Cataclysm Classic Restoration Shaman Enchants and Consumables

Cataclysm enchants, gems, and consumables present an additional way to further augment your Restoration Shaman. Enchants imbue weapons and armor with potent magical properties to enhance their power. Gems are meticulously socketed into gear, enhancing attributes and rounding gear out to fit your exact needs. Consumables ranging from elixirs to potions, provide temporary boosts to vital stats, granting crucial advantages in the heat of combat. All of these systems play a role in boosting the power of your character when facing Cataclysm's deadly challenges.

Below is a list of the recommended enchants for a Restoration Shaman in Cataclysm Classic. If there are multiple viable enchants for a gear slot, they are listed in order of value. Some enchants require a specific profession to use them; if you do not have the profession, simply look at the next enchant shown on the list.

Slot	Main Enchantment	Secondary Enchantment
Head	Arcanum of Hyjal
Shoulders	Felfire Inscription (Requires Inscription) Greater Inscription of Charged Lodestone
Back	Darkglow Embroidery (Requires Tailoring) Enchant Cloak - Greater Intellect
Chest	Enchant Chest - Peerless Stats
Wrist	Draconic Embossment - Intellect (Requires Leatherworking) Enchant Bracer - Mighty Intellect	Socket Bracer (Requires Blacksmithing)
Hands	Enchant Gloves - Haste to hit a breakpoint Enchant Gloves - Greater Mastery	Synapse Springs (Requires Engineering) Socket Gloves (Requires Blacksmithing)
Waist	Ebonsteel Belt Buckle	Grounded Plasma Shield (Requires Engineering)
Legs	Sanctified Spellthread (Requires Tailoring) Powerful Ghostly Spellthread
Feet	Enchant Boots - Lavawalker	Nitro Boosts (Requires Engineering)
Ring	Enchant Ring - Intellect (Requires Enchanting)
Weapon	Enchant Weapon - Heartsong Enchant Weapon - Power Torrent
Off-Hand	Enchant Off-Hand - Superior Intellect

Both Enchant Weapon - Heartsong and Enchant Weapon - Power Torrent are viable options. Enchant Weapon - Heartsong offers an high increase to Mana regeneration, and only has a 20 second cooldown, frequently giving you procs which you can amplify with Mana Tide Totem.

Enchant Weapon - Power Torrent gives pure healing throughout from Intellect, but has a 45 second cooldown. Overall both weapon enchants have similar value, with Enchant Weapon - Heartsong being slightly higher value, especially while not in full best in slot gear.

Below is a list of the recommended gems for a Restoration Shaman in Cataclysm. Be sure to meet your Meta Gem requirements by using at least two Yellow Gems. You will typically want to gem as much Intellect as possible; avoid socket bonuses if they offer less than 10 Intellect or 20 Secondary stats.

Sockets	Gems
	Ember Shadowspirit Diamond — make sure you meet the requirements for it to be active
	Brilliant Queen's Garnet
	Reckless Lava Coral
	Purified Shadow Spinel
	Brilliant Chimera's Eye — Requires Jewelcrafting, can use up to 3
	Sparkling Cogwheel & Quick Cogwheel — Requires Engineering, can use 2 in helm

Below is a list of the recommended consumables for a Restoration Shaman in Cataclysm. Some consumables have multiple options depending on your needs; be sure to choose accordingly.

Your food buff will always be 90 Intellect during Cataclysm, with a few different options you can choose from; pick whichever you can get the cheapest.

• Fortune Cookie
• Seafood Magnifique Feast
• Severed Sagefish Head

Use the Intellect flask below, as it is by far the best option available.

• Flask of the Draconic Mind

You have 2 potion choices while in combat, and 1 pre-potion you can use to boost your damage and healing on the pull.

• Volcanic Potion — Only use this as a pre-pull potion.
• Potion of Concentration — Channel for 10 seconds, restoring Mana every second. Does not break on damage taken, but does break on movement or spell cast. Use this if you can afford to not heal for 10 seconds as they give the most Mana, overall.
• Mythical Mana Potion — Use this if you are unable to use Potion of Concentration on fights without downtime.

Compared to past expansions, you will need to carry far less additional consumables on you. We simply recommend keeping some bandages on you for quick, Mana-free heals.

• Dense Embersilk Bandage