Rufxo

Restoration Shaman
Orc
251 ilvl
Season 2
2815 Mythic+

Rufxo from Zuljin (US) is recognized as one of the top PvE Restoration Shaman in World of Warcraft Dragonflight 10.2.6, having achieved an impressive 2815 rating in Mythic+ during season 2.

Here you'll find a detailed snapshot of his character from . It includes a thorough breakdown of his 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 Rufxo's Secondary and Minor stats are distributed.

Secondary Stats
+591
22% Critical Strike
+653
20% Haste
+155
37% Mastery
+853
21% Versatility
  1. Versatility
  2. Haste
  3. Critical Strike
  4. Mastery

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.

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

Riptide
Deluge
Healing Wave
Healing Stream Totem
Healing Rain
Stormkeeper
Resurgence
Tidal Waves
Acid Rain
Overflowing Shores
Ancestral Vigor
Flash Flood
Water Totem Mastery
Ancestral Reach
Spirit Link Totem
Refreshing Waters
Living Stream
Wavespeaker's Blessing
Healing Tide Totem
Lava Surge
Mana Tide Totem
Torrent
Undulation
Current Control
Echo of the Elements
Resonant Waters
Earthen Wall Totem
Earthliving Weapon
Primordial Wave
Ancestral Awakening
Earthen Harmony
Undercurrent
Improved Primordial Wave
Tidebringer
Downpour
Improved Earthliving Weapon
Continuous Waves
Primal Tide Core
Ascendance
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.

Skyfury Totem
Counterstrike Totem
Electrocute
Grounding Totem
Rain Dance
Living Tide
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 Rufxo.

Head

  1. Crest of the Fallen

Neck

  1. Interplanar Keystone

Shoulders

  1. Epaulettes of the Master Ranger

Back

  1. Cloak of Scarred Honor

Chest

  1. Colossus Slayer's Hauberk

Wrist

  1. Hiveswarm Bracers

Hands

  1. Absonant Construct's Handguards

Waist

  1. Ceremonial Construct Clasp

Legs

  1. Boneshatter Greaves

Feet

  1. Ragebound Leg Irons

Ring 1

  1. Tarnished Insignia of Quel'Thalas

Ring 2

  1. Ritual Commander's Ring

Trinket 1

  1. Titanic Ocular Gland

Trinket 2

  1. Infinitely Divisible Ooze

Main Hand

  1. Fleshcrafter's Knife

Off Hand

  1. Moriaz's Spare Targe

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 Rufxo for the Restoration Shaman specialization.

Unfortunately, no embellished item data were found.

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 Rufxo for each equipment slot.

Back

  1. Enchant Cloak - Fortified Leech

Chest

  1. Enchant Chest - Eternal Stats

Wrist

  1. Enchant Bracers - Eternal Intellect

Ring 1

  1. Enchant Ring - Tenet of Versatility

Ring 2

  1. Enchant Ring - Tenet of Versatility

Main Hand

  1. Enchant Weapon - Celestial Guidance

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 Rufxo.

  1. Versatile Jewel Cluster
    3