Restoration Shaman Healing Gear and Best in Slot — Midnight Season 1

Welcome to our Gear and BiS Page for Restoration Shaman for Midnight. Check this page to learn everything you need to know about gearing a Restoration Shaman, including the BiS Gear from all sources, Raiding and Mythic+, information on the best Trinkets, Tier Sets, and much more.

In Midnight, all item levels were squished, which means the numbers on all items and their item level was massively reduced, allowing for all numbers to grow again throughout the expansion and future content without becoming too large to understand.

For detailed information on gear stats and what you want to chase, check out our Stats page below.

Also, if you have a new piece of gear that you need gems and enchants advice for, you can find everything you need on our dedicated page below.

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BiS Gear for Restoration Shaman

Overall BiS List Mythic+ only BiS List Dreamrift, Voidspire, and March on Quel'Danas BiS List

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Overall BiS List for Restoration Shamans

As usual, prioritize Leech / Avoidance pieces and the highest item level equipment you have, regardless of its secondary stat distribution.

The crafted items you should use depends on what loot you have out of the list below, but assuming a clean slate, you will want to craft the Root Warden's Regalia 2-piece set, as its bonus is the best Embellishment available.

Alternatively, if you start with a 2h weapon craft, use Darkmoon Sigil: Hunt, and any crafted piece of Mail armor can use Arcanoweave Lining.

FAQAre Two-Handed weapons viable?

While using a Shield is typically better due to the armor benefits, and certainly mandatory in PvP, in PvE you will rarely be taking damage that can be mitigated by armor. This makes using two-handed weapons completely viable, as long as they have high item level and good secondary stats, or a powerful unique effect.

Early on in the tier nothing beats crafting a two-handed weapon to save Myth crests, followed by crafting your off-tier slot to gain as many stats as quickly as possible for early progression! The list below assumes an end of tier situation where crests and sparks to craft with are unlimited.

Slot	Item	Source/Note
Weapon	Weight of Command	Imperator Averzian in The Voidspire
Off-hand	Thalassian Dawnguard	Belo'ren in March on Quel'Danas
Helm	Oblivion Guise	Midnight Falls in March on Quel'Danas
Neck	Ribbon of Coiled Malice	Fallen-King Salhadaar in The Voidspire
Shoulder	Tempests of the Primal Core	Matrix Catalyst, or Fallen-King Salhadaar in The Voidspire
Cloak	Guardian of the Primal Core	Matrix Catalyst
Chest	Embrace of the Primal Core	Matrix Catalyst, or Chimaerus in The Dreamrift
Bracers	Cuffs of the Primal Core	Matrix Catalyst
Gloves	Earthgrips of the Primal Core	Matrix Catalyst, or Vorasius in The Voidspire
Belt	World Tender's Barkclasp	Crafted by Leatherworking
Legs	Leggings of the Primal Core	Matrix Catalyst, or Vaelgor and Ezzorak in The Dreamrift
Boots	World Tender's Rootslippers	Crafted by Leatherworking
Ring #1	Eredath Seal of Nobility	Seat of the Triumvirate
Ring #2	Band of the Triumvirate	Seat of the Triumvirate
Trinket #1	Litany of Lightblind Wrath	Lightblinded Vanguard in The Voidspire
Trinket #2	Gaze of the Alnseer	Chimaerus in The Dreamrift

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Mythic+ only BiS List for Restoration Shaman

This list contains only items available in Mythic+ dungeons in Midnight. As usual, prioritize Leech / Avoidance pieces and the highest item level equipment you have, regardless of its secondary stat distribution.

TipsWhich Dungeons Should I Farm?

We recommend you farm the following dungeon:

• Skyreach: Multiple best in slot loot drops here, such as Viryx's Indomitable Bulwark, Sharpeye Gleam, and Rigid Scale Greatcloak as well as various decent pieces for other slots. Seat of the Triumvirate is also great, especially for its special rings.

Slot	Item	Source/Note
Weapon	Ceremonial Hexblade	Maisara Caverns
Off-hand	Viryx's Indomitable Bulwark	Skyreach
Helm	Sharpeye Gleam	Skyreach
Neck	Barbed Ymirheim Choker	Pit of Saron
Shoulder	Tempests of the Primal Core	Matrix Catalyst
Cloak	Rigid Scale Greatcloak	Skyreach
Chest	Embrace of the Primal Core	Matrix Catalyst
Bracers	Darkfang Scale Wristguards	Seat of the Triumvirate
Gloves	Earthgrips of the Primal Core	Matrix Catalyst
Belt	World Tender's Barkclasp	Crafted by Leatherworking
Legs	Leggings of the Primal Core	Matrix Catalyst
Boots	World Tender's Rootslippers	Crafted by Leatherworking
Ring #1	Eredath Seal of Nobility	Seat of the Triumvirate
Ring #2	Band of the Triumvirate	Seat of the Triumvirate
Trinket #1	Emerald Coach's Whistle	Algeth'ar Academy
Trinket #2	Whisper of the Duskwraith	Nexus-Point Xenas

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Raid only BiS List for Restoration Shaman

This list contains only items from the current raid. As usual, prioritize Leech / Avoidance pieces and the highest item level equipment you have, regardless of its secondary stat distribution.

TipsWhich Raid-Items Do I Want Most?

If you need to submit a list of highly-important items to your raid leader, or simply want to focus on the most important bosses and items, we have you covered!

• Gaze of the Alnseer: The best trinket, which stacks rapidly from Healing Rain casts. Drops from Chimaerus, who also drops the Tier-Set chest.
• Locus-Walker's Ribbon: Another strong passive trinket, which drops from the Crown of the Cosmos encounter.
• Oblivion Guise: An unique helmet that has all of its stat budget allocated to Critical Strike and a lot of Leech on top, making it extremely good for Restoration!
• Weight of Command: Notable for being the best in slot weapon, and also coming from the first boss of the raid, making it extremely easy to obtain early on, which could be a good strategy in order to skip crafting a weapon in favor of the crafted Root Warden's Regalia set.

