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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.

    • Versatility36.1%881 avg
    • Haste23.9%607 avg
    • Mastery21.6%515 avg
    • Critical Strike18.3%522 avg

    What PvE players are playing

    Talent choices across 313 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.

    • Earthgrab Totem86%

      266 players · Class

    • Earthen Wall Totem86%

      265 players · Specialization

    • Improved Purify Spirit86%

      265 players · Class

    • Elemental Resistance86%

      264 players · Class

    • Undercurrent84%

      258 players · Specialization

    • Hex83%

      256 players · Class

    • Earthen Accord82%

      254 players · Specialization

    • Brimming with Life80%

      246 players · Class

    • Improved Earthliving Weapon79%

      242 players · Specialization

    • Ancestral Awakening78%

      239 players · Specialization

    • Windveil74%

      228 players · Class

    • Primal Tide Core71%

      219 players · Specialization

    • Healing Rain57%

      177 players · Specialization

    • Amplification Core56%

      174 players · Hero

    • Earthsurge56%

      174 players · Hero

    • Imbuement Mastery56%

      174 players · Hero

    • Lively Totems56%

      174 players · Hero

    • Oversized Totems56%

      174 players · Hero

    • Pulse Capacitor56%

      174 players · Hero

    • Reactivity56%

      174 players · Hero

    • Surging Totem56%

      174 players · Hero

    • Totemic Rebound56%

      174 players · Hero

    • Whirling Elements56%

      174 players · Hero

    • Wind Barrier56%

      174 players · Hero

    • Elemental Attunement56%

      173 players · Hero

    • Primal Catalyst56%

      173 players · Hero

    • Totemic Momentum56%

      173 players · Hero

    • Current Control53%

      164 players · Specialization

    • Refreshing Waters53%

      162 players · Class

    • Ancestral Reach51%

      157 players · Specialization

    • Voodoo Mastery44%

      135 players · Class

    • Ancestral Influence43%

      132 players · Hero

    • Ancestral Swiftness43%

      132 players · Hero

    • Ancient Fellowship43%

      132 players · Hero

    • Call of the Ancestors43%

      132 players · Hero

    • Earthen Communion43%

      132 players · Hero

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

      308 players · Class

    • Astral Shift100%

      308 players · Class

    • Chain Heal100%

      308 players · Class

    Rarely taken (109)under 15% — situational or out of favour
    • Mana Spring14%

      43 players · Class

    • Ancestral Wolf Affinity10%

      31 players · Class

    • Swelling Tides10%

      31 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 · EU3,675

    • 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.

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

    308 players · Class

  • Elemental Orbit100%

    308 players · Class

  • Elemental Warding100%

    308 players · Class

  • Nature's Guardian100%

    308 players · Class

  • Reactive Warding100%

    308 players · Class

  • Spirit Wolf100%

    308 players · Class

  • Graceful Spirit100%

    307 players · Class

  • Gust of Wind100%

    307 players · Class

  • Healing Stream Totem100%

    307 players · Class

  • Instinctive Imbuements100%

    307 players · Class

  • Lava Burst100%

    307 players · Class

  • Lava Burst100%

    307 players · Class

  • Lava Burst100%

    307 players · Class

  • Winds of Al'Akir9.1%

    28 players · Class

  • Overflowing Shores8.4%

    26 players · Specialization

  • Primordial Bond6.5%

    20 players · Class

  • Fire and Ice6.2%

    19 players · Class

  • Tidewaters4.5%

    14 players · Specialization

  • Frost Shock1.6%

    5 players · Class

  • Downpour1.3%

    4 players · Specialization

  • Chain Lightning1.0%

    3 players · Class

  • Chain Lightning1.0%

    3 players · Class