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Druid got Back

15 Written by Anna on June 6, 2008 – 8:11 am

Original Lyrics by Sir-Mix-A-Lot
(Yes, I went there)

I like bear butts and I can fly
You other classes can’t deny
When a druid walks in with a giant innervate
And a moonfire in your face
You get loot

Let me pull up front
‘Cause you know my butt can tank
Deep in these AOE pulls
You’re hooked and you can’t stop healin’
Oh baby just let me take hits now
And do some shiftin’
Your warriors tried to warn you
But with this butt I got
Me so fuzzy!
Ooh, I revel in all that aggro
You say you want me to pull
Just heal me, heal me
‘cuz this ain’t your average trash

I’ve seen pally prancin’
Hell with stance dancin’
We got growl, maul, watch that mangle.

I’m tired of all those raids
Sayin’ plate butt’s the only thing
Take the average priest and ask him that
Gotta pack that druid so…

Healers (yeah) Healers (yeah)
Has your main tank got the butt (hell yeah!)
Well tank it, tank it, tank it, tank it,
Tank that fuzzy butt
Druid got back.

I like ‘em round and big
‘Cause moonfire’s my gig
I just can’t help myself
Sending in the trees
Now here’s my starfire.

I wanna take you down
Nuke, double nuke nuke
I ain’t talkin’ bout Fireball
Cause mages and ‘locks go squish like toys
I want’em tough and feathered
So find that starfire button
Don’t need no mutton
Blasting through the bosses
So I’m lookin at the webstats
Watchin’ these hunters shootin’ my foes
You can have them kitties
I’ll keep my horns and feathers
Word to the boomkin sistas
I wanna go wit’ ya
Won’t pull no aggros
But I gotta be straight when I say I wanna boom
Till the break of dawn
I got it goin’ on
A lot of folks won’t like my song
Cause they like to make me heal it
But I’d rather stay and boom
Cause I’m big and feathered
And I’m down to get the damage on.

So mages (yeah) warlocks (yeah)
Wanna roll out with a moonkin (yeah)
Then turn around
And shake it out
Even shamans got to shout
Druid got back.

Yeah baby
When it comes to heals
Holy’s got nothing to do with my selection
Lifebloom, Rejuv, Swiftmend
Keepin’ that tank topped off

So your tank he wants a healer
Askin’ priests and totem dealers
But they ain’t got the wrath of nature -
My tank he don’t want none unless you’ve got leaves hun
You can do rejuv or barkskin
But please don’t drop that bloom
Some raiders wanna play that hard role
And tell you that the tree needs to go
Don’t toss it and leave it
You’ll wanna pick up and retrieve it
So raiders say you’re slow
Well, nothing wrong with that
‘Cause your heals are large and the bloom is ‘tickin
Tanks swear by stickin
You in that group with them.

You ain’t it with that backstab
Give me some claws, I can’t resist ‘em
Faerie fire and shred don’t miss ‘em
Some knuckle-head tried to diss
‘Cause his rogue was on the list
Could’a had a cat but he chose against
We pulled up quick to take ‘em
So druids if the butt has fur
And you wanna raid and go real far
Dial 1-900 pounce-a-lot and claw them roguey types

Druid got back.

*Softi, from A Little WoW for Me gets credit for the kernel of an idea for this one – She spouted off the first line, and let me do the rest!

*images from www.wowwiki.com (again with the wanting modelviewer to work!)

Totems Everyone Forgets: Elementals

6 Written by Anna on June 5, 2008 – 9:35 am

This will be the first of a few posts about those totems that seem to get left in the totem-box in favor of other, shinier, buffy-er totems. These are either totems that have very specific and oft overlooked uses, or totems that just seem to get forgotten last minute.

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BRK gives me Hunter Advice

4 Written by Anna on June 4, 2008 – 8:18 am

Ok, not me personally.

BRK’s Top Ten Things a Level 69.999 Hunter Should Know About Level 70

10. Hitting 70 means getting a flying mount. – no check. working on it though – about half way there. With two other 70’s, you’d think I’d be better about it, and now that school’s out and I have summertime off, I’m planning to hit the grind hard. Technically I have the gold to buy one flyer, but I’m waiting until I can buy it for both the shaman and the hunter – that way I can farm stuff to buy the third for the priest.

9. Start an arena team and get your Vengeful Gladiator’s Waraxe. WTB Arena Team – PST!

8. When you start doing heroics, consider respecing to get at least 17 points in the Survivalist Tree. CHECK! Angoleth is currently specced 7/20/34 and loving it

7. Get two pieces of the Beast Lord set, don’t settle for the Desolation gear. NO CHECK, but not going to happen – skipped the level 70 instance grind and got dragged through Karazhan. Yay for being a loot trashcan!

6. Leatherworking rocks for hunters. CHECK – 363 (grr)

5. Get a cat/ravager/raptor pet for DPS. CHECK – level 70 cat, level 68 windserpent

4. Cooking is the single most important and profitable generic-profession for hunters. CHECK – 375

3. Your ranged weapon is your life. CHECK – Sunfury bow of the Phoenix.

2. You cannot put off learning the Jump Shot any longer. CHECK – I’m not the best at it, but doing my Rhok’delar quest definitely taught me to Jump Shot.

1. Once you hit 70, the time has come for you to teach someone. CHECK. a very special someone, in fact. My husband and I have rolled our baby hunters (level 25 now!) and I’m helping him with the fine art of huntering. It’s a lot of fun.

* The above screenshot is something I had to look quite hard to dig out… back from the days when your pet didn’t auto despawn when you were mounted.  I miss having my pet kitty run alongside my riding saber.

Resto Shaman vs. Al’ar – A Healing Guide

Comments Off Written by Anna on June 3, 2008 – 9:13 am

This is one in a series of posts covering resto-shaman-specific information for tier4 and tier5 boss fights. It will NOT be a boss kill strategy, rather a list of tips and tricks for your friendly neighborhood shaman to make these fights run a little more smoothly.

You can see other guides (includes Karazhan, Gruul’s Lair and all of Serpentshrine Cavern) here.

Al’ar. Technically the first boss you’ll see in Tempest Keep, most raids opt to take out Void Reaver first. He’s Kael’thas’ pet, and a phoenix god (and absolutely *gorgeous* – too bad he wants to light you on fire). This fight has two major phases, since after you kill him the first time, he pulls a phoenix and rebirths from his own ashes. The two phases are quite different, and this fight requires a good deal of coordination.

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