With the combination of all these facets

Beyond melee abilities, Shaman possess elemental attacks giving them the ability to play the role of ranged caster, elemental shamans being quite versatile and capable in PvP and playing a lesser role if at all in raiding.Shamans with totems and healing capabilities represent one of the most desired healers for all end-game raiding, chain heal brings massive amounts of health back to multiple raid members and renders us one of the best instance healers in the game.


With the combination of all these facets, Shamans become an powerful class for any situation conceivable with the added bonus of being great soloers to boot without delay. Somewhat tradeskills are less meaningful for most Shamans as opposed to class such as Warlock or Priest which gain some of the best gear in the game through crafting. However, that doesn't mean it's all unimportant, and for a tradeskill capable of crafting reasonable armor for your Shaman, invest in leatherworking.Leatherworking allows you to make mail armor 40+, it intended to suit the progression of Shamans, Hunters, and any other leather wearer gaining access to mail at 40. Mining, Skinning, and Herbalism are the three staples. Everything you can find and sell, it'll make massive amounts of wow gold, this applies from level 1 to 80 all the way.


Due to the fact that you possess healing spells, First Aid is always a good investment, and at the very least you become slightly more mana efficient even if you don't really need it, unlike some other classes such as Warrior which definitely need First Aid.