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Shaman Alternate Advancement Abilities
Bold: Samanna's Picks - and by that, I mean I recommend getting the bold ones before the non-bold ones, not that the non-bold ones are necessarily useless.
For actual benefit per cost data on AA series, see my Demystified! page.
For a more detailed (and official) description of all of the AAs and LAs, See Jetta Starr's listing.
Consider stopping at 62 for the following:
General: Run3 (3); Metab3 or Regen3 (3)
Archetype: MC3 (12)
Class: Can5 (5)
PoP Abilities: VP1 (3); RC1 (3)
Omens: MR (3)
For those 32 AA bucks, you'll get a lot of bang.
General Tab
Name |
Ranks |
Category |
Sam's Cat |
Description |
---|---|---|---|---|
Discordant Defiance |
5 |
OoW |
Buffs/Stats |
Increases Resist Caps by 5 per rank |
General Sturdiness |
5 |
SoF |
Buffs/Stats |
Increase Innate HP by 100 per rank |
Mystical Attuning |
7 |
SoF |
Buffs/Stats |
Increase Buff Slots by 1 per rank |
Natural Durability |
3 |
SoL |
Buffs/Stats |
Increase Total HP by Percentages |
Energetic Attunement |
10 |
TSS |
Buffs/Stats |
Increase Worn Regen Cap by 1 per rank |
Innate Regeneration |
20 |
TSS |
Buffs/Stats |
Increase Innate Regen by 1 per rank |
Planar Power |
15 |
TSS |
Buffs/Stats |
Increase Worn Stat Caps by 5 per rank |
Innate Run Speed |
5 |
GoD |
Movement |
Increase Innate Run Speed; SoW ~ Run 3.5 |
Origin |
1 |
OoW |
Movement |
Gate to Starting City |
Delay Death |
20 |
DoD |
Survival |
Increase Sub-0 Unconscious Range |
Combat Agility |
23 |
SoF |
Survival |
Increase Innate Avoidance by varying amounts per rank |
Combat Stability |
23 |
SoF |
Survival |
Increase Innate Mitigation by varying amounts per rank |
(tradeskill) Mastery |
3 (ea) |
TS |
Tradeskills |
Decrease Failures by up to 50% |
Salvage |
3 |
TS |
Tradeskills |
Decrease component loss on failed combines |
Quick Draw |
2 |
SoF |
Utility |
Increase Potion Belt Slots by 1 per rank |
Innate Metabolism |
3 |
SoL |
Utility |
Decrease Food Consumption up to 50% |
Battle Ready |
2 |
TSS |
Utility |
Increase Bandolier Slots by 1 per rank |
...plus a lot of others which are of little to no value. |
Archetype Tab
Name |
Ranks |
Category |
Sam's Cat |
Description |
---|---|---|---|---|
Expansive Mind |
15 |
SoF |
Buffs/Stats |
Increase Worn FT cap by 1 per rank |
Innate Enlightenment |
5 |
PoP |
Buffs/Stats |
Increase worn Int & Wis Caps by 10 per rank |
Mental Clarity |
13 |
SoF |
Buffs/Stats |
Increase Innate Mana Regen by 1 per rank |
Mnemonic Retention |
2 |
SoF |
Buffs/Stats |
Increase Memmed Spell Cap by 1 per rank |
Spell Casting Reinforcement |
3 |
SoL |
Casting |
Increase duration of beneficial spells by up to 50% |
Gift of Mana |
3 |
DoD |
Casting |
Chance to cast next spell without mana cost, L65-70 |
Gift of Radiant Mana |
1 |
TSS |
Casting |
Chance to cast next spell without mana cost, L71-75 |
Gift of Ex. Rad. Mana |
1 |
SoF |
Casting |
Chance to cast next spell without mana cost, L75-80 |
Secondary Forte |
1 |
GoD |
Casting |
Adds a secondary specialization up to 50 points |
Spell Casting Mastery |
3 |
SoL |
Casting |
Decrease mana cost for spells of specialization |
Persistent Casting |
3 |
GoD |
Casting |
Add/Increase chance to cast through Stuns (borked?) |
Mastery of the Past |
12 |
OoW |
Casting |
Eliminate fizzles on spells of incresing levels per rank |
Radiant Cure |
9 |
TSS |
Curing |
AA-based Group Cure of Curse, Disease, Poison, and Detr. |
Quickened Curing |
3 |
GoD |
Curing |
Decrease recast of Radiant Cure |
Spell Casting Fury |
3 |
SoL |
DDs |
Add/Increase chance to crit on DD spells |
Fury of Magic |
12 |
PoP |
DDs |
