Hi guys,
Blizzard said that there will be no tanking in cataclysm...
However, I think it might be possible, when well geared
It was possible in vanilla, in bc and it is still possible in wotlk, however it was getting much harder
but when i look at the talents and abilities, i think it might get a little easier in cata instead
and blizz already said that shamans are nearly finished
The tanking talents:
toughness: 10% more stamina
shamanistic rage: 30% less dmg
mahlstrom weapon: some instant heals
feral spirits: heal on attack
unleashed rage: 9 expertise is important for tanking
spark of life: 15% more received healing, 6% more self heal
ancestral resolve: situational 10% dmg reduction
focused insight: less healing cost (since heals costs a lot and you will probably spamming frostshock) and awesome 30% increased healing
with new mental quickness: 50% spell power instead 30%
The tanking abilites:
rockbiter weapon: 30% more threat, 5% dmg reduction
unleash weapon: 5s taunt, only 15s cd (yeah shamans finally got taunt)
greater healing wave: since i think there wont be much mana probs later, you have higher heal with it than healing wave
frost shock: high threat
shield of stoneclaw totem
block and parry baseline
Assumption:
Greater healing wave: 10 000 heal
with spark of life and focused insight active + mahlstrom: instant 15847 (nearly 60% increased heal)
also think that shamans will have higher stamina than now (as all classes will have stamina like dd plate)
Possible problems:
No crit immune talent: is it still possible to get the 6% reduction from defense?
No vengeance: will he still do enough dmg to keep aggro?
less armor
difficult to get items for tanking (no tanking gear for mail)
lightning shield has to be refreshed more often
massive dmg loss w/o windfury weapon
Talent build:
wowtal with this after end slash: #k=hFvBLGM_.9sm.shaman
What do you think?
lg Iseratho
Edit:
what do you think of him as caster tank as elemental?
(no much explanation needed i guess)