Season of Discovery Restoration Druid Healer Guide

Druids have traditionally been brought to raids for their unique utility: Mark of the Wild, Innervate, and the only WoW Classic combat resurrection, Rebirth.

Their healing was mostly an afterthought, and usually came down to spamming Rank 4 Healing Touch, but they had a much more active playstyle in PvP, where they could carry flags in Warsong Gulch, defend bases in Alterac Valley and Arathi Basin, making them an excellent addition to any battleground.

Strengths

• Fantastic unique utility with Rebirth and Innervate
• Excellent area healing with heals over time, the new rune Wild Growth in particular
• Possible to do damage while regenerating Mana with Fury of Stormrage and high damage as Restokin with Dreamstate / Eclipse / Starsurge

Weaknesses

• High Mana issues if you try to use all of your healing kit at maximum ranks
• Healing over time can easily go to waste if other healers top people off before it can fully act
• Emergency healing is very poor and tied to Nature's Swiftness which has a 3-minute cooldown

Restoration Druids in Season of Discovery are finally a viable healer over time due to the removal of the buff cap for friendly players and the multiple new runes which focus on such effects, such as Lifebloom, Wild Growth, and Efflorescence.

Restoration Druids will also benefit from being able to DPS while regenerating Mana with the new Fury of Stormrage rune, which makes Wrath free, and procs occasional instant Healing Touches on top! Or if you want to continue the ages old Rank 4 Healing Touch gameplay, the new Living Seed rune is there to help your crits deliver even more healing.

With Wild Growth being so powerful, Restoration Druid also has a ton of versatility in terms of how to build and play. It is entirely possible to focus on casting DPS abilities with some DPS focused runes and simply casting Wild Growth when off cooldown.

Through the addition of entirely new abilities and runes, the rotation, gearing options, and talent decisions for Restoration Druids has changed with the coming of Season of Discovery. Browse the guides in the Table of Content at the top of this page to find all the information you'll need to master this new game mode!

The best profession to have as Restoration is Engineering. It provides powerful items that you can use in both PvE and PvP content to either deal damage or help you get out of a tough spot.

Leatherworking is the second best profession, as it provides the handy Gneuro-Conductive Channeler's Hood and Shoulderpads of Obsession, and further BoP crafts are expected down the line.

The main feature of Season of Discovery is the new Rune Discovery system, which allows you to discover and attach special abilities to your gear slots after finding them across the world. We list all of Druid's runes and where they can be located in the guide below.