Babicow

Restoration Shaman
Tauren
441 ilvl
Season 2
2981 Mythic+

Babicow from Illidan (US) is recognized as one of the top PvE Restoration Shaman in World of Warcraft Dragonflight 10.2.6, having achieved an impressive 2981 rating in Mythic+ during season 2.

Here you'll find a detailed snapshot of her character from . It includes a thorough breakdown of her stats, talents, equipment, embellishments, enchantments, and gems. Use this as a guide 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 Babicow's Secondary and Minor stats are distributed.

Secondary Stats
+3820
26% Critical Strike
+2322
14% Haste
+989
40% Mastery
+4566
22% Versatility
  1. Versatility
  2. Critical Strike
  3. Haste
  4. Mastery
Minor Stats
+598
8% Avoidance
+207
3% Leech
+0
0% Speed
  1. Avoidance
  2. Leech
  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 Babicow's selected Class Talents below:

Chain Heal
1
Lava Burst
1
Astral Shift
1
Chain Lightning
1
Wind Shear
1
Planes Traveler
1
Spirit Wolf
Frost Shock
Maelstrom Weapon
Earth Shield
1
Fire and Ice
1
Earth Elemental
1
Capacitor Totem
1
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
1
Improved Purify Spirit
1
Wind Rush Totem
1
Hex
Nature's Fury
2
Surging Shields
1
Elemental Warding
2
Nature's Guardian
2
Voodoo Mastery
Winds of Al'Akir
Spiritwalker's Grace
1
Thunderstorm
Totemic Focus
2
Spirit Walk
Graceful Spirit
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

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 Babicow's selected Specialization Talents below:

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

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 Babicow'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

Equipment

Equipment directly determines a character's power level in World of Warcraft. These items are acquired from diverse sources: they can drop in dungeons and raids, be discovered across the world, be crafted through various professions, obtained from PvP vendors, or chosen as rewards from the Great Vault.

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

Head

  1. set
    Spangenhelm of the Cinderwolf

Neck

  1. Ionized Choker

Shoulders

  1. set
    Thunderpads of the Cinderwolf

Back

  1. Undulating Sporecloak

Chest

  1. set
    Adornments of the Cinderwolf

Wrist

  1. Obsidian-Hardened Wraps

Hands

  1. set
    Knuckles of the Cinderwolf

Waist

  1. Waistguard of Sanguine Fervor

Legs

  1. set
    Braies of the Cinderwolf

Feet

  1. Venom-Steeped Stompers

Ring 1

  1. Seal of Diurna's Chosen

Ring 2

  1. Band of the Wyrm Matron

Trinket 1

  1. Spoils of Neltharus

Trinket 2

  1. Ward of Faceless Ire

Main Hand

  1. Primal Molten Spellblade

Off Hand

  1. Qalashi Defender

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 Babicow for the Restoration Shaman specialization.

  1. Potent Venom
  2. Undulating Sporecloak

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 Babicow for each equipment slot.

Back

  1. Graceful Avoidance

Wrist

  1. +200 Avoidance

Legs

  1. Temporal Spellthread

Feet

  1. Watcher's Loam

Ring 1

  1. +82 Critical Strike

Ring 2

  1. +82 Critical Strike

Main Hand

  1. Sophic 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 Babicow.

  1. Crafty Alexstraszite
    3
  2. Inscribed Illimited Diamond
    1