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Restoration Shaman

Healer specialisation · Tier B in PvP, 3.8% of the sample

PvE GuideRaid logs, Mythic+ players and PvE buildsPvP GuideRated ladder talents, gear stats and buildsACTIVE

Rated PvP data

A complete live guide built from rated Battle.net profiles: bracket-specific talents, PvP talents, gear, gems, enchantments, statistics and importable builds. PvE raid casts are never presented as PvP advice.

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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.

  • Versatility49.1%1,067 avg
  • Mastery29.9%651 avg
  • Haste17.9%394 avg
  • Critical Strike3.0%72 avg

150

Synced 3v3 players

1,648

Average rating sampled

2,073

Highest rating sampled

PvP talents

The three dedicated PvP slots, measured from Battle.net profiles.

Live ladder data
Grounding Totem

Grounding Totem

63%

Summons a totem at your feet that will redirect all harmful spells cast within 39 yards on a nearby party or raid member to itself. Will not redirect area of effect spells. Lasts 3 sec.

95 players

Lightning Lasso

Lightning Lasso

37%

Grips the target in lightning, stunning and dealing 124,589 Nature damage over 5 sec while the target is lassoed. Can move while channeling.

55 players

Static Field Totem

Static Field Totem

31%

Summons a totem with 4% of your health at the target location for 6 sec that forms a circuit of electricity that enemies cannot pass through.

47 players

Master of the Elements

Master of the Elements

29%

Casting Lava Burst increases the healing of your next Healing Wave by 30%, stacking up to 2 times. Healing Wave applies Flame Shock to a nearby enemy when empowered by Master of the Elements.

44 players

Rain Dance

Rain Dance

21%

Surging Totem is 50% more effective and costs 60% less mana.

32 players

Totem of Wrath

Totem of Wrath

5%

Nature's Swiftness summons a totem at your feet for 15 sec that increases the critical effect of damage and healing spells of all nearby allies within 46 yards by 15% for 15 sec.

8 players

Burrow

Burrow

2%

Burrow beneath the ground, becoming unattackable, removing movement impairing effects, and increasing your movement speed by 50% for 5 sec. When the effect ends, enemies within 6 yards are knocked in the air and take 17,558 Physical damage.

3 players

Counterstrike Totem

Counterstrike Totem

1%

Summons a totem at your feet for 15 sec. Whenever enemies within 26 yards of the totem deal direct damage, the totem will deal 100% of the damage dealt back to attacker.

2 players

Call of Al'Akir

Call of Al'Akir

1%

Nature's Swiftness now also affects Hex, but its cooldown is increased by 30 sec.

1 players

Combat toolkit

Common high-rated choices grouped by purpose. This is a PvP toolkit, not a fake raid rotation.

Pressure & burst

  • Astral Shift
    Astral Shift100%

    Shift partially into the elemental planes, taking 40% less damage for 12 sec.

  • Instinctive Imbuements
    Instinctive Imbuements100%

    Water Shield increases your Intellect by 3%. Casting Water Shield now applies your weapon imbuements. Earth Shield is also applied if you have the Elemental Orbit talent.

Most played equipment

Top two choices per slot among the highest-rated hydrated profiles.

Back

Thalassian Competitor's Cloth Cloak

43% equipped · 288 ilvl

Back

Venomous Aspirant's Cape

33% equipped · 263 ilvl

Chest

Venomous Aspirant's Chain Tunic

62% equipped · 263 ilvl

Restoration Shaman enchantments

  • Earthliving94%
  • Enchanted: +41 Intellect & +4% Mana81%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Chest - Mark of the Magister75%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei

Talent tree choices & importable builds

Talent choices across 180 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.

