Therefore, there will be new class combinations in World of Warcraft in 2010 when Cataclysm is released. Some are funny (cough…gnome priests…cough), some are obvious (human hunters), and some are just plain interesting. One class and career combo that falls firmly into that latter category is Dwarf Shaman. The second class for the Alliance to pick up totems will be the Dwarf race, the same stout, beer-drinking little warriors who are currently paladins, hunters, and rogues. So what will the new combo mean for players of the game who have been fans of shamans or dwarves for a long time?

The short answer is, not much. Dwarfs are funny because their lore is so entertaining. They’re big and strong, so they’re not as joking as gnomes usually are, but they’re also funny in many ways. So it’s kind of hard to step back and think that they’ll be there with flying robes and spinning totems like the other races currently using the shamanic arts.

the totems

One of the biggest questions is what the totem poles will look like. How will Dwarf totems differ from Draenaeic or Tauren totems? We will most likely see something interesting like axes, hammers or stone totems and Blizzard has already confirmed that they will be getting their own totem skin.

knowledge

The lore is going to be the most interesting part. At first, it seemed a bit like Blizzard was just doing this whole class race combo as fan service, but now they’ve shown that they plan to integrate it all into the game’s lore and make it interesting. So what exactly will make the Dwarves collect totems and sign their spells? It will be a great new and interesting expansion for anyone who decides to play again as this exciting new opportunity to play a shaman.