The flavor team that will give you problems in 5v5
From Arena Junkies
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Name: JAC for Jolly Asian Clams
Composition: Resto shaman, shadow priest, affliction warlock, ShS rogue, frost mage
Explanation: Named after the first team to run this composition, that ran this setup with a lot of PvE gear on all of their team members.
This is pretty much the flavor of the month now for 5's. It's a Shadow Play comp on crack and is starting to pop up everywhere.
Notable things about the comp and how to deal with it.
It's VERY caster heavy so your groundings don't last at all. The tempo on this setup needs to be in your court, putting them on the defensive reduces their burst capability.
Grounding from resto Shaman hurts on volleys. Make sure to utilize your Searing Totems to drop Groundings without you having to work on it.
LoS the damage, Shatter combo plus Mind Blast / SW:D on top of a UA lock is pretty intense - make sure you've got somewhere to avoid it.
This team only has 1 healer, focus on using Chain Lightning as often as possible when it is up forcing them to heal multiple targets.
Tactics - This team is all about the burst, but they can keep it going for a nice duration - usually about the length of their Bloodlust then they are out of gas.
If you can actually survive that long, playing defensively can work.
I would suggest dropping any one of these 3 : Mage / Warlock / Priest, all are extremely squishy and the warlock/priest in this combo has no mitigation or escapes.
This is a team type that you can't panic and freeze up on, your initial moves need to be accurate and pre-medidated. Blow your cooldowns intelligently and make sure it lands. I've still won against this comp even if it fails but dropping a target ASAP is crucial from the get go.
If you have any specific questions against this let me know, just want to give a heads up on what you will be seeing a lot soon, since it is very easy mode for this team to excel.
