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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.

All PvPSolo2v23v3BlitzRBG

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.

  • Versatility50.2%1,088 avg
  • Mastery32.2%700 avg
  • Haste13.7%305 avg
  • Critical Strike4.0%96 avg

118

Synced Blitz players

1,819

Average rating sampled

2,315

Highest rating sampled

PvP talents

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

Live ladder data
Grounding Totem

Grounding Totem

68%

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.

80 players

Static Field Totem

Static Field Totem

50%

Summons a totem with 5% of your health at the target location for 6 sec that forms a circuit of electricity that enemies cannot pass through.

59 players

Rain Dance

Rain Dance

46%

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

54 players

Lightning Lasso

Lightning Lasso

28%

Grips the target in lightning, stunning and dealing 95,346 Nature damage over 5 sec while the target is lassoed. Can move while channeling.

33 players

Burrow

Burrow

14%

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 17,413 Physical damage.

16 players

Totem of Wrath

Totem of Wrath

12%

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 53 yards by 15% for 15 sec.

14 players

Master of the Elements

Master of the Elements

8%

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.

9 players

Counterstrike Totem

Counterstrike Totem

2%

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

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.

  • Echo of the Elements
    Echo of the Elements100%

    Riptide and Lava Burst have an additional charge.

  • Elemental Orbit

Most played equipment

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

Back

Venomous Aspirant's Cape

35% equipped · 263 ilvl

Back

Thalassian Competitor's Cloth Cloak

26% equipped · 288 ilvl

Chest

Venomous Aspirant's Chain Tunic

52% equipped · 263 ilvl

Restoration Shaman enchantments

  • Earthliving88%
  • Tidecaller's Guard63%
  • Enchanted: +41 Intellect & +4% Mana58%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Chest - Mark of the Magister56%

Talent tree choices & importable builds

Talent choices across 118 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.

  • Capacitor Totem89%

    96 players · Class

  • Elemental Resistance89%

    96 players · Class

  • Hex88%

    95 players · Class

  • Undercurrent87%

    94 players · Specialization

  • Improved Earthliving Weapon86%

    93 players · Specialization

  • Brimming with Life82%

    89 players · Class

  • Healing Rain77%

    83 players · Specialization

  • Amplification Core75%

    81 players · Hero

  • Earthsurge75%

    81 players · Hero

  • Elemental Attunement75%

    81 players · Hero

  • Imbuement Mastery75%

    81 players · Hero

  • Lively Totems75%

    81 players · Hero

  • Oversized Totems75%

    81 players · Hero

  • Primal Catalyst75%

    81 players · Hero

  • Pulse Capacitor75%

    81 players · Hero

  • Splitstream75%

    81 players · Hero

  • Surging Totem75%

    81 players · Hero

  • Totemic Momentum75%

    81 players · Hero

  • Totemic Rebound75%

    81 players · Hero

  • Whirling Elements75%

    81 players · Hero

  • Wind Barrier75%

    81 players · Hero

  • Primal Tide Core74%

    80 players · Specialization

  • Refreshing Waters67%

    72 players · Class

  • Windveil63%

    68 players · Class

  • Ancestral Awakening56%

    60 players · Specialization

  • Ancestral Reach52%

    56 players · Specialization

  • Soothing Rain49%

    53 players · Specialization

  • Acid Rain44%

    47 players · Specialization

  • Current Control37%

    40 players · Specialization

  • Voodoo Mastery33%

    36 players · Class

  • Earth Elemental29%

    31 players · Class

  • Resurgence28%

    30 players · Specialization

  • Wind Rush Totem28%

    30 players · Class

  • Ancestral Influence25%

    27 players · Hero

  • Ancestral Swiftness25%

    27 players · Hero

  • Ancient Fellowship25%

    27 players · Hero

Near-universal picks (53)taken by 90%+ — effectively baseline
  • Ascendance100%

    108 players · Specialization

  • Astral Shift100%

    108 players · Class

  • Chain Heal100%
Rarely taken (9)under 15% — situational or out of favour
  • Spouting Spirits12%

    13 players · Specialization

  • Swelling Tides12%

    13 players · Specialization

  • Winds of Al'Akir9.3%

    10 players · Class

Import a real build

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

  • Justforlolz

    kazzak · EU2,315

  • Nefftybro

    blackrock · EU2,315

  • Dewtide

    kaelthas · US2,303

  • Elmez

    kazzak · EU2,274

  • Kamule

    aegwynn · EU2,213

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
Elemental Orbit
100%

Increases the number of Elemental Shields you can have active on yourself by 1. You can have Earth Shield on yourself and one ally at the same time.

  • 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.

  • Lava Burst
    Lava Burst100%

    Hurls molten lava at the target, dealing 25,228 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

    • Ascendance
      Ascendance100%

      Immediately heals for 40,614 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%.

    • Chain Heal
      Chain Heal100%

      Heals the friendly target for 20,824, then jumps up to 20 yards to heal the 4 most injured nearby allies. Healing is reduced by 30% with each jump.

