[WoW] Mahotala and the Hammer

[ralphmelton]

Last week, Mazumok got a lucky drop while I was farming savage fronds: [Taran Icebreaker]. I'm debating what to do with it.

Mazumok doesn't want to wield it. It lists in the auction house for 80g on average. This is small enough for me that I don't really care about the money--particularly since it may take a while to sell. (I've had bad luck selling off blue items.)

Of my characters of the right level, one is a druid who usually fights in forms; one is a priest; and one is a mage. The only one who might use it is Mahotala, a 52 shaman.

But:
I've been feeling more or less done with Mahotala.
He's okay to solo, but he goes out of mana with almost every fight. (His gear is not that great for his level, admittedly.)
He's not so much fun in groups, though, because I end up feeling that I'm not particularly good at any role. (The last time I tried to tank with him was dismal.)

And if he goes up in levels much more, he'll hit the part of the game where all there is to do is instances and PvP.
But I already have one character who doesn't have a special role in groups: Mazumok.
And I want to focus my PvP on Mazumok, because I want to hit those nice PvP rewards someday.
I can't even be bothered to grind faction reputation with Mahotala, because it seems that the only alchemy recipes he would get are unprofitable transmutes.

So maybe Mahotala is just an arcanite factory. And if Maho's just an arcanite factory, he doesn't need an epic weapon.
But maybe giving him this hammer would make him fun again. I can imagine that it might lead to big windfury hits (with the occasional ball of fire for good measure).

I would welcome commentary from others.

Comments

Mahotala Career Counseling

[(Anonymous)]

Very delayed response, but I noticed with various level shamans that I've been having trouble having them be effective at higher levels. In the Barrens Khania took on the occasional elite of around her level. Now at 57th she got wiped by a giant 10 levels lower.
Part of Khania's current problem is desultory soloing over long periods of time, but not doing significant upgrades. The Will of The Mountain Giant was a keen weapon when she got it ... 10 levels ago.

I like the shaman flexibility with water walking and breathing, damage and healing making them potentially a fun character to explore Outlands, and so one of my priorities to get to 60th and ready to head out yonder.

I will assume that level-appropriate gear is not really a Mahotala problem.

While I don't have a nifty solution (otherwise I would have shared it months ago), I do have a data collection idea. By throwing money at the problem and respecing you can try the various shaman specialities and see if one of the other ones is more effective for your current needs.

Best wishes.

Lyndon

Re: Mahotala Career Counseling

[ralphmelton.livejournal.com]

Mahotala also has gear problems. He is level 53, and some of his pieces are still leather instead of mail.