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Shaman spec

Restoration Shaman Talents

Game build 1.60.1.70707. Elemental · Enhancement

Open the Restoration tree

Restoration is one of the three Shaman talent trees in WoW Forever, with 16 talents. 3 are new in Forever and 4 changed their values from Classic; 6 more only moved in the tree. Its last tier needs 30 points in Restoration, so it opens at level 40 at the earliest. The spellbook files 15 trained spells under Restoration.

Roles in Forever

4

Taunts

None detected

Threat

None detected

Healing

Mitigation

None detected

Detected from spell effects for the Restoration Shaman talents and spells in game build 1.60.1.70707: taunt and threat effects, healing effects, and auras that add armour or resistance, defence, dodge, parry, block or absorb, or lower damage taken.

The Restoration tree

16

Restoration

0 points

N marks a talent new in Forever, C a talent whose values changed from Classic. Hover, tap or focus a talent to read it.

New in Forever

Changed from Classic

When each tier opens

The earliest level, with every point in Restoration: a tier needs the points shown, and points arrive at the levels the game sets. This is when, not what to take.

  1. Level 100 points: Improved Healing Wave, Tidal Focus
  2. Level 155 points: Mindfulness, Natural Grace, Totemic Focus, Improved Reincarnation
  3. Level 2010 points: Ancestral Healing, Healing Focus, Water Shield
  4. Level 2515 points: Tidal Mastery, Restorative Totems, Mana Tide Totem
  5. Level 3020 points: Healing Way, Nature's Swiftness
  6. Level 3525 points: Purification
  7. Level 4030 points: Riptide

Restoration spells

15

Best items by level

The highest scoring item you can wear in each slot at the level you pick; open a slot for its top 10. Score = each stat times its weight: Intellect 1, Spirit 0.5, Stamina 0.3, Healing 1, Spell Power 1, Mana Per 5 2. The weights are a starting point, not a simulation.

Sources
Armor
Restoration best in slot planner
  6. ShirtNo stats to rank
  7. TabardNo stats to rank

Level 60 Dwarf ShamanRestoration

57average item level

Main Hand

Death Speaker Scepter

Binds when picked up

Main HandOne-Handed Mace

42 - 78 DamageSpeed 2.80

(21.4 damage per second)

Requires Level 28

Equip: +12 Health per 5 sec

Equip: +68 Healing

Item Level 33

Comes from a world drop

Your set 100% of best in slot

  3. RelicNot ranked here

Slot

Patch changes

7
  1. Mana Tide Totem
    Added an additional Rank of Mana Tide Totem that is learned at level 38, so now you have ranks at level 25, 38, 48, 58 (was levels 25, 48, 58).
    Changed
  2. The Restorative Totems talent now correctly increases the effect of the entirety of Healing Stream totem (was the base value).
    Fix
  3. Tidal Focus and Totemic Focus have swapped locations. Tidal Focus is now in the 1st row, and Totemic Focus is now in the 2nd row.
    Changed
  4. Water Shield: Can now trigger from any critical spell cast by the Shaman (was only critical heals).
    Changed
  5. Water Shield now accurately displays the mana restored in the buff tooltip.
    Fix
  6. Water Shield no longer says it has a 15 second cooldown (it didn’t have one).
    Changed
  7. Mana Tide Totem
    Mana Tide Totem will once again display its visual when pulsing.
    Fix

From Blizzard's development notes of 16 October 2026 and 8 October 2026. All patch notes

Restoration questions

How many talents does Restoration Shaman have in WoW Forever?
16: 3 new in Forever, 4 changed in values from Classic, 9 as in Classic or only moved.
What is the deepest Restoration talent?
Riptide, after 30 points in Restoration.
At what level can you reach the bottom of the Restoration tree?
Level 40, if every point from the first goes into Restoration.
Which Restoration talents are new in Forever?
Mindfulness, Water Shield and Riptide.
Which Restoration spells are new in Forever?
Mana Tide Totem and Riptide.
What did the latest patch notes change for Restoration?
7 lines across 2 posts: 0 buffs, 0 nerfs.

Every Restoration talent