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Restoration Druid PvE Guide For Mythic+

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Restoration Druid
Season 3
50 characters
3722 - 4020

Welcome to Murlok.io's Restoration Druid PvE guide for Mythic+ in World of Warcraft. This guide lists the best stats, races, talents, gear, embellishments, enchantments, and gems for patch 10.2.6, based on the character builds of the Top 50 Restoration Druids from Dragonflight Season 3 across the US, EU, KR, and TW regions. This includes Roiiben (Sylvanas EU) , who is currently the highest-ranked with a rating of 4020.

Updated every 12 hours with the latest data from the Battle.net API , the guide also examines each character's last time played, specialization usage frequency, and equipment type to ensure greater accuracy.

Top Restoration Druids

  1. 1
    Roiiben's character icon
    Roiiben
    Sylvanas (EU)
    489 ilvl
    4020
  2. 2
    Lota's character icon
    Lota
    Queldorei (TW)
    489 ilvl
    3979
  3. 3
    Disabld's character icon
    Disabld
    Kazzak (EU)
    489 ilvl
    3977
  4. 4
    Jdotb's character icon
    Jdotb
    Tarren Mill (EU)
    488 ilvl
    3937
  5. 5
    护士姐姐's character icon
    护士姐姐
    Zealot Blade (TW)
    489 ilvl
    3935

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 the optimal way to balance Restoration Druid Secondary and Minor stats for Mythic+.

Secondary Stats
+1718
15% Critical Strike
+6100
35% Haste
+2445
11% Mastery
+5411
26% Versatility
  1. Haste
  2. Versatility
  3. Mastery
  4. Critical Strike
Minor Stats
+917
11% Avoidance
+735
5% Leech
+209
4% Speed
  1. Avoidance
  2. Leech
  3. Speed

Races

In World of Warcraft, each race comes with unique traits that enhance character abilities or improve in-game quality of life. Although these racial traits typically offer minor advantages, they can still provide a competitive edge in certain scenarios.

With Night Elf currently being the top race for Restoration Druids in Mythic+, here are the other races that also stand out due to their advantageous traits.

  1. Night Elf race icon
    Night Elf
    48
  2. Troll race icon
    Troll
    1
  3. Tauren race icon
    Tauren
    1

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 Druid specializations. These talents provide foundational skills and enhancements that are essential and universal to the Druid class. They offer a range of abilities that lay the groundwork for a Druid's overall capabilities, regardless of the chosen specialization.

The following tree reproduces the in-game class talents disposition as a heatmap. Each color represents the usage frequency and general recommendation level of the talents:

  • Legendary : Represents the most frequently used talents. These are highly recommended for optimal performance.
  • Epic : Indicates talents that are widely used but offer flexibility for alternative choices. Useful in specific scenarios or personal preference.
  • Talents without color: Talents less commonly selected. They are typically chosen to fill necessary slots for advancing to the next tier and may not offer significant value in most situations.
Rake
50
Frenzied Regeneration
8
Rejuvenation
50
Starfire
50
Thrash
15
Improved Barkskin
41
Swiftmend
50
Sunfire
50
Starsurge
0
Rip
50
Improved Swipe
9
Verdant Heart
41
Wild Growth
50
Improved Nature's Cure
18
Moonkin Form
49
Improved Sunfire
50
Maim
0
Killer Instinct
5
Ironfur
49
Nurturing Instinct
50
Hibernate
0
Feline Swiftness
0
Thick Hide
49
Wild Charge
1
Natural Recovery
49
Cyclone
0
Astral Influence
49
Tireless Pursuit
0
Skull Bash
4
Soothe
50
Rising Light, Falling Night
48
Typhoon
14
Primal Fury
2
Matted Fur
42
Stampeding Roar
50
Improved Rejuvenation
4
Gale Winds
0
Incapacitating Roar
40
Ursine Vigor
31
Lycara's Teachings
50
Forestwalk
3
Ursol's Vortex
37
Well-Honed Instincts
20
Improved Stampeding Roar
0
Renewal
50
Innervate
11
Protector of the Pack
0
Heart of the Wild
47
Nature's Vigil
5

Specialization Talents

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

The following tree reproduces the in-game specialization talents disposition as a heatmap. Each color represents the usage frequency and general recommendation level of the talents:

  • Legendary : Represents the most frequently used talents. These are highly recommended for optimal performance.
  • Epic : Indicates talents that are widely used but offer flexibility for alternative choices. Useful in specific scenarios or personal preference.
  • Talents without color: Talents less commonly selected. They are typically chosen to fill necessary slots for advancing to the next tier and may not offer significant value in most situations.
Lifebloom
50
Ysera's Gift
46
Nature's Swiftness
44
Omen of Clarity
50
Grove Tending
46
Nature's Splendor
3
Flash of Clarity
50
Waking Dream
1
Improved Regrowth
15
Cenarion Ward
49
Tranquil Mind
48
Efflorescence
50
Tranquility
0
Ironbark
50
Soul of the Forest
50
Grove Guardians
50
Inner Peace
0
Cultivation
33
Improved Wild Growth
0
Improved Ironbark
26
Verdancy
50
Rampant Growth
50
Regenesis
1
Wild Synthesis
50
Harmonious Blooming
49
Unstoppable Growth
35
Regenerative Heartwood
16
Spring Blossoms
49
Incarnation: Tree of Life
38
Adaptive Swarm
50
Flourish
47
Liveliness
48
Invigorate
0
Embrace of the Dream
0
Cenarius' Guidance
50
Budding Leaves
3
Unbridled Swarm
50
Luxuriant Soil
0
Nurturing Dormancy
1
Photosynthesis
50
Undergrowth
49
Reforestation
47
Germination
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 Druid'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.

