Other MMORPG Shamans

The following other MMORPGs have some variety of the Shaman Class:

Age of Conan

Overview: in Age of Conan, the Bear Shaman is one of the three Priest archetypes, and like other healing classes, it also comes with good offensive abilities - in the case of the Bear Shaman, this is based on melee and melee enhancement.
Races: Only Cimmerians are permitted to become Bear Shamans.
Equipment: The Shaman wears "medium" armor (versus light, heavy or cloth) and wields two-handed blunt (and ranged) weapons, but may not use shields.

In the various versions of the Dungeons & Dragons games, there have been several versions of Shaman character classes.

AD&D2 rulebooks eventually included the Shaman class. Details are provided in the following sourcebooks: Faith and Avatars, Shaman, and The Complete Barbarian’s Handbook.

D&D3.5 rulebooks included the following Shaman classes:
- Dragon Shaman - introduced in the Player's Handbook II. Open to all races, the Dragon Shaman is primarily a physical combatant who gains dragon-like powers from the particular type (color) of dragon he aligns with and develops an affinity for. This character may employ medium armor, and gains aura-type abilities and some spell-like abilities.
- Shaman - introduced in the Oriental Adventures sourcebook.
- Spirit Shaman - introduced in the Complete Divine sourcebook.

Overview: In EverQuest II, Shaman actually describes two Priest classes - Mystics and Defilers. Mystic wards, abilities and spells are more defensively oriented, and their lore is generaly good (vs evil). Defiler wards, abilities and spells are more offensively oriented, and their lore is generally evil (vs good).
Races: EverQuest II does not limit classes to certain races, so any of the 19 races can become a Shaman.
Equipment: Both Mystics and Defilers wear chainmail or scalemail, wield blunt or piercing weapons, and may use small shields.

Overview: in World of Warcraft, the Shaman class is very versatile, and one can specialize in Elemental (spell casting), Enhancement (melee damage) or Restoration (healing) abilities, and uses Totems to provide benefits to allies (or diminishing opponents' abilities) for a certain range.
Races: Originally restricted to the Horde ("evil") races of Orc, Tauren (ox-like people) and Troll, players were given the option of playing the Shaman-capable Draenei (blue-skinned, hooved) race with the "Burning Crusade" expansion.
Equipment: The Shaman wears leather armor until level 40, at which time mail armor may be equipped; wields maces and staffs (but can train to use axes, daggers and more); and may use shields.

Overview: in Vanguard: Saga of Heroes|Vanguard, the Shaman is of the Priest or Healer archetype, chooses one of three patron spirits: Tuurgin the Bear grants abilities based on physical strength and robustness; Rakurr the Wolf grants abilities based on stealth and speed; Hayatet the Phoenix grants abilities based on mana (magic) and fire. This choice determines which spells and abilities will be available as the character advances, as well as which statistics will be considered most important.
Races: Shaman may be Goblin, Lesser Giant, Mordebi (a Human variety), Orc, Varanjar (a Human variety), Varanthari (a Human variety), Vulmane (wolf people) or Wood Elf.
Equipment: The Shaman wears "medium" armor (versus light or heavy), wield blunt or piercing weapons, and may use shields.

Other computer games that use the Shaman character class include: