Restoration Shaman Healing Gear and Best in Slot in Battle for Azeroth (BfA) 8.0.1

Table of Contents

• +Introduction
  • 1. Class Overview
  • 2. Patch 8.0.1 Changes for Restoration Shaman
  • 3. Restoration Shaman Strengths
  • 4. Restoration Shaman Weaknesses
  • 5. Restoration Shaman Viability in the Current Patch
  • 6. Contents
  • 7. ChangeLog
• +Easy Mode
  • 1. Foreword
  • 2. The Basics for Restoration Shaman
  • 3. Talent Choice for Restoration Shaman
  • 4. Stat Choice for Restoration Shaman
  • 5. Basic Priority List for Restoration Shaman
  • 6. Healing Cooldowns for Restoration Shaman
  • 7. Azerite Traits for Restoration Shaman
    • 7.1. Best Outer Ring Azerite Traits
    • 7.2. Best Middle Ring Azerite Traits
    • 7.3. Best Inner Ring Azerite Traits
  • 8. ChangeLog
• +Spell Summary
  • 1. Restoration Shaman Spell Summary
  • 2. Main Resource for Restoration Shaman
  • 3. Healing Spells for Restoration Shaman
  • 4. Healing Cooldowns for Restoration Shaman
  • 5. Utility Spells for Restoration Shaman
  • 6. Other relevant mechanics for Restoration Shaman
  • 7. DPS Spells for Restoration Shaman
  • 8. ChangeLog
• +Builds and Talents
  • 1. Talent Choices for Restoration Shaman
  • 2. Talent Cheat Sheets for Restoration Shaman
    • 2.1. Raid / Large Group Talents
    • 2.2. Dungeon / Small Group Talents
  • 3. Level 15 Talents for Restoration Shaman
  • 4. Level 30 Talents for Restoration Shaman
  • 5. Level 45 Talents for Restoration Shaman
  • 6. Level 60 Talents for Restoration Shaman
  • 7. Level 75 Talents for Restoration Shaman
  • 8. Level 90 Talents for Restoration Shaman
  • 9. Level 100 Talents for Restoration Shaman
  • 10. PvP Talents (War Mode)
    • 10.1. Restoration Shaman War Mode Talents
      • 10.1.1. General PvP Talents
      • 10.1.2. Restoration Shaman PvP Talents
  • 11. ChangeLog
• +Azerite Traits and Armor
  • 1. Disclaimer
  • 2. Azerite Gear for Restoration Shaman
  • 3. Outer Ring Traits for Restoration Shaman
  • 4. Middle Ring Traits for Restoration Shaman
  • 5. Inner Ring Traits for Restoration Shaman
  • 6. Azerite Traits Details and Rotation Changes for Restoration Shaman
    • 6.1. Azerite Traits Rotation Changes
  • 7. Find Azerite Armor By Trait/Power
  • 8. ChangeLog
• +Rotation, Cooldowns, and Abilities
  • 1. Rotation / Playstyle for Restoration Shamans
  • 2. Cooldown Usage for Restoration Shamans
    • 2.1. Healing Tide Totem
    • 2.2. Ascendance
    • 2.3. Cloudburst Totem
    • 2.4. Unleash Life
  • 3. Utility Usage for Restoration Shamans
    • 3.1. Ancestral Protection Totem
    • 3.2. Bloodlust / Heroism
    • 3.3. Earth Elemental
    • 3.4. Spirit Link Totem
    • 3.5. Wind Rush Totem
    • 3.6. Astral Shift
    • 3.7. Tremor Totem
    • 3.8. Capacitor Totem
    • 3.9. Earthgrab / Earthbind Totem
    • 3.10. Hex
    • 3.11. Purify Spirit
    • 3.12. Wind Shear / Purge
  • 4. Optional Read: Mastering Your Restoration Shaman
    • 4.1. Mana Management
    • 4.2. Dealing Damage
    • 4.3. Mastery: Deep Healing
    • 4.4. Movement Management
      • 4.4.1. Quiet Movement