The following tree reproduces the in-game pvp talents disposition as a heatmap. Each color represents the usage frequency and general recommendation level of the talents:

  • Legendary : Represents the most frequently used talents. These are highly recommended for optimal performance.
  • Epic : Indicates talents that are widely used but offer flexibility for alternative choices. Useful in specific scenarios or personal preference.
  • Talents without color: Talents less commonly selected. They are typically chosen to fill necessary slots for advancing to the next tier and may not offer significant value in most situations.
Disentanglement
6
Reactive Resin
14
Entangling Bark
6
Thorns
17
Deep Roots
1
Focused Growth
38
High Winds
4
Early Spring
15
Keeper of the Grove
21
Malorne's Swiftness
5
Call of the Elder Druid
15

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 top items for Restoration Druids in Mythic+, tailored for each equipment slot.

Head

  1. Benevolent Embersage's Casque item set icon
    set
    Benevolent Embersage's Casque
    45
  2. Blackwater Helm item icon
    Blackwater Helm
    2
  3. Silent Tormentor's Hood item icon
    Silent Tormentor's Hood
    2
  4. Hood of Perpetual Conflict item icon
    Hood of Perpetual Conflict
    1

Neck

  1. Elemental Lariat item icon
    Elemental Lariat
    45
  2. Torc of Passed Time item icon
    Torc of Passed Time
    2
  3. Choker of Shielding item icon
    Choker of Shielding
    1
  4. Eye of the Rising Flame item icon
    Eye of the Rising Flame
    1
  5. Ironshell Pendant item icon
    Ironshell Pendant
    1

Shoulders

  1. Benevolent Embersage's Wisdom item set icon
    set
    Benevolent Embersage's Wisdom
    50

Back

  1. Benevolent Embersage's Featherdrape item icon
    Benevolent Embersage's Featherdrape
    28
  2. Shadowfeather Shawl item icon
    Shadowfeather Shawl
    11
  3. Vibrant Wildercloth Shawl item icon
    Vibrant Wildercloth Shawl
    6
  4. Cloak of Fading Echoes item icon
    Cloak of Fading Echoes
    2
  5. Drape of the Loyal Vassal item icon
    Drape of the Loyal Vassal
    1

Chest

  1. Benevolent Embersage's Robe item set icon
    set
    Benevolent Embersage's Robe
    37
  2. Crystalbinder Chestguard item icon
    Crystalbinder Chestguard
    5
  3. Life-Bound Chestpiece item icon
    Life-Bound Chestpiece
    3
  4. Robes of the Ashen Grove item icon
    Robes of the Ashen Grove
    3
  5. Allied Heartwarming Fur Coat item icon
    Allied Heartwarming Fur Coat
    2

Wrist

  1. Life-Bound Bindings item icon
    Life-Bound Bindings
    18
  2. Primordial Serpent's Bindings item icon
    Primordial Serpent's Bindings
    13
  3. Venerated Raptorhide Bindings item icon
    Venerated Raptorhide Bindings
    6
  4. Benevolent Embersage's Wristwraps item icon
    Benevolent Embersage's Wristwraps
    3
  5. Bracers of Dreadful Maladies item icon
    Bracers of Dreadful Maladies
    3

Hands

  1. Benevolent Embersage's Talons item set icon
    set
    Benevolent Embersage's Talons
    47
  2. Flamewaker's Grips item icon
    Flamewaker's Grips
    2
  3. Fading Chronogrips item icon
    Fading Chronogrips
    1

Waist

  1. Benevolent Embersage's Sagacious Sash item icon
    Benevolent Embersage's Sagacious Sash
    16
  2. Belt of Gleaming Determination item icon
    Belt of Gleaming Determination
    15
  3. Eternal Sentinel's Cord item icon
    Eternal Sentinel's Cord
    7
  4. Bloody Dragonhide Belt item icon
    Bloody Dragonhide Belt
    5
  5. Life-Bound Belt item icon
    Life-Bound Belt
    4

Legs

  1. Benevolent Embersage's Leggings item set icon
    set
    Benevolent Embersage's Leggings
    35
  2. Galakrond's Voracious Hide item icon
    Galakrond's Voracious Hide
    12
  3. Legguards of Endless Horrors item icon
    Legguards of Endless Horrors
    2
  4. Blight Toadskin Leggings item icon
    Blight Toadskin Leggings
    1

Feet

  1. Life-Bound Boots item icon
    Life-Bound Boots
    16
  2. Twisted Blossom Stompers item icon
    Twisted Blossom Stompers
    9
  3. Decapod Slippers item icon
    Decapod Slippers
    6
  4. Vigorous Sandstompers item icon
    Vigorous Sandstompers
    6
  5. Grove Darkener's Treads item icon
    Grove Darkener's Treads
    5

Rings

  1. Signet of Titanic Insight item icon
    Signet of Titanic Insight
    42
  2. Thornwoven Band item icon
    Thornwoven Band
    17
  3. Ring of Contempt item icon
    Ring of Contempt
    12
  4. Seal of the Regal Loa item icon
    Seal of the Regal Loa
    11
  5. Ring-Bound Hourglass item icon
    Ring-Bound Hourglass
    10

Trinkets

  1. Fyrakk's Tainted Rageheart item icon
    Fyrakk's Tainted Rageheart
    42
  2. Belor'relos, the Suncaller item icon
    Belor'relos, the Suncaller
    16
  3. Pip's Emerald Friendship Badge item icon
    Pip's Emerald Friendship Badge
    16
  4. Leaf of the Ancient Protectors item icon
    Leaf of the Ancient Protectors
    13
  5. Vessel of Skittering Shadows item icon
    Vessel of Skittering Shadows
    7

Main Hand

  1. Iridal, the Earth's Master item icon
    Iridal, the Earth's Master
    27
  2. Dreambinder, Loom of the Great Cycle item icon
    Dreambinder, Loom of the Great Cycle
    5
  3. The Infinite Hand item icon
    The Infinite Hand
    5
  4. Sol's Magestaff item icon
    Sol's Magestaff
    4
  5. Jagged Iris Sica item icon
    Jagged Iris Sica
    2

Off Hand

  1. Trickster's Captivating Chime item icon
    Trickster's Captivating Chime
    3
  2. Aureus Vessel item icon
    Aureus Vessel
    2
  3. Interloper's Mossy Skull item icon
    Interloper's Mossy Skull
    2
  4. Bioluminescent Lamp item icon
    Bioluminescent Lamp
    1

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.

Given that only a maximum of 2 embellished items can be equipped at a time, here are the best embellishments for Restoration Druids in Mythic+.

  1. Elemental Lariat embellishment item icon
    Elemental Lariat
    45
  2. Signet of Titanic Insight embellishment item icon
    Verdant Tether
    44
  3. Allied Heartwarming Fur Coat embellishment item icon
    Rallied To Victory
    2
  4. Signet of Titanic Insight embellishment item icon
    Blue Silken Lining
    1
  5. Choker of Shielding embellishment item icon
    Choker Of Shielding
    1

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 is a list of the top enchantments for Restoration Druids in Mythic+, essential for optimizing combat effectiveness.

Head

  1. Incandescent Essence enchantment icon
    Incandescent Essence
    50

Back

  1. Graceful Avoidance enchantment icon
    Graceful Avoidance
    34
  2. Regenerative Leech enchantment icon
    Regenerative Leech
    15
  3. +125 Avoidance enchantment icon
    +125 Avoidance
    1

Chest

  1. Waking Stats enchantment icon
    Waking Stats
    48
  2. Reserve of Intellect enchantment icon
    Reserve of Intellect
    2

Wrist

  1. +200 Avoidance enchantment icon
    +200 Avoidance
    33
  2. +200 Leech enchantment icon
    +200 Leech
    17

Waist

  1. Shadowed Belt Clasp enchantment icon
    Shadowed Belt Clasp
    48

Legs

  1. Frozen Spellthread enchantment icon
    Frozen Spellthread
    35
  2. Temporal Spellthread enchantment icon
    Temporal Spellthread
    13
  3. Lambent Armor Kit enchantment icon
    Lambent Armor Kit
    1

Feet

  1. Watcher's Loam enchantment icon
    Watcher's Loam
    46
  2. Plainsrunner's Breeze enchantment icon
    Plainsrunner's Breeze
    4

Rings

  1. +82 Haste enchantment icon
    +82 Haste
    47
  2. +82 Versatility enchantment icon
    +82 Versatility
    34
  3. +82 Mastery enchantment icon
    +82 Mastery
    15

Main Hand

  1. Sophic Devotion enchantment icon
    Sophic Devotion
    46
  2. Wafting Devotion enchantment icon
    Wafting Devotion
    3
  3. Dreaming Devotion enchantment icon
    Dreaming Devotion
    1

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, the following are the top gem choices for Restoration Druids in Mythic+.

  1. Energized Malygite gem icon
    Energized Malygite
    118
  2. Energized Ysemerald gem icon
    Energized Ysemerald
    105
  3. Fierce Illimited Diamond gem icon
    Fierce Illimited Diamond
    38
  4. Keen Ysemerald gem icon
    Keen Ysemerald
    36
  5. Zen Malygite gem icon
    Zen Malygite
    21