Restoration Shaman Healing Buffs, Debuffs, and Useful Abilities (WoW MoP 5.3)
Last updated by Damien on 4 Apr. 2013
In this article, we list the buffs, debuffs and useful abilities that a Restoration Shaman brings to a raid in WoW MoP 5.3. We also list equivalent buffs and debuffs that other classes provide.
The other articles of our Restoration Shaman guide can be accessed from the table of contents on the right.
For 10-man raiding, this guide has been reviewed and approved by Zetian, who raids in MCO, one of the most efficient 10-man guilds in the world (top 100 with a 13-hour a week schedule).
For 25-man raiding, this guide has been reviewed and approved by Sonie, one of the best Restoration Shamans in the world, who raids in Method. You can watch his stream on Twitch.
| Buffs | |
|---|---|
 Burning Wrath |
Increases the Spell Power of all party and raid members by 10% — does not stack with
 Still Water,  Arcane Brilliance, and  Dark Intent |
 Grace of Air |
Increases the Mastering Rating of all party and raid members by 3000 —
does not stack with  Roar of Courage,  Spirit Beast Blessing, and
 Blessing of Might
|
Alliance and Horde equivalents of  Time Warp |
|
 Stormlash Totem |
Causes all allies within 40 yards to deal additional Nature damage for 10 seconds, 5-minute cooldown |
| Debuffs | |
 Earth Shock |
-10% Physical Damage dealt — does not stack with
 Scarlet Fever,  Thrash/ Thrash,
 Demoralizing Roar,  Demoralizing Screech,
 Keg Smash,  Hammer of the Righteous,
 Curse of Enfeeblement, and  Thunder Clap |
| Utility | |
 Purify Spirit |
Removes all Curse and Magic effects from a friendly target (8-second cooldown) |
 Purge |
Dispels 1 beneficial Magic effect from an enemy target (2 with  Glyph of Purge) |
 Tremor Totem |
Summon this totem down whenever a boss or an add is about to cast a fear effect on your party or raid. This totem is unique to Shamans and it is important to use it when needed. |
 Wind Shear |
Interrupt on a 12-second cooldown |
 Rockbiter Weapon |
Forces the target to attack you for 6 seconds (when combined with  Unleash Elements) |
 Windwalk Totem |
Tier 2 talent that grants raid-wide immunity against movement-impairing effects for 6 seconds, 1-minute cooldown |
 Water Walking |
Grants a friendly target the ability to walk on water for 10 minutes |
| Crowd Control | |
 Frost Shock |
Single-target slow |
 Earthbind Totem |
AoE slow, 20-second duration, 30-second cooldown |
 Earthgrab Totem |
AoE snare+slow, 20-second duration, 30-second cooldown (Tier 2 talent) |
 Capacitor Totem |
5-second AoE stun on 45-second cooldown |
Incapacitating abilities that have a limited interest due to the fact
that other classes have equivalent abilities that do not have cooldowns
(namely  Polymorph for Mages, and  Banish for Warlocks)
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| Survival | |
 Grounding Totem |
Prevents a harmful spell from damaging a nearby ally. Reflects
spell back to caster with Glyph of Grounding Totem. |
 Stone Bulwark Totem |
Absorption effect (Tier 1 talent). |
 Astral Shift |
40% damage reduction for 6 seconds, on a 2-minute cooldown (Tier 1 talent) |
1. Changelog↑top
- 04 Apr. 2013: Removed mention of Rockbiter Weapon granting a taunt (technically, it
is not a taunt), and added Earthgrab Totem, Stone Bulwark Totem, and Astral Shift.