I’ll Take Four Please
Set bonuses are a sticky subject among most classes. My current T7/7.5 bonuses are “okay” to say the least. I use water shield way more often than lightning shield so the 2-set bonus only does me good if I remember to clicky the black shield instead of the blue one on my autobar. Four set is…better. Faster attacking means more hits and means more of those hits will be lava lash hits which results in higher face-pounding numbers.
Tier 8 however, brings some very nice bonuses for the Enhancement shammy.
- Shaman T8 Enhancement 2P Bonus — Increases the damage done by Lava Lash and Stormstrike by 20%.
- Shaman T8 Enhancement 4P Bonus — Increases the frequency of Maelstrom Weapon being triggered by your melee weapon attacks by 20%
Hallelujah, the bonuses are to things I actually use in my rotations!
Stormstrike is the numero uno leading attack by my class. Without it, our Earth Shock doesn’t do as much damage or, really, any of our nature-based attacks which is just about every frickin spell we have. Lava Lash is triggered every 6 seconds when I’m pummeling. The high damage burst it does in relation to my Flametongued weapon is always a welcome addition to my overall DPS.
A 20% increase in both of these will mean I will have to count to 15 instead of 10 while letting the Tank secure aggro…nuts…
The four piece bonus is even cooler, in my horned opinion. A five-stack of Maelstrom Weapon means an instant cast of high damage or high healing without breaking any swings, thus maintaining our overall DPS. A 20% increase in the chance for MW to stack means, basically, every fifth swing or so will be coupled with a burst of lightning or a quick heal. With the addition of Imp. Stormstrike giving mana back, the mana hit we take by firing off more lightning will balance out nicely in the end.
*cackles maniacally*
