• Shaman builds rely on the breaking of shields (The SH stat) to freeze the opponent and briefly boost self DMG.

• With the release of more characters that have DMG-immunity or stun in their abilities, the strength of periodic shields increase as the player is hardly ever touched by enemy attacks.

Disadvantages:

• Requires micro-management for best effects, but still dodging an attack could mean the shield not breaking at the right time, causing misplays

• Shields can only (normally) take an instance of DMG depending on the difficulty of the content. Curse spammers can still hurt

• True DMG bypasses shields

• Due to the 4 uses limitation of the class, it is not recommended to be used in isolation in stampedes.