Restoration Shaman PvE Guide - Cataclysm Classic

Cataclysm Classic Restoration Shaman Rotation

Restoration Shamans are versatile healers that can perform well in raid healing or tank healing. Their
Mastery: Deep Healing
makes them incredible for topping off low health players. They also gain some interesting talents in
Focused Insight
and
Telluric Currents
that provide buffs when you
Flame Shock
and
Lightning Bolt
.

Priority

1. Use
   Earthliving Weapon
   .
2. Maintain
   Water Shield
   .
3. Maintain
   Stoneskin Totem
   ,
   Healing Stream Totem
   ,
   Wrath of Air Totem
   , and
   Flametongue Totem
   . This is just a baseline, totems might change depending on raid composition.
4. Maintain
   Earth Shield
   on tank.
5. Cast
   Nature's Swiftness
   with
   Healing Wave
   or
   Chain Heal
   for emergency instant heals.
6. Cast
   Riptide
   .
7. Cast
   Healing Rain
   to deal with sustained AoE damage. Try to pair with
   Flame Shock
   to benefit from the talent
   Focused Insight
   .
8. Cast
   Chain Heal
   for AoE healing, ideally on targets with the
   Riptide
   buff.
9. Cast
   Healing Wave
   or
   Greater Healing Wave
   for single target healing, ideally used with
   Tidal Waves
   stacks.
10. Only cast
    Healing Surge
    if you need to heal someone faster than a
    Greater Healing Wave
    cast, ideally used with
    Tidal Waves
    stacks.
11. Cast
    Spiritwalker's Grace
    if you need to heal on the move.
12. Cast
    Lightning Bolt
    during periods of no healing to benefit from the talent
    Telluric Currents
    .

Cooldowns

1. Spirit Link Totem
2. Mana Tide Totem

Cataclysm Classic Restoration Shaman Talents

Telluric Currents

Ancestral Swiftness

Cataclysm Classic Restoration Shaman Glyphs

Prime:
Earth Shield
,
Earthliving Weapon
,
Riptide
Major:
Chain Heal
,
Healing Stream Totem
,
Healing Wave
Optional: If you aren't using
Healing Stream Totem
, you can use
Stoneclaw Totem
instead
Minor:
Renewed Life

Cataclysm Classic Restoration Shaman Best Consumables

Flasks and Elixirs

Best:
• Flask of the Draconic Mind

Food

Best:
• Seafood Magnifique Feast
  ,
• Severed Sagefish Head
  ,
• Fortune Cookie

Alternatives:
• Broiled Dragon Feast
  ,
• Pickled Guppy

Potions

Best:
• Mythical Mana Potion

Alternatives:
• Potion of Concentration

Cataclysm Classic Restoration Shaman Best Races

Alliance

1. Draenei:
   Gift of the Naaru

Horde

1. Goblin:
   Time is Money
   and
   Rocket Jump
2. Troll:
   Berserking
3. Orc:
   Blood Fury

Cataclysm Classic Restoration Shaman Best Professions

1. Engineering:
   Synapse Springs
   .
2. The rest of the Crafting Professions provide nearly identical benefits.