Yogurtsham's PvE Build

Shaman class icon Restoration Shaman specialization icon
Restoration Shaman
Vulpera race icon
Vulpera
489 ilvl
Season 3
3777 Mythic+

Yogurtsham (Sylvanas EU) is a Top Mythic+ Restoration Shaman in World of Warcraft Dragonflight Season 3, achieving a rating of 3777 with 487 ilvl equipment.

Here is the breakdown of his 10.2.6 PvE character build from , featuring stats, talents, gear, embellishments, enchantments, and gems. Use this as a reference to enhance and inspire your own Restoration Shaman build.

Stat Priority

Stats are crucial attributes that directly influence a character's power in World of Warcraft. They not only determine the character's strength but also define the overall feel and playstyle. Stat bonuses can be found on various pieces of equipment, in consumables created by the Alchemy profession, certain foods, some enchantments , and gems .

It's important to note that each stat experiences diminishing returns once its equipped bonus reaches +20%. This means that optimizing a character's performance involves more than just maximizing each stat; it's about finding a balanced distribution. Here is how Yogurtsham's Secondary and Minor stats are distributed.

Secondary Stats
+6814
42% Critical Strike
+2022
12% Haste
+1364
47% Mastery
+4777
23% Versatility
  1. Critical Strike
  2. Versatility
  3. Haste
  4. Mastery
Minor Stats
+507
7% Avoidance
+1643
13% Leech
+222
4% Speed
  1. Leech
  2. Avoidance
  3. Speed

Class Talents

Talents are the main element defining a character's build, significantly influencing the playstyle by adding, modifying, and enhancing character abilities and behaviors. They are crucial in shaping how a character functions in battle.

Class talents represent a common tree shared across all Shaman specializations. These talents provide foundational skills and enhancements that are essential and universal to the Shaman class. They offer a range of abilities that lay the groundwork for a Shaman's overall capabilities, regardless of the chosen specialization.

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Take a peek at Yogurtsham's selected Class Talents below:

Chain Heal
1
Lava Burst
1
Astral Shift
1
Chain Lightning
1
Wind Shear
Planes Traveler
Spirit Wolf
Frost Shock
Maelstrom Weapon
Earth Shield
1
Fire and Ice
1
Earth Elemental
Capacitor Totem
Ancestral Wolf Affinity
Brimming with Life
1
Elemental Orbit
1
Healing Stream Totem
1
Ancestral Defense
1
Tremor Totem
Static Charge
Purge
Flurry
Swirling Currents
2
Improved Purify Spirit
Wind Rush Totem
1
Hex
Nature's Fury
2
Surging Shields
2
Elemental Warding
Nature's Guardian
2
Voodoo Mastery
Winds of Al'Akir
2
Spiritwalker's Grace
1
Thunderstorm
Totemic Focus
2
Spirit Walk
1
Graceful Spirit
1
Ancestral Guidance
1
Totemic Projection
Totemic Surge
2
Go with the Flow
Mana Spring
1
Thundershock
Poison Cleansing Totem
Totemic Recall
1
Nature's Swiftness
1
Stoneskin Totem
Call of the Elements
1

Specialization Talents

Specialization talents constitute a specialized tree, providing Restoration Shamans with unique abilities and enhancements tailored to their combat style.

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Take a peek at Yogurtsham's selected Specialization Talents below:

Riptide
1
Deluge
2
Healing Wave
1
Healing Stream Totem
1
Healing Rain
1
Stormkeeper
Resurgence
1
Tidal Waves
1
Acid Rain
1
Overflowing Shores
Ancestral Vigor
Flash Flood
Water Totem Mastery
1
Ancestral Reach
1
Spirit Link Totem
1
Refreshing Waters
Cloudburst Totem
1
Wavespeaker's Blessing
1
Healing Tide Totem
1
Lava Surge
Mana Tide Totem
1
Torrent
Unleash Life
1
Current Control
Echo of the Elements
1
Spiritwalker's Tidal Totem
1
Earthen Wall Totem
1
Earthliving Weapon
Primordial Wave
1
Ancestral Awakening
Earthen Harmony
2
Undercurrent
2
Improved Primordial Wave
Tidebringer
2
Downpour
Improved Earthliving Weapon
Continuous Waves
High Tide
1
Ascendance
1
Deeply Rooted Elements
1

PvP Talents

PvP talents are specifically tailored for player-versus-player combat scenarios. Activated in arenas, battlegrounds, and the open world with war mode enabled, these talents are designed to optimize a Restoration Shaman's performance in PvP encounters. They provide specialized enhancements and strategies that give players an edge in combat against other players, reflecting the unique demands of PvP gameplay.

