10 boxing with 5 Shamans doable?

[nauren01]

I am building up a 10box team and am thinking of using 5 shamans in it:

Tank1: Prot Paladin
Tank2: Prot Paladin
Heal1: Resto Shaman
Heal2: Resto Shaman
DPS1: Shadow Priest
DPS2: Frost Mage
DPS3: Destro Lock
DPS4: Ele Shaman
DPS5: Ele Shaman
DPS6: Ele Shaman

I don't like micro-managing toons, so I would prefer less active attention over more power, unless the set up prevents me from getting certain content done.

Pala Tanks1-2 are great, I tried DKs as well, needs much more attention.

I love Heal2-3 Resto Shamans, spamming chain heal is just carefree group healing and earth shield+riptide is automated tank healing. Add healing stream totem and I basically don't need to think about heals in my 5box. My priest seems to need more active attention to healing.

DPS1-3 should get most raid buffs, right?

DPS4-5 should do ok DPS

Am I missing something? Is this doable or requires the ICC10 content a different set up? Any reason from cata not to do that?

Would even a 10box with 8 shamans and 2 paladins have a chance? That idea I really find attractive :)

[David]

I`d say it will work great. Even 2 paladins and 8 shamans. For cata... not sure, I think you`ll be missing out on a LOT dispelling then.

I was thinking of 10boxing using 5 shamans myself but then with a dk tank, pala tank,mage,holy pala and one more. So 2resto shamans and a holy paladin to pump tank heals. Tbh 2x ES is just to good imo.
Anyway for WOTLK content you`ll be set with that setup. Good thing is that you can offspec melee on shamans if you happen to need it.

[zenga]

I am building up a 10box team and am thinking of using 5 shamans in it:

Tank1: Prot Paladin
Tank2: Prot Paladin
Heal1: Resto Shaman
Heal2: Resto Shaman
DPS1: Shadow Priest
DPS2: Frost Mage
DPS3: Destro Lock
DPS4: Ele Shaman
DPS5: Ele Shaman
DPS6: Ele Shaman

I don't like micro-managing toons, so I would prefer less active attention over more power, unless the set up prevents me from getting certain content done.

Pala Tanks1-2 are great, I tried DKs as well, needs much more attention.

I love Heal2-3 Resto Shamans, spamming chain heal is just carefree group healing and earth shield+riptide is automated tank healing. Add healing stream totem and I basically don't need to think about heals in my 5box. My priest seems to need more active attention to healing.


It's probably me, but a shadow priest rotation seems to take some more attention than a shaman, def. if you want to do decent dps with them. The hit buff can also be provided with a moonkin.

Maybe you want to swap out a resto shaman for a disc priest, and go with a boomkin. He also provides gift of the wild, rebirth, can be off specced tank, melee or healer if the encounter requires you to do that.

So I'd think about:

Tank1: Prot Paladin
Tank2: Prot Paladin
Heal1: Disc Priest (off spec shadow)
Heal2: Resto Shaman
DPS1: Boomkin (off spec anything you need, plenty of gear drops)
DPS2: Frost Mage
DPS3: Destro Lock
DPS4: Ele Shaman
DPS5: Ele Shaman
DPS6: Ele Shaman

[mikekim]

I would probably run with the following:

Paladin Prot
Druid Feral (o/s Boomkin)
Priest Disc (o/s shadow)
Mage Arcane
Lock Destro
Lock Destro
Lock Destro
Shaman Ele
Shaman Ele
Shaman Ele (o/s Resto)

[Toned]

I wouldn't bother with a 10box setup till cata... tank rotations are completely diff.

[Velassra]

I wouldn't bother with a 10box setup till cata... tank rotations are completely diff.

Whens that supposed to hit anyway? Prior to the xpac right? Idk wtf I'm going to do when it does.

[David]

I`m most likely leveling singleboxing anyway to experience the game a bit first. ATM it looks like boxing could be really hard for 5mans even, we yet have to see 10mans, 2 more weeks and we see it in action at blizzcon:D

[nauren01]

thanks for the replies - I buy the argument on waiting until cata, I am having a griding phobia atm anyway :)

[Ualaa]

If you know, or at least have a good idea of what you'd like, it doesn't hurt to level up some toons now. That way, you'll be able to do your 10-box a lot sooner.