Shaman — Restoration

Stat Priority, Races & Consumables

Stat rankings, race notes, enchants, gems, and consumables in one place - the same character-prep flow players expect from modern class guides.

1. 1.Item Level / Intellect›
2. 2.Critical Strike›
3. 3.Versatility›
4. 4.Haste›
5. 5.Mastery

For raid, Critical Strike leads and Versatility and Haste are close behind. In Mythic+, Crit, Versatility, and Haste are broadly interchangeable. Mastery is normally last for throughput but rises sharply in difficult progression when allies spend more time at low health. Sim or compare your own gear when pieces are close.

Consumables

Flasks, food, potions, weapon oils, and runes for this build.

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FlaskFlask of the Shattered SunDefault all-purpose healer flask.Flask of the Shattered SunItem Level 295Non-equippable Flasks & PhialsRequires Level 81Use: Increases your Critical Strike by 165 for 1 hour. Lasts 1 hour and through death. Consuming an identical flask will add another 1 hour. (3 Sec Cooldown)“Created by experienced alchemists. Can be bought and sold on the Auction House.”Guide note: Default all-purpose healer flask.Blizzard game dataCombat PotionLight's PotentialUse in planned Ascendance or heavy healing windows.Light's PotentialItem Level 295Non-equippable PotionsRequires Level 81Use: Drink to increase your primary stat by 695 for 30 sec. (5 Min Cooldown)“Created by experienced alchemists. Can be bought and sold on the Auction House.”Guide note: Use in planned Ascendance or heavy healing windows.Blizzard game dataFoodHearty Silvermoon ParadeCurrent primary-stat food recommendation.Hearty Silvermoon ParadeFoodCurrent primary-stat food recommendation.Guide recommendationAugment RuneVoid-Touched Augment RuneUse for raid progression and high keys.Void-Touched Augment RuneItem Level 90Non-equippable OtherRequires Level 90Use: Increases Intellect by 5 for 1 hour. Augment Rune.“Can be bought and sold on the auction house.”Guide note: Use for raid progression and high keys.Blizzard game data

Secondary-stat enchants are not universal. They should move with your current gear, stat breakpoints, and the enemies you are facing in a raid boss, dungeon, 2v2, 3v3, or Blitz match. We will split these into boss-by-boss, dungeon-by-dungeon, and PvP bracket recommendations as the live gear model fills in.

Playstyle & Rotation

This is the practical priority list: how the spec plays moment to moment, when to spend, and where cooldowns belong.

Talents

Pick your hero tree by the fight’s damage profile - single-target on pure bosses, multi-target on cleave and add fights.

Loadouts by Content

Talent focus and live gear for each type of content. Copy the picks into the talent calculator to build and share your tree - verified in-game import strings are added as they are theorycrafted, never guessed.

Secondary-stat enchants are flexible. They change with your current gear and the enemy profile in a specific raid boss, dungeon, 2v2, 3v3, or Blitz match. As the live model fills in, this page will show enchants and gear by boss, dungeon, and PvP bracket.

Equipment

Tier set notes, target gear, trinkets, embellishments, and boss-specific gear links.

Treat secondary-stat enchants as matchup-aware recommendations, not permanent rules. Your current gear, raid boss damage profile, dungeon pulls, and arena or Blitz enemies can change whether Haste, Mastery, Critical Strike, Versatility, avoidance, leech, or movement is the right enchant for that slot.

Enchants

Choose enhancements after your equipment is settled. Secondary-stat enchant choices move with your current stat mix and the content you are preparing for.

Recommended enchants

Empowered Hex of LeechingHelm · Leech is the standard all-purpose helm choice.EnchantingEmpowered Hex of LeechingHelmLeech is the standard all-purpose helm choice.Profession: EnchantingOpen the profession page or Wowhead tooltip for source details.Nature's FuryRings · Use on both rings; re-evaluate secondaries as your gear changes.EnchantingNature's FuryRingsUse on both rings; re-evaluate secondaries as your gear changes.Profession: EnchantingOpen the profession page or Wowhead tooltip for source details.Earthliving WeaponWeapon · Class weapon imbue. It replaces any weapon oil.Earthliving WeaponWeaponClass weapon imbue. It replaces any weapon oil.

