Restoration Shaman leveling guide
Restoration is the group healer of the Shaman. Chain Heal with Improved Chain Heal heals several players at once, Earth Shield heals the tank every time it is hit, and Mana Tide Totem refills the mana of your whole party. Water Shield at level 62 keeps your own mana high. Alone it kills slowly, so pick it when you mostly level through dungeons.
Strengths and weaknesses
- Chain Heal is one of the strongest group heals in TBC Anniversary.
- Earth Shield keeps the tank healed with little effort.
- Mana Tide Totem, Bloodlust or Heroism at level 70 and your totems help the whole group.
- Slow alone, because your talents add little damage.
Talents by level
At level 60
- In Restoration: Improved Healing Wave 5/5, Tidal Focus 5/5, Totemic Focus 5/5, Nature’s Guidance 3/3, Totemic Mastery and Tidal Mastery 5/5.
- Healing Way 3/3, Nature’s Swiftness, Purification 5/5, Mana Tide Totem, Focused Mind 1/3, Nature’s Blessing 3/3, Improved Chain Heal 2/2 and Earth Shield, for 41 points.
- In Enhancement: Ancestral Knowledge 5/5 and Shield Specialization 5/5.
Level 61 to 70
- Thundering Strikes 5/5.
- Anticipation 5/5, for 20 points in Enhancement.
Rotation
One enemy
- Water Shield from level 62 and Searing Totem, then Lightning Bolt and Flame Shock.
- Fight in melee with a weapon and a shield, and Earth Shock to finish.
- Heal yourself between fights with Healing Wave instead of eating.
Dungeon groups
- Earth Shield on the tank, Mana Spring Totem and a totem that fits the group.
- Chain Heal when several players take damage, and Healing Wave or Lesser Healing Wave on the tank.
- Nature’s Swiftness with Healing Wave in an emergency, and Mana Tide Totem when your party runs low on mana.
Staying alive
- Stoneclaw Totem and Earthbind Totem keep enemies off you.
- Earth Shield on yourself while you quest alone.
- Reincarnation brings you back once per hour, as long as you carry an Ankh.
Leveling route
| Level | Alliance | Horde |
|---|---|---|
| 60-62 | Hellfire Peninsula (Honor Hold) | Hellfire Peninsula (Thrallmar) |
| 62-64 | Zangarmarsh (Telredor) | Zangarmarsh (Zabra’jin) |
| 64-65 | Terokkar Forest (Allerian Stronghold) | Terokkar Forest (Stonebreaker Hold) |
| 65-67 | Nagrand (Telaar) | Nagrand (Garadar) |
| 67-68 | Blade’s Edge Mountains (Sylvanaar) | Blade’s Edge Mountains (Thunderlord Stronghold) |
| 68-70 | Netherstorm (Area 52), Shadowmoon Valley (Wildhammer Stronghold) | Netherstorm (Area 52), Shadowmoon Valley (Shadowmoon Village) |
Dungeons worth the detour: Hellfire Ramparts and The Blood Furnace from level 60, The Slave Pens and The Underbog around 62, and Mana-Tombs and Auchenai Crypts from 64.
Stats, weapons and tradeskills
- Healing power first, then mana regeneration, Intellect and Crit.
- A one-handed healing mace with a shield.
- Enchants: Major Healing on the weapon and the gloves, and Superior Healing on the bracers.
- Tradeskills: Skinning with Leatherworking for the Windhawk set, or Herbalism with Alchemy for mana potions.