    • Chain Heal
      Chain Heal100%

      Heals the friendly target for 20,727, then jumps up to 20 yards to heal the 3 most injured nearby allies. Healing is reduced by 30% with each jump.

    • Chain Heal
      Chain Heal100%

      Heals the friendly target for 20,357, 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 4,671 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.

    Control & mobility

    • 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.

    • 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%.

    • Wind Shear
      Wind Shear99%

      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.

    • Graceful Spirit
      Graceful Spirit98%

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

    • Earthgrab Totem
      Earthgrab Totem94%

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

    Chest

    Fanged Raiment of the Ophidian Oracle

    28% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Feet

    Venomous Aspirant's Chain Stompers

    72% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Feet

    Venomous Aspirant's Chain Sabatons

    3% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Hands

    Venomous Aspirant's Chain Gauntlets

    53% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Hands

    Hexing Grips of the Ophidian Oracle

    19% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Head

    Serpent Crown of the Ophidian Oracle

    44% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Head

    Venomous Aspirant's Chain Headguard

    27% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Legs

    Venomous Aspirant's Chain Wargreaves

    39% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Legs

    Leggings of the Ophidian Oracle

    24% equipped · 308 ilvl

    Main Hand

    Venomous Aspirant's Cudgel

    76% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Main Hand

    Venomous Aspirant's Mace

    3% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Neck

    Venomous Aspirant's Pendant

    45% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Neck

    Thalassian Competitor's Amulet

    35% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Off Hand

    Venomous Aspirant's Shield

    69% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Off Hand

    Thalassian Competitor's Bulwark

    14% equipped · 285 ilvl

    Ring 1

    Thalassian Competitor's Signet

    52% equipped · 285 ilvl

    Ring 1

    Venomous Aspirant's Signet

    25% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Ring 2

    Thalassian Competitor's Signet

    51% equipped · 285 ilvl

    Ring 2

    Venomous Aspirant's Signet

    24% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Shirt

    Precious's Ribbon

    6% equipped · 1 ilvl

    Shirt

    Artisan Officer's Shirt

    5% equipped · 1 ilvl

    Shoulders

    Hissing Mantle of the Ophidian Oracle

    44% equipped · 289 ilvl

    Shoulders

    Venomous Aspirant's Chain Spaulders

    19% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Tabard

    Galactic Gladiator's Tabard

    10% equipped · 1 ilvl

    Tabard

    Prized Gladiator's Tabard

    6% equipped · 1 ilvl

    Trinket 1

    Venomous Aspirant's Insignia of Alacrity

    37% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Trinket 1

    Venomous Aspirant's Medallion

    18% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Trinket 2

    Venomous Aspirant's Medallion

    36% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Trinket 2

    Venomous Aspirant's Insignia of Alacrity

    16% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Waist

    Venomous Aspirant's Chain Clasp

    57% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Waist

    Thalassian Competitor's Chain Girdle

    22% equipped · 288 ilvl

    Wrist

    Venomous Aspirant's Chain Wristwraps

    40% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Wrist

    Thalassian Competitor's Chain Cuffs

    33% equipped · 285 ilvl

  • Enchanted: Enchant Ring - Zul'jin's Mastery56%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Shoulders - Akil'zon's Swiftness51%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei51%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Helm - Empowered Blessing of Speed42%

    • Restoration Shaman gems & sockets

    • Cognitive Heliotrope · +23 Primary Stat and opponent's failed interrupt attempts grant Precognition71%
    • Flawless Versatile Amethyst · +16 Mastery & +7 Versatility50%
    • Prismatic Socket21%
    • Flawless Masterful Lapis · +16 Versatility & +7 Mastery15%
    • Flawless Quick Amethyst · +16 Mastery & +7 Haste7%
    • Enduring Heliotrope · +23 Primary Stat and +5% Damage Reduction when affected by Crowd Control6%
    • Flawless Masterful Peridot · +16 Haste & +7 Mastery4%
    • Flawless Quick Lapis · +16 Versatility & +7 Haste4%

    108 players · Class

  • Chain Heal100%

    108 players · Class

  • Chain Heal100%

    108 players · Class

  • Earth Shield100%

    108 players · Class

  • Earthliving Weapon100%

    108 players · Specialization

  • Echo of the Elements100%

    108 players · Specialization

  • Elemental Orbit100%

    108 players · Class

  • Elemental Warding100%

    108 players · Class

  • Healing Stream Totem100%

    108 players · Class

  • Healing Stream Totem100%

    108 players · Specialization

  • Instinctive Imbuements100%

    108 players · Class

  • Lava Burst100%

    108 players · Class

  • Lava Burst100%

    108 players · Class

  • Lava Burst100%

    108 players · Class

    • Frost Shock4.6%

    5 players · Class

  • Primordial Bond4.6%

    5 players · Class

  • Tidewaters4.6%

    5 players · Specialization

  • Fire and Ice3.7%

    4 players · Class

  • Downpour0.9%

    1 players · Specialization

  • Encasing Cold0.9%

    1 players · Class