Talk:Shaman/@comment-68.134.44.223-20160213150127/@comment-686000-20190329224123

Theoretically true but then you also have the actual getting-to-maxed-Lore part to conaider, and in that sense the Shaman offers a combination of army combat bonuses and direct damage spells on top of helping the Fey along with Lore research thanks to Morph Resource. The list of heroes that can do that is incredibly short (maybe Alchemist/Merchant-warrior/caster hybrids, some sort of Ice Mage hybrid, etc). Even Drain Mana has its uses if someone decides to rush you with caster units from retinue (ie, the Bard). Note that the Morph spells (outside of Morph Tower and Morph Resource) don't cost a lot of mana. Even at endgame a Fey Shaman can be a major threat at the frontlines thanks to the damage scaling of Wildfire and can turn away most heroes with Chaos Plague. Finally, there's always Morph Health.