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Restoration Shaman Mythic+ PvE Guide for Midnight Pre-Patch

Welcome to Murlok’s Restoration Shaman PvE guide for Mythic+ Dungeons in World of Warcraft: Midnight Pre-Patch.

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 12.0 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. Demorrz's icon
    1
    Demorrz
    Drakkari (US)
    Troll | Farseer | 170 ilvl
    4490
  2. Meowtide's icon
    2
    Meowtide
    Sylvanas (EU)
    Dwarf | Farseer | 169 ilvl
    4361
  3. Rainxp's icon
    3
    Rainxp
    Stormrage (US)
    Dwarf | Farseer | 170 ilvl
    4218
  4. 소문만간치유사's icon
    4
    소문만간치유사
    Azshara (KR)
    Dwarf | Farseer | 168 ilvl
    4197
  5. Lwna's icon
    5
    Lwna
    Tarren Mill (EU)
    Dwarf | Farseer | 169 ilvl
    4146

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

  • 38% Critical Strike +400
  • 36% Haste +426
  • 70% Mastery +156
  • 18% Versatility +261

Stat priority

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

Additional Minor Stats

  • 9% Avoidance +88
  • 4% Leech +72
  • 3% Speed +0

Stat priority

  1. Avoidance
  2. Leech
  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
    • 48
    Aspect of Channeled Fury icon

