Level 40 is not as big a step as previously with mounts being learned 10 level earlier. But there still are some nice abilities that can be learned at that level. First of all, shaman are able to wear mail armor. Elemental gear is still hard to come by, so I got only a handful of mail items, namely boots and shoulders from Scarlet Monastery and a chestpiece from Razorfen Downs.
In addition to the availability of mail, shaman can learn Chain Heal. Right now it still feels a little weak but the spell should scale very well with more +healing gear at later levels.
Talent wise, Elemental Mastery becomes available in the elemental tree. In conjunction with Blood Fury it can provide very high burst damage and also helps to safe mana.
