Which archetype of shaman is better?

Hi everyone, I'm a complete noob. Shaman is the first class that I have chosen and I am very concerned about the question of which archetype should I choose. I would like to ask you to advise me on which archetype should I choose and why? I also won't mind tips on how to play as a shaman and general tips on the game, thank you all.

 

Summoner at first.
But, you may take into account to change to Acolyte when your level reaches around 90.
Acolyte have a self damage.
Acolyte's recovery is not enough until you high level.
So, I recommended summoner archetype that don't have a self damage and have high dps.

Shaman have weak defense overall, so it might be a good idea to take only the Ritualist's Heritic Mask.

 

Nahhh ritualist on TOP
Just don’t get hit
Also summoner is kinda single target so it’s not as good for clearing
If u just cycle masks it’s not that bad to sustain

 

What are the advantages of a ritualist in comparison with other archetypes?

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Why should it be changed to Acolyte at the end of the game, is it more effective?

 

With a good build, Acolyte can do absolutely ridiculous damage, while having extreme self and team healing.

 

Uhh Acolyte is simply better end game but sucks early because you have no health pool to take from

Summoner is kinda mid for progression, early on you only get the funny suicide bombers which lack a lot of damage so you’re just uprooting and normal attacking. Then you get uproot upgrades which lowkey aren’t even that good for progression.

Meanwhile, Ritulist’s first red nose gives you a cheaper and stronger aura at the cost of health which is honestly negligible since everything just dies as long as you got a good relic. Pair that with the node to the right which spawns another aura on enemie dying you do some oooga booga damage. Only real downside is you kind just get one shot. Afterwards you kinda just pick you can branch into Acoylte for Rebound for even more aura damage first or if you feel too squishy just dive to the next red node which makes you hella tanky.

TLDR; Summoner no summons for most of prog and single target
Ritualist funny damage skill diff if you get hit

 

I think I'll take your advice and try to play as a Ritualist with a late-game switch to Acolyte.

Actually, in the beginning, the shaman class attracted me with the archetype of the summoner, but after watching his summoned creatures on YouTube, I was somewhat disappointed because in my mind the summoner is a little different.

Thank you all for your opinion, it was extremely useful and informative ʕ •ᴥ• ʔ

P. S. Oh, I forgot to ask how, if necessary, to reset the ability tree, is there any special item needed for this?

P. P. S. Do I understand correctly that the best thing for a shaman is to increase intelligence and strength in skills?

 

You get ability shards from daily chests and/or Trade Market after doing the quest Recover the Past.
Yeah I’d put points in Intelligence and Defense. Intelligence to make spellls cheaper and def to be a little more bulky. Glad I could help!

 

oh and also ritualist stops being glassy the moment you get your second mask. (defense mask, makes you slow and turns Totem into a bomb). Addtionally, ritualist has one REALLY big other perk. Frog Dance lets you cast Haul (and practically makes it free) w/o a Totem, and also makes you bounce so it turns traveling on shaman from slog to instant