In PvP, tier 1 for Shaman is a great fun. You are a god among men, capable of dealing death and keeping yourself and your team healed through the worst of fights. Enjoy this time, it won't last for long, but while it does, you will feel like a great hybrid. You will hit pretty hard and can heal as fast as most guys can hit you. You are not squishy yet, soft yes, but not squishy. Everyone loves playing a Shaman in tier 1. There is nothing not to love.
Anytime "Bunch o' Waaagh" is available, cast it as that it's one of your best offensive spells. Keep your eye on your team and use "Gork'll Fix It" and "Ey, Quit Bleedin" on anyone that gets hurt. Ignore "Bigger, Better, An' Greener" even though it's a nice big heal, but it takes a long time to cast and is easily interrupted. Stick with "Gork'll Fix It" and "Ey, Quit Bleedin" and you will be fine. Once you get to level 9, you will get "Yer Not So Bad" which is basically an Action Point Tap over time. Any time you run out of Action Points, throw this at enemy healers. This will give you more Action Points, but it takes them from your target, making it harder for them to have Action Points to cast heals on their group.
In part you are able to use your Renown Points to increase your Toughness, and make sure to buy the tactic that gives you 5% bonus to your XP during PvP. You can completely ignore the extra gold tactic, you should have no problem with always having more than enough gold on hand. Toughness decreases all incoming damage, and staying alive is priority number one. While Willpower and Intelligence does affect the spells you cast, you have to be alive in order to cast them. So go high in Toughness, then dump whatever you have left into Willpower, Intelligence, or Initiative depending on what you want more. Willpower for stronger heals, Intelligence for better DPS, or Initiative to decrease the chance of being critted. You don't have access to improving your Wounds yet, so wow gold will have to wait for that. Use gear that increases Wounds, Toughness, Initiative, Willpower, and Intelligence in that order.
This isn't necessarily the order of most important stats (though some argue it is) but in order of what is the hardest to find. You will find plenty of gear with Willpower bonuses, so if you find something with a Wounds bonus, use it as that your other slots will be full of Willpower.
In battle, you can use "Life Leeka" and "Bleed Fer' Me" as soon as your enemy is in range. These 2 DOTs will start softening them up, and gives you or your defensive target a small hot. Follow up with "Ey, Quit Bleedin" on yourself or your Tank (basically anyone keeping hits that should be hitting you) to keep yourself standing as they close. Then go with "Bunch o' Waaagh" and "Brain Bursta".
At all time stay queued up for Scenarios, and adventure out into the RvR lakes. This is a great time to be a Shaman, you are strong and can heal. Your enemies are green and haven't read our guide, so you have room to experiment and try different strategies out. Enjoy it, it won't last for long!
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