Your name, age, gender and location.:
Alex. 23 Years old. From the Netherlands
Your Character Details...
- Your preferred raid role and any offspec.:
Enhancement -> Elemental -> Restoration
Mercedese
100 Draenei HEALING Restoration Shaman
eu/Nagrand
Guild: Renaissance@Nagrand
Stats
Average Ilvl: 705
Average equipped Ilvl: 702
Health: 337080
Mastery: 43.581818, Rating 1517
Intellect: 1107
Agility: 5443
Stamina: 5618
Hit: , Pct:
Expertise:
Crit: 23.199999, Rating: 902
Haste: 1428
Character Related Information...
- Pick two encounters and describe which talents and glyphs (and possibly spec) you use, and why.:
Going off the basis of Enhancement spec here. Also as I have no proper progression experience in HFC as such I will not choose a boss from that location. I will instead choose them from my last time during actual progression which was Highmaul. Starting with a general overview then giving boss specific thoughts / talents / glyphs and approaches.
In general:
During this part of Warlords there were two basic setups for Enhancement Shaman.
The AoE focussed build and the Single target focussed build.
For the AoE Build it would roughly look like this:
AoE Centered.
Tier = Talent Row
Tier 1: Astral Shift – Damage reduction cooldown on a reliable cooldown.
Tier 2: Windwalk Totem – the only other possible talent to consider in this row is Earthgrab on very specific encounters where rooting mobs would actually achieve something rather than a slow and kill/kite.
Tier 3: Totemic Projection is the default choice. For Enhancement there are barely any cases where reducing sub 3 min CD Totems actually gives a benefit. This mostly being Earthbind, Grounding, healing stream totem, capacitor and grounding.
Tier 4: Echo of the Elements – (New version changed during 6.1) the charge system allows the pooling of resources (cooldowns) and the use of back to back Fire Nova’s.
Tier 5: Ancestral Guidance – Other talent options do not come close to what this talent puts out.
Tier 6: Unleash Fury – Multistrike scaling component for AoE from Fire Nova.
Tier 7: Liquid Magma – If adds are stacked up to a decent degree add’s a lot of AoE damage. Decent in single target also.
Single Target Focussed,
Tier = Talent Row
Tier 1: Astral Shift – Damage reduction cooldown on a reliable cooldown.
Tier 2: Windwalk Totem – the only other possible talent to consider in this row is Earthgrab on very specific encounters where rooting mobs would actually achieve something rather than a slow and kill/kite.
Tier 3: Totemic Projection is the default choice. For Enhancement there are barely any cases where reducing sub 3 min CD Totems actually gives a benefit. This mostly being Earthbind, Grounding, healing stream totem, capacitor and grounding.
Tier 4: Elemental Mastery – If used properly with other cooldowns will give significant damage increase for single target.
Tier 5: Ancestral Guidance – Other talent options do not come close to what this talent puts out.
Tier 6: Primal Elementalist – Combination of this talent + Elemental Mastery and taking Storm Elemental in Tier 7 is arguably the best for single target if timed properly.
Tier 7: Storm Elemental Totem– Combined with the tier 6 talent does moderate to good damage and also does healing to target’s in an area around it.
Currently the general consensus for Enhancement shamans in terms of talents is pretty much the AoE cantered build. Due to scaling of gear and overall mechanics of bosses these talents work.
The Butcher – Heroic Highmaul.
Note beforehand: In general Enhancement has few decent Glyphs.
In this fight I use the Single Target Talent setup as described before.
In addition to this the follow glyph will be used:
Glyph of Fire Elemental Totem. Reduces the duration and cooldown by 50%.
The reason to use this glyph is the following:
The combination of having the cooldown reduced allows it to be used twice during the fight in combination with other cooldowns like Elemental Mastery (30% Haste) and Second Agility Potion (1k Agility) for overall higher damage output from the Fire Elemental in two separate uses.
The Butcher fight takes up to about 5-6 minutes. Without this Glyph the Fire Elemental totem would be used at the start but would not be up again before the boss is either dead or the raid wipes.
This would mean that:
Fire Elemental would be up at the start of the fight benefiting from pre-pot, trinket procs – Elemental Mastery.
Air Elemental Totem would be used afterwards using a Searing totem to fill the fire totem slot.
