What did Xaryu say about Shaman?
Xaryu brought up Shaman (class) 54 times across 2 Twitch clips from 2026-11-03. Every line below was transcribed from the clip audio with local Whisper on our own GPU, then matched against TheWoWDB's class database. Each quote links to the exact second in Xaryu's own stream, so you can hear the delivery and judge the context yourself.
Xaryu on Shaman: the quotes
“and the shamans just straight up shut down their own discord? Are you kidding me? This is insane.”
telling me mages are the ones that are crying. You guys are telling me mages are the crybabies
“reason for this drastic measure is how the developers are approaching all shaman specs”
caught up here we are locking down the entire shaman classic server active immediately the ... in wow forever community feedback gets completely ignored and class fantasies are getting destroyed
“caught up here we are locking down the entire shaman classic server active immediately the”
reason for this drastic measure is how the developers are approaching all shaman specs
“We spent a lot of time on Shaman.”
All right, I think we're done with Shaman. ... Let's get in the warrior, baby.
“All right, I think we're done with Shaman.”
Discuss warrior changes. ... We spent a lot of time on Shaman.
“super chat from Dungeon. As a shaman”
bad thing. Got a $10 ... oh yeah I got you Dungeon.
“said, but it could be coming. Shaman tank main. Oh my goodness. Nice. Rahean, thanks for the prime.”
there's no such thing as shaman tank bro not yet there's no no such thing as shaman tank yet they ... Truads, thanks for the 2-1. Natal, thanks for the prime. Ashbones, thanks for the 2-1. Norman,
“there's no such thing as shaman tank bro not yet there's no no such thing as shaman tank yet they”
a cool thing someone uh with a thousand bit says as a shaman tank main blizzard also forgot guys ... said, but it could be coming. Shaman tank main. Oh my goodness. Nice. Rahean, thanks for the prime.
“a cool thing someone uh with a thousand bit says as a shaman tank main blizzard also forgot guys”
say this one right here i think i think making flame shock feel exciting the press it would be ... there's no such thing as shaman tank bro not yet there's no no such thing as shaman tank yet they
“kind of bloated though. Hey, but at least they reopened the discord. Woo. Let's go shamans.”
I think this is a fair take. I think this is pretty fair. I think some of this is kind of, ... That's what we're talking about. All right. It's not open. They still closed it. Oh,
“I've seen shamans that hate Lava Burst and want it removed, and I've seen shamans that are now”
We want our Palpatine Chain Lightning spams. The shaman community seems to be kind of split here. ... pissed that it's gone. So I think if you're Blizzard, you're probably stuck in the middle.
“We want our Palpatine Chain Lightning spams. The shaman community seems to be kind of split here.”
can't have both Lava Burst and Chain Lightning. I think the community was saying remove Lava Burst. ... I've seen shamans that hate Lava Burst and want it removed, and I've seen shamans that are now
“design and shaman's constant sign moving improved ghost wolf is yet another example of this that”
more of a stretch design issues with le pvp perception can use to hold back elemental spec ... feels specifically targeted le pvp i i think the idea is ghost wolf probably never should have been
“i think enhanced shamans are generally happy i think all three of these are kind of a stretch”
changes the maelstrom weapon and end exacerbating spell power issues rather than something okay so ... hopefully none of these actually occur this way if they do then it is a problem but i think it's
“shaman community are not throughput related yeah yeah of course we repeat this is not about damage”
so they reopened it follow up post to the lockdown announcement the biggest complaints from the ... output yeah of course i i hate how this has to be said you know i said the same thing with mage yeah
“Read the shaman update. Read the shaman update. What's the shaman update? Oh, they reopened it.”
Do I think arms warrior needs love? I'll have to read through the talents right now. ... They reopened the discord after closing it. We're locking down the discord active immediately.
“The reason for this drastic measure is how the developers are approaching all shaman specs in WoW forever.”
We are locking down the entire shaman classic server active immediately. ... Community feedback gets ignored and class fantasies are getting destroyed.
“We are locking down the entire shaman classic server active immediately.”
Yeah, this is the shaman Discord. ... The reason for this drastic measure is how the developers are approaching all shaman specs in WoW forever.
“Yeah, this is the shaman Discord.”
Crazy. ... We are locking down the entire shaman classic server active immediately.
“Bro, Soda, the shamans are very upset about these shaman changes.”
Okay. ... Very, very not happy.
“to stand 40 yards. All the shamans were saying, bro, 20-yard shocks, it's dead. Warlock, 30-yard”
you're going to stand in the melee stack. You can stand anywhere as a caster. You don't have ... rack, it's dead. Guys, you can stand in melee range as a caster. Some casters might need to.
“So I can't even tell, as a non-shaman player,”
And then the other half of you are saying, this sucks. ... what more people like about it.
“Lava Burst removal from the shamans that I've seen,”
Although, I will say this. ... half of you guys are actually happy it's gone,
“Mental Dexterity now increases Shaman's attack power.”
6 second Storm Strike. ... Flurry.
“But then, like, say you're, like, an Ellie Shaman in PvP.”
How realistic is it to make a spec where you get, like, say, lightning mastery. ... And then you get crits.
“as a non-shaman player it kind of makes sense but once again i will say this”
if you're ellie or resto no you don't get that you can cast it but you can't go instant ... it sucks to have something and then remove it for example if the beta came out in a
“I think the biggest thing to complain about as an Ellie Shaman right now is,”
I would assume not, but maybe it is. Right. Okay. So there's all that. ... are my Shocks worth using? If not, Blizzard should probably make them worth using. Can we
“And it sounds like from shamans in the chat that shocks are not worth hitting.”
If shocks are not worth hitting, that's a problem. ... There is also the world, someone just said it in the chat,
“Regardless, I will say this for shamans.”
Yeah. ... Wait, what's the cooldown on shock?
“Something that could be cool for LE shamans”
You want to press your buttons. ... would be earth shock hits extra hard
“worth using they should be strong enough to use so if shaman if there is no shock ever worth using”
too but mainly a tuning issue the spells that your class is designed around using should be ... ever, then they need to be worth using. Do we all agree? They need to be worth using.
“If it's never, for example, let's not use Shaman.”
Class design, tuning, all the numbers will go up and down. ... Let's use Mage.
“You can, I mean, yeah, if shamans have to stand 20 yards, they stand 20 yards.”
Melee range. ... It is what it is.
“interesting stuff. So this was rogue. So if you're a shaman, I would assume flame shock is what you”
and resto. And I just want to think about the rotation for a second. Because this is some ... want to put up first and foremost. Right? What rotation? Well, exactly. That's why I want to
“Shaman's out there.”
I don't play a Shaman. ... You guys like the Lightning play style.
“I don't play a Shaman.”
Shaman's out there. ... Shaman's out there.
“Shaman's out there.”
Let me get this straight. ... I don't play a Shaman.
“with shamans that it sucks to go from projection to call. It sucks, but I think call is probably”
I guess I'm going to say it, I think is healthier for classic WoW, but I will admit and empathize ... a better call.
“play a shaman, right? I play against shamans. I could see people being upset about this.”
feel about this? Yeah, so I could see shamans being very upset about this. Fair enough. I don't ... It reduces the control you have over your totems. You still have control. In Classic WoW,
“feel about this? Yeah, so I could see shamans being very upset about this. Fair enough. I don't”
slows and routes, like pushing them towards someone is like insane utility. How do shamans ... play a shaman, right? I play against shamans. I could see people being upset about this.
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