Restoration Druid
Our PvP pick · RecommendationHealer
HoT-and-run, Nature's Swiftness, Swiftmend, Wild Growth, Natural Shapeshifter for cheap form-hopping out of roots. Best mobile healer in a battleground.
What the tier lists say
Different scalesA on one list, #5 of 5 on a ranked list
| Rating | List | Page date | Read |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | healers | page 3 Oct · read 6 Oct | 6 Oct |
| #5 of 5 | best raid healers | page not shownnot dated · read 6 Oct | 6 Oct |
Ratings of the whole class are on the overview.
Talent build
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Naturalist 5/5 (Nature's Swiftness's prerequisite), Gift of the Earthmother, Swiftmend (row 4 at 15), Improved Rejuvenation, Nature's Swiftness with the 21st point (row 5 at 20).
21 / 0 / 0 of 21 points
Open in the calculatorRestoration PvP build at level 30 for a Druid: Restoration 21, Balance 0, Feral Combat 0.
Restoration
21 pointsRotation at level 30
RecommendationSingle target
Open with Thorns, Mark of the Wild.
- Rejuvenation
- Regrowth
- Swiftmend (talent, row 4) for spikes
- Healing Touch (Naturalist = faster)
- Nature's Swiftness + Healing Touch emergency
Groups
- Tranquility (30) for group damage — can crit since 24 Sep
Tip
PvP: HoT-and-run, shapeshift out of roots (Natural Shapeshifter).
Stat priority
- Healing Power
- Spirit
- Intellect
- MP5
- Spell Crit
- Stamina (PvP)
No explicit priority; gear lists favor Spirit/Intellect/healing-power cloth and 'Wisdom's' leather.
Recommendation
Level 20: best and second best per slot
| Slot | Best | Second best |
|---|---|---|
| Head | Skum's Bucket Wailing Caverns | Wisdom's Leather Hood Crafted: Leatherworking |
| Neck | Tarnished Locket quest Remember That I Love You | Scholarly Pendant quest Friend of the Library |
| Shoulders | Ghostly Mantle quest Deathstalkers in Shadowfang — Shadowfang Keep | Reinforced Woolen Shoulders Crafted: Tailoring |
| Back | Feyscale Cloak Wailing Caverns | Prelacy Cape quest Researching the Corruption |
| Chest | Bloody Apron Shadowfang Keep | Corsair's Overshirt The Deadmines |
| Wrist | Aetherwisp Bracers Hall of Thanes | Owlbeard Bracers quest Earthen Arise |
| Hands | Serpent Gloves Wailing Caverns | Tattered Mittens quest The Book of Ur — Shadowfang Keep |
| Waist | Heartwood Girdle quest Twilight Falls | Wisdom's Leather Belt Crafted: Leatherworking |
| Legs | Ogre Loincloth The Deadmines | Dark Ritual Leggings quest Blackfathom Villainy |
| Feet | Feather Padded Treads Sister Rathtalon (boss) | Nimbus Boots quest Twilight Falls |
| Ring | Philanthropist's Ring quest Greater Friend of the Library | Minor Channeling Ring quest WANTED: Chok'sul |
| Trinket | Lookie's Spyglass The Deadmines | Dwarven Tome quest Important Heirlooms — Hall of Thanes |
| Main Hand | Trogg Scepter Ragefire Chasm | The Stitcher quest Light's Justice |
| Two-Hand | Living Root Wailing Caverns | Staff of Westfall quest The Defias Brotherhood — The Deadmines |
| Ranged / Relic | Mystic Mushroom (idol) Crafted: Enchanting | — |
Sourced: Guide · 26 Sep
Level 60: where gear will come from
- Pre-raid: Alcaz Prison, Shaper's Terrace, the Drowned City and Hyjal quests for healing-power cloth/leather/mail; Forever rebuilt item stats so Classic BiS lists don't transfer.
- Crafted: Tailoring 'Pristine' / 'Filigreed' healing sets (the L20 tier already exists), Leatherworking 'Wisdom's' sets; Enchanting ring Spell Power.
- Remember bonus healing also grants one-third as much bonus damage in Forever — a healing set is a solo set too.
- Raids open 9 December; no level-60 BiS exists yet.
Theory