Shaman twinking guide

Level 19 Twinks

Choosing your race

Depending on your playstyle (healing-only or hybrid dps/heal, melee or ranged etc) and talent tree you can pick almost any race you like, there is no race 'superior' above another, any race can have very good performance in BG.

Alliance

• Draenei - Good racials with Gift of the Naaru and Inspiring Presence.
• Dwarf - Their racial Stoneform can often prove to be useful, although at other times is quite weak.

Horde

• Tauren - Big furry creatures with great racials like War Stomp and Endurance. Most likely to be melee.
• Orcs - Not so bad racial traits like Blood Fury and Hardiness. Usually a healer or a spelldamage shaman
• Troll - Good racial traits who uses Berserking and Regeneration.

Talents

Melee

• 5/5 Ancestral Knowledge and 5/5 Thundering Strikes.

Spelldamage

• 5/5 Ancestral Knowledge and 5/5 Thundering Strikes.

I'll leave this here so as not to remove ideas, but as the description of Convection says you are unlikely to run out of mana in a PvP fight.

• 5/5 Convection and 5/5 Concussion.

Healing

• 5/5 Ancestral Knowledge and 5/5 Improved Healing Wave.

Flag carrying and general PvP

• 5/5 Ancestral Knowledge
• 2/2 Earth's_Grasp to improve Earthbind Totem which is great for leaving enemies behind or preventing them escaping.
• 2/2 Improved_Ghost_Wolf must have for flag carrying and leaving enemies behind or chasing them.
• 1/5 Thundering Strikes

Melee Equipment Recommendations

• Head
  • [Green Tinted Goggles] (BoE); Engineering schematic (Trainer); You need to have 150 in engineering to wear this item.
  • [Lucky Fishing Hat] (BoP); Bonus Reward from Fishing Contest on Sundays in Stranglethorn Vale.
• Neck
  • [Sentinel's Medallion] or [Scout's Medallion]; PvP Honor System reward in Warsong Gulch.
• Shoulder
  • [Serpent's Shoulders] (BoP); Dropped by Lady Anacondra in the Wailing Caverns.
• Back
  • [Sentry Cloak] (BoE); World Drop
  • [Glowing Lizardscale Cloak] (BoP); Dropped by Skum in the Wailing Caverns.
• Chest
  • [Blackened Defias Armor] (BoP); Dropped by Edwin VanCleef in the Deadmines
  • [Tunic of Westfall] (BoP) ; Quest reward from The Defias Brotherhood.
  • [Armor of the Fang] (BoP), Dropped by Lord Pythas in the Wailing Caverns.
• Wrists
  • [Forest Leather Bracers] (BoE); World Drop.
  • [Wrangler's Wristbands] of Stamina (BoE); World Drop.
  • [Wrangler's Wristbands] of the Monkey (BoE); World Drop.
• Hands
  • [Gloves of the Fang] (BoE); Dropped by Druid of the Fang in Wailing Caverns .
  • [Scouting Gloves] of the Monkey (BoE); World Drop.
  • [Red Whelp Gloves] (BoE); Leatherworking Pattern (Vendor).
  • [Deviate Scale Gloves] (BoE); Leatherworking Pattern (Vendor).
• Waist
  • [Deviate Scale Belt] (BoE); Leatherworking Pattern (Quest reward from Deviate Eradication).
  • [Belt of the Fang] (BoP); Dropped by Lady Anacondra in the Wailing Caverns.
• Legs ((BoE) Put the Leg Armor on before equipping them)
  • [Leggings of the Fang] (BoP); Dropped by Lord Cobrahn in Wailing Caverns.
  • [Scouting Trousers] or [Rigid Leggings] of the Monkey (BoE); World Drop
  • [Scouting Trousers] or [Rigid Leggings] of Agility (BoE); World Drop
  • [Dark Leather Pants] (BoE); Leatherworking Pattern (Trainer)
• Feet
  • [Feet of the Lynx] (BoE); World Drop. However, the Feet of the Lynx have been seconded by the Footpads of the Fang.
  • [Footpads of the Fang] (BoP); Dropped by Lord Serpentis in Wailing Caverns.
• Finger
  • [Seal of Wrynn] (BoP); Quest reward from An Audience with the King.
  • [Seal of Sylvanas] (BoP); Quest reward from Arugal Must Die.
  • [Meadow Ring] of Eluding (BoE) World Drop
• Finger
  • [Protector's Band] or [Legionnaire's Band]; PvP Honor System reward in Warsong Gulch.
  • [Meadow Ring] of Eluding (BoE) World Drop
• Trinket
  • [Insignia of the Alliance] or [Insignia of the Horde]; PvP Honor System reward.
• Trinket
  • [Arena Grand Master] (BoP); Quest reward from Arena Grandmaster.
  • [Minor Recombobulator]; Engineering schematic (Vendor).
• Two-Hand
  • [Smite's Mighty Hammer] (BoP); Dropped by Mr. Smite in Deadmines.
• One-Hand
  • Venerable Mass of McGowan (BOA) ;Source Vendor
  • [Stinging Viper] (BoP); Dropped by Lord Pythas in Wailing Caverns.
• Shield
  • [Redbeard Crest] (BoE); World Drop

Melee Enchant Recommendations

• Head

none since Patch 3.1.0

• Back
  • + 3 agility
  • +10 Shadow Resistance
• Chest
  • +100 health
  • +4 stats
• Bracers
  • +9 stamina
• Hands
  • +15 agility
  • + 7 agility
  • + Spellpower
• Legs
  • [Medium Armor Kit] (+16 armor) for BoP/Quest rewards
  • [Heavy Armor Kit] (+24 armor) for BoE, a level 20+ must apply the kit
• Feet
  • Minor speed
• Weapon main hand
  • +15 agility
  • Lifestealing
  • Fiery Weapons
  • Crusader
• 2 handed weapon
  • +25 agility

