Restoration Shaman
Healer
Riptide into Chain Heal, with Mana Tide when the group is dry.
Verified 2026-10-01
Build 1.60.1.70124
Chain Heal and Mana Tide (0/0/51)
ProjectionTheoryEvery point stays in Restoration: Riptide, full Purification, full Restorative Totems, Mana Tide, Nature’s Swiftness and Improved Reincarnation. No Ghost Wolf tax. Dungeon movement is short enough that Riptide covers it, which is Icy Veins’ own trade.
0 / 0 / 51 (51 points)
Elemental
0 pts
ConvectionRank 0/5Reduces the mana cost of your Shock, Lightning Bolt, Lava Burst, and Chain Lightning spells by 2%.
ConcussionRank 0/5Increases the damage done by your Lightning Bolt, Chain Lightning, and Earth Shock spells by 1%.
Elemental WardingRank 0/3Reduces damage taken from Fire, Frost, and Nature effects by 3%.
ReverberationRank 0/5Reduces the cooldown of your Shock spells by 0.2 sec.
Call of FlameRank 0/3Increases the damage done by your Fire Totems and by your Flame Shock, Fire Nova, and Lava Burst spells by 5%.
Elemental DevastationRank 0/3Your offensive spell critical strikes will increase your chance to get a critical strike with melee attacks by 3% for 10 sec.
Elemental FocusRank 0/1Gives you a 10% chance to enter a Clearcasting state after casting any Fire, Frost, or Nature damage spell. The Clearcasting state reduces the mana cost of your next damage spell by 100%.
Elemental AlacrityRank 0/3Reduces the cast time of your Lightning Bolt, Chain Lightning, and Lava Burst spells by 0.17 sec.
Improved Fire NovaRank 0/2Increases the damage done by your Fire Nova spell by 10% and reduces its cooldown by 2 sec.
Eye of the StormRank 0/3Reduces the pushback suffered from damaging attacks while casting Lightning Bolt, Chain Lightning, and Lava Burst by 23%.
Call of ThunderRank 0/1Increases the critical strike chance of your Lightning Bolt and Chain Lightning spells by 3%.Requires Elemental Alacrity
Elemental ReachRank 0/2Increases the range of your Lightning Bolt, Chain Lightning, Fire Nova, and Lava Burst spells by 3 yards, and increases the range of your Flame Shock spell by 8 yards.
Lightning OverloadRank 0/3Gives your Lightning Bolt and Chain Lightning spells a 3% chance to cast a second, similar spell on the same target at no additional cost that causes half damage and no threat.
EarthboundRank 0/1Your Earthbind Totem Immobilizes nearby targets for 5 sec when cast.
Elemental FuryRank 0/5Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Searing and Magma Totems and your Fire, Frost, and Nature spells by 20%.Requires Call of Thunder
Lava BurstRank 0/1You hurl molten lava at the target, dealing 150 to 192 Fire damage. If your Flame Shock is on the target, Lava Burst deals 20% increased damage.Requires Lightning Overload
Enhancement
0 pts
Earth's GraspRank 0/2Increases the health of your Stoneclaw Totem by 25% and the radius of your Earthbind Totem by 10%.
Thundering StrikesRank 0/5Improves your chance to get a critical strike with all spells and attacks by 1%.
Ancestral KnowledgeRank 0/5Increases your Intellect by 2%.
Guardian TotemsRank 0/2Increases the amount of damage reduced by your Stoneskin Totem and Windwall Totem by 10% and reduces the cooldown of your Grounding Totem by 1 sec.
Mental DexterityRank 0/3Increases your Attack Power by an amount equal to 33% of your Intellect.
Improved Ghost WolfRank 0/2Reduces the cast time of your Ghost Wolf spell by 1 sec, and Ghost Wolf may be used indoors.
Improved Lightning ShieldRank 0/3Increases the damage done by your Lightning Shield orbs by 5%.
Elemental WeaponsRank 0/3Increases the melee attack power bonus of your Rockbiter Weapon by 7%, your Windfury Weapon effect by 13% and increases the damage caused by your Flametongue Weapon and Frostbrand Weapon by 5%.
Shamanistic FocusRank 0/1Reduces the mana cost of your Shock and Lightning Shield spells by 45%.
AnticipationRank 0/3Increases your chance to dodge by an additional 2%.
ToughnessRank 0/5Increases your Stamina by 2%.