Gems

Socket into the current stat priority, then re-check after major equipment swaps rather than treating a gem choice as permanent.

Recommended gems

Telluric Eversong DiamondUnique primary-stat diamond; gains mana value from distinct Midnight gem colors.JewelcraftingTelluric Eversong DiamondRecommended gemsUnique primary-stat diamond; gains mana value from distinct Midnight gem colors.Profession: JewelcraftingOpen the profession page or Wowhead tooltip for source details.Flawless Versatile GarnetCrit / Versatility filler option.JewelcraftingFlawless Versatile GarnetRecommended gemsCrit / Versatility filler option.Profession: JewelcraftingOpen the profession page or Wowhead tooltip for source details.Flawless Deadly LapisUse as one of the distinct gem colors.JewelcraftingFlawless Deadly LapisRecommended gemsUse as one of the distinct gem colors.Profession: JewelcraftingOpen the profession page or Wowhead tooltip for source details.Flawless Deadly PeridotUse as one of the distinct gem colors.JewelcraftingFlawless Deadly PeridotRecommended gemsUse as one of the distinct gem colors.Profession: JewelcraftingOpen the profession page or Wowhead tooltip for source details.

Embellishments

Crafted effects are capped at two equipped embellishments. Lock these in only after deciding which crafted slots survive your next raid or Mythic+ upgrades.

Recommended embellishments

Darkmoon Sigil: HuntWeapon · A strong early crafted-weapon embellishment while replacing low-item-level weapons.InscriptionDarkmoon Sigil: HuntWeaponA strong early crafted-weapon embellishment while replacing low-item-level weapons.Profession: InscriptionOpen the profession page or Wowhead tooltip for source details.Arcanoweave LiningCrafted armor · Use on a non-tier crafted armor slot only after comparing it with current raid and dungeon upgrades.TailoringArcanoweave LiningCrafted armorUse on a non-tier crafted armor slot only after comparing it with current raid and dungeon upgrades.Profession: TailoringOpen the profession page or Wowhead tooltip for source details.

Best in Slot by Boss

Gear and talents change per fight. For each boss we surface the current #1 parse as the best-in-slot reference - open any boss to copy that player’s full gear from Warcraft Logs. The recommended hero tree follows the fight’s damage profile.

Utility & Defensives

The Shaman toolkit, shared across every spec - a few entries are talent choices. Landing these on cue is what separates a good Restoration from a great one.

Bloodlust/Heroism plus situational totems make Shaman one of the deepest utility classes.

Interrupt: Wind Shear - grab a focus-interrupt macro on the Restoration macros page.

Interface & Macros

Start with Midnight’s built-in boss warnings, cooldown manager, damage meter, and raid frames. Then add only the interface pieces that make your decisions clearer.

#showtooltip Riptide
/cast [@mouseover,help,nodead][] Riptide

#showtooltip Wind Shear
/cast [@focus,harm,nodead][] Wind Shear

#showtooltip Capacitor Totem
/cast [@cursor] Capacitor Totem

#showtooltip Flame Shock
/cast [@mouseover,harm,nodead][] Flame Shock

#showtooltip Spirit Link Totem
/cast [@cursor] Spirit Link Totem

Tips & Tricks

• →Keep Wind Shear on an easy key; it is one of the healer's best dungeon tools
• →Place Surging Totem for the next movement window, not where the group was standing
• →Spirit Link is a health-redistribution cooldown, not a generic healing totem
• →Earthliving Weapon occupies your weapon enchant slot, so do not use a weapon oil

Common Mistakes

• ✕Dropping Surging Totem where the group will immediately leave
• ✕Letting Downpour miss its refresh window
• ✕Holding Spirit Link until players are already dead
• ✕Using Chain Heal into a spread group or wasting Unleash Life's bonus