So, I'm pretty sure what the answer will be, but here goes. I'm running a 110 monk, 109 bard, 108 shadowknight, 91 cleric, 91 beast and 86 shaman. I've kept the shaman benched until the cleric can keep up with the sk heals. Should I scrap the shaman for a berzerker? Or should I keep the shaman and scrap the cleric for a berzerker? Or keep the comp as is. Thank you in advance.
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Question - Comp Opinions
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Honestly depends on playstyle. The Berzerker with the bard and monk would likely go well to keep the three DPS as melee, but bards in general compliment both melee and casters. Shaman's themselves are self sufficient and don't really need an enchanter or necro to regenerate mana to stay in a fight, so it could go that way as well. Shaman's also provide DPS to other group members as well as do their own, so that would help to assist the rest of the group with dealing more damage.
So the "Shaman or Berzerker" question I would say is a matter of personal preference, and perhaps trying both out to see how one performs over the other in that group makeup.
Shaman v. Cleric
My cleric doesn't use mana to need to get mana back, but they also really don't do much in the way of providing a benefit to the group's DPS. They are healers and rez'rs. Shaman's however do provide ADPS, heals, and their own DPS to the group as well as some useful buffs. You could use the cleric for their buff and call it a day replacing the cleric with a zerker which would imho boost the overall output and sustainability of the group.
With that said the Shaman also doesn't have an innate battle rez that also provides experience, creating a bit of a shortcoming for them. However, this issue is able to be circumvented by getting a clicky rez stick from "brews", the item is called "Staff of Forbidden Rites" https://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?item=85523
With that staff, I would say cleric would have to take a bench.
So the "Shaman or Berzerker" question I would say is a matter of personal preference, and perhaps trying both out to see how one performs over the other in that group makeup.
Shaman v. Cleric
My cleric doesn't use mana to need to get mana back, but they also really don't do much in the way of providing a benefit to the group's DPS. They are healers and rez'rs. Shaman's however do provide ADPS, heals, and their own DPS to the group as well as some useful buffs. You could use the cleric for their buff and call it a day replacing the cleric with a zerker which would imho boost the overall output and sustainability of the group.
With that said the Shaman also doesn't have an innate battle rez that also provides experience, creating a bit of a shortcoming for them. However, this issue is able to be circumvented by getting a clicky rez stick from "brews", the item is called "Staff of Forbidden Rites" https://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?item=85523
With that staff, I would say cleric would have to take a bench.
My two cents, keep the tank, monk, bst, bard, cleric ... add a zerker. Clerics are going to be way less stress and better quality of life in terms of healing. Bard can mez well if you've got the right ini
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My group is SK/SHM/Zerk/Zerk/Bard or ENC all 115 and I have a 13 Zerk I am working on. The shaman great. I have been able to do most of ToV and CoV group stuff. Except the some of the misions because of Mechanics. My only complaint is that the shammy cant battle rez other than call of the wild but the timer on that is long.
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