The Spirit Realm

Well I have leveled my shaman up to level 65 and I have started working on AAs.. and so far I am following the handy-dandy guide that is given on the site. I have just finished out the Virulent Paralysis line and I must say it is pretty dang sweet. As I leveled, I tried my best to keep up with my spells and was really pretty diligent with it until I hit about level 60.. and now I have hit a major roadblock..

Here is my issue.. Most of the spells for Level 60 and on up are POP era spells, or are spells that are obtained by turning in runes (OOW/DoD era spells)... Working with my Rogue and Shammy, I have yet to visit any of the PoP zones and I am really wondering are there some PoP spells that are just must haves? I have been saving up research parchments and will probably have someone make the must have spells from PoP and beyond.

So the Big Question is.. Going forward into the 60s and all the way to 75.. Are there spells that are must have at all cost super duper spells.. or what are your recommendations?

Thank you for all your help..

I think everything in the 61-65 range gets upgraded at or before 75, so you can probably get by with just the single target focuses and maybe a new dot here and there. If you're not expected to be a fully functional Shaman before 75.

First, I must congratulate you on getting VP early on. It's a great pulling, CC, and survival tool, not to mention it's a flashy AA, one of the best, and cheap to boot!

As for the 61-65 spells you should get, here's my take:

Tnarg's Mending (62) is a great upgrade over Chloroblast, and definitely worth getting, esp since it's so easy to get from BOT via an EP. Daluda's Mending even better.

Greater Immobilize or Petrifying Earth have no upgrades. Must have. Even better is to get the Ornate Leggings mold drop for the clicky root, prolly from Sol Ro, and then hotkey the clicky. The -30 resist check for a fast-casting root could be very valuable to the right playstyle, esp a CC shaman.

If you're not bent on getting Focus of the Seventh, you should at least get Focus of Soul. Unless you're willing to wait until Wunshi (68.) to upgrade Focus of Spirit (60).

Quiescence? Heals over time are a defining aspect of shamanhood. Must-have. Don't wait until 70 and that not-so-easy-to-get GLowing Rune for Spiritual Serenity. Q is a big upgrade over Stoicism, that weak HOT with the slow&snare components built-in. Or else get Breath of Trushar via research. Can't believe this was glossed over.

Rogue duo-box? And you don't have Swift like the Wind? Or even better, Talisman of Celerity for its hour-long 60% haste? Speed is a given, and this is the final level for shaman haste.

Balance of the Nihil is another great must-have. A quick-casting slow with a built-in resist check of -40 is huge. Shame on you older shamans for overlooking this

BoN makes Malos (65) less mandatory, but it's still a good spell to have. Granted, Malo (60) can fit the bill, but I seem to recall that the extra -10 debuff does make a difference at those levels. Again, playstyle is a determining factor. (You DO have the 55 Idol, yes?)

And then there's the 61-65 DOTs. Don't know if you root-rot much, or even DOT much, but shammy DPS at that level is largely the size of your DOTs. At the very least, get Bane.

And Spirit of Leopard is a no-brainer. A few crystals spent at a DON merchant is way worth the investment. Leopard alone can bring 200+ DPS to your little 2-box scenario. I hope that just because you're a rogue you don't have some misconception that a shaman is only for heals, buffs, and slow, and cannot bring decent DPS to the table... cuz if you do, well, lemme just pre-emptively smack you on the head for now.

Everything else not mentioned here is okay to wait for the upgrade from Omens runes, or DOD/PoR spell missions.

run to BoT (Bastion of Thunder), and just roam around killing the south wing, you will have a a stack of etheral and spectral parchments ready to spam turn ins to the guy in PoK (btw no one listed tiny terror) if you dont have easy access to a researcher. Kill the pad named as well, they are easy and drop glowing runes occasionally. one you get all that turned in (will take about 2-3 hours, turn on AA whlie there, its decent given how fast mobs die) go to the bazaar and fill in any missing spells with < 1kPP more than likely. you can even take all the duplicates and put them on a trader to recoup some of what you spent, or just sell to a vendor for 10P