  2. Dragonbane Diadem

    • 1
    Dragonbane Diadem icon

  3. Glyph-Etched Guise

    • 1
    Glyph-Etched Guise icon

Neck

  1. Cabochon of the Infinite Flight

    • 12
    Cabochon of the Infinite Flight icon

  2. Chrysalis of Sundered Souls

    • 10
    Chrysalis of Sundered Souls icon

  3. Ornately Engraved Amplifier

    • 9
    Ornately Engraved Amplifier icon

  4. Bloodstained Memento

    • 8
    Bloodstained Memento icon

  5. Fractured Gemstone Locket

    • Craft
    • 5
    Fractured Gemstone Locket icon

Shoulders

  1. Fangs of Channeled Fury

    • Set
    • 25
    Fangs of Channeled Fury icon

  2. Glyph-Etched Epaulets

    • Craft
    • 15
    Glyph-Etched Epaulets icon

  3. Claws of Failed Resistance

    • 4
    Claws of Failed Resistance icon

  4. Consumed Wastelander's Epaulets

    • 2
    Consumed Wastelander's Epaulets icon

  5. Shadowblight Mantle

    • 2
    Shadowblight Mantle icon

Back

  1. Reshii Wraps

    • 50
    Reshii Wraps icon

Chest

  1. Furs of Channeled Fury

    • Set
    • 48
    Furs of Channeled Fury icon

  2. Glyph-Etched Breastplate

    • Craft
    • 1
    Glyph-Etched Breastplate icon

  3. Goliath's Chitinous Chainmail

    • 1
    Goliath's Chitinous Chainmail icon

Wrist

  1. Glyph-Etched Vambraces

    • Craft
    • 41
    Glyph-Etched Vambraces icon

  2. Pactbound Vambraces

    • 4
    Pactbound Vambraces icon

  3. Bracers of Channeled Fury

    • 3
    Bracers of Channeled Fury icon

  4. Confiscated Bracers of Concealment

    • 1
    Confiscated Bracers of Concealment icon

  5. Consecrated Baron's Bindings

    • 1
    Consecrated Baron's Bindings icon

Hands

  1. Claws of Channeled Fury

    • Set
    • 46
    Claws of Channeled Fury icon

  2. Glyph-Etched Gauntlets

    • 2
    Glyph-Etched Gauntlets icon

  3. Holybound Grips

    • 1
    Holybound Grips icon

  4. Order Bashers

    • 1
    Order Bashers icon

Waist

  1. Fauld of Channeled Fury

    • 20
    Fauld of Channeled Fury icon

  2. Colossal Lifetether

    • 16
    Colossal Lifetether icon

  3. Glyph-Etched Binding

    • Craft
    • 11
    Glyph-Etched Binding icon

  4. Portable Power Generator

    • 2
    Portable Power Generator icon

  5. Discount Mail-Order Belt

    • 1
    Discount Mail-Order Belt icon

Legs

  1. Tassets of Channeled Fury

    • Set
    • 45
    Tassets of Channeled Fury icon

  2. Glyph-Etched Cuisses

    • Craft
    • 2
    Glyph-Etched Cuisses icon

  3. Acolyte's Infused Leggings

    • 1
    Acolyte's Infused Leggings icon

  4. Divine Pyrewalkers

    • 1
    Divine Pyrewalkers icon

  5. Fluxphase Culottes

    • 1
    Fluxphase Culottes icon

Feet

  1. Interloper's Chain Boots

    • 38
    Interloper's Chain Boots icon

  2. Greaves of the Wild Pair

    • 5
    Greaves of the Wild Pair icon

  3. Deathspindle Talons

    • 2
    Deathspindle Talons icon

  4. Boots of Channeled Fury

    • 1
    Boots of Channeled Fury icon

  5. Defiance Crusher's Sabatons

    • 1
    Defiance Crusher's Sabatons icon

Rings

  1. Ring of Earthen Craftsmanship

    • 23
    Ring of Earthen Craftsmanship icon

  2. Binding of Binding

    • Craft
    • 18
    Binding of Binding icon

  3. Band of the Shattered Soul

    • 17
    Band of the Shattered Soul icon

  4. Ring of the Panoply

    • 13
    Ring of the Panoply icon

  5. Signet of Collapsing Stars

    • 13
    Signet of Collapsing Stars icon

Trinkets

  1. Loom'ithar's Living Silk

    • 45
    Loom'ithar's Living Silk icon

  2. Diamantine Voidcore

    • Set
    • 35
    Diamantine Voidcore icon

  3. Astral Antenna

    • 11
    Astral Antenna icon

  4. So'leah's Secret Technique

    • 6
    So'leah's Secret Technique icon

  5. Azhiccaran Parapodia

    • 1
    Azhiccaran Parapodia icon

Main Hand

  1. Voidglass Kris

    • Set
    • 34
    Voidglass Kris icon

  2. Charged Runeaxe

    • Craft
    • 4
    Charged Runeaxe icon

  3. Gluttonous Rondel

    • 3
    Gluttonous Rondel icon

  4. Overclocked Plexhammer

    • 3
    Overclocked Plexhammer icon

  5. Voidglass Spire

    • Set
    • 3
    Voidglass Spire icon

Off Hand

  1. Ward of the Weaving-Beast

    • 24
    Ward of the Weaving-Beast icon

  2. Everforged Defender

    • Craft
    • 9
    Everforged Defender icon

  3. Starlit Safeguard

    • 8
    Starlit Safeguard icon

  4. Sanctified Priory Wall

    • 2
    Sanctified Priory Wall icon

  5. Event Horizon

    • 1
    Event Horizon 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. Duskthread Lining

    • 27
    Glyph-Etched Vambraces icon

  2. Dawnthread Lining

    • 25
    Glyph-Etched Vambraces icon

  3. Bind Binding Of Binding

    • 18
    Binding of Binding icon

  4. Writhing Armor Banding

    • 8
    Glyph-Etched Vambraces icon

  5. Ascendance

    • 5
    Charged Runeaxe 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 Midnight Pre-Patch.

Head

  1. Incandescent Essence

    • 1
    Incandescent Essence icon

Shoulders

  1. Greater Crane Wing Inscription

    • 1
    Greater Crane Wing Inscription icon

Back

  1. Chant of Winged Grace

    • 32
    Chant of Winged Grace icon

  2. Chant of Leeching Fangs

    • 14
    Chant of Leeching Fangs icon

  3. +23 Avoidance

    • 2
    +23 Avoidance icon

Chest

  1. Crystalline Radiance

    • 31
    Crystalline Radiance icon

  2. Council's Intellect

    • 19
    Council's Intellect icon

Wrist

  1. +72 Avoidance

    • 34
    +72 Avoidance icon

  2. +135 Leech

    • 13
    +135 Leech icon

  3. +88 Leech

    • 3
    +88 Leech icon

Hands

  1. Enchant Gloves - Major Healing

    • 1
    Enchant Gloves - Major Healing icon

Legs

  1. Daybreak Spellthread

    • 23
    Daybreak Spellthread icon

  2. Sunset Spellthread

    • 21
    Sunset Spellthread icon

  3. Charged Armor Kit

    • 4
    Charged Armor Kit icon

Feet

  1. Defender's March

    • 40
    Defender's March icon

  2. Scout's March

    • 8
    Scout's March icon

Rings

  1. +21 Critical Strike

    • 37
    +21 Critical Strike icon

  2. +21 Haste

    • 31
    +21 Haste icon

  3. +21 Versatility

    • 28
    +21 Versatility icon

Main Hand

  1. Council's Guile

    • 23
    Council's Guile icon

  2. Authority of Fiery Resolve

    • 17
    Authority of Fiery Resolve icon

  3. Oathsworn's Tenacity

    • 3
    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

    • 25
    Culminating Blasphemite icon

  2. Insightful Blasphemite

    • 12
    Insightful Blasphemite icon

  3. Elusive Blasphemite

    • 8
    Elusive Blasphemite icon

Fiber

  1. Pure Precise Fiber

    • 23
    Pure Precise Fiber icon

  2. Pure Chronomantic Fiber

    • 13
    Pure Chronomantic Fiber icon

  3. Pure Dexterous Fiber

    • 13
    Pure Dexterous Fiber icon

  4. Chronomantic Fiber

    • 1
    Chronomantic Fiber icon

Prismatic

  1. Versatile Ruby

    • 86
    Versatile Ruby icon

  2. Deadly Emerald

    • 64
    Deadly Emerald icon

  3. Deadly Sapphire

    • 63
    Deadly Sapphire icon

  4. Quick Ruby

    • 37
    Quick Ruby icon

  5. Versatile Emerald

    • 34
    Versatile Emerald 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 Midnight Pre-Patch.

  1. Dwarf

    • 25
    Dwarf icon

  2. Draenei

    • 7
    Draenei icon

  3. Troll

    • 4
    Troll icon

  4. Orc

    • 4
    Orc icon

  5. Goblin

    • 3
    Goblin 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 Midnight Pre-Patch and Patch 12.0.

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.