Shaman Hero Talents — The War Within (11.0.7)

Last updated on Dec 15, 2024 at 16:00 by Seksixeny 52 comments

This guide will walk you through the best Hero Talents for Restoration Shaman for Raiding and Mythic+, how they impact your gameplay, and more.

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Best Hero Talents for Restoration Shaman in The War Within

This page is specifically about Hero Talents in The War Within. If you want to learn more about the best regular talents for Restoration Shaman, check out our Talents page:

1.1.

Raiding Hero Talents for Restoration Shaman

1.1.1.

Farseer

Farseer has no special synergies with Chain Heal Icon Chain Heal or Healing Rain Icon Healing Rain, making it well suited for Riptide Icon Riptide and single-target-focused talent builds. Your spawned Ancestors with Call of the Ancestors Icon Call of the Ancestors and Ancestral Swiftness Icon Ancestral Swiftness will help with whatever type of healing you are doing, making them very versatile.

These are generally much more Mana efficient and higher on spot healing than Chain Heal-centric builds but lack the ease and reliability of raid healing with it, making it a harder-to-play spot healing option.

1.1.2.

Totemic

Totemic is all about Surging Totem Icon Surging Totem (which replaces Healing Rain Icon Healing Rain) and Chain Heal Icon Chain Heal being cast by your totems through Lively Totems Icon Lively Totems. It also especially boosts Healing Stream Totem Icon Healing Stream Totem due to Reactivity Icon Reactivity and Supportive Imbuements Icon Supportive Imbuements being stronger for it than they are for Cloudburst Totem Icon Cloudburst Totem and Healing Stream having a much lower cooldown than Cloudburst, enabling more free Chain Heals!

The lower amount of hard casting needed for Healing Rain Icon Healing Rain and Chain Heal Icon Chain Heal, while also not needing to use Cloudburst Totem Icon Cloudburst Totem, makes Totemic much easier to play than regular Restoration Shaman while still gaining a lot of extra power. Most of that power is in stacked group healing; however, due to Surging Totem Icon Surging Totem and Chain Heal Icon Chain Heal being the stars of the Totemic show, so beware of using it on fights that emphasize heavy spreading.

1.2.

Mythic+ Hero Talents for Restoration Shaman

1.2.1.

Farseer

Ancestors also deal damage when you do, making Farseer even more flexible for the requirements of Mythic+, and its increased single-target healing is also very welcomed for solo healing.

The main downside of Farseer is having lower area healing potential and having to hard cast Healing Rain Icon Healing Rain frequently for Acid Rain Icon Acid Rain, which will occupy a lot of your time. Its defensive options are also weaker than the ones on the Totemic tree.

1.2.2.

Totemic

Besides being easier to maintain than Healing Rain Icon Healing Rain, the Acid Rain Icon Acid Rain caused by Surging Totem Icon Surging Totem deals 30% more damage than the regular one, making Totemic have a very easy time dealing high damage, especially in large pulls! Wind Barrier Icon Wind Barrier is also a strong defensive, and Swift Recall Icon Swift Recall enables more frequent usage of your support totems.

Totemic's Healing Stream Totem Icon Healing Stream Totem is also a fantastic reactive tool due to the free Chain Heal Icon Chain Heal from Lively Totems Icon Lively Totems and great synergy between Reactivity Icon Reactivity, Supportive Imbuements Icon Supportive Imbuements, and spec talent Living Stream Icon Living Stream.

The main downside of Totemic is that so much of your throughput potential is tied to Surging Totem Icon Surging Totem and Chain Heal Icon Chain Heal that it can be hard to heal party members that stand far away from the enemies you are currently fighting, especially given the lack of single-target healing support given by the tree.

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Best Hero Talent Builds for Restoration Shaman

Farseer Raid Build Farseer Mythic+ Build Totemic Raid Build Totemic Mythic+ Build
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Best Farseer Raid Build for Restoration Shaman

You can play Farseer in two ways: go all in on randomness with Ancient Fellowship Icon Ancient Fellowship and Routine Communication Icon Routine Communication, or invest into predictable healing boosts with Latent Wisdom Icon Latent Wisdom and Heed My Call Icon Heed My Call.

We recommend the predictable route, as it will make your healing more consistent and allow you to have similar performance in every pull. The final choice node, between Earthen Communion Icon Earthen Communion and Natural Harmony Icon Natural Harmony, is unfortunately mostly inconsequential due to the weak power of both options. We opted for Earthen simply to have to refresh Earth Shield Icon Earth Shield less often.

3.

Best Farseer Mythic+ Build for Restoration Shaman

You can play Farseer in two ways: go all in on randomness with Ancient Fellowship Icon Ancient Fellowship and Routine Communication Icon Routine Communication, or invest into predictable healing boosts with Latent Wisdom Icon Latent Wisdom and Heed My Call Icon Heed My Call.

We recommend the predictable route, as it will make your healing more consistent and allow you to have similar performance in every pull. The final choice node, between Earthen Communion Icon Earthen Communion and Natural Harmony Icon Natural Harmony, is unfortunately mostly inconsequential due to the weak power of both options. We opted for Harmony in order to provide a larger buffer against missed interrupts and other large burst damage events.

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Best Totemic Raid Build for Restoration Shaman

The main decision in Totemic for Raiding is between Amplification Core Icon Amplification Core for more damage and general healing and Oversurge Icon Oversurge for more burst healing. Usually Oversurge will be better as it provides more burst for dangerous moments, but you can also use Amplification on easier bosses.

Also, while Supportive Imbuements Icon Supportive Imbuements is generally favored, Pulse Capacitor Icon Pulse Capacitor is close in power and is a fine replacement if you are not using a shield.

3.

Best Totemic Mythic+ Build for Restoration Shaman

The main decision in Totemic for Mythic+ is between Amplification Core Icon Amplification Core for more damage and general healing and Oversurge Icon Oversurge for more burst healing. Amplification is good for lower keys, while Oversurge can be great for higher keys with more burst damage to heal through.

Also, while Supportive Imbuements Icon Supportive Imbuements is generally favored, Pulse Capacitor Icon Pulse Capacitor is close in power and is a fine replacement if you are not using a shield.

2.1.

Hero Talents Rotation for Restoration Shaman

2.1.1.

Farseer

Farseer does not impact your gameplay significantly, as the spawned Ancestors simply follow your lead and will cast appropriate spells depending on what you are already doing, but it will be even more important than usual to ensure Ancestral Swiftness Icon Ancestral Swiftness (which replaces Nature's Swiftness Icon Nature's Swiftness) is being used on cooldown.

2.1.2.

Totemic

Totemic has an easier rotation than usual because Surging Totem Icon Surging Totem is instant and lasts over twice as long as a regular Healing Rain Icon Healing Rain. You will also have many of your Chain Heal Icon Chain Heals being cast automatically by some of your totems with Lively Totems Icon Lively Totems, saving you a huge amount of time and Mana.

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Changelog

  • 15 Dec. 2024: Updated Hero Talent recommendations ahead of Patch 11.0.7.
  • 21 Oct. 2024: Updated for Patch 11.0.5.
  • 09 Sep. 2024: Reviewed for The War Within Season 1.
  • 21 Aug. 2024: Page added.
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