What are a shamans weaknesses?
• No Crowd Control. A shaman has no crowd control or the ability to temporarily remove enemy mobs or players from combat. • Weak healing. While a shaman can heal, the class does not the level of heals that a druid or priest has access to. Unlike a priest, a shaman has no insta-cast heals or shields and has no aggro-minimizing spells or talents. • Mana usage. Shamans are one of the worst class for mana efficiency. A shaman’s heals are less efficient than other healers and the damage spells burn more mana per damage than other casters. As well, shamans generally have smaller mana pools than casters at the same level. Therefore, mana conservation is a key to playing a shaman well. I have compiled some additional information about how much smaller a shaman’s mana pool is compared to priest’s and mage’s here http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.aspx?fn=wow-shaman&t=31477&tmp=1#post31477 • Totems. Totems, while the source of the shaman’s uniqueness and strength, is also a weakness. Totem
