World of Warcraft at Ten Ton Hammer

Stop me if you’ve heard this one.  So a Shaman walks into Utgarde keep…ok, I have no punch line.

Utgarde Keep is a great dungeon to start getting used to whichever Shaman build you’ve chosen. The trash mobs throughout the dungeon aren’t really anything to be concerned with.  Use these encounters to get your spell rotations moving a little smoother.  If you’ve changed builds this a good time to get used to your new keyboard layout.

Prince Keleseth
For any Shaman build, use a macro to target the Frost Tomb that this boss casts. Cast a Lightning Bolt and a Shock to free those encased in the Frost Tomb. Grounding Totem may be used to absorb some of Keleseth’s Shadow Bolts.

Restoration Shaman; keep an Earth Shield on the tank, and just spam the chain heals.  If you are caught in a Frost Tomb, make sure to let your group know. It most likely won’t kill you, but why take that chance.

Elemental Shaman; Magma Totem will help with the Skeletons that Keleseth will summon. Try and interrupt the Shadow Bolts with an Earth or Wind Shock.  When the Skeletons are grouped casting Thunderstorm won’t hurt here either.

Enhancement Shaman; “Release the hounds” Keep those Feral Spirit spells rolling. Like other builds it wouldn’t hurt to try and interrupt the Shadow Bolts too.

Skarvald & Dalronn
All Shaman Builds; nothing special about this fight. Just a generic tank and spank.

Restoration Shaman; Earth Shield the tank and Chain Heal the group.

Elemental Shaman; Magma Totem and Thunderstorm will assist in trying to kill both Mobs at the same time.

Enhancement Shaman; Magma Totem for that AOE, other just work on the spank part of tank and spank.

Ingvar the Plunderer
All Shaman Builds; Save your Bloodlust until the second phase of the encounter.  It will be a race to DPS the boss down.

Restoration Shaman; Try and stay at your maximum cast range. Make sure to keep Earth Shield on your main Tank. Use Riptide on your main Tank. You may want to make greater use of your Light Healing Wave here, spam on which player needs it most.

Elemental Shaman; Do your best to stay at maximum range. Emit as much DPS as possible. Don’t be shy to assist with the healing throughout the encounter.

Enhancement Shaman; Just do what you do best, DPS the hell out of Ingvar. Just do it Rouge style, from behind. The majority of critical damage produced by Ingvar will come from the front of him. Like your Elemental brethren, feel free to help out with the healing as need be.

Following a few of these Shaman tips should make your run through Utgarde swift and painless.