FlurryRank 0/5Increases your attack speed by 5% for your next 3 swings after dealing a melee critical strike.Requires Mental Dexterity
StormstrikeRank 0/1Instantly strike for normal weapon damage and increase the damage you deal to the target with your next Lightning Bolt, Chain Lightning, or Earth Shock spell by 20% for 12 sec.
Spirit WeaponsRank 0/1Gives a chance to parry enemy melee attacks, reduces all threat generated by your attacks by 30% while Rockbiter Weapon is not active, and increases all threat generated by 30% while Rockbiter Weapon is active.
Mental QuicknessRank 0/2Increases your spell damage and healing by up to 15% of your Intellect.
Improved StormstrikeRank 0/2When you Stormstrike, you have a 50% chance to gain 50% mana regeneration while casting spells for 15 sec, and Stormstrike's cooldown has a 50% chance to reset each time you Dodge or Parry.Requires Stormstrike
Maelstrom WeaponRank 0/5When you deal damage with a melee attack, you have a chance to reduce the cast time and Mana cost of your next Lightning Bolt spell by 4%. Stacks up to 5 times. Lasts 30 sec.
Rage of the FarseerRank 0/1Increases your attack speed by 30% for 25 sec.Requires Mental Quickness
Restoration
51 pts5/5Improved Healing WaveRank 5/5Reduces the casting time of your Healing Wave spell by 0.5 sec.
5/5Totemic FocusRank 5/5Reduces the Mana cost of your totems and any spells that summon or move them by 25%.
3/3MindfulnessRank 3/3Allows 50% of your Mana regeneration to continue while casting.
3/3Natural GraceRank 3/3Reduces the threat generated by your spells by 15%.
5/5Tidal FocusRank 5/5Reduces the Mana cost of your healing spells by 5% and improves your chance to hit by 5%.
2/2Improved ReincarnationRank 2/2Reduces the cooldown of your Reincarnation spell by 20 min, increases your maximum health by 4%, and increases the amount of health and Mana you reincarnate with by an additional 20%.
3/3Ancestral HealingRank 3/3Increases your target's armor value by 25% for 15 sec after getting a critical effect from one of your healing spells.
3/3Healing FocusRank 3/3Gives you a 70% chance to avoid interruption caused by damage while casting any healing spell.
1/1Water ShieldRank 1/1The caster is surrounded by 3 globes of water. When a spell, melee, or ranged attack hits the caster or when one of the caster's healing spells gets a critical result, 2% of maximum mana is restored to the caster, expending one water globe. Only one globe will activate every few seconds. Lasts 10 min.
Only one Elemental Shield can be active on the Shaman at any one time.
5/5Tidal MasteryRank 5/5Increases the critical effect chance of your healing spells by 5%.
5/5Restorative TotemsRank 5/5Increases the effect of your Mana Spring Totem by 25% and increases the effect of your Healing Stream Totem by 50%.
1/1Mana Tide TotemRank 1/1Summons a Mana Tide Totem with 5 health at the feet of the caster for 12 sec that restores 88 mana every 3 seconds to group members within 30 yards.
3/3Healing WayRank 3/3Increases the amount healed by your Healing Wave spell by 25%.
1/1Nature's SwiftnessRank 1/1When activated, your next Nature spell with a casting time less than 10 sec. becomes an instant cast spell.
5/5PurificationRank 5/5Increases the effectiveness of your healing spells by 10%.
1/1RiptideRank 1/1Heals a friendly target for 485 to 533, an additional 445 over 15 sec, and increases the effectiveness of your Chain Heal casts directly on that target by 25%.Requires Healing Way
Stat priority
- Healing Power
- Crit
- Intellect
- MP5
- Spirit
Copied from Icy Veins’ Restoration priority, which also lists Haste above Intellect. Haste is on that page; this build does not assume a cap. Tidal Mastery is already 5% heal crit. Mindfulness keeps 50% mana regeneration while casting.
Best race
Alliance
Dwarf
Only Alliance shaman. Stoneform is the dungeon dispel for poison and disease when your own cleanse is on the tank. Big Game Hunter does not heal.
Find TreasureInstant. Allows the dwarf to sense nearby treasure, making it appear on the minimap. Lasts until canceled.
StoneformInstant, 3 min cooldown. Instantly removes and grants immunity to all Bleed, Poison, and Disease effects, and reduces all Physical damage taken by 10% for 8 sec.
Mace SpecializationIncreases your critical strike chance with all spells and attacks by 1% while you have a mace or two-handed mace equipped.
