Hi guys.

After great thought and reading through various forums i have decided on creating a shaman.

I like the trolls but i think the tauren outmatch them when it comes to meele and i still don't know if the orcs are any good.

So what is the best race for a caster that can meele too?

You've probably heard this a million times, but there is no "best" race. But if you really need an answer, I'd say Tauren, they look badass, and their STR and HP are above average.

Generally, race doesn't really make much of an impact, it's really just a matter of preference, if I were to make a Shaman though, it would be a Tauren =P

I think Troll's look better and have there own unique abilites that make them equil to the Tauren Shaman's. And the look Badass with Shaman armor and Voodo weapons.

Points.

Tauren- Higher HP/Higher Attack Power.

Troll's- Throwing Specialization, Better alocking power with shields, Berserking (better for ending battles).

Orc- Higher HP (not as high as the tauren), higher attack power (slighter higher then Troll/Slighter weaker then tauren).

In all troll's and Tauren make the BEST Shaman's :SMILE: :WINK:

Orc's make ok Shaman's i guess :ROFL::SMILE: :ROFL: :SMILE: :SMILE: :SMILE:

On the WOW community site in the shamen forums there is an extensive post on what race shamen should be.

The general outcome was

Tuaren-****
Orc-***
Troll-**

1st (for me: Orc
Tauren: Bonus to Stomp, + Herbalism.
Troll: Bonus to dmg -vs- Beasts (for soloing...
+ More...

By Racial Traits (not Role-Playing):
Orc:
1.Blood Fury: Activate to increase Strength by 25% and receive 5% health loss every 3 sec. Lasts 20 sec. 2 min. cooldown.
2.Hardiness: 25% resistance to stun and knockout effects.
3.Command: Pet melee damage increased by 5%.
4.Axe Specialization: +5 to Axe skill.
5.Languages: Orcish

Tauren:
1.War Stomp: Activate to stun opponents within 5 yards. Lasts 2 sec. 2 min. cooldown.
2.Endurance: Max health increased by 5%.
3.Cultivation: 15 skill bonus to Herbalism
4.Nature Resistance: +10 Nature Resistance.
5.Languages: Orcish, Taurahe

Troll:
1.Berserking: Activate when "wounded" to increase melee and spellcasting speed by 25%. Lasts 20 sec. 2 min. cooldown.
2.Regeneration: 10% health regen bonus. 10% active in combat.
3.Beast Slaying: 5% damage bonus to Beasts.
4.Throwing Weapon Specialization: +5 to Throwing Weapon skill.
5.Languages: Orcish, Troll

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II - LEARNING YOUR PLACE IN THE WORLD
THE RACES OF AZEROTH........................45

CLASS Shaman
STARTING STATISTICS
RACE - - - STR - - - AGI - STAM - INT - SPI
ORCS - - - 24 - - - - -17 - - - 23 - - 28 - - 25
TAUREN - - 26 - - - -15 - - - 22 - - 17 - - 24
TROLLS - - 22 - - - -22 - - - 22 - - 17 - - 23

STR: STRENGTH , AGI: AGILITY , STAM: STAMINA , INT: INTELLECT , SPI: SPIRIT

Note:
The Orc's Shaman 28 points of Intellect Attribute makes up for the #1 choice.
Tauren STR attribute of 26 points is not bad, but not the most important for the Shaman..!
+ Problem arise at 17 points of Intellect Attribute for each Tauren and Trolls!

Okay...
I see the Starting Attributes have been modified on
http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/info/classes/shaman/
to:
Starting Stats
Race Strength Agility Stamina Intellect Spirit Armor Health Mana

Orc 24 17 23 18 25 48 77 73
Tauren 25 18 23 16 24 44 81 71
Troll 22 22 22 17 23 58 67 72

The Shaman Attribute importance are from 1 to 4:
1.Intellect, 2.Stamina, 3.Spirit, 4.Strength

While Orcs haev good starting stats, all Shaman have roughly the same int, agi and str at level 60, and it all comes down to racial abilities. Trolls definately lose out on the race, but are still fun to have for the cultural effect. Orcs and Tauren are moot, since Orcs resist stun, but Tauren have a stun. Herbalism and nature resistance are obth nice, as is Blood Fury. I personally prefer Tauren for the Stomp and the health bonus, especially with good healer backing my up in PvP. Blood Fury is slightly better than War stomp for enhancement raiding shaman, however.

Oh, and as for stat priority, it shouls be Int/Str for first and second spots (based on spec) followed by Stamina and Agility, with spirit last (Shaman don't like the 5-second rule)

With the upcoming expansion, the enhancement tree looks sick...The +5 to axes that orc's get is definitely a big plus for that particular spec...my shaman is a tauren however, and the +15 to herbalism is really useful...like everyone else said, choose what looks best!