Saracens's PvE Build

Shaman class icon Restoration Shaman specialization icon
Restoration Shaman
Dwarf race icon
Dwarf
467 ilvl
Season 3
2394 Mythic+

Saracens (Area 52 US) is a Top Mythic+ Restoration Shaman in World of Warcraft Dragonflight Season 3, achieving a rating of 2394 with 466 ilvl equipment.

Here is the breakdown of her 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 Saracens's Secondary and Minor stats are distributed.

Secondary Stats
+5907
38% Critical Strike
+1491
9% Haste
+2947
73% Mastery
+3263
16% Versatility
  1. Critical Strike
  2. Versatility
  3. Mastery
  4. Haste
Minor Stats
+217
3% Avoidance
+325
4% Leech
+0
0% 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 Saracens's selected Class Talents below:

Chain Heal
1
Lava Burst
1
Astral Shift
1
Chain Lightning
1
Wind Shear
Planes Traveler
1
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
Gust of Wind
1
Graceful Spirit
1
Ancestral Guidance
1
Totemic Projection
Totemic Surge
2
Go with the Flow
Mana Spring
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 Saracens'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 Saracens's selected PvP Talents below:

Skyfury Totem
Counterstrike Totem
Electrocute
Grounding Totem
1
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 Saracens.

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. Drape of the Loyal Vassal item icon
    Drape of the Loyal Vassal

Chest

  1. Dream Bolstered Chestguard item icon
    Dream Bolstered Chestguard

Wrist

  1. Adaptive Dracothyst Armguards item icon
    Adaptive Dracothyst Armguards

Hands

  1. Flameseer's Winged Grasps item icon
    Flameseer's Winged Grasps

Waist

  1. Hydratooth Girdle item icon
    Hydratooth Girdle

Legs

  1. Fel-Hammered Greaves item icon
    Fel-Hammered Greaves

Feet

  1. Whelp Handler's Lined Boots item icon
    Whelp Handler's Lined Boots

Ring 1

  1. Signet of Titanic Insight item icon
    Signet of Titanic Insight

Ring 2

  1. Ring-Bound Hourglass item icon
    Ring-Bound Hourglass

Trinket 1

  1. Echoing Tyrstone item icon
    Echoing Tyrstone

Trinket 2

  1. Screaming Black Dragonscale item icon
    Screaming Black Dragonscale

Main Hand

  1. Morchie's Distorted Spellblade item icon
    Morchie's Distorted Spellblade

Off Hand

  1. Defender of the Ancient item icon
    Defender of the Ancient

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 Saracens 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 Saracens for each equipment slot.

Back

  1. Regenerative Leech enchantment icon
    Regenerative Leech

Chest

  1. Waking Stats enchantment icon
    Waking Stats

Wrist

  1. +200 Leech enchantment icon
    +200 Leech

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 Saracens.

  1. Radiant Alexstraszite gem icon
    Radiant Alexstraszite
    7
  2. Inscribed Illimited Diamond gem icon
    Inscribed Illimited Diamond
    1