Restoration Shaman
Our PvE pick · RecommendationHealer
Heals with Chain Heal, Mana Tide (row 4), Nature's Swiftness, Purification and the Riptide capstone (requires Healing Way 3/3).
What the tier lists say
Different scalesS on one list, #4 of 5 on a ranked list
| Rating | List | Page date | Read |
|---|---|---|---|
| S | healers | page 3 Oct · read 6 Oct | 6 Oct |
| #4 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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Natural Grace, Healing Focus, Water Shield (row 3 at 10), Mana Tide Totem (row 4 at 15), Tidal Mastery, Healing Way with the 21st point.
21 / 0 / 0 of 21 points
Open in the calculatorRestoration PvE build at level 30 for a Shaman: Restoration 21, Elemental 0, Enhancement 0.
Restoration
21 pointsRotation at level 30
RecommendationSingle target
Open with Water Shield, Mana Spring, Healing Stream.
- Water Shield (talent) always
- Healing Wave on the tank
- Lesser Healing Wave for spikes
- Mana Tide Totem (talent) when low
- Earth Shock interrupts
Groups
- Chain Heal arrives at 40
Tip
Healing Way stacks on repeated Healing Waves.
Stat priority
- Healing Power
- MP5
- Intellect
- Spell Crit (Ancestral Healing)
- Spirit
No explicit priority; mana sustain via talents, Intellect/Spirit from camping perks
Recommendation
Level 20: best and second best per slot
| Slot | Best | Second best |
|---|---|---|
| Hands | Hillman's Leather Gloves Crafted: Leatherworking | — |
| Legs | Dreamer's Leggings quest Underground Assault | — |
| Feet | Moonglow Boots Crafted: Leatherworking | — |
| Main Hand | Fang of Magmatus Hall of Thanes - Magmatus | — |
| Two-Hand | Staff of Westfall quest The Defias Brotherhood | — |
| Ranged / Relic | Buzzer Blade Deadmines - Sneed's Shredder | — |
Sourced: Guide · 27 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