After 2 mins and 30 seconds the Fire Elemental would come off cooldown. And with the cooldown of Elemental Mastery / Feral Spirits being 2 minutes as well would allow all of these to benefit from the increased haste again + the second use of an Agility Potion.
Tectus and Imperator – Heroic Highmaul.
For this second example I’ve taken two bosses who have either a lot of adds at the end or during certain parts of the fight. In the case of Tectus this is the last phase where you have all the small versions of the boss up. And for Imperator during his transition phases and the small arcane shade mobs swarm your tanks.
For these kinds of fight the AoE Talent choices are taken. In combination with the following Glyphs.
Glyph of Fire Nova – Increase range on Fire Nova by 5 yards.
Glyph of Lava Spread – Increases the Flame Shock spread range by Lava Lash by 8 yards. Making the spread of Flameshock a lot more reliable.
Glyph of FlameShock – Flame Shock DoT ticks heal for 30% of the damage dealt. When Flame Shock is up on 6+ target this adds up to a decent amount of survivability.
These talent choices combined increase the reliability and effectiveness of the Enhancement Shaman’s AoE Damage output on fights where this is required while providing a nice boost to personal survivability. - How do you prioritise your stats?:
In general the stat weights for Enhancement are:
Haste -> Mastery >= Multistrike -> Crit/Versatility. - Where do you acquire information and knowledge about your class?:
I try to stay up to date on my class for the past years using:
- MMO-Champion: From General forums / Raid and Encounters forums / Shaman Class forums.
- Youtubers like Preach.
- I used to be an active lurker of Totemspot. Websites like Icyveins and the likes are known and sometimes used as quick reminders but these tend to be very simplistic.
- Worldoflogs/ Warcraftlogs/ Askmrrobot. - Paste your UI via [img]LINK[/img] IN COMBAT.:
http://imgur.com/xj7adF0 - Link to your raid logs using [url]LINK[/url].:
No relevant recent logs to be shared sadly. - Describe your past/current raid experience.:
Only includes content that was progress or semi-progress / relevant for gear and experience levels.
The Burning Crusade.
Restoration Shaman:
Karazhan: Full clear – Progress – Firefly
Gruul’s Lair: Full clear – Progress – Firefly
Magtheridon’s Lair: Full clear – Progress – Firefly
Tempest Keep: 1/4 – Progress – Firefly
Serpent Shine C: 3/5 – Progress – Pandemic
Tempest Keep: 3/4 - Progress – Pandemic
Mount Hyjal: Full clear – Progress – Mutiny
Tempest Keep: Full clear – Non progress – Mutiny
Serpent Shine C: Full clear – Non progress – Mutiny
Zul’Aman: Full clear + timed run – Semi progress -Mutiny
Black Temple: Full clear – Non progress – Mutiny
Sunwell: 2/6 Pre nerf. 6/6 Post nerf. – Progress – Mutiny
Bonus:
Champion of the Naaru – Title.
Hand of A’dal- Title.
Wrath of the Lich King.
Naxxramas 10/25: Full clear –Progress – Mutiny
Bonus: The Immortal (No deaths entire raid all bosses in one run) 08-04-2009
Bonus: The Undying (No deaths entire raid all bosses in one run)
Sartharion 10/25: Full clear +3Drakes - Progress (Non-cheese) – Mutiny
Eye of Eternity: 10/25: Full clear – Progress –Mutiny
Ulduar 10: Full clear – Progress – Mutiny
Ulduar 10: Meta Achievement / Hard Mode Cleared – Progress – Mutiny
Ulduar 10: Algalon – Cleared – Progress – Mutiny
Ulduar 25: Full clear – Progress – Mutiny
Ulduar 25: Meta Achievement / Hard mode – Progress – Mutiny
Flame Leviathan
XT-002 Deconstructor
Iron Council
Auriyaya
Hodir
Thorim
Freya
Mimiron – Server First – Firefighter
General Vezax
TotGC 10: Cleared – Progress – Mutiny
TotGC 10: 50 Attempts left – Progress – Mutiny
TotGC 25: Cleared – Progress – Mutiny
Onyxia’s Lair 10/25: Cleared – ‘’Kind of’’ Progress – Mutiny
Restoration and Enhancement:
Icecrown Citadel 10 NM: Cleared – Karma
Icecrown Citadel 10 HC: 12/13 – Progress – Karma
Icecrown Citadel 25 NM: 12/13 – Pick up Group – Icestone Channel Nagrand
Cataclysm:
Enhancement/Restoration/Elemental swapped throughout raids depending on guilds needs
Firelands 10 NM: Cleared – Progress – Renaissance
Firelands 10 HM: 6/7 – Progress – Renaissance
Dragon Soul 10 NM: Cleared – Progress – Renaissance
Dragon Soul 10 HC: 6/7 – Progress – Renaissance
Mists of Pandaria:
Enhancement Mainspec / Resto or Elemental Offspec.
