Shaman builds: archetypes, skills and guide builds

The Shaman fights with a relik, whose main attack fires three beams. Base spells: Totem, Haul, Aura and Uproot (Ritualist swaps Uproot for Switch Masks). It has the highest class factor in the EHP model, 1.4, so a Shaman needs the most Health and damage reduction for a given EHP - keep that in mind when you compare EHP between classes. Two of its archetypes care about the main attack more than any other class: Summoner through its puppets and Ritualist through stacked attack speed.

Summoner

Summoner's puppets scale with the main attack, so attack speed tiers and air damage matter; Puppet Damage, Crimson Effigy, Hummingbird's Song and Patchwork Abomination come from its tree. Air Damage % is its most valued stat, followed by spell damage and Dexterity.

• Usual skill points: Strength, Dexterity, Defence, Agility
• Usual elements: Air, Fire
• Stats the site's archetype profile weighs highest (used for Other picks and the Build Solver): Air Damage %, Spell Damage %, Spell Damage (raw), Damage %, Elemental Damage %
• Abilities the suggested tree adds to the damage panel: Puppet Damage, Crimson Effigy, Hummingbird's Song, Patchwork Abomination

Guide builds (6)

Ritualist

Ritualist plays totem and mask "Tierstack" builds that stack attack speed tiers: Totemic Shatter, Eye of the Storm, Charged Ritual, Ritual Circle and Awakened are its abilities. Attack Speed is weighted higher than anything else for it, then Main Attack Damage.

• Usual skill points: Strength, Dexterity, Agility
• Usual elements: Earth, Thunder
• Stats the site's archetype profile weighs highest (used for Other picks and the Build Solver): Attack Speed, Main Attack Damage %, Spell Damage (raw), Thunder Damage %, Health Regen %
• Abilities the suggested tree adds to the damage panel: Totemic Shatter, Eye of the Storm, Charged Ritual, Ritual Circle, Awakened

Guide builds (5)

Acolyte

Acolyte fills a Blood Pool: its spells cost health instead of relying only on mana, so it lives on Health Regen and Life Steal. Twisted Tether, Bleeding, Blood Sorrow and Eldritch Call come from its tree. Set a life recovery range when you generate for it - see the mana and life sustain guide.

• Usual skill points: Strength, Dexterity, Intelligence, Defence
• Usual elements: Water, Earth, Fire, Thunder
• Stats the site's archetype profile weighs highest (used for Other picks and the Build Solver): Elemental Damage %, Spell Damage %, Elemental Spell Damage %, Strength, Damage %
• Abilities the suggested tree adds to the damage panel: Twisted Tether, Bleeding, Blood Sorrow, Eldritch Call

Guide builds (7)

Generating a Shaman build

1. Open the Build Recommender, pick Shaman, your rank and level.
2. Choose an archetype (the site suggests a tree for your ability points), or build your own tree or paste one from Wynnbuilder. The spells in the "Maximise" list come from that tree.
3. Pick what to maximise and set your effective HP minimum. Class factor 1.4 means EHP numbers aren't directly comparable with other classes.
4. Type your spell cycle if you want a sustainable build, then press Generate.
5. Compare the result with the guide builds above: open both in Wynnbuilder, or copy the result into the Build Creator to tweak it by hand.

Guide builds come from The Ultimate Build Guide (by Sugo, maintained by helmp and gardenguy555), credited to the players who made them; "Made for" lists the content the guide recommends them for. The archetype profiles are the site's own, calibrated on those builds; the recommender itself scores items from your chosen goal on your tree.

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