Slot	Item	Source/Note
Weapon	Weight of Command	Imperator Averzian in The Voidspire
Off-hand	Thalassian Dawnguard	Belo'ren in March on Quel'Danas
Helm	Oblivion Guise	Midnight Falls in March on Quel'Danas
Neck	Ribbon of Coiled Malice	Fallen-King Salhadaar in The Voidspire
Shoulder	Tempests of the Primal Core	Matrix Catalyst, or Fallen-King Salhadaar in The Voidspire
Cloak	Guardian of the Primal Core	Matrix Catalyst
Chest	Embrace of the Primal Core	Matrix Catalyst, or Chimaerus in The Dreamrift
Bracers	Cuffs of the Primal Core	Matrix Catalyst
Gloves	Earthgrips of the Primal Core	Matrix Catalyst, or Vorasius in The Voidspire
Belt	World Tender's Barkclasp	Crafted by Leatherworking
Legs	Leggings of the Primal Core	Matrix Catalyst, or Vaelgor and Ezzorak in The Dreamrift
Boots	World Tender's Rootslippers	Crafted by Leatherworking
Ring #1	Sin'dorei Band of Hope	Belo'ren in March on Quel'Danas
Ring #2	Signet of the Starved Beast	Vorasius in The Voidspire
Trinket #1	Gaze of the Alnseer	Chimaerus in The Dreamrift
Trinket #2	Litany of Lightblind Wrath	Lightblinded Vanguard in The Voidspire

FAQWhich Tier Set Pieces Do I Want?

For Midnight Season 1, Restoration Shamans want to try and prioritize getting the Shoulder, Chest, Legs, and Gloves set pieces. This enables you to grab Oblivion Guise as the off-set piece, which is extremely powerful for us due to its massive Critical Strike budget and guaranteed Leech.

For a comprehensive list of the best trinkets available, please visit QuestionablyEpic Live, where you can find a full list of the best available trinkets. More information on this website can be found on our Simulations page:

Below we will provide a rough tier list of available trinkets. This can help you to make quick decisions as to which trinkets are worth farming or what you want to roll need on.

Click for Restoration Shaman Trinket Rankings

Ranking	Trinket
S Tier	Gaze of the Alnseer - Click for Details Especially good for Restoration due to rapidly stacking when allies stand in your Healing Rain. Litany of Lightblind Wrath - Click for Details The on use effect of this trinket is very powerful but requires you to dedicate some time to dealing damage to activate it. Use Chain Lightning to quickly do so if there are multiple targets available, or otherwise take the time to DPS as the shields are worth the time spent. Locus-Walker's Ribbon - Click for Details Its Intellect proc grows in power over time, making it amazing for long raid encounters that have high healing requirements at the end. Emerald Coach's Whistle - Click for Details Most of the value from this trinket is tied to the Mastery buff given to the chosen ally, making it a great pseudo-DPS trinket.
A Tier	Vaelgor's Final Stare Light of the Cosmic Crescendo Whisper of the Duskwraith Heart of Wind
B Tier	Refueling Orb Emberwing Feather - Click for Details Due to its 2-minute cooldown, heavily recommended to be used with the First Ascendant talent. Crucible of Erratic Energies - Click for Details Actually almost on par with the BiS Gaze of the Alnseer for its item level once its powers are fully unlocked but falls off once you can get fully upgraded Myth level trinkets. Glorious Crusader's Keepsake - Click for Details Another fantastic trinket that cannot be obtained as Myth track, but is well worth using early on, even if you are the only player with it in the group.
C Tier	Volatile Void Suffuser Radiant Sunstone Lightspire Core Quite a few others unlisted.

Embellishments are special effects that are either found on crafted pieces by default or can be added to crafted pieces during the crafting process. A character can have two embellishments equipped at any time.

You can find the full Embellishment sims at QuestionablyEpic Live, but essentially the Root Warden's Regalia crafted set provides the best bonuses, and while it has three pieces we recommend using the Waist, World Tender's Barkclasp, and Feet, World Tender's Rootslippers as they still allow you to use your tier set chest and the uniquely powerful Oblivion Guise helm.

It is also very viable to use Arcanoweave Lining, which gains some of its value from the buff it provides to your ally, making it a good pseudo-DPS choice, or Darkmoon Sigil: Hunt if you are crafting a weapon early on, as these two are not very far behind the crafted set in raw power.

You can add sockets to Helmets, Belts, and Bracers with the Radiant Jewelbinder consumable obtained from the Great Vault vendor when you choose the currency reward.

You will usually want to start with upgrading your weapon, followed by trinkets, and then any leech/avoidance pieces or items you won't be replacing for a long time or pieces with large stat allocations such as helms or legs. These would be great choices, for example:

1. Highest item level weapon you have
2. Highest item level trinket(s) of S-rank you have
3. Any Leech / Avoidance pieces of high item level

You can learn more about the Gear Upgrade System in our Gear Upgrade System page.

Simulating your damage is mostly a thing that DPS players do, as Healers need to interweave their healing with damage, which means their damage potential is always contingent on how much healing is needed.

For the most part, all you need to think about for damage is avoiding the Mastery stat, which has no DPS value. Learn more about how to optimize your damage rotation below.

For healing, we recommend analyzing your performance in past encounters instead. Tools such as Warcraft Logs, WoW Analyzer, and QE Live are capable of giving you an accurate stat weight and tips on how to improve based on your logs.

You can find more details on how to make the most out of these tools in the specialized page below.