Hit the arenas for the first time last night with 5x shamans -- and yeah, I got my teeth kicked in. As a fresh 70 I expected as much, even still, it was pretty sad.

I tried both the hang back with my totems strategy and the mounted "rush in" strategy. I probably had more success with the "rush in" strat, though I'd judge success as me killing at least 1 player on the opposing team. Next week maybe I'll try the "dance on the bridge" strategy.

Seriously though, once I get some gear I'll try to hook-up a healer and spec for NS. That should help.