Ok, my shaman is level 27, and I am starting to wounder...when do we start getting some good dots (my dots now could not kill a fly) I have been killing the gnolls in SK for EXP and sofar thay are good, I use the slow/tank deal to solo, tho I find that the prob. is I can't canni asmuch and so I can not get mana back very fast....am I doin somthing wrong here?? also one other thing if I may, what are the best ADVs. for a shaman to do (as far as getting spells and maybe some armor down the road)

Ok, my shaman's got a horse and some pretty good stuff, I have a few spots that need upgrading but I will get around to it..the bigest thing is, I can never seem to really find a good spot to hunt, and I am no good at finding where I get spells and all that, and never have been, most of the time I end up running around with half my spells,wich ends up making me not like my guy asmuch....tho I do like my little shaman alot...but I will like him a lot more if I can find where the best places are for me to hunt get spells and what armor is the best (not 100000k armor or anything =) thank you for your info I really need all the help I can get =)

Flip I believe that all spells up 51 are vendor bought and even a few higher ones like HoS. If you click on the Spells... link on the left Alla will tell you where to buy em. If you have access to a HL druid a trip anywhere is a snap. My 44 druid does all the shopping for me whole family and just uses the shared bank to transfer stuff.

I can't help you with the LDoN spells. The only one I ever bought is Pack Shrew, a most useful spell. I think I bought it in the Butcherblock camp.

As far as hunting zones go I never had more than the usual trouble soloing any zone my level up to Kunark. In later expansions the mobs can be tricky. There are a few surprises (like finding out that the Great Saprophyte can summon!) but they are all pretty well straight forward. Again, I use the Zones..., Levels... link on the left and try out zones that cap a few levels higher than I am at the time. Keep trying zones till ya find one ya like then use it till the mobs turn green.

IMO the best armor is simply the best armor you can afford. I look at AC first for armor in my price range then see which one has the best stats. It's a lot like buying a car in RL. If I can't afford an upgrade I make do with what I have and keep swinging. Along the way you pick up drops that are upgrades (mostly jewelry in my experience) and sometimes people will lay stuff on you that is better than what you have. A good friend gave me Naraithus (which I still have. Khas, where did you go?) when I was 30 or so and I used it till around 50 when we went and farmed a Soulstripper. Nowadays you can buy even better weaps in the bazaar for whatever plat you are willing to spend.

While somewhat more mean spirited than this forum the general EQ forum is a gold mine of information. Bottom line is try everything. All you can lose is a few hours of game play while the experience you gain of fighting in various zones is priceless and permanent.

Click on this link then bookmark it. It's a real lively forum but watch yer toes.

Best ldon camp is whichever you can find a group going to If they're taking a vote, North Ro (Tak) will help you the soonest. Armor is tough to give advice on without knowing what you have, generally you can find better in the bazaar before you can get enough points to buy ldon armor unless your guild is very into ldons.

The sets from cheapest to best:
Mana-Woven (EF): 20pts/piece
Geomancer's (Nro): 48 pts ea
Stone-Linked (EC): 150
Ghastly (BB): 442
Mire (Guk): 760
Incorporeal (EF): 1492

As far as ldon spells, go to http://www.cardplace.com/eq/ldon/list.cgi - class: shm item type: show only spells.

Pack shrew (BB) is one a lot of people will look for.
The single target shrew (Guk = short for good luck getting people to go there) is very handy for pet pulling groups indoors - wait until you're getting 24+ pts per adv, then drag em down there for one
DoTs: Curse (NRo lvl 34), Anathema (BB lvl 54), Bane (EC lvl 64) are all very useful, especially if yuo can get them at or close to the level you can mem them .. there's also Odium (Guk 43) but I don't imagine too many people get the 72 points for it before they hit 54 and the poison DoTs in the high 30s and 40s make not having this one easier to deal with.