Restoration Shaman PvP Guide (Shadowlands 9.2.5)

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.

Patch 9.2 has not brought almost any changes to Restoration Shaman. Namely, the only changes to the specialization will be within the double Legendary choice, as well as the tier set bonuses.

1. The root effect from Earthgrab Totem now properly counts absorbed damage when determining if enough damage has been taken to break the root effect.
2. Fleshcraft's absorb has been reduced to 25% of max HP.
3. You may now equip a 2nd Legendary in the form of Unity, which allows you to use your Covenant-specific Legendary alongside another Legendary.
4. Tier set bonuses have returned with more healing throughput for Restoration Shamans through the 2-set and 4-set, specifically Restoration Shaman 2-Piece and Restoration Shaman 4-Piece for Restoration Shaman.
5. The 2-set bonus for wearing 2 PvP trinkets has been reworked to instead grant 175 Intellect and 350 stamina.
6. Five new PvP trinkets have been added:
   • Cosmic Gladiator's Devouring Malediction;
   • Cosmic Gladiator's Eternal Aegis;
   • Cosmic Gladiator's Resonator;
   • Cosmic Gladiator's Echoing Resolve;
   • Cosmic Gladiator's Fastidious Resolve.

• Spirit Link Totem will save a teammate from dying.
• Very strong team healing through Healing Tide Totem with the PvP talent Living Tide selected.
• A Mortal Strike effect and damage reduction through Unleash Shield
• Multiple utility spells
• 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 Deeptremor Stone, Flame Shock, and Lava Burst.
• Several spells that heal when you are in crowd control or interrupted.

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