Restoration Shaman BiS Gear
Every slot, enchant and gem for the Restoration Shaman at the Phase 4 ceiling: Icecrown Citadel 25 and Ruby Sanctum. Hover any item for the full Wowhead tooltip.
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Details & alternatives
Stat Priorities
- Intellect
- Haste
- Spell Power
- MP5
Caps & Requirements
Do not itemize for hit as Resto.
Best Races
Enhancement gets the most from it — Blood Fury scales both attack power and spell power, and Axe Specialization gives +5 expertise if you run axes (common for Enh). Elemental and Restoration prefer Troll for Berserking haste.
Gift of the Naaru for Restoration, and Heroic Presence hands the raid +1% hit — useful from an Elemental or Enhancement shaman.
Notes
Throughput/healer profile; swap haste/regen hybrids by encounter and cap.
The Restoration Shaman list in short
This is the Best in Slot list for the Restoration Shaman in WotLK 3.3.5a Phase 4: the strongest realistic gear from Icecrown Citadel 25, Ruby Sanctum and Trial of the Grand Crusader. It covers 17 equipment slots with the enchant, the gems and the close alternatives for every piece, in 2 builds (Tank Heal and Raid Heal).
In short: the Tank Heal build uses the Trauma * in the main hand with the Bulwark of Smouldering Steel in the off hand and the Totem of the Surging Sea in the totem slot; its trinkets are Glowing Twilight Scale and Charred Twilight Scale; the head slot is Sanctified Frost Witch's Headpiece and the chest is Sanctified Frost Witch's Tunic.
Stat priority: Intellect, then Haste, then Spell Power, then MP5. The caps and the best races for this spec are in the panels above the notes.
2 builds for the Restoration Shaman
Tank Heal shown on the sheet
high confidenceTank-healing Restoration baseline: sustained mana and strong single-target throughput.
Raid Heal
high confidenceRaid-healing Restoration variant emphasizing GTS/Abacus-style burst throughput.
All slots of this build
- Head Sanctified Frost Witch's Headpiece Alt: Snowstorm Helm
- Neck Blood Queen's Crimson Choker Alt: Holiday's Grace
- Shoulders Sanctified Frost Witch's Spaulders Alt: Horrific Flesh Epaulets
- Back Cloak of Burning Dusk Alt: Frostbinder's Shredded Cape
- Chest Sanctified Frost Witch's Tunic Alt: Mail of Crimson Coins
- Wrist Phaseshifter's Bracers Alt: Bloodsunder's Bracers
- Hands Changeling Gloves Alt: Unclean Surgical Gloves
- Waist Split Shape Belt Alt: Belt of the Blood Nova
- Legs Sanctified Frost Witch's Legguards
- Feet Plague Scientist's Boots Alt: Necrophotic Greaves
- Ring Ring of Rapid Ascent Alt: Ashen Band of Endless Wisdom
- Ring Ring of Phased Regeneration Alt: Marrowgar's Frigid Eye
- Trinket Glowing Twilight Scale Alt: Althor's Abacus, Solace of the Fallen
- Trinket Althor's Abacus Alt: Glowing Twilight Scale, Soul Preserver
- Main hand Royal Scepter of Terenas II Alt: Val'anyr, Hammer of Ancient Kings
- Off hand Bulwark of Smouldering Steel
- Totem Totem of the Surging Sea Alt: Totem of Calming Tides
Common questions
QWhat is the best weapon for a Restoration Shaman?
In the Tank Heal build the pick is the Trauma * in the main hand with the Bulwark of Smouldering Steel in the off hand and the Totem of the Surging Sea in the totem slot.
QWhich stats should a Restoration Shaman stack?
The priority for this spec is Intellect, then Haste, then Spell Power, then MP5. The caps to plan around are hit: None; expertise: None; armor penetration: None.
QWhich race is best for a Restoration Shaman?
For the Shaman the best races are Horde: Orc and Alliance: Draenei. The reason for each is in the Best Races panel on this page.
QWhat does this Restoration Shaman list assume?
The Tank Heal build assumes: 25-player ICC/RS; Mana sustainability valued. Confidence in this gear set is high.