Restoration Druid
Heals over time and keeps the whole group topped up.
Talents
Copy the build, then in game press N to open Talents, click Import and paste.
Best stats
- 1Haste
- 2Mastery
- 3Versatility
- 4Crit
In Mythic+, Mastery moves above Haste.
Pick gear, gems and enchants with your top stats first. Item level still matters most.
Patch 12.1. Stat source
Consumables
Picks for Restoration in patch 12.1, from the Icy Veins guide.
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Flask
Flask of the Blood Knights
Haste. The best flask for Restoration.
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Combat potion
Potion of Recklessness
The strongest potion for this spec. Use it with your big cooldowns. Light's Potential is the simpler pick if your secondary stats are evenly spread.
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Health potion
Concentrated Silvermoon Health Potion
Healing in combat. It doesn't share a cooldown with Healthstones, so you can use both.
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Mana potion
Lightfused Mana Potion
Restores mana for healers and mana-based casters.
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Food
Silvermoon Parade
A group feast. On your own, eat Royal Roast instead.
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Augment rune
Void-Touched Augment Rune
Raises your Intellect. It's expensive and is lost when you die, so save it for progression.
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Weapon oil
Thalassian Phoenix Oil
Lasts an hour. Reapply it after it wears off.
Enchants
Head
Raises Leech.
Shoulders
Raises Leech, which heals you for part of the damage and healing you do.
Chest
Raises your primary stat.

Legs
Raises Intellect and your maximum mana.
Feet
Raises Leech and Stamina.
Both rings
Raises Mastery.
Main hand
Your spells and abilities can grant Might of the Void, raising your primary stat for a short time.
Gems

First socket
Raises your primary stat.

Every other socket
Raises Haste and Mastery.
Patch 12.1. Source
Trinkets
Best trinkets for Restoration
SVenomous Abyss raid, boss 1: Nek'zali the Soulcoiler
SFarmable
Lair: Tidebound Grotto. Queue for it at World difficulty
AVenomous Abyss raid, boss 7: The Coiled Altar
AVenomous Abyss raid, boss 3: The Lost Explorers
AUnbinding of Kith'ix raid: Kith'ix
BFarmable
Dungeon: The Blinding Vale
Grades for Restoration, patch 12.1.5. Trinket source
Playing a Restoration Druid?
Look up your character to see which of these you're missing and what to upgrade first.
Other Druid specs: Balance · Feral · Guardian
Tier ranks from patch 12.1.5, mid-October 2026. See the full tier list.