Big Game HunterDamage dealt versus Beasts increased by 5%.
Horde
Troll
Runner-up: OrcBerserking is 10% spell haste for 10 seconds, which shortens Healing Wave. Icy Veins’ general shaman pick is Orc for Blood Fury, but Blood Fury is Attack Power and Spell Power, not healing. A healer takes the haste.
BerserkingInstant, 3 min cooldown. Increases your spellcasting and attack speed by 10% for 10 sec.
RegenerationHealth regeneration rate increased by 10%. In addition, 10% of total Health regeneration will continue during combat.
Beast SlayingDamage dealt versus Beasts increased by 5%.
Rapid RegenerationChanneled, 3 min cooldown. Regenerate 50% of your maximum Health over 6 sec. Any movement, action, or damage taken will cancel the effect.
Enchants
| Slot | Enchant | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wrist | Enchant Bracer - Superior IntellectName seen on a BlizzCon demo enchanting vendor; the amount is not published. | Datamined |
| Neck | Enchant Necklace - Healing PowerNeck enchants are new to Forever. Name only, amount not published. | Datamined |
| Hands | Enchant Gloves - Natural PowerName only, amount not published. | Datamined |
| Two-handed weapon | Enchant 2H Weapon - Mighty Healing PowerName only, amount not published. | Datamined |
| Relic | Totem of Ancestral ProtectionEnchanting-crafted shaman totem seen on the BlizzCon demo vendor. Effect amount not published. | Datamined |
How to play it
- Riptide, then Chain Heal on that target for the 25% bonus. Healing Wave the tank spike. Lesser Healing Wave only to move.
- Mana Tide before the group is empty, not after. Restorative Totems makes Mana Spring 25% stronger and Healing Stream 50% stronger.
- Water Shield on yourself. A heal crit or a hit restores 2% mana and spends a globe.
- Nature’s Swiftness plus Healing Wave is the lay-on-hands. It is one cast.
- Windfury Totem for the melee, Healing Stream for the party. They do not stack with a second shaman’s air totem after Sep 24. Assign one.
Verdict
Restoration is the shaman healer Icy Veins calls flexible: Healing Wave for one person, Chain Heal for the group, neither on a cooldown, and Riptide as the capstone that also makes the next Chain Heal on that target 25% stronger. Mana Tide Totem is the group mana button. Water Shield restores mana when you are hit or when a heal crits.
Sep 24 let Riptide crit. The same notes stopped Flametongue Totem from stacking with Flametongue Weapon or Windfury Totem, and stopped Windfury Totem from stacking with other air totems. Your buffs are still required. They are no longer free to double.
wowforever.co shows Restoration at S on Skycoach and Overgear and at B on the forum list. Icy Veins, updated Sep 23, calls it an excellent dungeon healer and a poor solo leveler. Alliance has one shaman race: Dwarf. There is no runner-up.
Bring Restoration to dungeons. Do not solo-level as a healer past the point Lightning Bolt stops being enough. The leveling order keeps 10 Elemental points so the respec never comes.
Strengths
- Riptide is a direct heal, a 15-second heal over time, and 25% stronger Chain Heals on that target.
- Mana Tide Totem restores mana to the group. Icy Veins lists it as the talent that defines the spec’s raid invite.
- Nature’s Swiftness makes the next Nature cast instant. That is the emergency Healing Wave.
- Earth Shock interrupts, Purge dispels, Tremor Totem breaks fear. Icy Veins is right that the totem kit is the utility, not a talent.
Weaknesses
- Icy Veins: healer specs level slowly, and Restoration has no area damage talents. You Lightning Bolt like a bad Elemental.
- Totems are short-range and die. A battleground that moves off your totems deletes the spec’s buffs.
- Windfury and Flametongue no longer stack the way Classic groups remember. Do not promise double totems.
- The S-rank on seller lists is not a level-60 parse. The forum list has the spec at B.
Sources
- World of Warcraft: Forever Restoration Shaman Guide — Icy Veins, 2026-09-23reputable
- WoW Forever Racial Guide — Icy Veins, 2026-09-28reputable
- WoW Forever - PvP Rank System Explained — Icy Veins, 2026-09-19reputable
- New Enchanting Formulas for World of Warcraft Forever — Warcraft Tavern, 2026-09-17reputable
- WoW Forever Patch Notes: every beta update, class by class — ForeverChanges, 2026-09-30fan
- WoW Forever Tier List: Every Public Ranking, Compared — wowforever.co, 2026-10-01fan