Spelldamage Equipment Recommendations

• Head
  • [Green Tinted Goggles] (BoE); Engineering schematic (Trainer); You need to have 150 in engineering to wear this item.
  • [Lucky Fishing Hat] (BoP); Bonus Reward from Fishing Contest on Sundays in Stranglethorn Vale.
• Neck
  • [Thick Bronze Necklace]
  • [Sentinel's Medallion] or [Scout's Medallion]; PvP Honor System reward in Warsong Gulch.
• Shoulder
  • [Talbar Mantle] (BoP); Quest reward from In Nightmares.
• Back
• Chest
  • [Robe of the Moccasin] (BoE); World Drop
• Wrists
• Hands
• Waist
• Legs ((BoE) Put the Leg Armor on before equipping them)
• Feet
• Finger
• Finger
• Trinket
• Trinket
• Two-Hand
• One-Hand
• Shield

Healing Equipment Recommendations

• Head [Green Tinted Goggles] (BoE); Engineering schematic (Trainer); You need to have 150 in engineering to wear this item/[Lucky Fishing Hat] (BoP); Bonus Reward from Fishing Contest on Sundays in Stranglethorn Vale.
• Neck [Sentinel's Medallion],[Scout's Medallion]; PvP Honor System reward in Warsong Gulch, or [Thick Bronze Necklace]
• Shoulder [Talbar Mantle] (BoE); Quest reward from In Nightmares.
• Back [Engineer's Cloak] (BoP) Quest Chain, began at level 16, or [Battle Healer's Cloak (level 18)] from world warsong gulch vendor.
• Chest [Robe of the Moccasin] (BoE), or [Inferno Robe] Note: Inferno Robe now gives 19 Spell Power
• Wrists [Wrangler's Wristbands] of the eagle
• Hands [Serpentis' Gloves], [Magefist Gloves]
• Waist [Girdle of the Blindwatcher] (BoP}; Dropped by Odo the Blindwatcher
• Legs [Scouting Trousers] (BoE) of the eagle (5/5)'s, or [Darkweave Breeches]
• Feet
• Finger [Lorekeeper's Ring (level 18)] for 20 and 65 Comes from warsong gulch world vendor, Horde and alliance 18 equivalents.
• Finger [Seal of Sylvanas]/[Seal of Wrynn]
• Two-Hand [Twisted Chanter's Staff]/[Staff of the Friar]/[Staff of the Blessed Seer]
• One-Hand [Dawnblade]; Comes from quest in the Ghostlands, Horde only
• Off-Hand [Furbolg Medicine Pouch] Requires honored reputation with the Timbermaw Hold furbolgs faction, Cannot be grinded solo.
• Trinket [Insignia of the Alliance] or [Insignia of the Horde]; PvP Honor System reward.
• Trinket [Arena Grand Master] (BoP); Quest reward from Arena Grandmaster or [Minor Recombobulator]; Engineering schematic (Vendor).

List of BoP and Quest items you might want to pick up before turning 19

• Head
  • [Lucky Fishing Hat] (BoP); Bonus Reward from Fishing Contest on Sundays in Stranglethorn Vale.
• Shoulders
  • [Serpent's Shoulders] (BoP); Dropped by Lady Anacondra in the Wailing Caverns.
• Cloak
  • [Glowing Lizardscale Cloak] (BoP); Dropped by Skum in the Wailing Caverns.
• Chest
  • [Blackened Defias Armor] (BoP); Dropped by Edwin VanCleef in the Deadmines
  • [Tunic of Westfall] (BoP) ; Quest reward from The Defias Brotherhood.
• Waist
  • [Belt of the Fang] (BoP); Dropped by Lady Anacondra in the Wailing Caverns.
• Legs
  • [Leggings of the Fang] (BoP); Dropped by Lord Cobrahn in Wailing Caverns.
• Feet
  • [Footpads of the Fang] (BoP); Dropped by Lord Serpentis in Wailing Caverns.
• Finger
  • [Seal of Wrynn] (BoP); Quest reward from An Audience with the King.
  • [Seal of Sylvanas] (BoP); Quest reward from Arugal Must Die.
• Trinket
  • [Arena Grand Master] (BoP); Quest reward from Arena Grandmaster.
• Two-hand
  • [Smite's Mighty Hammer] (BoP); Dropped by Mr. Smite in Deadmines.
• One-hand
  • [Stinging Viper] (BoP); Dropped by Lord Pythas in Wailing Caverns.

Battleground Strategies

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Melee

 Make sure you have Glyph of Flame Shock and keep that up at all times, when you have spendable mana and Flame Shock is still up, use Earth Shock. You should never be using Lightning Bolt, due to its cast-time, you must keep moving. Spawn Searing Totem at the start of you're attack for additional DPS, and be sure to keep Flametongue Weapon up.
  When dealing with a class that can self heal, i.e. Paladins, Priests, other Shamans and Druids, use the above strategy, and when they heal, for example, if a Paladin starts casting Holy Light, Use Wind Shear to interrupt their spellcast, then they're as good as done.

Spelldamage

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Healing

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Other

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Other

Making a good twink is going to be expensive; and thats a fact. If you get the proper equips and enchants, it's gonna cost up to several thousand Gold. Saying that, it will be a great way to have fun when completed. G'luck

External links

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