Druid: Resto druid and enhancement shammy

MrUnderpants · July 01, 2008, 12:03 PM

What do you guys think of this combo for 2s? I have a decently geared resto druid with +1600 healing and 368 res. I have struggled in finding a partner that I mesh well with until I randomly asked for a 2s partner in trade chat last night and a shammy replied. We went 6 and 1 last night....we kicked ***. It was alot of fun but I have no clue how far a combo like this will go though....any thoughts?

tclkage · July 01, 2008, 12:16 PM

Well, in my opinion, a resto Druid and sl/sl Warlock is one of the strongest 2v2 teams out there. Another good pairing is Druid/Rogue. As a Druid, you have very strong CC available, which compliments the CC abilities of Warlocks and Rogues.

MrUnderpants · July 01, 2008, 12:25 PM

Yea i know about those combos but like i said...have struggled to find a good partner...I need to know if this is a good combo for getting a high rating.

tclkage · July 01, 2008, 01:40 PM

IMO, an Enhancement Shaman is much better off paired with either a healer or another melee DPS. The reason being that the Shaman has quite a lot of buffs to offer another melee DPS, but relatively little for a caster DPS. I'm not saying that the two of you won't do well for awhile, but what I am saying is that it isn't really an optimised pairing. That being said, if s/he is the partner you can get - "some" kind of rating is better than no rating at all. Things that you should be doing as a Druid to help your Shaman partner is to stay on top of rooting his/her target, and cycloning the other opponent. You might want to play a little more on the aggressive side, with moonfire/wrath spam and stuns from the feral tree when you're able to.

As an aside, on my server at least, a resto Druid has got to be the single most sought after 2v2 partner hands down. I'm kinda supprised that you're having trouble finding someone. Bummer. Good luck though!

MrUnderpants · July 01, 2008, 02:13 PM

I can find lots of partners its just i havent found any that i have been successful with...I do admit...I am not the best at being a resto druid...I am still learning but slowly getting better. I am starting to see the real upside to kiting around pillars, using bear charge...cycloning and rooting as much as i can...whereas before...i would just stand out in the open and get pwnd cause I was a noob...lol. I am also a clicker and really need to start keybinding macros to speed up my spells and such and minimize mistakes.

doogless · July 06, 2008, 03:04 AM

Warlock, Hunter, Rogue, and Warrior are all better partners, but an Enhancement Shaman wouldn't be completely terrible if he's a very good player.

Coud · July 06, 2008, 10:08 PM

having an enchance shammy myself... the only thing i have to say is, we have no "oh shit" button... cept our pvp trinket. if the shammy gets snared stunned feared etc he/she will have to rely on the pvp trinket to help.

let's say you vs a mage... mage sheeps the shammy... shammy trinket... mage frost nova shammy... shammy can't do anything...

if you open with a quick burst and kill one of your opponent then yea you'll do fine.. otherwise you prob won't get very far.

Sapper · July 06, 2008, 10:52 PM

My wife play a restro druid/hunter, and this combo owned us for quite a while. The burst of the shammy mixed with cyclone is awesome

July 01, 2008, 12:03 PM	#1 (permalink)
MrUnderpants Member Character Info Evilundrpnts 70 Gnome Warlock Uther US PvE Guild: Uthers Legion Profile: Blizzard Armory Talent Spec: 43/7/11	Resto druid and enhancement shammy What do you guys think of this combo for 2s? I have a decently geared resto druid with +1600 healing and 368 res. I have struggled in finding a partner that I mesh well with until I randomly asked for a 2s partner in trade chat last night and a shammy replied. We went 6 and 1 last night....we kicked **. It was alot of fun but I have no clue how far a combo like this will go though....any thoughts? Last edited by MrUnderpants; July 01, 2008 at 12:24 PM.*

July 01, 2008, 12:16 PM	#2 (permalink)
tclkage Member Character Info Razakel 70 Undead Warlock Executus US PvP Guild: Rotten Profile: Blizzard Armory Talent Spec: 23/38/0	Re: Resto druid and enhancement shammy Well, in my opinion, a resto Druid and sl/sl Warlock is one of the strongest 2v2 teams out there. Another good pairing is Druid/Rogue. As a Druid, you have very strong CC available, which compliments the CC abilities of Warlocks and Rogues.

