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Im considering 5 boxing or 2 boxing atm I was gonna 2 box ele shamans for now because I have a 60 lock pally and druid to go with it so I was gonna throw em all in to the mix at 60 to go with prot pally resto sham ele sham boomiin lock I heard priests r the best healers but im debating on just staying with 2 boxing for cost purposes so ele sham x2 was gonna be the option but idk whats all of your guys opinion on 5 boxing preferably with a good fall back for 2 boxing
My 5 man group make up is close to what you are thinking about. Just I use a shadow priest instead of a lock. The stam and spirit buff+fear ward are nice but a lock wouldn't be a bad substitute. You could use imp for a hp buff and ss the tank just in case you get a quick whacking and try to save from a wipe. I really like shaman healers, sometimes earthshield is all that's needed to keep the tank up and it frees up some concentration which is needed for a 5 class group.
If you do go with 2 boxing it might be a good idea to go with a tank+healer setup that way when you are 80 it'll be easy just to get 3 dps pugged. Everyone is always looking for a tank and healer at least on my realm.
The main advantage of a priest is that they have many aoe healing spells. Their main disadvantage is that they wear cloth and tend to die really quickly when a mob breaks loose.