Dwarf Shaman: your first 10 levels
Updated · ForeverDB
A gentle start for a Dwarf Shaman in WoW Forever: where your trainer stands in Coldridge Valley, your spells up to level 10, your class quests, the racials that help and the best professions.
Written for the WoW Forever beta, for your first 10 levels. Where each person stands comes from what players recorded in WoW Forever wherever we have it. Anything else is marked: "Classic data" means the spot comes from the original game and may have moved in Forever.
Right now
Welcome! You're a Dwarf Shaman, and you start in Coldridge Valley. Here are the three things you need first. Take your time: nothing here is in a rush.
- You appear at 29.9, 72.0 in Coldridge Valley.
- Your first quest: talk to Sten Stoutarm (29.9, 71.3), 20 yards north of where you appear.
- Your Shaman trainer: players haven't recorded one near Coldridge Valley yet. Ask a guard: guards can point you to every trainer. We'll add it here as soon as someone sees it.
- Your class quest: Gently Shaken Gift also has A Gently Shaken Gift for you. It sends you to your trainer, and it's free experience.
Tip: If you die, that's fine: everyone does. Click Release Spirit, run back to your body as a ghost, and carry on. Fight one enemy at a time and eat or drink between fights.
Playing a Shaman at first
You call on the elements. You fight up close or cast lightning, you can heal, and later you place totems that help you. You use mana.
- Start a fight with Lightning Bolt from a distance.
- Then hit up close with Rockbiter Weapon on your weapon.
- Heal yourself with Healing Wave when your health gets low.
Tip: From level 4, Earth Shock is a quick hit that also stops an enemy's spell.
Tip: Your first totem comes from a class quest. Do it when it's offered: totems help a lot.
Your spells up to level 10
You start with your level 1 spells. The rest you learn from your trainer, for a few coins, at levels 4, 6, 8, 10. A few come from class quests instead. From the WoW Forever game client:
| Level | Spell | Learned from |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healing Wave (Rank 1) | Trainer |
| 1 | Lightning Bolt (Rank 1) | Trainer |
| 1 | Rockbiter Weapon (Rank 1) | Trainer |
| 4 | Earth Shock (Rank 1) | Trainer |
| 4 | Stoneskin Totem (Rank 1) | Class quest: Call of Earth (Classic quest) |
| 6 | Earthbind Totem | Trainer |
| 6 | Healing Wave (Rank 2) | Trainer |
| 8 | Earth Shock (Rank 2) | Trainer |
| 8 | Lightning Bolt (Rank 2) | Trainer |
| 8 | Lightning Shield (Rank 1) | Trainer |
| 8 | Rockbiter Weapon (Rank 2) | Trainer |
| 8 | Stoneclaw Totem (Rank 1) | Trainer |
| 10 | Flame Shock (Rank 1) | Trainer |
| 10 | Flametongue Weapon (Rank 1) | Trainer |
| 10 | Searing Totem (Rank 1) | Class quest: Call of Fire (Classic quest) |
| 10 | Strength of Earth Totem (Rank 1) | Trainer |
Where your Shaman trainers are
Players haven't recorded a Shaman trainer around Coldridge Valley yet. Ask a guard: guards point you to every trainer.
Class quests
| Level | Quest | Starts with |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Gently Shaken Gift | Gently Shaken Gift (33.5, 65.6) (Classic data) |
Your racials as a Shaman
- Big Game Hunter: More damage to beasts. You fight a lot of wolves, boars and spiders while leveling.
- Stoneform: Clears bleeds, poisons and diseases and makes you tougher for a few seconds. Great for anyone who fights up close.
Professions
For a Shaman, the best pair is Leatherworking and Skinning. Leatherworking makes leather armor you can wear, and Skinning takes leather from the beasts you kill anyway.
Tip: Not sure yet? Pick two gathering professions (Herbalism, Mining or Skinning). They make money from the very first herb, vein or beast, and you can swap one for a crafting profession later. Dropping a profession loses its skill, so decide before you've raised it far.
More on this: the best professions for each class.
After level 10
At level 10 you get your first talent point. Our Shaman leveling guide takes you on from there, and the leveling guide shows where to go next. Your first dungeon comes a bit later: see your first dungeon.
Checked against WoW Forever beta build 1.60.1.70658.
Explore next
- Quest guides
- Shaman: Changes · Builds · Gear planner