Boosting with a Shaman or DeathKnight. Need some advice.

[MuppetShow]

I leveled a Mage/Hunter doing RaF already, then just transfer them to my main account and continue 1 by 1 untill 80. I have no plans on multiboxing, just want to use RaF to level some up.

I'm going to do a Druid/Priest next, currently level 13, with a third account so I can try boosting this time. My big problem is that my only 80 is a shaman. I'm pretty sure that anything you don't tap but is killed by totems wouldn't grant any XP to the party so I have no real reliable way to boost them with him. My only idea would be respec elemental from Resto and use Thunderstorm once the instance has surrounded me, then use the totems to finish them off.
My other option is my Death Knight. He's only 65 though, which really limits how much I can pull.

Would going elemental on my shaman, gathering up the instance and then Thunderstorm + Fire Nova totem to kill them work or should I stick to a tank specced DK and try it that way?

[shaeman]

Either would be good to boost through lower level instances.

Round about Scarlet monastery I would probably lean towards the shaman. Being able to pop heals when needed would be quite good, and you should take less damage.

To solve the tagging issue you could put a spike on your shield. The mobs get tagged when hitting the shield.

I'd start out elemental and I would try bigger and bigger pulls before trying to pull the whole instance, just to judge how much damage the shaman will take.

I might even consider going Resto for healing pushback reduction and natures swiftness. (I'm borrowing a lot from the Zolo method that I used as a level 70 shaman in sunken temple before it was fixed - just search for zolo on the forum).

Just gather up as much as you can handle, make sure you are in range of your lowbies, put your back to a wall and burn the mobs down.

After SM I would head to Stratholme and stick with the shaman. Limit the size of your pulls and clear off diseases. This would see you to outland levels.

[MuppetShow]

To solve the tagging issue you could put a spike on your shield. The mobs get tagged when hitting the shield.

Will that really work? If so you're a genious. Thank you :D

[shaeman]

It worked as a tagging mechanism for the Zolo trick.

Sadly, I can't claim to be a genius - it was someone elses Idea. However it did work for me. :)

[MuppetShow]

It has been brought to my attention that I have a 5% block chance. This won't really help that much.

I think my best bet is going after thunderstorm