On my forcewave poor man utos dropped (lvl 75) and since 2h melee tickled my fancy i decided to go 2h melee shaman with slight gun support - good both 2h melee and ranged have good MI support.
Now, I am just about to kill warden.
Are there any MIs that would help me in the beginning ? What would be particularly useful equipment-wise at low levels?
and for melee druid - this keep nugging me - Stormcaller Pact or StarPact?
Some other MI’s that can be useful except those mentioned and used in dragons guide: Ascended Epaulets (I just linked the lowest tier version) Living Ring good elemental damage boost via IEE skill. Cronley’s Signet (for the bonus attack speed) Ascended Casque attack speed and armor bonus for the arcanist toggle skill.
You will still need to farm new one for each level the halberds can drop at a higher tier version, just as with FW MI axe. As mentioned, attack speed definitely. It is something that class lacks, which is why I put that MI helm on the list above. Such a sweet early-mid game boost.
You could/should also try to have the 2nd node in jackal (or entire devotion) and the 2nd spider node for speed boost early on. And of course, Kraken. Just as with speed on your FW build, speed means consistent applying of devotion procs and life steal. Not all of Primal strike DPS will be shown in the chars dps figure on the char tab (because Torrent is counted as a skill within the skill Primal strike). So more attack speed also means more frequent application of Torrents.