Restoration Shaman Talents & Build – Raid for WoW Forever
Restoration Shamans heal groups with Chain Heal and empower them with totems. Riptide heals instantly and over time and empowers the next Chain Heal on the target, Mana Tide Totem gives mana back to the group, Purification increases all healing, and Water Shield gives you mana in combat.
Talents, ranks and values come from the WoW Forever game files. Playstyle and stat tips are based on Classic experience; talents and details may differ in Forever.
Other specs: Elemental Shaman · Enhancement Shaman
Last updated: beta, Oct 14, 2026. These builds are planned for the new WoW Forever talent trees and will be reviewed after launch.
Raid Build (PvE)
Restoration down to Riptide with Purification, Mindfulness, Restorative Totems and Tidal Mastery. Enhancement offers Ancestral Knowledge for more Intellect and Thundering Strikes for more crit.
| Talent tree | Talents (rank) |
|---|---|
| Restoration41 | Improved Healing Wave 5/5Tidal Focus 5/5Mindfulness 3/3Totemic Focus 3/5Ancestral Healing 3/3Water Shield 1/1Tidal Mastery 5/5Restorative Totems 5/5Mana Tide Totem 1/1Healing Way 3/3Nature's Swiftness 1/1Purification 5/5Riptide 1/1 |
| Enhancement10 |
Playstyle and rotation
In raids, Chain Heal is your key spell, ideally cast directly on a target with Riptide. For single targets use Healing Wave or Lesser Healing Wave. Keep Water Shield up, drop Mana Spring Totem and Healing Stream Totem for your group, and use Mana Tide Totem when mana runs low. In an emergency, Nature's Swiftness makes a heal instant.
Stat priority
For Restoration Shaman, the key stats are +healing, mana regen (MP5) and Intellect. Spell crit is worth it once your talents build on it. In PvP, Stamina matters. This priority comes from Classic; stat weights in WoW Forever may differ.
FAQ
Restoration Shaman: What are the key talents?
Our raid build spends its points like this: Restoration 41 · Enhancement 10. The key talents are Mana Tide Totem, Purification, Riptide. Open the full build in the talent calculator to tweak it.
Restoration Shaman: Which build is best for PvP?
Restoration Shaman is built mainly for dungeons and raids, so we only show a raid build here. For PvP, another spec of the class is usually the better choice, and you can adjust the build freely in the talent calculator.
Are the talents the same as in Classic?
Not quite. The talent trees on this page come from the WoW Forever game files: some talents are new, have moved or use different values than in Classic. Every build is checked against this data and spends exactly 51 points.