WoW Forever: Restoration Shaman
About the Class
A Restoration Shaman combines single-target healing, chain healing for the group, and useful totems. 
Healing Wave restores the selected ally, 
Chain Heal helps several players who are positioned well, and 
Riptide sets up a target with healing over time and empowers the chain heal that follows.
Every Shaman role uses Mana. Totems work in a limited area, so check their position after the group moves. Many utility totems last up to five minutes, but fire totems may need refreshing more often. 
Totemic Recall and 
Totemic Call help you manage totems you have already placed.
Strengths
- A straightforward core healing toolkit.
- A strong mix of single-target and group healing.
- Totems and an interrupt reduce the healing load.
Weaknesses
- You have to watch your Mana and where your allies are standing.
- Your main heals have cast times.
- The full set of group tools unlocks only after early leveling.
Stat Priority
- 1Healing Power
- 2Critical Strike
- 3Intellect
- 4Spirit
- 5Mana per 5
Critical heals interact with talents that restore Mana and protect allies. Intellect increases your Mana pool, Spirit helps regeneration, and Mana per 5 works regardless of recent spellcasting. Don't sacrifice the Mana you need for a small gain in healing.
Talents
Rotation (Ability Priority)
The opener is a set sequence of abilities you use as you engage an enemy. Memorising it helps initiate your rotation in the most optimal way possible.
- 1Healing Wave based on actual damage taken.
- Healing Wave — your main heal on the selected target
- Pick the right learned rank based on the damage taken and your Mana pool
- Remove dangerous diseases and poisons with the matching totems
Earth Shock — interrupt a dangerous spell if it won't delay urgent healing
Important Abilities
Ability | Use |
|---|---|
| Earth Shock | Interrupt a dangerous spell; keep the shared shock cooldown in mind |
 Tremor Totem | Help the group against fear, sleep, and charm |
 Poison Cleansing Totem | Remove dangerous poisons from eligible nearby allies |
 Disease Cleansing Totem | Help against diseases |
 Earthbind Totem | Slow eligible enemies |
 Ancestral Spirit | Resurrect a fallen ally out of combat |
Totems don't replace good positioning. Place them where the group benefits, not just wherever the Shaman happens to be standing.
Best in Slot (BiS)
Best in Slot (BiS)Enchants, Gems, Consumables
Enchants and Enhancements
ConsumablesBest Race
This is the Alliance race available to Shamans. 
Stoneform provides extra protection and removes certain harmful effects. The racial hit bonus is useful for offensive actions.
Blood Fury gives you a burst window, and the racial defensive tools help against crowd control and magical threats. Line up the active buff with a moment when you can actually make use of it.
Wind Blessed grants 2% speed. This is useful for both spells and weapon attacks. Choose your race based on your role, group, and personal comfort, not just a small difference in damage.
Best Professions
Leatherworking together with 
Skinning lets you craft leather and mail items as well as armor kits. Pick stats for your specific role: weapon damage, spells, or healing.
Engineering gives you extra devices, and 
Enchanting helps you upgrade your gear. Also choose professions based on which materials and items your group needs.
FAQ
Is the spec good for beginners?
The core healing toolkit is easy to grasp, but you'll have to learn totems and Mana management. At early levels Healing Wave remains your main heal; the full group toolkit comes later.
Can a Shaman dual wield?
No. In Forever, Shamans can't dual wield. Two-handed axes and maces are learned as weapon skills, without the old separate talent required to use them.
Do I need to keep rotating air totems?
The old totem twisting for a short Windfury buff is no longer needed. A totem provides a permanent aura as long as the conditions for its effect are met. Watch your positioning and which effect your group needs.
Why can't I use another shock right after the first one?
Shocks share a cooldown. Plan for it if you will need an interrupt soon: an extra attack can leave you with no answer to a dangerous spell.
Where to get gear before raids?
From level 60 dungeons, quests, and professions. Upgraded dungeon sets require quest chains. Pick items for your role: weapon stats for Enhancement, spell stats for Elemental, and healing plus Mana for Restoration.
Author
Fouren
Fouren has been playing World of Warcraft for over 15 years. He is an active player with 12 Cutting Edge achievements under his belt, and has reached the top 1% and 0.1% multiple times on various classes. His main classes are healers, particularly Holy Paladin.
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