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Take a peek at Yogurtsham's selected PvP Talents below:

Skyfury Totem
Counterstrike Totem
1
Electrocute
Grounding Totem
Rain Dance
Living Tide
1
Unleash Shield
Traveling Storms
Seasoned Winds
Static Field Totem
Burrow
1

Best In Slot And Gear

Gear consists of items that directly determine a character's power level. It can be acquired from diverse sources: dungeon, raid, world drops, crafted through various professions, obtained from PvP vendors, or chosen as rewards from the Great Vault.

Each piece of gear significantly boosts a character's overall strength and capabilities. Here are the items currently equipped by Yogurtsham.

Head

  1. Greatwolf Outcast's Jaws item set icon
    set
    Greatwolf Outcast's Jaws

Neck

  1. Elemental Lariat item icon
    Elemental Lariat

Shoulders

  1. Greatwolf Outcast's Companions item set icon
    set
    Greatwolf Outcast's Companions

Back

  1. Inflammable Drapeleaf item icon
    Inflammable Drapeleaf

Chest

  1. Greatwolf Outcast's Harness item set icon
    set
    Greatwolf Outcast's Harness

Wrist

  1. Adaptive Dracothyst Armguards item icon
    Adaptive Dracothyst Armguards

Hands

  1. Greatwolf Outcast's Grips item set icon
    set
    Greatwolf Outcast's Grips

Waist

  1. Waistguard of Deteriorating Grace item icon
    Waistguard of Deteriorating Grace

Legs

  1. Kilt of Fanatical Consumption item icon
    Kilt of Fanatical Consumption

Feet

  1. Greatwolf Outcast's Footpads item icon
    Greatwolf Outcast's Footpads

Ring 1

  1. Signet of the Last Elder item icon
    Signet of the Last Elder

Ring 2

  1. Daydreamer's Glimmering Ring item icon
    Daydreamer's Glimmering Ring

Trinket 1

  1. Coagulated Genesaur Blood item icon
    Coagulated Genesaur Blood

Trinket 2

  1. Pip's Emerald Friendship Badge item icon
    Pip's Emerald Friendship Badge

Main Hand

  1. Sickle of the White Stag item icon
    Sickle of the White Stag

Off Hand

  1. Verdant Matrix Beacon item icon
    Verdant Matrix Beacon

Embellishments

Embellishments are unique effects that can be added to crafted items, either as predefined elements in recipes or through an optional embellishment reagent, creating embellished gear. These enhancements diversify and amplify characters' capabilities.

Here are the embellishments equipped by Yogurtsham for the Restoration Shaman specialization.

  1. Adaptive Dracothyst Armguards embellishment item icon
    Adaptive Stonescales
  2. Elemental Lariat embellishment item icon
    Elemental Lariat

Enchantments

Enchantments provide minor yet valuable enhancements to various items, including Head, Back, Chest, Wrist, Waist, Legs, Rings, Feet, Main Hand, and Off Hand.

Most enchantments are crafted via the Enchanting profession. However, Waist enchantments specifically require Blacksmithing, Legs enhancements are crafted by Leatherworkers, and Head enchantments come from the Incandescent Essence , a reward obtained through a quest in the Amirdrassil raid.

Enchantments are usually available at the auction house, making them accessible for upgrades. Here are the specific enchantments chosen by Yogurtsham for each equipment slot.

Head

  1. Incandescent Essence enchantment icon
    Incandescent Essence

Back

  1. Regenerative Leech enchantment icon
    Regenerative Leech

Chest

  1. Waking Stats enchantment icon
    Waking Stats

Wrist

  1. +200 Avoidance enchantment icon
    +200 Avoidance

Waist

  1. Shadowed Belt Clasp enchantment icon
    Shadowed Belt Clasp

Legs

  1. Temporal Spellthread enchantment icon
    Temporal Spellthread

Feet

  1. Watcher's Loam enchantment icon
    Watcher's Loam

Ring 1

  1. +82 Critical Strike enchantment icon
    +82 Critical Strike

Ring 2

  1. +82 Critical Strike enchantment icon
    +82 Critical Strike

Main Hand

  1. Dreaming Devotion enchantment icon
    Dreaming Devotion

Gems

Gems are crafted stones from the Jewelcrafting profession, typically offering stat bonuses to enhance your gear. These gems can be socketed into specific items such as Head, Neck, Wrist, Waist, and Rings. The presence of sockets on items is usually random upon their drop.

Notably, Neck items can be uniquely modified to have up to three sockets by using 3 Tiered Medallion Setting . Additionally, a single socket can be added to other eligible items with a Nature's Cradle , which requires 6 Aspects' Tokens of Merit obtained from the Great Vault.

Available through both the auction house and the crafting order system, here are the gems currently socketed by Yogurtsham.

  1. Crafty Ysemerald gem icon
    Crafty Ysemerald
    3
  2. Crafty Alexstraszite gem icon
    Crafty Alexstraszite
    2
  3. Radiant Alexstraszite gem icon
    Radiant Alexstraszite
    2
  4. Inscribed Illimited Diamond gem icon
    Inscribed Illimited Diamond
    1