Restoration Shaman PvP Guide (Dragonflight 10.2)

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.

• Riptide healing throughput has been increased.
• Restoration Shaman tier 2-set: Chain Heal, Healing Surge and Healing Wave mark their initial target with a Tidal Reservoir, causing them to receive 20% of all Riptide healing you deal for 10 sec.
• Restoration Shaman tier 4-set: Riptide's healing is increased by 15%. If Riptide is active on the same target as Tidal Reservoir, its heal-over-time effect has a 10% chance to create a new Riptide on a nearby ally.

Strengths

• 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

Weaknesses

• 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.