Restoration Shaman

Healer with totems and strong group healing.

HealerRangedEasy to play

Talents

Copy the build, then in game press N to open Talents, click Import and paste.

Haste is worth more in Mythic+, Mastery in progression raids.

Pick gear, gems and enchants with your top stats first. Item level still matters most.

Patch 12.1. Stat source

Picks for Restoration in patch 12.1, from the Icy Veins guide.

Flask Flask of the Shattered Sun Critical Strike. The best flask for Restoration.
Combat potion Light's Potential Raises your Intellect for 30 seconds. Use it with your big cooldowns.
Health potion Concentrated Silvermoon Health Potion Healing in combat. It doesn't share a cooldown with Healthstones, so you can use both.
Mana potion Lightfused Mana Potion Restores mana for healers and mana-based casters.
Food Silvermoon Parade A group feast. On your own, eat Royal Roast instead.
Augment rune Void-Touched Augment Rune Raises your Intellect. It's expensive and is lost when you die, so save it for progression.

Head
Raises Leech.
Shoulders
Raises Leech, which heals you for part of the damage and healing you do.
Chest
Raises Intellect and your maximum mana.
Legs
Raises Intellect and your maximum mana.
Feet
Raises Leech and Stamina.
Both rings
Your critical strikes deal more damage and healing.
Main hand
Your spells and abilities can grant Might of the Void, raising your primary stat for a short time.

First socket
Raises your primary stat.
With 4 or more sockets, switch to Telluric Eversong Diamond and use one gem of each color.
Every other socket
Raises Critical Strike and Versatility.

Patch 12.1. Source

Best trinkets for Restoration

Grades for Restoration, patch 12.1.5. Trinket source

Look up your character to see which of these you're missing and what to upgrade first.

Other Shaman specs: Elemental · Enhancement

Tier ranks from patch 12.1.5, mid-October 2026. See the full tier list.