Increase chance to crit on DD spells |
Destructive Fury |
9 |
OoW |
DDs |
Increase value of crits on DD spells |
Critical Affliction |
6 |
OoW |
DoTs |
Add/Increase chance to crit on DoT ticks |
Abundant Healing |
10 |
DoD |
Healing |
Add/Increase chance to trigger HoT when casting DH |
Healing Adept |
9 |
OoW |
Healing |
Increase Base DH amount by varying amounts per rank |
Healing Boon |
9 |
TSS |
Healing |
Add/Increase chance to crit on HoT ticks |
Healing Gift |
15 |
SoF |
Healing |
Add/Increase chance to crit on DH spells |
Companion's Blessing |
3 |
SoF |
Pet |
1 minute Splurt-heal for Spell-based Pet |
Companion's Durability |
3 |
SoF |
Pet |
Increase Spell-baseed Pet's HP by up to 5% |
Fortify Companion |
3 |
SoF |
Pet |
Increase Spell-based Pet's survivability slightly |
Persistent Minion |
1 |
OoW |
Pet |
Allows Spell-based Pets to zone with you |
Pet Affinity |
1 |
GoD |
Pet |
Allows Group Buffs to land on your Spell-based Pet |
Suspended Minion |
2 |
PoP |
Pet |
Add ability to suspend/resummon pet; with gear at rank 2 |
Shield Block |
6 |
SoF |
Survival |
Add/Increase chance to block melee with shield |
Silent Casting |
5 |
DoD |
Survival |
Decrease hate generation of spells while in effect |
Hastened Silent Casting |
3 |
SoF |
Survival |
Decrease recast of Silent Casting |
Spell Casting Subtlety |
9 |
TSS |
Survival |
Decrease chance to get agro by varying amounts per rank |
Class Tab
Name |
Ranks |
Category |
Sam's Cat |
Description |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mass Group Buff |
1 |
SoL |
Casting |
Make next Group Buff an AE Buff |
Quick Buff |
3 |
SoL |
Casting |
Reduce cast time of Buffs by up to 50% |
Spell Casting Reinforcement Mastery |
1 |
SoL |
Casting |
Increase duration of beneficial spells up to 70% |
Affliction Mastery |
3 |
DoD |
DoTs |
Increase chance for crit on DoT tick |
Blood Tithe |
6 |
TSS |
DoTs |
Increase chance for crit on DoT tick |
Destructive Cascade |
3 |
SoF |
DoTs |
Increase value of crits on DoT ticks |
Ancestral Aid |
9 |
TSS |
Healing |
AA-based Group HoT and Buff |
Union of Spirits |
6 |
TSS |
Healing |
AA-based DH + HoT |
Pet Discipline |
1 |
SoL |
Pet |
Increase Spell-based Pet control |
Advanced Pet Discipline |
2 |
OoW |
Pet |
Increase Spell-based Pet control |
Companion's Agility |
3 |
SoF |
Pet |
Increase Spell-based Pet's survivability slightly |
Companion's Relocation |
1 |
SoF |
Pet |
Reposition pet behind Target |
Spirit Call |
8 |
SoF |
Pet |
AA-based Pet Mafia, more DPS at higher ranks |
Quickened Suspended Minion |
3 |
SoF |
Pet |
Reduce cast time of Suspended Minion by up to 50% |
Fortified Intervention |
3 |
SOF |
Survival |
Decrease cast and recast of Ancestral Intervention spell |
Ancestral Guard |
6 |
SoF |
Survival |
AA-based Rune |
Call of the Ancients |
8 |
GoD |
Survival |
Weak (dies easily) AE Regen Ward |
Call of the Wild |
1 |
OoW |
Utility |
AA-based, No-XP Call To Corpse |
Cannibalization |
3 |
SoF |
Utility |
AA-based HP to Mana Conversion |
Hastened Rabidity |
3 |
PoP |
Utility |
Decrease recast of Rabid Bear |
Pact of the Wolf |
2 |
SoF |
Utility |
Werewolf Form; +HP and +Mana at rank 2 |
Quickened Call of the Wild |
3 |
SoF |
Utility |
Reduce recast on Call of the Wild by up to 50% |
Rabid Bear |
4 |
TSS |
Utility |
Change form into a Bear, with improved regen and melee |
Silent Presence |
1 |
SoF |
Utility |
AA-based Invisibility |
Spiritual Channeling |
1 |
OoW |
Utility |
Allow casting directly from HP pool rather than Mana pool |
Turgur's Swarm |
1 |
SoF |
Utility |
AA-based Slow |
Virulent Paralysis |
6 |
SoF |
Utility |
AA-based Root + Knockback, with Poison resist modifier |