Buff to Moonkin. Maybe Moonkin will be the next "IN THING" for Boxers

[mlwhitt]

From this Blue Posting:
Improved Moonkin Aura: Grants 3% haste of all types.
Earth and Moon: Increases spell damage taken from all schools by 13% on the target.

This is a nice buff for Balance druids. Earth and Moon is not for all schools not just Nature and Arcane. This is a nice boost.
Haste change goes from Spell haste only to a flat 3% haste of all types.

[Cavuis]

W00T Glad I included a boomkin in my group

[TheBigBB]

W00T Glad I included a boomkin in my group

I've been pushing everyone to add one to their team, even people who don't like running multiple classes, since a moonkin is so easy to set up cast rotations for. In WOTLK they'll be like a walking 2x TOW to make up for the lack of stacking.

[Shogun]

I run with a boomkin right now (brother) and it works out quite well.

Except he pulls aggro. A lot. Wrath (the spell) goes crazy and its hard to stop.

So let him tank while you play 4 shamis ^^

Another poster here went into a little more detail and provided a link about Panzerkin (moonkin tanks). I'm currently levelling my d/s4 team with RAF

[Shogun]

I run with a boomkin right now (brother) and it works out quite well.

Except he pulls aggro. A lot. Wrath (the spell) goes crazy and its hard to stop.

So let him tank while you play 4 shamis ^^

Another poster here went into a little more detail and provided a link about Panzerkin (moonkin tanks). I'm currently levelling my d/s4 team with RAF

We've tried both.

1: Druid tanks don't hold a candle to Paladin tanks in 5-mans.
2: Panzerkin tanks (lol, I love that term) can't hold aggro, can't taunt, can't tank heroics. Period. Maybe in normal 5-mans, but heroics? ya..... no.

Good to know

By the time I finish this team I'll have the option of 5 shamis, 1 druid 4 shamis, 1 pali 4 shamis, etc. Also have a priest and a mage that I can swap in for 2 shamis and various other combinations. I'm just levelling every chance I get with RAF atm, once I get the new teams to 60 I'll start thinking about what's next.

But, as for tanking heroics... If shaman x 5 are viable for heroics, surely adding in a boomkin helps your chances anyway, as they *should* last longer and pull aggro faster than a shami, right?

[mlwhitt]

http://forums.wow-europe.com/thread....05842304&sid=1 <---- Moonkin Tanking Guide. It is pretty good.

I have actually tanked thru Crypts with my Moonkin (while wearing cloth gear) thanks to the 400% armor benefit. Starfire is a great aggro generator. And Moonfire and Insect Swarm are great instant cast aggro generators when tanking a lot of mobs at once.

And when you need it Barkskin can work wonders. Sure they are not tanks in any traditional roll but they are fun if you have a good group (or boxing).

I am mixing in a Moonkin into my Shaman group. With the Wotlk buffs such as the new Moonkin haste aura, Earth and Moon and removal of the long Hurricane cooldown they are going to be a blast.

[mlwhitt]

But, as for tanking heroics... If shaman x 5 are viable for heroics, surely adding in a boomkin helps your chances anyway, as they *should* last longer and pull aggro faster than a shami, right?

Yeah a Moonkin along with 4 Shaman should still be able to pull off heroics. One thing about Moonkins is that their damage is a lot more burst damage via Starfire crits. Due to the slow casting time of Starfire over all your DPS will hurt but when you count in crits you should see the moonkin top the charts dps wise. I would lead with Moonkin doing Starfire for sure. A moonkin should be able to take a couple more hits than a shaman even with a shield. The biggest problem is the timing difference between Starfire and LB.

[Shogun]

Mashing buttons negates timing differences

Also, isn't Wrath their main dps spell?

[Biz]

Curse of elements now has the same effect, affecting all schools of magic besides holy, and it doesn't stack with the aura. Why not just bring a lock?

[TheBigBB]

Yeah, I can't figure out when I should use starfire over wrath exactly.