  • Improved Earthliving Weapon83%

    145 players · Specialization

  • Brimming with Life82%

    143 players · Class

  • Elemental Resistance82%

    143 players · Class

  • Windveil79%

    138 players · Class

  • Ancestral Awakening77%

    135 players · Specialization

  • Primal Tide Core70%

    122 players · Specialization

  • Current Control66%

    115 players · Specialization

  • Ancestral Influence62%

    108 players · Hero

  • Ancestral Swiftness62%

    108 players · Hero

  • Ancient Fellowship62%

    108 players · Hero

  • Call of the Ancestors62%

    108 players · Hero

  • Earthen Communion62%

    108 players · Hero

  • Elemental Reverb62%

    108 players · Hero

  • Final Calling62%

    108 players · Hero

  • Heed My Call62%

    108 players · Hero

  • Maelstrom Supremacy62%

    108 players · Hero

  • Mystic Knowledge62%

    108 players · Hero

  • Offering from Beyond62%

    108 players · Hero

  • Primordial Capacity62%

    108 players · Hero

  • Spiritwalker's Momentum62%

    108 players · Hero

  • Windspeaker62%

    108 players · Hero

  • Crashing Waves53%

    92 players · Specialization

  • Voodoo Mastery42%

    74 players · Class

  • Healing Rain40%

    70 players · Specialization

  • Resurgence38%

    67 players · Specialization

  • Amplification Core38%

    66 players · Hero

  • Ancestral Reach38%

    66 players · Specialization

  • Earthsurge38%

    66 players · Hero

  • Elemental Attunement38%

    66 players · Hero

  • Imbuement Mastery38%

    66 players · Hero

  • Lively Totems38%

    66 players · Hero

  • Oversized Totems38%

    66 players · Hero

  • Primal Catalyst38%

    66 players · Hero

  • Pulse Capacitor38%

    66 players · Hero

  • Refreshing Waters38%

    66 players · Class

  • Splitstream38%

    66 players · Hero

Near-universal picks (56)taken by 90%+ — effectively baseline
  • Astral Bulwark100%

    175 players · Class

  • Astral Shift100%

    175 players · Class

  • Chain Heal100%

    175 players · Class

Rarely taken (60)under 15% — situational or out of favour
  • Ancestral Wolf Affinity15%

    26 players · Class

  • Soothing Rain14%

    25 players · Specialization

  • Wavespeaker's Blessing14%

    24 players · Specialization

Import a real build

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

  • Cöökiekeeper

    twisting-nether · EU2,073

  • Kaskå

    tichondrius · US2,033

  • Boohahaha

    khadgar · US1,992

  • Biofly

    thrall · US1,982

  • Turoke

    aegwynn · EU1,970

Learn the spec

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

  • Skill-CappedpvpArena guides, matchup play and comp theory. Subscription, and the standard reference for PvP.
  • Murlok.iopvpTalent and gear data from the PvP ladder, broken down per bracket.

Other Shaman specs

  • Elemental
  • Enhancement
Lava Burst
Lava Burst100%

Hurls molten lava at the target, dealing 27,236 Fire damage. Lava Burst will always critically strike if the target is affected by Flame Shock and its damage is increased by your critical strike chance.

  • Lava Burst
    Lava Burst100%

    Hurls molten lava at the target, dealing 27,105 Fire damage. Lava Burst will always critically strike if the target is affected by Flame Shock and its damage is increased by your critical strike chance.

  • Lava Burst
    Lava Burst100%

    Hurls molten lava at the target, dealing 27,657 Fire damage. Lava Burst will always critically strike if the target is affected by Flame Shock and its damage is increased by your critical strike chance.

    • Survival

    • Astral Bulwark
      Astral Bulwark100%

      Astral Shift reduces damage taken by an additional 20%.

    • Chain Heal
      Chain Heal100%

      Heals the friendly target for 22,682, then jumps up to 20 yards to heal the 3 most injured nearby allies. Healing is reduced by 30% with each jump.

    • Earth Shield
      Earth Shield100%

      Protects the target with an earthen shield, increasing your healing on them by 20% and healing them for 3,945 when they take damage. This heal can only occur once every 3 sec. Lasts 1 hour. Earth Shield can only be placed on the Shaman and one other target at a time. The Shaman can have up to two Elemental Shields active on them.

    • Elemental Warding
      Elemental Warding100%

      Reduces all magic damage taken by 8%.

    • Healing Stream Totem
      Healing Stream Totem100%

      Observed on top rated PvP builds.

    Control & mobility

    • Graceful Spirit
      Graceful Spirit100%

      Reduces the cooldown of Spiritwalker's Grace by 30 sec and increases your movement speed by 20% while it is active.

    • Spirit Wolf
      Spirit Wolf100%

      Ghost Wolf removes snares and increases your movement speed by an additional 25% for the first 3 sec. May only occur once every 20 sec.

    • Wind Shear
      Wind Shear100%

      Disrupts the target's concentration with a burst of wind, interrupting spellcasting and preventing any spell in that school from being cast for 4 sec.

    • Deeply Rooted Elements
      Deeply Rooted Elements99%

      Casting Riptide has a 7% chance to activate Ascendance for 6.0 sec. Ascendance Immediately heals for 32,007 split between allies within 20 yds and transforms into a Water Ascendant for 15 sec. While ascended, Chain Heal jumps to 3 additional allies with 10% healing reduced for all jumps, Healing Wave always critical heals and heals 1 additional ally at 50% effectiveness, and the mana cost of Chain Heal and Healing Wave is reduced by 25%.

    • Earthgrab Totem
      Earthgrab Totem97%

      Summons a totem at the target location for 20 sec. The totem pulses every 2 sec, rooting all enemies within 9 yards for 8 sec. Enemies previously rooted by the totem instead suffer 50% movement speed reduction.

