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Restoration Shaman

Healer specialisation · Tier A in Mythic+, 5.6% of the sample

PvE GuideRaid logs, Mythic+ players and PvE buildsACTIVEPvP GuideRated ladder talents, gear stats and builds

Opener

The order abilities first landed across 4 top-parsing pulls, with the median time into the fight. The percentage is how many of those parses used the ability at all — a step at 100% is the opener, one at 60% is a choice some players make.

  1. 1Flame Shock+0.4s50%
  2. 2Surging Totem+2.1s75%
  3. 3Soulcoiler Ritual Vessel+2.7s100%
4
Riptide
+2.8s
100%
  • 5Chain Heal+5.5s100%
  • 6Healing Stream Totem+5.6s100%
  • 7Nature's Swiftness+6.1s50%
  • 8Stormstream Totem+7.2s50%
  • What follows what

    What was pressed next, counted over every observed pair. This is the closest a log gets to a priority list — but it describes behaviour, not a rule: a player casting Execute because it lit up looks the same here as one following a plan.

    • Chain Heal127 casts→Chain Heal67%Riptide13%Healing Stream Totem6%
    • Riptide36 casts→Chain Heal47%Healing Stream Totem14%Riptide8%
    • Healing Stream Totem14 casts→Chain Heal100%
    • Lava Burst11 casts→Lava Burst55%Riptide18%Healing Stream Totem9%
    • Stormstream Totem7 casts→Chain Heal100%
    • Surging Totem7 casts→Riptide86%Flame Shock14%

    Ability usage

    Casts per minute across 20 top-parsing kills in The Venomous Abyss. Per minute rather than totals, so a long fight does not read as a heavily used ability.

    Single target

    14 fights where almost all damage went to the boss

    1. 1Chain Heal17.7per min
    2. 2Riptide11.6per min
    3. 3Healing Stream Totem3.6per min
    4. 4Healing Wave2.6per min
    5. 5Surging Totem1.5per min
    6. 6Totemic Projection1.4per min
    7. 7Flame Shock0.3per min
    8. 8Stormstream Totem0.1per min

    Multi-target

    4 fights with substantial add damage

    1. 1Chain Heal19.8per min
    2. 2Riptide11.4per min
    3. 3Healing Stream Totem3.5per min
    4. 4Surging Totem

    Fights are sorted by how much damage landed on boss units rather than by a hand-kept list of which encounter is the AoE one, so the split stays right after a retune. Fights in between are left out of both columns.

    Updated 31/08/2026. These are observed casts, not a recommended priority — the order reflects how often an ability came up, which is not the same as when to press it.

    Secondary stats

    Secondary stat split across the 100 best-geared synced characters. Averaged per player, so one heavily geared character cannot define the answer for everyone.

    • Versatility38.0%867 avg
    • Haste22.8%549 avg
    • Mastery22.7%519 avg
    • Critical Strike16.5%420 avg

    What PvE players are playing

    Talent choices across 305 synced characters playing this specialisation. These are observed picks, not recommendations — they say what the ladder is doing, not what you should do.

    Where builds differ

    Taken by between 15% and 90% of players. This is where the real decisions are.

    • Earthweaver87%

      261 players · Specialization

    • Earthgrab Totem87%

      260 players · Class

    • Improved Purify Spirit86%

      258 players · Class

    • Elemental Resistance85%

      256 players · Class

    • Hex84%

      252 players · Class

    • Undercurrent84%

      251 players · Specialization

    • Earthen Accord83%

      249 players · Specialization

    • Brimming with Life80%

      241 players · Class

    • Improved Earthliving Weapon79%

      238 players · Specialization

    • Ancestral Awakening78%

      234 players · Specialization

    • Windveil75%

      224 players · Class

    • Primal Tide Core71%

      212 players · Specialization

    • Healing Rain57%

      172 players · Specialization

    • Amplification Core57%

      170 players · Hero

    • Earthsurge57%

      170 players · Hero

    • Elemental Attunement57%

      170 players · Hero

    • Imbuement Mastery57%

      170 players · Hero

    • Lively Totems57%

      170 players · Hero

    • Oversized Totems57%

      170 players · Hero

    • Primal Catalyst57%

      170 players · Hero

    • Pulse Capacitor57%

      170 players · Hero

    • Splitstream57%

      170 players · Hero

    • Surging Totem57%

      170 players · Hero

    • Totemic Momentum57%

      170 players · Hero

    • Totemic Rebound57%

      170 players · Hero

    • Whirling Elements57%

      170 players · Hero

    • Wind Barrier57%

      170 players · Hero

    • Current Control52%

      157 players · Specialization

    • Refreshing Waters52%

      157 players · Class

    • Ancestral Reach50%

      151 players · Specialization

    • Voodoo Mastery45%

      134 players · Class

    • Ancestral Influence43%

      128 players · Hero

    • Ancestral Swiftness43%

      128 players · Hero

    • Ancient Fellowship43%

      128 players · Hero

    • Call of the Ancestors43%

      128 players · Hero

    • Earthen Communion43%

      128 players · Hero

    Near-universal picks (50)taken by 90%+ — effectively baseline
    • Astral Bulwark100%

      300 players · Class

    • Astral Shift100%

      300 players · Class

    • Chain Heal100%

      300 players · Class

    Rarely taken (100)under 15% — situational or out of favour
    • Mana Spring13%

      38 players · Class

    • Ancestral Wolf Affinity9.3%

      28 players · Class

    • Swelling Tides9.3%

      28 players · Specialization

    Import a real build

    Loadouts from the highest-rated synced players of this specialisation. Paste straight into the game.

    • Shamxi

      illidan · US3,693

    • Aïko

      aerie-peak · US3,681

    • Driptinus

      argent-dawn · EU3,673

    • Xhanon

      kazzak · EU3,666

    • Valakhas

      area-52 · US3,656

    Learn the spec

    This page measures what players do. For rotation, stat priority and matchup play, these are the references.

    • WowheadpveRotation, stat priority, gear and consumables. The most complete free PvE reference.
    • Icy VeinspveRotation walkthroughs and talent reasoning, written for players learning a spec.
    • Raider.IOpveMythic+ routes, affix planning and dungeon-by-dungeon breakdowns.

    Other Shaman specs

    • Elemental
    • Enhancement
    2.3per min
  • 5Flame Shock1.2per min
  • 6Stormstream Totem0.7per min
  • Earth Shield100%

    300 players · Class

  • Elemental Orbit100%

    300 players · Class

  • Elemental Warding100%

    300 players · Class

  • Instinctive Imbuements100%

    300 players · Class

  • Nature's Guardian100%

    300 players · Class

  • Reactive Warding100%

    300 players · Class

  • Spirit Wolf100%

    300 players · Class

  • Graceful Spirit100%

    299 players · Class

  • Gust of Wind100%

    299 players · Class

  • Healing Stream Totem100%

    299 players · Class

  • Lava Burst100%

    299 players · Class

  • Lava Burst100%

    299 players · Class

  • Lava Burst100%

    299 players · Class

  • Winds of Al'Akir9.0%

    27 players · Class

  • Overflowing Shores8.3%

    25 players · Specialization

  • Fire and Ice7.0%

    21 players · Class

  • Primordial Bond6.7%

    20 players · Class

  • Tidewaters4.0%

    12 players · Specialization

  • Frost Shock1.7%

    5 players · Class

  • Chain Lightning1.3%

    4 players · Class

  • Chain Lightning1.3%

    4 players · Class

  • Aftershock1.0%

    3 players · Specialization