      • 4.4.2. Spiritwalker's Grace
  • 5. ChangeLog
• +Mythic+ Tips
  • 1. Restoration Shaman in Mythic+
    • 1.1. Restoration Shaman Mythic+ Rotation
    • 1.2. Restoration Shaman Utility
  • 2. Mythic+ Talents for Restoration Shamans
  • 3. Mythic+ Affixes
    • 3.1. Tier One Affixes
    • 3.2. Tier Two Affixes
    • 3.3. Tier Three Affixes
    • 3.4. Seasonal Affix
  • 4. ChangeLog
• +Common and Worst Mistakes
  • 1. Mismanaging Mana
  • 2. Having High Downtime
  • 3. Not Using All Your Abilities
  • 4. Not Analyzing Your Mistakes as a Restoration Shaman
  • 5. ChangeLog
• +Frequently Asked Questions
  • 1. Battle for Azeroth Restoration Frequently Asked Questions
    • 1.1. What Changed for Restoration Shaman in BfA?
    • 1.2. What Stats Are Good for Restoration Shaman in BfA?
    • 1.3. Are Restoration Shamans Good For Mythic+?
    • 1.4. Are Restoration Shamans Good For Raids?
  • 2. ChangeLog
• +Boss by Boss Strategies
  • 1. Restoration Shaman Boss Advice: Uldir, Halls of Control
    • 1.1. Taloc
    • 1.2. MOTHER
    • 1.3. Fetid Devourer
    • 1.4. Zek'voz, Herald of N'zoth
    • 1.5. Vectis
    • 1.6. Zul, Reborn
    • 1.7. Mythrax the Unraveler
    • 1.8. G'huun
  • 2. ChangeLog
• +Stat Priority
  • 1. The Basics of Stats for Restoration Shaman
    • 1.1. Raids
    • 1.2. Dungeons
    • 1.3. Stat Gain Per Rating
  • 2. Restoration Shaman: Getting a Better Understanding
    • 2.1. Statistics Explanations
  • 3. ChangeLog
• +Gems, Enchants, and Consumables
  • 1. Gems for Restoration Shamans
  • 2. Enchants for Restoration Shamans
  • 3. Consumables for Restoration Shamans
  • 4. ChangeLog
• +Macros and Addons
  • 1. Restoration Macros
    • 1.1. Wind Shear
    • 1.2. Purge
    • 1.3. Wind Rush Totem
    • 1.4. Simple Mouseover Macros
    • 1.5. Dynamic Mouseover Macros
    • 1.6. Healing Rain on Cursor
  • 2. Addons for Restoration Shaman
    • 2.1. ElvUI
    • 2.2. Weak Auras
    • 2.3. Boss Mods
      • 2.3.1. BigWigs Bossmods
      • 2.3.2. Deadly Boss Mods
    • 2.4. Name Plates
      • 2.4.1. KUI Nameplates
      • 2.4.2. TidyPlates
    • 2.5. Damage Meters
      • 2.5.1. Skada
      • 2.5.2. Details
    • 2.6. Extra AddOns
      • 2.6.1. Mik's Scrolling Battle Text
      • 2.6.2. Death Note
      • 2.6.3. Doom CooldownPulse
      • 2.6.4. Angry Assignments
    • 2.7. Alternative Raid Frames
    • 2.8. Raid / External Cooldown Tracking
• ×Gear and Best in Slot
  • 1. Trinkets for Restoration Shamans
    • 1.1. Dungeons
    • 1.2. World Bosses
    • 1.3. Crafted
    • 1.4. Uldir
  • 2. Best in Slot List for Restoration Shamans in Uldir
  • 3. ChangeLog
• +Simulations
  • 1. Disclaimer Page
  • 2. Restoration Shaman Racial Comparisons
    • 2.1. Alliance Races
    • 2.2. Horde Races
  • 3. Combat Logging / Analysis Resources
    • 3.1. Warcraft Logs
    • 3.2. WoW Analyzer
    • 3.3. Afiya's Restoration Shaman Analyzer

General Information

This page is a gear reference for Restoration Shamans. It lists your best items and Legendaries, gives you gearing advice, and shows you how you will be competing for loot with other classes.

