In BC i was able to break 2k with a priest healer and really haven't done much since WOTLK been busy working on a single main toon + raiding. I've come back to multi-boxed arenas and having a blast shamans are in a very good state right now. I was going through and redoing my UI's / Binds / Setup for optimum performance.
These are some basic keybinds and macros to make 5v5 a little more managable. I know some of these may have been mentioned but I didn't really see a place where they were all in one thread/post.
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Seperate Binds for Key Totems-
The totem sets are great, but they cost tons of mana. I have my totem set bound to numpad1, round robin tremor numpad2, all grounding numpad3, and cleansing numpad4. Also have a macro for round robin earthbind as needed. I drop the main totem set when I first get setup, or I am on the move to a new bunker down and wait for some one to slip location. Most games don't really last long enough to refresh anything but grounding totems, and with the totem stomping macro nerf your tremors are normally pretty safe. But you don't want to be caught off guard or not be prepared to refresh your totems as needed.
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Rebind Tab Targeting for NearestEnemyPlayer-
When you fight teams with treants, totems, pets, mirror images etc... You don't want to waste time tabbing through the mess. I normally click target off gladius for the initial target, but when im in the heat of battle doing target switches to catch their healers off guard I'll tab target.
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Mass Hex Macros-
This is a big one... it will bring a tear to your eye when you see 4 frogs pop out :)
Code:
/cast [@arena1,nodead,exists] Hex
/cast [@arena5,nodead,exists] Hex
I have this macro on all of my shamans the top line i use arena1-4 so each shaman as their own target. The reason for the 2nd line is if anyone on their team is dead you will hex arena5. I usually don't hex out of the gate I go for the first kill in first 10-15sec of the initial combat. The mass hex is good for going defensive or stopping their heals from topping off your kill target. I play with a priest and if he fear bombs and they all trinket I hex. If I hex and they all trinket he'll fear bomb. Sets up a lot of momentum in your favor getting a full rotation off on a cc'd target.
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Mass Purge Macros-
[code]
/cast [@arena1,nodead,exists] Purge
/cast [@arena5,nodead,exists] Purge
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Pretty much the same explaination as the hex macro. This is great for getting the other teams buffs off. They pop blood lust you tap this a few times and they no longer have blood lust :) Again Shamans 1-4 have @arena1-4 with @arena5 for if a target is dead.
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Mass Wind Shear Macros-
Code:
/cast [@arena1,nodead,exists] Wind Shear
/cast [@arena5,nodead,exists] Wind Shear
This macro is pretty situational I don't suggest mashing it if you see 1 healer casting. That's what focus shear macros are for or a shear rotation macro on your current target. This is very useful against multiple healer teams and teams that try to do channeled aoes to drop you.Again Shamans 1-4 have @arena1-4 with @arena5 for if a target is dead.
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Mass Frost Shock Macros-
Code:
/cast [@arena1,nodead,exists] Frost Shock
/cast [@arena5,nodead,exists] Frost Shock
This macro is very very very situational you may never need it. Vrs 4 melee comps the magma totem>firenova>chainheal style works for multiple melee on you. However, I find if I need to create some momentum, or give my healer + my chain heals a chance to top me off I will use this macro. Basically tap it to get their melee snared and then thunderstorm them away creates an extra second or 2 to top off or land a kill.
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Addons-
Aso posted a nice list of addons:
http://www.dual-boxing.com/showthread.php?t=28134 You want to keep your UI's clean and minimalist. With power auras and separate binds for pvp trinkets it is very easy to only pop trinkets on the needed chars instead of waisting all 4.
Style1one posted a pretty decent guide to power auras here:
http://www.dual-boxing.com/showthread.php?t=29564
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Glyphs-
Glyph of Thunder
Use: Reduces the cooldown on Thunderstorm by 10 sec.
Glyph of Shocking
Use: Reduces the global cooldown triggered by your shock spells to 1 sec.
Glyph of Lava
Use: Your Lava Burst spell gains an additional 10% of your spellpower.
