There are a lot of opinions about overpowered shamans and under powered shamans. but here is the truth. the rumors only go around cause we are one of the only 2 classes that destroy some certain classes, and get destroyed by other classes. here is the list of classes and how strong we are against them.
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Shamans vs:
Hunters; hard to kill.
Druids; moderate to kill, (easy when they are not a bear or cat.)
Mages; slightly easier than moderate.
Paladins; moderate
priests; moderate
rogues; very difficult
warlocks; easy
warriors; slightly easier than moderate
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These are the difficulties by fairly good players at this game.
Trust me, they are accurate.