The other pages of our Restoration Shaman guide can be accessed from the table of contents on the right.

About Our Author

This guide has been written by Seksixeny, Restoration Shaman and general healing expert. He has raided with all healer specializations since vanilla, and currently plays on Group Therapy with his shaman. While you can routinely find him participating in discussions across all healer discords, he is particularly active on the restoration channels of Earthshrine and in Ancestral Guidance. You can find him for questions / suggestions there; make sure to tag Seksi#5191.

1. Trinkets for Restoration Shamans

We are currently unsure how powerful some trinkets are in Battle for Azeroth. For now, we have listed all of the trinkets that go towards improving your healing and where they drop.

1.1. Dungeons

• Fangs of Intertwined Essence (Avatar of Sethraliss, Temple of Sethraliss)
• Conch of Dark Whispers (Vol'zith the Whisperer, Shrine of the Storm)
• Ignition Mage's Fuse (Knight Captain Valyri, Tol Dagor)
• Revitalizing Voodoo Totem (Vol'kaal, Atal'Dazar)
• Balefire Branch (Soulbound Goliath, Waycrest Manor)
• Lady Waycrest's Music Box (Lord and Lady Waycrest, Waycrest Manor)

1.2. World Bosses

• Azurethos' Singed Plumage (Azurethos, The Winged Typhoon)
• T'zane's Barkspines (T'zane)
• Drust-Runed Icicle (Hailstone Construct)
• Doom's Hatred (The Lion's Roar, Horde only)
• Lion's Grace (Doom's Howl, Alliance only)

1.3. Crafted

• Darkmoon Deck: Tides (Inscription)

1.4. Uldir

• Inoculating Extract (Vectis)
• Twitching Tentacle of Xalzaix (Mythrax)

2. Best in Slot List for Restoration Shamans in Uldir

Below are the recommended items from each boss in the Uldir raid, accounting for balanced stats and recommended Azerite traits. This does not take into account gear from sources other than Uldir. There might be better pieces of gear available from other instances, especially with the potential for titanforging.

The trinket selections are present to give you an aim within the raid, but separate BiS trinket builds will be presented separately once more testing has been done. For now, these are the best choices within Uldir-only loot.

We have also indicated which bosses you should use your bonus roll on.

Slot	Item	Source
Helm	Crest of the Undying Visionary	Zul, Reborn (Coin)
Shoulders	Spaulders of Coagulated Viscera	G'huun
Cloak	Cloak of Rippling Whispers	Zul, Reborn (Coin)
Chest	Chainvest of Assured Quality	Zek'voz, Herald of N'zoth (Coin)
Wrists	Rubywrought Sparkguards	Taloc
Gloves	Oblivion Crushers	Mythrax the Unraveler
Belt	Titanspark Energy Girdle	Zek'voz, Herald of N'zoth (Coin)
Legs	Legguards of Coalescing Plasma	Taloc
Boots	Fused Monstrosity Stompers	Fetid Devourer
Ring #1	Rot-Scour Ring	MOTHER
Ring #2	Ring of the Infinite Void	Zek'voz, Herald of N'zoth (Coin)
Trinket #1	Inoculating Extract	Vectis
Trinket #2	Twitching Tentacle of Xalzaix	Mythrax the Unraveler
Weapon	Tusk of the Reborn Prophet	Zul, Reborn (Coin)
Shield	Vector Deflector	Vectis

3. ChangeLog

• 13 Aug. 2018: Updated for Battle for Azeroth launch.
• 18 Jul. 2018: Updated to reflect Soul of the Farseer now giving Echo of the Elements instead of Flash Flood.

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