July 01, 2008, 12:25 PM	#3 (permalink)
MrUnderpants Member Character Info Evilundrpnts 70 Gnome Warlock Uther US PvE Guild: Uthers Legion Profile: Blizzard Armory Talent Spec: 43/7/11	Re: Resto druid and enhancement shammy Yea i know about those combos but like i said...have struggled to find a good partner...I need to know if this is a good combo for getting a high rating.

July 01, 2008, 01:40 PM	#4 (permalink)
tclkage Member Character Info Razakel 70 Undead Warlock Executus US PvP Guild: Rotten Profile: Blizzard Armory Talent Spec: 23/38/0	Re: Resto druid and enhancement shammy IMO, an Enhancement Shaman is much better off paired with either a healer or another melee DPS. The reason being that the Shaman has quite a lot of buffs to offer another melee DPS, but relatively little for a caster DPS. I'm not saying that the two of you won't do well for awhile, but what I am saying is that it isn't really an optimised pairing. That being said, if s/he is the partner you can get - "some" kind of rating is better than no rating at all. Things that you should be doing as a Druid to help your Shaman partner is to stay on top of rooting his/her target, and cycloning the other opponent. You might want to play a little more on the aggressive side, with moonfire/wrath spam and stuns from the feral tree when you're able to. As an aside, on my server at least, a resto Druid has got to be the single most sought after 2v2 partner hands down. I'm kinda supprised that you're having trouble finding someone. Bummer. Good luck though! Last edited by tclkage; July 01, 2008 at 02:00 PM.

July 01, 2008, 02:13 PM	#5 (permalink)
MrUnderpants Member Character Info Evilundrpnts 70 Gnome Warlock Uther US PvE Guild: Uthers Legion Profile: Blizzard Armory Talent Spec: 43/7/11	Re: Resto druid and enhancement shammy I can find lots of partners its just i havent found any that i have been successful with...I do admit...I am not the best at being a resto druid...I am still learning but slowly getting better. I am starting to see the real upside to kiting around pillars, using bear charge...cycloning and rooting as much as i can...whereas before...i would just stand out in the open and get pwnd cause I was a noob...lol. I am also a clicker and really need to start keybinding macros to speed up my spells and such and minimize mistakes.

July 06, 2008, 03:04 AM	#6 (permalink)
doogless Member Character Info Themorrigan 70 Human Warlock Kil'Jaeden US PvP Guild: The Collective Profile: Blizzard Armory Talent Spec: 0/0/0	Re: Resto druid and enhancement shammy Warlock, Hunter, Rogue, and Warrior are all better partners, but an Enhancement Shaman wouldn't be completely terrible if he's a very good player.

July 06, 2008, 10:08 PM	#7 (permalink)
Coud Member	Re: Resto druid and enhancement shammy having an enchance shammy myself... the only thing i have to say is, we have no "oh shit" button... cept our pvp trinket. if the shammy gets snared stunned feared etc he/she will have to rely on the pvp trinket to help. let's say you vs a mage... mage sheeps the shammy... shammy trinket... mage frost nova shammy... shammy can't do anything... if you open with a quick burst and kill one of your opponent then yea you'll do fine.. otherwise you prob won't get very far.

July 06, 2008, 10:52 PM	#8 (permalink)
Sapper Member Character Info Sapper 70 Gnome Warlock Sentinels US RP Guild: Risen Profile: Blizzard Armory Talent Spec: 0/21/40	Re: Resto druid and enhancement shammy My wife play a restro druid/hunter, and this combo owned us for quite a while. The burst of the shammy mixed with cyclone is awesome