    Chest

    Fanged Raiment of the Ophidian Oracle

    22% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Feet

    Venomous Aspirant's Chain Stompers

    73% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Feet

    Venomous Aspirant's Chain Sabatons

    8% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Hands

    Hexing Grips of the Ophidian Oracle

    45% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Hands

    Venomous Aspirant's Chain Gauntlets

    38% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Head

    Serpent Crown of the Ophidian Oracle

    44% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Head

    Venomous Aspirant's Chain Headguard

    34% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Legs

    Venomous Aspirant's Chain Wargreaves

    57% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Legs

    Leggings of the Ophidian Oracle

    17% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Main Hand

    Venomous Aspirant's Cudgel

    90% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Main Hand

    Thalassian Competitor's Maxim

    2% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Neck

    Venomous Aspirant's Pendant

    53% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Neck

    Thalassian Competitor's Amulet

    32% equipped · 285 ilvl

    Off Hand

    Venomous Aspirant's Shield

    82% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Off Hand

    Thalassian Competitor's Bulwark

    10% equipped · 256 ilvl

    Ring 1

    Thalassian Competitor's Signet

    67% equipped · 285 ilvl

    Ring 1

    Venomous Aspirant's Signet

    21% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Ring 2

    Thalassian Competitor's Signet

    54% equipped · 282 ilvl

    Ring 2

    Venomous Aspirant's Signet

    31% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Shirt

    Fashionable Undershirt

    3% equipped · 1 ilvl

    Shirt

    Precious's Ribbon

    3% equipped · 1 ilvl

    Shoulders

    Hissing Mantle of the Ophidian Oracle

    59% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Shoulders

    Thalassian Competitor's Chain Epaulets

    19% equipped · 285 ilvl

    Tabard

    Galactic Gladiator's Tabard

    15% equipped · 1 ilvl

    Tabard

    Astral Gladiator's Tabard

    7% equipped · 1 ilvl

    Trinket 1

    Venomous Aspirant's Insignia of Alacrity

    48% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Trinket 1

    Venomous Aspirant's Medallion

    26% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Trinket 2

    Venomous Aspirant's Medallion

    49% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Trinket 2

    Venomous Aspirant's Insignia of Alacrity

    23% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Waist

    Venomous Aspirant's Chain Clasp

    50% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Waist

    Thalassian Competitor's Chain Girdle

    37% equipped · 285 ilvl

    Wrist

    Thalassian Competitor's Chain Cuffs

    47% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Wrist

    Venomous Aspirant's Chain Wristwraps

    42% equipped · 263 ilvl

    72%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Ring - Zul'jin's Mastery69%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Shoulders - Akil'zon's Swiftness62%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Helm - Empowered Blessing of Speed55%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt45%

    • Restoration Shaman gems & sockets

    • Cognitive Heliotrope · +23 Primary Stat and opponent's failed interrupt attempts grant Precognition90%
    • Flawless Versatile Amethyst · +16 Mastery & +7 Versatility54%
    • Prismatic Socket14%
    • Flawless Masterful Peridot · +16 Haste & +7 Mastery12%
    • Flawless Quick Amethyst · +16 Mastery & +7 Haste11%
    • Flawless Masterful Lapis · +16 Versatility & +7 Mastery7%
    • Flawless Versatile Peridot · +16 Haste & +7 Versatility6%
    • Enduring Heliotrope · +23 Primary Stat and +5% Damage Reduction when affected by Crowd Control4%
    Earth Shield100%

    175 players · Class

  • Elemental Warding100%

    175 players · Class

  • Graceful Spirit100%

    175 players · Class

  • Healing Stream Totem100%

    175 players · Class

  • Instinctive Imbuements100%

    175 players · Class

  • Lava Burst100%

    175 players · Class

  • Lava Burst100%

    175 players · Class

  • Lava Burst100%

    175 players · Class

  • Nature's Guardian100%

    175 players · Class

  • Nature's Swiftness100%

    175 players · Class

  • Spirit Wolf100%

    175 players · Class

  • Spiritwalker's Grace100%

    175 players · Class

  • Therazane's Resilience100%

    175 players · Class

    • Ascending Air13%

    22 players · Class

  • Spouting Spirits12%

    21 players · Specialization

  • Fire and Ice9.7%

    17 players · Class

  • Winds of Al'Akir9.7%

    17 players · Class

  • Chain Lightning6.3%

    11 players · Class

  • Primordial Bond5.7%

    10 players · Class

  • Swelling Tides5.7%

    10 players · Specialization

  • Overflowing Shores2.9%

    5 players · Specialization

  • Tidewaters1.7%

    3 players · Specialization