Quote Originally Posted by asonimie View Post
Argh. First off, I am the top shaman in 5v5, and the 2 of us boxers at 1900+ right now are not using it This was discussed long ago and here's the reason. If stoneclaw totem didn't eat a GCD, then it would be much more useful. However it does, and in boxer 5v5 it consistantly takes LESS than a second to take 5k aoe damage. So if you cast this, the problem is you just wasted 2 full seconds (1gcd+1 tremor recast) to shield yourself for less than a second, not to mention your tremors will no longer be staggered. That's essentially like standing there doing nothing for 1-1.5 secs. That time is much better spent rotating thunderstorm or healing.

And yes lightning bolt glyph is a raiding glyph for long duration rotations. Not gonna buy you any kills with it.

This is in my guide which is almost complete, but the best 3 glyphs are lava, shocking, and thunder... with TOW being a decent 4th option in place of shocking or thunder (shocking is a must for arena tho).
No you're not. The top 5v5 shaman plays on my server.

Stoneclaw helps you in matches that begin with a rushdown gib attempt. Gives you an advantage and dropping one of them immediately before they drop one of you, which is huge. Gives your healer some room to breathe. Don't tell me it's useless, that's ridiculous.