Restoration Druid PvP Stat Priority, Gear, and Trinkets — 12.1

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The stat priority for Restoration Druid in PvP is as follows.

Intellect is the best stat in all situations. The most important secondary stat is Versatility. This increases the damage/healing you do and reduces the damage you take. Mastery ( Mastery: Harmony) is the next strongest secondary stat due to it increasing your healing for each heal over time effect is on the target.

In general, Restoration Druids want to get trinkets that either help with Mana recovery or increase your survivability. The stats you want to be increasing are Versatility and Haste.

It is important to note that ALL tier sets are nerfed to 33% effectiveness in PvP. Although this nerf is significant, some tier sets are still important to acquire to maximize your chances to win. For Restoration Druids, this is your tier set:

• 2-set: Rejuvenation has a 15% chance to grant Genesis, causing all heal over time effects to heal for 15% more for 8 sec. Multiple applications may overlap.
• 4-set: Nature's Swiftness, Tranquility, and Incarnation: Tree of Life have a 100% chance to grant Genesis, and Genesis duration is increased by 4 sec.

It is recommended to get both 2-set and 4-set for Restoration Druids

Embellishments are bonuses that can be put on crafted gear. These affects can have a drastic impact on the game. You are only allowed to have two Embellishments equipped at the same time. Here are the recommended Embellishments for Restoration Druid:

• Arcanoweave Lining. This Embellishment gives your spells and abilities a chance to empower you and an ally. This will increase you and your teammate's primary stat. Overall, this is will give you and your team the highest damage/healing output.
• Blessed Pango Charm gives your healing spells a chance to grant Versatility to your target. This is great for increasing the survivability of your team. Craft this on both rings or a ring and a neck.

Here are the best enchants and gems for a Restoration Druid.

• Head: Enchant Helm - Empowered Blessing of Speed
• Shoulders: Enchant Shoulders - Akil'zon's Swiftness
• Chest: Enchant Chest - Mark of the Magister
• Legs: Arcanoweave Spellthread
• Boots: Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt
• Rings: Enchant Ring - Zul'jin's Mastery
• Weapon: Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei

Flawless Versatile Amethyst is the best gem you can use. You also get access to a single Meta Gem. You should use Cognitive Heliotrope for the meta slot.