What Is Best – Enhancement Or Elemental Tree For Leveling?Posted by on August 10th, 2010
In forums I often read the question which Shaman build is the best for leveling a character 1-80. A lot of players really want to know if they if the Elemental spec is the way to go.
Here’s what I think: The Elemental spec is a no-go for any character below level 60. Don’t even think about using the elemental tree before you hit at least level 58-59.
There’s a simple reason why the elemental shaman build is not viable for low level characters. The talent build is a caster build and requires both mana and spell damage to increase your leveling potential.
A good shaman gear with great stats is required so you can increase your mana pool, mana regen, spell dmg and crit chances. Here’s the big but: You hardly come across such items in the old world. Most items have tons of strength and agility, even critical strike rating. But there are only a few items that actually support casters.
Sure, you can just visit an instance and try to collect the loot there. But guess what, this doesn’t really serve you any good because it’s time spend not leveling, so just go with a better tree.
The Elemental tree becomes a great option after level 60 and more of the world opens up to you.
For every player below level 60 I highly recommend to spec the Enhancement Shaman build. It requires a lot less mana and you can still deal amazing damage with your melee skills – especially dual-wielding and elemental weapons!
Don’t make the mistake to choose a talent build that you will find absolutely not gear for. Play with the Enhancement spec and wait until you visit the outlands. You can have a lot of fun with the Elemental tree once you reach the high level areas and – of course – in the endgame content.
Until then – have fun with the Enhancement build!