Siege of Orgrimmar 10 NM: Cleared – Non Progress – Heretic
Siege of Orgrimmar 10 HM: 9/12 before prepatch – Progress – Heretic
Siege of Orgrimmar Mythic: 12/12 – Progress - Heretic
Warlords of Draenor:
Enhancement Shaman
Highmaul NM: 7/7 – Progress – Heretic
Highmaul HM: 7/7 – Progress – Heretic
Blackrock Foundry NM: Cleared – PuG
Blackrock Foundry HM: 6/10 + Blackhand – PuG / Semi former guild
Hellfire Citadel NM: 8/14 – PuG
Hellfire Citadel HC: First 6 + Shadow Lord / Fel Lord / Archimonde
More Information...
- Raid times: Can you meet our raid schedule of Wed/Thur/Mon 21:00 to 00:00 server time? (Optional raid on Sunday). Note that on start we raid of tier Wed/Thu/Mon/Sun and then push Heroic on Sunday as optional raid.:
Wednesday, Thursday, Monday, Sunday - What qualities do you bring to a raid?:
Experience. Simply stated I’ve been playing this game for a long time at what I would consider a decently high level.
Patience – Raiding means wiping, sometimes only a few and sometimes in the 100’s. I’ve been in this position and as raiding has developed over the years so have the complexity and amount of mechanics per boss.
High awareness – Quick to pick up things
Sociable – I’m not a shy person and if asked/required I will speak up and voice my opinion or lead certain elements of a fight.
Seriousness where it matters, a joke or two in between – Raiding is a social experience in the end. We are all there to hit pixilated Dragons/Orcs/Giants/Demi-gods/Demons and what not. Being able to focus when it matters during progression with a bit of jest in between to lighten the mood is essential to the success and longevity of any raid team. - Share how you feel about progression raiding.:
Over the years of raiding I have become a lot more competitive in terms of raiding. At the very start things like logs and in depth guides to bosses were few and far between. These days I see raiding as a mix of a social experience with a (very) competitive edge. It feels good to do high DPS, HPS, etc. etc. But doing that while also doing tactics properly, helping fellow raiders learn the fight and get the most out of their respective roles, therein is the amazing part of it. I’m expected to perform, not only for my own competitive side, but for the good of the group. - What are your faults in relation to raiding?:
Over-eagerness – One of the things I must watch out for is not doing other their work for them.
Next to that I need to make sure I don’t let the general awareness hamper by personal skill / dps. - Where did you hear about us? What encouraged you to apply?:
I’ve heard about Curse of Years through Serista (Formerly Seriana) who is my best friend in real life, I’ve been gaming together with him close to 15 years now. What he’s told me about your guild has been very positive overall and I look forward to experiencing this myself first-hand. - Is there anything else you would like to say?:
I would like to thank you for taking the time to read my application. I’ve only very recently acquired my Legendary Ring so that why it is only 635 iLvl. When accepted I will obviously swap to your server and horde side as quickly as possible. I will be most likely become a Pandaren.
Feel free to ask me anything based on the app / or whatever might be missing.
Merc. - Alex - What do you get excited about (non WoW related)?:
The English Language , Politics, Philosophy, watching a lot of different series, big fan of the Marvel Universe, I also tend to read a lot of books / newspapers / etc. I try to work out 2-3 times a week to keep in shape. Next to that the basic hanging out with friends/fellow students and the sorts.
Other games I’m looking forward to playing or play:
- Overwatch / Diablo 3 next season ( current close to 800 paragon in Season 4 playing PTR for patch
