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Restoration Shaman

Healer specialisation · Tier A in Mythic+, 5.7% 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.

    • Versatility38.6%880 avg
    • Haste23.0%552 avg
    • Mastery22.8%521 avg
    • Critical Strike15.6%400 avg

    What PvE players are playing

    Talent choices across 297 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 Totem87%

      253 players · Class

    • Earthweaver87%

      253 players · Specialization

    • Improved Purify Spirit85%

      249 players · Class

    • Elemental Resistance85%

      248 players · Class

    • Hex84%

      245 players · Class

    • Undercurrent84%

      245 players · Specialization

    • Earthen Accord83%

      241 players · Specialization

    • Brimming with Life81%

      236 players · Class

    • Improved Earthliving Weapon79%

      232 players · Specialization

    • Ancestral Awakening78%

      227 players · Specialization

    • Windveil75%

      220 players · Class

    • Primal Tide Core70%

      205 players · Specialization

    • Healing Rain58%

      168 players · Specialization

    • Amplification Core57%

      166 players · Hero

    • Earthsurge57%

      166 players · Hero

    • Elemental Attunement57%

      166 players · Hero

    • Imbuement Mastery57%

      166 players · Hero

    • Lively Totems57%

      166 players · Hero

    • Oversized Totems57%

      166 players · Hero

    • Primal Catalyst57%

      166 players · Hero

    • Pulse Capacitor57%

      166 players · Hero

    • Splitstream57%

      166 players · Hero

    • Surging Totem57%

      166 players · Hero

    • Totemic Momentum57%

      166 players · Hero

    • Totemic Rebound57%

      166 players · Hero

    • Whirling Elements57%

      166 players · Hero

    • Wind Barrier57%

      166 players · Hero

    • Refreshing Waters52%

      152 players · Class

    • Current Control51%

      150 players · Specialization

    • Ancestral Reach50%

      147 players · Specialization

    • Voodoo Mastery45%

      130 players · Class

    • Ancestral Influence42%

      124 players · Hero

    • Ancestral Swiftness42%

      124 players · Hero

    • Ancient Fellowship42%

      124 players · Hero

    • Call of the Ancestors42%

      124 players · Hero

    • Earthen Communion42%

      124 players · Hero

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

      292 players · Class

    • Astral Shift100%

      292 players · Class

    • Chain Heal100%

      292 players · Class

    Rarely taken (101)under 15% — situational or out of favour
    • Spouting Spirits14%

      42 players · Specialization

    • Mana Spring13%

      38 players · Class

    • Ancestral Wolf Affinity9.6%

      28 players · Class

    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.

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

    292 players · Class

  • Elemental Warding100%

    292 players · Class

  • Instinctive Imbuements100%

    292 players · Class

  • Nature's Guardian100%

    292 players · Class

  • Reactive Warding100%

    292 players · Class

  • Spirit Wolf100%

    292 players · Class

  • Elemental Orbit100%

    291 players · Class

  • Graceful Spirit100%

    291 players · Class

  • Gust of Wind100%

    291 players · Class

  • Lava Burst100%

    291 players · Class

  • Lava Burst100%

    291 players · Class

  • Lava Burst100%

    291 players · Class

  • Nature's Swiftness100%

    291 players · Class

  • Winds of Al'Akir9.2%

    27 players · Class

  • Overflowing Shores8.6%

    25 players · Specialization

  • Swelling Tides8.6%

    25 players · Specialization

  • Fire and Ice7.2%

    21 players · Class

  • Primordial Bond6.8%

    20 players · Class

  • Tidewaters3.8%

    11 players · Specialization

  • Chain Lightning1.7%

    5 players · Class

  • Chain Lightning1.7%

    5 players · Class

  • Aftershock1.4%

    4 players · Specialization