How are Enhance shamans not viable in RBGS im seeing them do top damage in reg bgs.
I doubt high damage is a compelling reason to take a spec for RBGs. I’d think there is a lot more factors, like overall utility, mobility, survivability, and burst kill pressure. Historically, hasn’t enhancement been known as a relatively easy spec to pick off in BGs?
Melee classes generally need a lot going for them to be desirable for competetive BGs afaik.
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Not sure about current endgame but are enh shamans not squishy? I remember them being swuish.
Yup, been like that for ages. They don’t have great defensives or a powerful escape mechanic. All that healing means nothing when you die in a stun. I do think that astral shift should be usable while stunned but I’m biased 
If you are going to take a fragile front liner then at least take a warrior for sharpen, and if he gets focused maybe he can intercept or leap away.
oh we must be facing different shammys. The ones I face, refuse to die, heal up very quickly, do amazing burst damage and over all seem very fine to me.
perhaps im facing amazing ones tho. Could just be me but if i aim shot you 5 times, you should die. IMO
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Scoreboard stats don’t mean as much as some people think they do.
Sounds like you are talking about 1v1s. Thats not BGs. That’s dueling
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As previously stated by Deso, it seems like you are referring to a 1v1 situation. In rated BGs, you target call and burst down 1 target with multiple people. Enh off healing isn’t going to save them. Neither is astral shift.
I think it’s the same reason people aren’t dying for Beast Hunters in RBG. They do good dmg, but they dont bring the spread damage that Balance Droods and Aff Lock do. And they dont have the same burst potential as other classes to lock down kills. Not only that, other DPS classes like DH have a lot of self sustain/healing that DPS shams dont.
So high dmg isn’t everything.
If you’re really into RBGs then pick one of the meta builds. RBGs have really been “solved” at this point and people are hesitant to deviate after around rank 1600
if anyone tells you that enh is not viable they are an idiot
case closed I’ll take my pay