Restoration Shaman Healing Gems, Enchants, and Consumables — Shadowlands Pre-Patch 9.0.1

This section specifically covers the optimal gems, enchants, food, and flasks to use for your character. To get a more detailed rundown of the different stats for Restoration Shaman, please visit our dedicated Stats page.

You should use Leviathan's Eye of Intellect in one socket, and Versatile Dark Opal (or the cheaper Versatile Royal Quartz) in all other sockets.

If Versatility's damage reduction is irrelevant to you, you should use Deadly Lava Lazuli (or the cheaper Deadly Amberblaze), instead.

Greater Flask of Endless Fathoms should be used for raids along with Superior Battle Potion of Intellect. This last potion should be used just before pulling, so that you can also use Potion of Replenishment during the encounter itself.

Abyssal Healing Potion should be used alongside Healthstones for emergency healing. Coastal Mana Potion can be used instead of Potion of Replenishment during the fight if you need instant Mana restoration.

You should eat from the Famine Evaluator And Snack Table (or the cheaper Sanguinated Feast / even cheaper Galley Banquet) when possible, and otherwise Mech-Dowel's "Big Mech" is the best individual food ( Honey-Glazed Haunches and Kul Tiramisu are cheap alternatives).

If you can afford it, you should use Battle-Scarred Augment Runes to increase your primary stat. Since there is a finite amount of these runes available, you should make sure to use them wisely and to stock up on them for when you need them.

Starting in patch 8.3 you can also use the re-usable Lightning-Forged Augment Rune to increase your primary stat by an equal amount.