Mists of Pandaria Classic Restoration Druid Stat Priority

The stat priority for Restoration Druid is as follows:

1. Intellect
2. Haste (to 3043)
3. Spirit
4. Mastery
5. Critical Strike
6. Haste (outside breakpoints)

Intellect is the primary stat you will be focusing on as a Restoration Druid as it is the only way to increase your Spell Power which is what your heals scale off of. Every item you will be seeking will have this stat, meaning that you don't need to think about it more than normal.

Spirit increases your Mana Regeneration and is a highly desired stat, allowing you to ensure that you are able to cast spells consistently throughout a fight. At times where you are being very aggressive with your mana and still can't find yourself using all of it, Spirit may decrease in value slightly.

Haste Rating is the best secondary stat for Restoration as it allows you to quickly push out heals and make them tick more times within their total duration, as long as you are inside a breakpoint. The main downside of Haste is the added Mana costs derived from casting more frequently. Make sure you have enough Spirit to support the amount of Haste you have to avoid running out of Mana before a fight has ended.

There are a few key Haste breakpoints that we will discuss below:

• At 3034 Haste, you gain an extra tick of Tranquility.
• At 3039 Haste, you gain an extra tick of Rejuvenation.
• At 4717 Haste, you gain an extra tick of Regrowth.
• Further breakpoints exist at 13,000 Haste, but this is not achievable until much later in the expansion.

Choosing which breakpoint to go for will largely come down to your gear. Currently, 3039 Haste will give you the extra ticks without sacrificing a ton of other stats to achieve. Later into the expansion, the target breakpoint will change as you gain more access to stats through higher item level gear.

Mastery provides you with Harmony, which increases the healing done by your direct healing spells Regrowth, Nourish, Healing Touch, and Swiftmend and casting one of these spells will increase the healing of your HoTs for 20 seconds. While not being as good as Haste, you will want to maintain this buff as much as possible.

Critical Strike is not a super powerful stat and you will generally find yourself reforging out of this stat and into Spirit, Haste, or even Mastery in rare occassions.