i just want to discuss about how the enhacement shaman is performing right now (please dont shaman tank, elemental, resto)
i like a lot the enhacement shaman playstyle and im having fun right now in SoD, not for this wont say that the spec is having a bad performance right now compared with the other melee classes, we know that classes like warriors and rogues scalates so well in later phases, and im not seeing how the enhacement shaman ll be in a good spot with the currently state of the class.
I just see how enhacement shamans will be in a death point for next phases if blizzard doesnt put enough efford in the class.
The enhacement runes right now are some of the worst in the game and for future phases these runes wont be better because will have really bad interactions with new abilities and items.
The first thought is wild strikes from druids, for this phase all the other melees classes are receiving a huge buff just having a druid in the party and the shaman have a locked interaction because rockbitter.
Lava lash: right now is an awful spell, low damage and with weapon limitations is outshined by every other low CD damage ability: Mangle, Saber slash, Crusader strike. Please look what now balance druids have with starsurge.
Shamanistic rage: right now is a mana refill every minute but that is just because enhacement is using double rockbitter, using any other weapon enhacement is really low the mana received.
Dual wield especialization: Just by use dual wield you ll have -19% hit rating penalty compared with 2H users in autoattacks, so its just like “you ll hit a bit more autoattacks” but nothing great compared to what runes like Divine storm, wild strikes or Deadly brew do for they users.
Itemization: right now the 2h enhacement shaman have very poor options of weapons (most of 1h weapons are fast) and the entire classic version lack in options for them, was supposed that the new BFD loot considerate every spec but no. just daggers and maces with 2.00 spd.
Im not asking for buff or nerf X class, im just saying that blizzard have to pay more attencion in what are the classes and viability that they giving to us.
SoD is a great idea but looks like if they did a homework the sunday at midnight and nowadays they dont know yet what to do for the future phases.