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Shaman Class
The Shaman class on The Heroes' Journey (THJ) has several enhancements compared to Live servers. With persistent buffs, enhanced pet synergy, and custom AA mechanics, Shamans excel in support, damage-over-time (DoT), and healing roles. This guide covers the key differences, auto-granted AAs, skill progression, and class mechanics.
Shamans on THJ benefit from persistent buffs, powerful pet interactions, and out-of-era AAs that enhance their support, healing, and damage-over-time capabilities. Mastering these abilities will allow players to maximize their effectiveness in both solo and group play.
¶ Table of Contents
- Key Differences from Live
- Shaman Level 1 Auto-Granted AAs
- Shaman Skills
- Shaman Spells and Abilities Page
¶ Key Differences from Live
- Buff Persistence:
- Buffs cast on self or group members do not expire as long as you remain in the same zone.
- Enhanced Pet Mechanics:
- When grouped with other pet classes, more than one pet can be active at the same time (one pet per class).
- Custom Rabid Bear Ability:
- Adjusted stats to fit THJ’s balance.
- Provides a more consistent uptime when fully upgraded.
- Level 1 Auto-Granted AAs (detailed below):
- Ancestral Aid Rank 1
- Summon Companion Rank 1
- Group Shrink
- Pet Affinity
- Pet Discipline
- Destructive Cascade Rank 1
- Harmonious Attack Rank 5
- Eyes Wide Open Rank 8
- Mystical Attuning Rank 5
- Mnemonic Retention Rank 4
- Bazaar and Back Gate
- Consume Item
- Custom Shaman Epic 1.0 becomes available once Kunark is released.
¶ Shaman Level 1 Auto-Granted AAs
¶ Ancestral Aid
- Cooldown: 15 minutes.
- Calls upon ancestral spirits to grant strength and healing to the group.
- Higher ranks increase healing and strength benefits.
¶ Quickened Companion
- Cooldown: 10 seconds.
- Grants a faster casting version of Summon Companion.
¶ Group Shrink
- Causes all group members to become smaller for a duration.
¶ Pet Affinity
- Allows beneficial group spells to affect summoned pets.
¶ Pet Discipline
- Allows Shamans to issue the /pet hold command, ensuring the pet does not attack unless explicitly commanded.
¶ Destructive Cascade
- Increases the critical hit damage of damage-over-time (DoT) spells.
¶ Bazaar and Back Gate
- Cooldown: 10 minutes.
- Allows teleportation to the Bazaar when out of combat.
¶ Mnemonic Retention
- Grants an additional spell slot.
¶ Eyes Wide Open
- Increases the capacity of the extended target window.
¶ Mystical Attuning
- Increases the number of mystical effects that can affect you at once.
¶ Shaman Skills
Shamans receive all class skills automatically at level 1, increasing them through use. Some skills (e.g., Archery) may appear due to the server’s multiclassing system, but they cannot be used unless assigned at least one skill point.
¶ Combat-Specific Skills
| Skill | Level Attained | Cap at 60 |
|---|---|---|
| 1H Blunt | 1 | 250 |
| 1H Piercing | 1 | 250 |
| 2H Blunt | 1 | 250 |
| Hand to Hand | 1 | 225 |
| Bind Wound | 1 | 325 |
| Defense | 1 | 240 |
| Offense | 1 | 200 |
| Throwing | 1 | 280 |
| Dodge | 15 | 230 |
| Abjuration | 1 | 285 |
| Alteration | 1 | 285 |
| Channeling | 1 | 220 |
| Conjuration | 1 | 285 |
| Divination | 1 | 285 |
| Evocation | 1 | 285 |
| Specialize Abjure | 30 | 235 |
| Specialize Alteration | 30 | 235 |
| Specialize Conjuration | 30 | 235 |
| Specialize Divination | 30 | 235 |
| Specialize Evocation | 30 | 235 |
¶ Class-Specific Skills
| Skill | Level Attained | Cap at 60 |
|---|---|---|
| Alchemy | 25 | 300 |
¶ Ancillary Skills
| Skill | Level Attained | Cap at 60 |
|---|---|---|
| Alcohol Tolerance | 1 | 325 |
| Begging | 1 | 300 |
| Bind Wound | 1 | 325 |
| Fishing | 1 | 200 |
| Swimming | 1 | 300 |
| Meditate | 1 | 325 |
| Sense Heading | 1 | 200 |
| Research | 25 | 200 |
¶ Shaman Spells and Abilities Page
For a deeper look at all available Shaman spells and special abilities, visit:
