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Restoration Shaman Mythic+ PvE Guide for The War Within Season 3

Welcome to Murlok.io’s Restoration Shaman PvE guide for Mythic+ Dungeons in World of Warcraft: The War Within Season 3.

Built using real‑time data from the top 50 Restoration Shaman Healers across the US, EU, KR, and TW regions, this guide highlights the optimal stats, talents, gear, embellishments, enchantments, gems, and races used in Patch 11.2 competitive M+.

Data is refreshed every 8 hours via Blizzard’s Battle.net API to ensure accuracy and up-to-date insights.

Top Mythic+ Restoration Shamans

  1. Ayijexo's icon
    1
    Ayijexo
    Draenor (EU)
    Mag'har Orc | Farseer | 709 ilvl
    3516
  2. Ennè's icon
    2
    Ennè
    Kazzak (EU)
    Dwarf | Farseer | 707 ilvl
    3485
  3. Netaritide's icon
    3
    Netaritide
    Silvermoon (EU)
    Dwarf | Farseer | 708 ilvl
    3484
  4. Héléna's icon
    4
    Héléna
    Ravencrest (EU)
    Dwarf | Totemic | 708 ilvl
    3484
  5. Razhag's icon
    5
    Razhag
    Sylvanas (EU)
    Dwarf | Farseer | 708 ilvl
    3471

Stat Priority

Stats directly affect a Restoration Shaman's Healer performance, appearing on gear, consumables, enchantments, and gems.

They have diminishing returns after reaching +20% from gear, so proper balance ensures the best results.

Optimal Secondary Stats

  • 30% Critical Strike +17575
  • 27% Haste +17965
  • 43% Mastery +4380
  • 13% Versatility +10363

Stat priority

  1. Haste
  2. Critical Strike
  3. Versatility
  4. Mastery

Additional Minor Stats

  • 2% Avoidance +1310
  • 2% Leech +1941
  • 3% Speed +0

Stat priority

  1. Leech
  2. Avoidance
  3. Speed

Talent Build

Talents play a major role in Mythic+ Dungeons. The heatmaps below show how frequently each talent is selected among the top Restoration Shamans.

  1. Most used talents, strongly recommended!
  2. Frequently used talents, offer flexibility or suit personal preference.
  3. Rarely used talents, usually chosen to unlock deeper rows in the tree.

Best-in-Slot Gear for Mythic+

Gear provides core stat bonuses and typically comes from the Great Vault, crafted items, raids, dungeons, Delves, or PvP vendors.

These items are most frequently used by top-ranked Restoration Shamans in Mythic+ Dungeons.

Head

  1. Aspect of Channeled Fury

    • Set
    • 43
    Aspect of Channeled Fury icon

  2. Dragonbane Diadem

    • 7
    Dragonbane Diadem icon

Neck

  1. Bloodstained Memento

    • 16
    Bloodstained Memento icon

  2. Ornately Engraved Amplifier

    • 16
    Ornately Engraved Amplifier icon

  3. Cabochon of the Infinite Flight

    • 10
    Cabochon of the Infinite Flight icon

  4. Chrysalis of Sundered Souls

    • 2
    Chrysalis of Sundered Souls icon

  5. Fractured Gemstone Locket

    • Craft
    • 2
    Fractured Gemstone Locket icon

Shoulders

  1. Fangs of Channeled Fury

    • Set
    • 32
    Fangs of Channeled Fury icon

  2. Consumed Wastelander's Epaulets

    • 5
    Consumed Wastelander's Epaulets icon

  3. Claws of Failed Resistance

    • 3
    Claws of Failed Resistance icon

  4. Hylbrande's Retrofitted Shoulderguards

    • 2
    Hylbrande's Retrofitted Shoulderguards icon

  5. Shoulders of Misfortune

    • 2
    Shoulders of Misfortune icon

Back

  1. Reshii Wraps

    • 50
    Reshii Wraps icon

Chest

  1. Furs of Channeled Fury

    • Set
    • 41
    Furs of Channeled Fury icon

  2. Goliath's Chitinous Chainmail

    • 4
    Goliath's Chitinous Chainmail icon

  3. Chestguard of the Fallen God

    • 1
    Chestguard of the Fallen God icon

  4. Gale Sovereign's Clouded Hauberk

    • Set
    • 1
    Gale Sovereign's Clouded Hauberk icon

  5. Glyph-Etched Breastplate

    • Craft
    • 1
    Glyph-Etched Breastplate icon

Wrist

  1. Glyph-Etched Vambraces

    • 23
    Glyph-Etched Vambraces icon

  2. Pactbound Vambraces

    • 7
    Pactbound Vambraces icon

  3. Confiscated Bracers of Concealment

    • 6
    Confiscated Bracers of Concealment icon

  4. Consecrated Baron's Bindings

    • 5
    Consecrated Baron's Bindings icon

  5. Arcanotech Wrist-Matrix

    • 3
    Arcanotech Wrist-Matrix icon

Hands

  1. Claws of Channeled Fury

    • Set
    • 45
    Claws of Channeled Fury icon

  2. Claws of Tainted Ichor

    • 2
    Claws of Tainted Ichor icon

  3. Gale Sovereign's Grasps

    • Set
    • 1
    Gale Sovereign's Grasps icon

  4. Gloves of the Fiery Behemoth

    • 1
    Gloves of the Fiery Behemoth icon

  5. Tracker's Toughened Handguards

    • 1
    Tracker's Toughened Handguards icon

Waist

  1. Durable Information Securing Container

    • 40
    Durable Information Securing Container icon

  2. Colossal Lifetether

    • 4
    Colossal Lifetether icon

  3. Portable Power Generator

    • 3
    Portable Power Generator icon

  4. Glyph-Etched Binding

    • Craft
    • 2
    Glyph-Etched Binding icon

  5. Fauld of Channeled Fury

    • 1
    Fauld of Channeled Fury icon

Legs

  1. Tassets of Channeled Fury

    • Set
    • 37
    Tassets of Channeled Fury icon

  2. Divine Pyrewalkers

    • 6
    Divine Pyrewalkers icon

  3. Chambersieve Waistcoat

    • 2
    Chambersieve Waistcoat icon

  4. Fluxphase Culottes

    • 1
    Fluxphase Culottes icon

  5. Gale Sovereign's Pantaloons

    • Set
    • 1
    Gale Sovereign's Pantaloons icon

Feet

  1. Interloper's Chain Boots

    • 18
    Interloper's Chain Boots icon

  2. Deathspindle Talons

    • 13
    Deathspindle Talons icon

  3. Greaves of the Wild Pair

    • 9
    Greaves of the Wild Pair icon

  4. Defiance Crusher's Sabatons

    • 5
    Defiance Crusher's Sabatons icon

  5. Silksteel Striders

    • 2
    Silksteel Striders icon

Rings

  1. Signet of Collapsing Stars

    • 26
    Signet of Collapsing Stars icon

  2. Devout Zealot's Ring

    • 24
    Devout Zealot's Ring icon

  3. Ring of the Panoply

    • 19
    Ring of the Panoply icon

  4. Band of the Shattered Soul

    • 5
    Band of the Shattered Soul icon

  5. Binding of Binding

    • Craft
    • 5
    Binding of Binding icon

Trinkets

  1. So'leah's Secret Technique

    • 43
    So'leah's Secret Technique icon

  2. Loom'ithar's Living Silk

    • 17
    Loom'ithar's Living Silk icon

  3. Empowering Crystal of Anub'ikkaj

    • 10
    Empowering Crystal of Anub'ikkaj icon

  4. Ara-Kara Sacbrood

    • 9
    Ara-Kara Sacbrood icon

  5. Astral Antenna

    • 8
    Astral Antenna icon

Main Hand

  1. Charged Runeaxe

    • Craft
    • 18
    Charged Runeaxe icon

  2. Everforged Dagger

    • Craft
    • 12
    Everforged Dagger icon

  3. Overclocked Plexhammer

    • 6
    Overclocked Plexhammer icon

  4. Voidglass Kris

    • Set
    • 4
    Voidglass Kris icon

  5. Gluttonous Rondel

    • 3
    Gluttonous Rondel icon

Off Hand

  1. Everforged Defender

    • Craft
    • 20
    Everforged Defender icon

  2. Starlit Safeguard

    • 6
    Starlit Safeguard icon

  3. Ward of the Weaving-Beast

    • 6
    Ward of the Weaving-Beast icon

  4. Package Protector

    • 5
    Package Protector icon

  5. Vagabond's Torch

    • Craft
    • 3
    Vagabond's Torch icon

Embellishments

Embellishments add special effects to crafted gear. Only two can be equipped, so selection is important.

The following embellishments are the most commonly used by high-rated Restoration Shamans.

  1. Ascendance

    • 32
    Charged Runeaxe icon

  2. Writhing Armor Banding

    • 24
    Glyph-Etched Vambraces icon

  3. Duskthread Lining

    • 14
    Everforged Defender icon

  4. Dawnthread Lining

    • 8
    Glyph-Etched Vambraces icon

  5. Bind Binding Of Binding

    • 5
    Binding of Binding icon

Enchantments

Enchantments enhance gear with additional stats or special procs. Most are crafted by Enchanters, leg enchants come from Leatherworkers, and some slot-specific options appear through seasonal content.

These are the top enchantments for Restoration Shaman gear in Mythic+ Dungeons during The War Within Season 3.

Back

  1. Chant of Leeching Fangs

    • 27
    Chant of Leeching Fangs icon

  2. Chant of Winged Grace

    • 20
    Chant of Winged Grace icon

  3. +355 Avoidance

    • 1
    +355 Avoidance icon

Chest

  1. Crystalline Radiance

    • 31
    Crystalline Radiance icon

  2. Council's Intellect

    • 19
    Council's Intellect icon

Wrist

  1. +1090 Avoidance

    • 24
    +1090 Avoidance icon

  2. +2040 Leech

    • 23
    +2040 Leech icon

  3. +1000 Speed

    • 1
    +1000 Speed icon

Legs

  1. Daybreak Spellthread

    • 27
    Daybreak Spellthread icon

  2. Sunset Spellthread

    • 22
    Sunset Spellthread icon

  3. Temporal Spellthread

    • 1
    Temporal Spellthread icon

Feet

  1. Defender's March

    • 37
    Defender's March icon

  2. Scout's March

    • 10
    Scout's March icon

  3. Cavalry's March

    • 1
    Cavalry's March icon

Rings

  1. +315 Critical Strike

    • 53
    +315 Critical Strike icon

  2. +315 Haste

    • 19
    +315 Haste icon

  3. +315 Versatility

    • 17
    +315 Versatility icon

Main Hand

  1. Authority of Fiery Resolve

    • 26
    Authority of Fiery Resolve icon

  2. Authority of Radiant Power

    • 13
    Authority of Radiant Power icon

  3. Oathsworn's Tenacity

    • 6
    Oathsworn's Tenacity icon

Gems

Gems provide focused secondary stat bonuses to help fine‑tune builds. They are crafted by Jewelcrafters and socketed into gear.

Sockets can be added to Necklaces and Rings with the Magnificent Jeweler's Setting , or to other gear through seasonal vendor items.

These are the most popular gems among top‑rated Restoration Shamans in Mythic+ Dungeons.

Algari Diamond

  1. Culminating Blasphemite

    • 24
    Culminating Blasphemite icon

  2. Insightful Blasphemite

    • 14
    Insightful Blasphemite icon

  3. Elusive Blasphemite

    • 9
    Elusive Blasphemite icon

Fiber

  1. Pure Precise Fiber

    • 26
    Pure Precise Fiber icon

  2. Pure Chronomantic Fiber

    • 11
    Pure Chronomantic Fiber icon

  3. Pure Dexterous Fiber

    • 9
    Pure Dexterous Fiber icon

  4. Precise Fiber

    • 4
    Precise Fiber icon

Prismatic

  1. Versatile Ruby

    • 112
    Versatile Ruby icon

  2. Deadly Emerald

    • 57
    Deadly Emerald icon

  3. Deadly Sapphire

    • 46
    Deadly Sapphire icon

  4. Quick Ruby

    • 34
    Quick Ruby icon

  5. Quick Sapphire

    • 17
    Quick Sapphire icon

Durable Information Securing Container

Durable Information Securing Container is a powerful belt introduced in Patch 11.1.7, obtained from Overcharged Delves. It features a unique effect that enhances character builds and can significantly impact performance in competitive content.

  1. Critical Chain

    • 21
    Critical Chain icon

  2. Cauterizing Bolts

    • 7
    Cauterizing Bolts icon

  3. Spark Burst

    • 7
    Spark Burst icon

Most Played Races for Restoration Shaman M+

Racial traits can provide noticeable advantages in PvE, giving a competitive edge in Mythic+ Dungeons.

These are the most commonly chosen races among top‑rated Restoration Shaman Healer players in The War Within Season 3.

  1. Dwarf

    • 35
    Dwarf icon

  2. Mag'har Orc

    • 4
    Mag'har Orc icon

  3. Orc

    • 2
    Orc icon

  4. Draenei

    • 2
    Draenei icon

  5. Pandaren

    • 1
    Pandaren icon

Restoration Shaman Guide FAQ

Here are answers to common questions about how this guide is built and how to interpret the data.

How is this Mythic+ PvE guide created?

This guide compiles live data from the top Restoration Shamans in Mythic+ Dungeons using Blizzard’s Battle.net API .

How often is the information updated?

Data updates every 8 hours.

Why is this guide valuable?

The guide provides real-time build insights, showing exactly what high-ranking players are currently using, helping you make informed decisions for your character.

Is this guide current?

Yes. The guide always reflects the latest information for The War Within Season 3 and Patch 11.2.

Is this guide suitable for beginners?

Yes. Beginners can easily identify current trends and optimal setups. However, it does not provide gameplay tutorials.

Why isn’t my character listed in the top rankings?

Reasons may include inactivity, falling below the minimum rating threshold, frequent spec changes, or gear not optimized for PvE.