Restoration Shaman Healing Gems, Enchants, and Consumables — The War Within (Season 1)
On this page, we list the best gems, enchants, flasks, potions, and food you can get for your Restoration Shaman, based on your stat priority. We also give budget alternatives. This page is updated for World of Warcraft — The War Within (Season 1).
If you were looking for WotLK Classic content, please refer to our WotLK Classic Restoration Shaman gems and enchants.
Enchants, Gems and Consumables for Restoration Shaman
This guide covers the best enchants, gems, and consumables you can currently use.
To better understand why these specific enchants and gems are recommended, check out the detailed stats guide below.
Best Gems for Restoration Shamans
Gems are crafted by Jewelcrafting, and you can use as many as you have sockets in your gear. You can guarantee up to 2 sockets in each of your necklace and rings with the Magnificent Jeweler's Setting, also crafted by Jewelcrafters, for a total of 6 guaranteed sockets.
You can also randomly get sockets on head, wrist, and waist gear, or socket them yourself with the Nerubian Gemweaver item acquired from the Great Vault non-gear tokens.
You will always want to have one Algari Diamond, ideally the maximum Quality Elusive Blasphemite. Afterwards, make sure to have at least one gem of each type in the other sockets to max out the Movement Speed effect, ideally one Versatile Ruby, Deadly Onyx, Deadly Sapphire, and Deadly Emerald.
Fill in the remaining sockets with Versatile Ruby.
Best Enchants for Restoration Shamans
Most enchants are produced by the Enchanting profession, and all gear enchants are affected by Quality, with the best version of each enchant, such as the three-star Enchant Cloak - Chant of Leeching Fangs, being stronger than lower quality versions.
We will be listing only the best versions of each enchant, but lower versions can be used to save gold.
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Best Flask for Restoration Shaman in The War Within
Flask of Alchemical Chaos grants the highest amount of stats overall, but since we do not value Haste (in Raid) and Mastery (in M+) nearly as much as Crit or Versatility, it is recommended to use Flask of Tempered Aggression for Raiding and Flask of Tempered Versatility for Mythic+, instead.
Best Potion for Restoration Shaman in The War Within
Use Slumbering Soul Serum to regenerate Mana if you can afford the downtime, otherwise Algari Mana Potion is better. Tempered Potion is the best stat potion for personal gain, but you will likely want to use Potion Bomb of Power instead for more group damage. You can obtain many of these potions, such as Fleeting Tempered Potion, from Cauldrons that can be spawned by Alchemists
Finally, Grotesque Vial can be used while dead and be the difference between victory and defeat in an encounter.
You should keep a stock of Algari Healing Potions to use when at low health, and if you have a Warlock in the group, grab their Healthstones and use them as well. Do not macro these together, they are best used separately! You can also obtain Fleeting Algari Healing Potion from Cauldrons that can be spawned by Alchemists.
Best Food for Restoration Shaman in The War Within
You should be eating from a primary stat Feast at all times, either Feast of the Divine Day, Feast of the Midnight Masquerade, or Hearty Feast of the Midnight Masquerade.
If Feasts are not available, eat Stuffed Cave Peppers, Outsider's Provisions, Beledar's Bounty, Jester's Board, or Empress' Farewell instead.
Augment Runes for Restoration Shamans
In addition, if you can afford it, you should use Crystallized Augment Runes to increase your primary stat. Augment Runes are expensive, and disappear on death, so use them wisely!
Best Weapon Rune for Restoration Shaman in The War Within
Algari Mana Oil is the best temporary oil, but you will usually be using the Earthliving Weapon talent instead.
Changelog
- 15 Sep. 2024: Added a note on Weapon Oils.
- 09 Sep. 2024: Reviewed for The War Within Season 1.
- 21 Aug. 2024: Updated for The War Within launch.
- 23 Jul. 2024: Updated for The War Within pre-patch.
- 07 May 2024: Reviewed for 10.2.7.
- 22 Apr. 2024: Updated for Season 4.
- 18 Mar. 2024: Reviewed for Patch 10.2.6.
- 15 Jan. 2024: Reviewed for Patch 10.2.5.
- 06 Nov. 2023: Reviewed for Patch 10.2.
- 04 Sep. 2023: Reviewed for Patch 10.1.7
- 10 Jul. 2023: Explained the Onyx Annulet nerfs and its new status as a decent, but not great, ring.
- 10 May 2023: Added the new waist enchant, Shadowed Belt Clasp.
- 09 May 2023: Adjusted for Corrupting Rage May 9th bug fix.
- 05 May 2023: Adjusted Spore Tender recommendation post 72% nerf and for Corrupting Rage bugged state.
- 01 May 2023: Added Spore Tender enchant, Phial of Corrupting Rage, and Deviously Deviled Eggs.
- 24 Mar. 2023: Further Onyx Annulet updates.
- 23 Mar. 2023: Updated post multiple gem buffs for the Onyx Annulet making it worth using.
- 20 Mar. 2023: Updated with the Onyx Annulet for Patch 10.0.7.
- 24 Jan. 2023: Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
- 11 Dec. 2022: Updated for Dragonflight Season 1.
- 30 Nov. 2022: Added leg enchants from Tailoring Spellthreads.
- 28 Nov. 2022: Updated for Dragonflight launch.
- 25 Oct. 2022: Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
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This guide has been written by Seksi, member of Arctic Avengers and healing aficionado. You can find him answering questions and discussing Restoration Shaman gameplay on the Ancestral Guidance and Earthshrine Discords.
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