Class: Bear Shaman

The Bear Shaman represents two sides of nature – Tranquillity and Fury.

The tranquil side of the Bear Shaman allows him to utilize powerful magic to heal himself and his friends. The furious sides of the Bear Shaman allows him to use various weapons in order to engage in melee combat.

Bear Shamans are Priest - Melee & Healer.

Known to be more than able fighters, the Bear Shaman will learn to master several tools of death – such as two-handed blunt weapons, thrown weapons and even bows at later levels. Through practice they gain access to various melee combos that will allow them to perform violent, damage-dealing manoeuvres with their weapon.

Class Difficulty:

Medium.

Ideal Armour Type:

Light to Medium Armor, preferably Cimmerian Bear Shaman Armor.

Ideal Weapons:

Two-handed Blunt, Crossbows, Bows, Thrown Weapons.

Ideal Weapon Buffs:

Deep Cuts, Solar Healing, Warming Heal, Condemn.

Ideal Augments:

Bleeding Augment, Vitality Augment, Malice Augment, Vampiric Augment, Mana Reaver Augment, Might Augment, Thorn Augment.

Unique Sorcery:

Repeating Blades, Blood Flow spell (it's a heal from the Cimmerian Bear Shaman), Unaffected.

Ideal Auras:

Brutality Aura, Cleansing Aura, Healing Aura, Protective Aura.

Please Note:

These are just some suggestions that we have put together to give you an idea of what weapons, weapon buffs, augments, auras and unique sorcery items/spells that would work best for this class. It is up to you if your choose to use them.

Ideal Character Race & Faction:

Yes, it is true, some Character Races and Factions seem to excel better with the class training then others. What this means is that certain character races and Factions will receive a race and/or faction bonus that goes towards gaining trait exp.

The ideal Race for the Bear Shaman Class are:

Kushite (+2 Grit, +4 Encumbrance, +1 Shaman Trait)

The ideal Faction for the Bear Shaman Class are:

Stormhold: +1 Conqueror Trait

However, you do not have to be one of these races or faction to be a Demonologist, you can be any you wish.

Bear Shaman specialties include:

Melee Based Healer.

Bear Shaman Class Traits:

The class traits system allows you to customise your build to match your fighting style.
For the Bear Shaman Class, the following traits are recommended:
Level 10 Shaman

Trait bonus and how to level it:

Shaman = 2% Decreased mana cost per level = You need to cleanse debuffs or have less than 25% mana to level it.

Level 10 Conqueror

Trait bonus and how to level it:

Conqueror = 5% Increased melee two-Handed damage per level = You need to use two-handed weapons to level it.

Level 5 Priest

Trait bonus and how to level it:

Priest = 6% Increased sorcery healing per level = You need to use healing spells to level it.

Level 5 Necromancer

Trait bonus and how to level it:

Necromancer = 20% Increased timer & 10% Health per level = You need to summon minions and have them active to level it. (You need a Darfari Witch Doctor II in the witchbowl cauldron to get necromancy craftable for summoning, it requires corrupted bonemeal to summon them and additional necrotic pets can be obtained by killing bosses for their recipe drops).

Level 5 Guardian

Trait bonus and how to level it:

Guardian = 1% Bonus damage prevented & 2% base damage taken returned as health per level = You need to take damage while wearing heavy armour to level it.

You can only earn 35 trait points, in total. So it is recommended that you lock the following trait lines, so you don't start accidently leveling them up:

Demonologist, Ranger, Barbarian, Templar, Herald.

You can do this by going into your inventory screen, and clicking on the EEWA button/icon on the left of your hotbar. This will open up the EEWA menu screen.
Navigate to the traits section, and click the lock icon next to the traits you wish to lock. This will prevent you from leveling those traits and allow you to only level the ones your class will benefit from.
This is something only you are be able to do. If you chose not to lock any traits, you risk not earning enough exp to get the most out of the Bear Shaman Class.

Bear Shaman Attribute Points:

As your class level increases, you will be rewarded with extra attribute points in the areas that will be of the most benefit to you and your class training.

However, to get the most out of your training, it is recommend that when you are allocating your naturally earnt attribute points, that you aim for a minimum of:

50+ Strength, 50+ Vitality, 30+ Grit, 30+ Agility.

By putting your points in these areas before the others, you will increase your stats faster, and higher then what you could as a default character with default attributes.

The Pros and Cons of this class

Pros:

When played properly, this is a great support and single combat/small group class.

Cons:

Doesn’t do great when fighting against groups. Has no real area effect.

Class Leveling:

There are 7 levels of training to complete before you finish your training and become a Level 8 Grandmaster.

Each level has 5 tasks for you to complete, 4 hunting and gathering tasks, and a 5th task which is actually a test of skill within the NUGaming: Maze Training Dungeon.

You must complete all 5 tasks before you can progress to the next level of class training.

Each level is completed in a different biome.

Class Trainer:

Grandmaster Tavgai

Starting Weapon:

1 Arcane Magic I

50 Arcane Fire

Level 1: Novice

Location:

The River Biome - Port Haven Class Sector

Task 1:

Return 300 Reptile Hide to Grandmaster Tavgai.

You can get this from killing certain creatures within this world.

However, the easiest way to collect this item is by killing the crocodiles, which can be found along the river in the direction of the Riverside Trading Post.

You will need to use a skining knife to harvest the reptile hide.

Reward:

30,000 Exp

10 NUGets

50 Arcane Power Gem

150 Arcane Fire

Task 2:

Return 500 Reptile Hide and 700 Fangs to Grandmaster Tavgai.

To get the 700 Fangs, you will need to kill crocodiles and use an axe or hatchet to harvest the crocodiles.

Reward:

30,000 Exp

10 NUGets

70 Arcane Power Gem

200 Arcane Fire

Task 3:

Return 800 Reptile Hide and 1000 Fangs to Grandmaster Tavgai

Reward:

30,000 Exp

10 NUGets

100 Arcane Power Gem

300 Arcane Fire

Task 4:

Return 1000 Reptile Hide and 1200 Fangs to Grandmaster Tavgai

Reward:

30,000 Exp

10 NUGets

150 Arcane Power Gem

400 Arcane Fire

Task 5:

Find and complete room 1 of the Maze Training Dungeon.

Reward:

50,000 Exp

100 NUGets

200 Arcane Power Gem

500 Arcane Fire

10+ Strength

10+ Vitality

5+ Grit

5+ Agility

Level 2: Apprentice

Location:

The Desert Biome - Scortched Badlands Class Sector

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Level 3: Trained

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The Jungle Biome - Misty Isle's Class Sector

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Level 4: Adept

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The Savanna Biome - Western Plains Class Sector

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The Highlands Biome - Hofsfell Class Sector

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Level 6: Specialist

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The Tundra Biome - Grovkar Class Sector

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The Snow Biome - Fort Frostfire Class Sector

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Find and complete room 7 of the Maze Training Dungeon.

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Level 8: Grandmaster

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