Restoration Shaman PvP Guide (Dragonflight 10.1)

Restoration Shamans are the most versatile healers in the game. With roots, slows, decent healing output, big damage, some mobility, and even a ranged interrupt, they always have a place on an Arena team.

• Burrow is a new immunity that can deal damage and interrupt casters.
• Seasoned Winds is now available for Restoration Shamans. It lasts 18 seconds and can stack up to 3 times.
• Earthgrab Totem now has a 30 second cooldown (was 1 minute).
• Rain Dance, Healing Rain is now instant, 20% more effective, and costs 30% less mana.
• Lava Burst damage increased by 20% in PvP combat.

• Spirit Link Totem will save a teammate from dying.
• Very strong team healing through Healing Tide Totem with the PvP talent Living Tide selected.
• Resetting the cooldown of Earthen Wall Totem with Totemic Recall.
• Multiple utility spells
• Purge/ Greater Purge is crucial in matchups
• Wind Shear and Grounding Totem are critical stopping crowd-control.
• Passive healing through Healing Stream Totem and Earth Shield.
• Strong damage through Flame Shock, Stormkeeper and Lava Burst.
• Several spells that heal when you are in crowd control or interrupted.
• A Mortal Strike effect and damage reduction through Unleash Shield

• Heavily dependent on rotating cooldowns for keeping teammates alive.
• Lacking large damage reduction cooldowns, or burst healing.
• Healing throughput is moderate, not strong.
• No damage reduction team cooldowns.

This guide ended up being very long, so we decided to split it in different pages.

• On the Restoration Shaman PvP Talents page, you will find an analysis of each PvE talent row to help you decide which talent to pick on each row, as well as an overview of the PvP talents, which advice on which ones to take and under which conditions.
• On the Restoration Shaman PvP Rotation and Playstyle page, you will learn how to use your spells, depending on the situation (healing, surviving, controlling enemy players, etc.), and what is generally expected of your class and spec in PvP.
• On the Restoration Shaman PvP Covenants and Legendary Powers page, you will find advice on choosing the best Covenant, Soulbind, and Conduits as well as the best PvP Legendary Powers.
• On the Restoration Shaman PvP Stat Priority and Gear page, you will find the stat priority to follow in PvP, as well as advice for choosing your gear, particularly trinkets.
• On the Restoration Shaman PvP Best Races page, you will find lists of the Alliance and Horde races, ranked by how good they are for Restoration Shamans in PvP, as well as explanations regarding why and how their racials benefit you.
• On the Restoration Shaman PvP Useful Macros page, you will find a collection of useful macros for PvP for Restoration Shamans.
• On the Restoration Shaman Arena Composition page, you will find the list of the most powerful Arena compositions featuring Restoration Shamans, in both 2v2 and 3v3 modes.