you can add some nice attacks in the usual mix of debuff, ward , heal. It is pretty cool when group members say " WOW I had no idea Mystics could put out that kind of damage!". And of course these skill help alot in soloing quests. But don't think you are going to go out and own group content SMILEY . The main rason I would choose a Mystic over a defiler is that surprisingly enough, at least on my server(Spiltpaw), you will run into people who have no idea that a Defiler is a healer . If you are more often looking for random groups I would say go with a mystic as many more people are familiar with the abilities of a Mystic. A defiler is equally as useful but is Defilers are rare on your chossen server just be ready to teach people what a Defiler can do. Also on my server there are lots of high level Mystics to ask advice. Not so much with defilers. Good luck. I would be interested to know what you finally decide on.

Sandain

06-01-2007, 02:24 PM	#2
Sandain666 Loremaster Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 207	Good question. To be honest both classes are equally capable of healing a group well in group situations. At higher levels the EOF melee skills make grouping a bit more fun as you can add some nice attacks in the usual mix of debuff, ward , heal. It is pretty cool when group members say " WOW I had no idea Mystics could put out that kind of damage!". And of course these skill help alot in soloing quests. But don't think you are going to go out and own group content . The main rason I would choose a Mystic over a defiler is that surprisingly enough, at least on my server(Spiltpaw), you will run into people who have no idea that a Defiler is a healer . If you are more often looking for random groups I would say go with a mystic as many more people are familiar with the abilities of a Mystic. A defiler is equally as useful but is Defilers are rare on your chossen server just be ready to teach people what a Defiler can do. Also on my server there are lots of high level Mystics to ask advice. Not so much with defilers. Good luck. I would be interested to know what you finally decide on. Sandain

06-01-2007, 01:09 PM	#1
simonladen Champion Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 14	Title says it all. Right now I am not interested in raiding and just want to group and heal with my character as I have the most fun doing that. I have been going back and forth between defiler and mystic for days now and still don't know. One day I think I want to be a defiler so that I can get soul ward. The next I want to be a mystic because I dont sacrifice health when I cast heals and I can, so Ive heard, solo a bit better to do quests. So which will I have the most fun with grouping up to lvl 70 given what I am looking for ? Which shaman is better for normal run-o-the-mill grouping ?