Restoration Shaman Healing Gear and Best in Slot — Midnight Season 1

Welcome to our Gear and BiS Page for Restoration Shaman for Midnight. Check this page to learn everything you need to know about gearing a Restoration Shaman, including the BiS Gear from all sources, Raiding and Mythic+, information on the best Trinkets, Tier Sets, and much more.

In Midnight, all item levels were squished, which means the numbers on all items and their item level was massively reduced, allowing for all numbers to grow again throughout the expansion and future content without becoming too large to understand.

For detailed information on gear stats and what you want to chase, check out our Stats page below.

Also, if you have a new piece of gear that you need gems and enchants advice for, you can find everything you need on our dedicated page below.

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BiS Gear for Restoration Shaman

Overall BiS List Mythic+ only BiS List Dreamrift, Voidspire, and March on Quel'Danas BiS List

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Overall BiS List for Restoration Shamans

As usual, prioritize Leech / Avoidance pieces and the highest item level equipment you have, regardless of its secondary stat distribution.

The crafted items you should use depends on what loot you have, as it always better to craft on your weakest slots in order to get a massive item level bonus, but you will eventually want to have Arcanoweave Lining crafted on the lowest stat budget items, wrist and cloak, as crafted items have a slightly lower maximum item level limit than looted items.

If you start with a weapon craft, use Darkmoon Sigil: Hunt on it until you can get two Arcanoweave Lining items crafted.

Finally, the Crucible of Erratic Energies is currently extremely powerful if you unlocked the topmost four nodes on the void research console next to the Voidstorm quartermaster which gives the quest to get it in the first place, and while it is expected to be nerfed soon, it is a top 3 trinket until then.

FAQAre Two-Handed weapons viable?

While using a Shield is typically better due to the armor benefits, and certainly mandatory in PvP, in PvE you will rarely be taking damage that can be mitigated by armor. This makes using two-handed weapons completely viable, as long as they have high item level and good secondary stats, or a powerful unique effect.

Early on in the tier nothing beats crafting a two-handed weapon to save Myth crests, followed by crafting your off-tier slot to gain as many stats as quickly as possible for early progression! The list below assumes an end of tier situation where crests and sparks to craft with are unlimited.

Slot	Item	Source/Note
Weapon	Weight of Command	Imperator Averzian in The Voidspire
Off-hand	Thalassian Dawnguard	Belo'ren in March on Quel'Danas
Helm	Oblivion Guise	Midnight Falls in March on Quel'Danas
Neck	Ribbon of Coiled Malice	Fallen-King Salhadaar in The Voidspire
Shoulder	Tempests of the Primal Core	Matrix Catalyst, or Fallen-King Salhadaar in The Voidspire
Cloak	Adherent's Silken Shroud	Crafted by Tailoring
Chest	Embrace of the Primal Core	Matrix Catalyst, or Chimaerus in The Dreamrift
Wrist	Farstrider's Plated Bracers	Crafted by Leatherworking
Gloves	Earthgrips of the Primal Core	Matrix Catalyst, or Vorasius in The Voidspire
Belt	Waistcord of the Judged	Lightblinded Vanguard in The Voidspire
Legs	Leggings of the Primal Core	Matrix Catalyst, or Vaelgor and Ezzorak in The Dreamrift
Boots	Sabatons of Obscurement	Imperator Averzian in The Voidspire
Ring #1	Eredath Seal of Nobility	Seat of the Triumvirate
Ring #2	Band of the Triumvirate	Seat of the Triumvirate
Trinket #1	Locus-Walker's Ribbon	Crown of the Cosmos in The Voidspire
Trinket #2	Gaze of the Alnseer	Chimaerus in The Dreamrift

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Mythic+ only BiS List for Restoration Shaman

This list contains only items available in Mythic+ dungeons in Midnight. As usual, prioritize Leech / Avoidance pieces and the highest item level equipment you have, regardless of its secondary stat distribution.

Adherent's Silken Shroud and Farstrider's Plated Bracers are your end game best in slot embellishments, but until you get them you can use the items listed below for the cloak and wrist slots.

Finally, the Crucible of Erratic Energies is currently extremely powerful if you unlocked the topmost four nodes on the void research console next to the Voidstorm quartermaster which gives the quest to get it in the first place, and while it is expected to be nerfed soon, it is a top 3 trinket until then.

TipsWhich Dungeons Should I Farm?

We recommend you farm the following dungeon:

• Skyreach: Multiple best in slot loot drops here, such as Viryx's Indomitable Bulwark, Rigid Scale Boots, Sharpeye Gleam, and Rigid Scale Greatcloak as well as various decent pieces for other slots. Seat of the Triumvirate is also great, especially for its special rings.

Slot	Item	Source/Note
Weapon	Ceremonial Hexblade	Maisara Caverns
Off-hand	Viryx's Indomitable Bulwark	Skyreach
Helm	Sharpeye Gleam	Skyreach
Neck	Barbed Ymirheim Choker	Pit of Saron
Shoulder	Tempests of the Primal Core	Matrix Catalyst
Cloak	Rigid Scale Greatcloak	Skyreach
Chest	Embrace of the Primal Core	Matrix Catalyst
Bracers	Darkfang Scale Wristguards	Seat of the Triumvirate
Gloves	Earthgrips of the Primal Core	Matrix Catalyst
Belt	Scabrous Zombie Leather Belt	Pit of Saron
Legs	Leggings of the Primal Core	Matrix Catalyst
Boots	Rigid Scale Boots	Skyreach
Ring #1	Eredath Seal of Nobility	Seat of the Triumvirate
Ring #2	Band of the Triumvirate	Seat of the Triumvirate
Trinket #1	Emerald Coach's Whistle	Algeth'ar Academy
Trinket #2	Whisper of the Duskwraith	Nexus-Point Xenas

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Raid only BiS List for Restoration Shaman

This list contains only items from the current raid. As usual, prioritize Leech / Avoidance pieces and the highest item level equipment you have, regardless of its secondary stat distribution.

Adherent's Silken Shroud and Farstrider's Plated Bracers are your end game best in slot embellishments, but until you get them you can use the items listed below for the cloak and wrist slots.

Finally, the Crucible of Erratic Energies is currently extremely powerful if you unlocked the topmost four nodes on the void research console next to the Voidstorm quartermaster which gives the quest to get it in the first place, and while it is expected to be nerfed soon, it is a top 3 trinket until then.

TipsWhich Raid-Items Do I Want Most?

If you need to submit a list of highly-important items to your raid leader, or simply want to focus on the most important bosses and items, we have you covered!

• Gaze of the Alnseer: The best trinket, which stacks rapidly from Healing Rain casts. Drops from Chimaerus, who also drops the Tier-Set chest.
• Locus-Walker's Ribbon: Another strong passive trinket, which drops from the Crown of the Cosmos encounter.
• Oblivion Guise: An unique helmet that has all of its stat budget allocated to Critical Strike and a lot of Leech on top, making it extremely good for Restoration!
• Weight of Command: Notable for being the best in slot weapon, and also coming from the first boss of the raid, making it extremely easy to obtain early on, which could be a good strategy in order to skip crafting a weapon in favor of the crafted Root Warden's Regalia set.

Slot	Item	Source/Note
Weapon	Weight of Command	Imperator Averzian in The Voidspire
Off-hand	Thalassian Dawnguard	Belo'ren in March on Quel'Danas
Helm	Oblivion Guise	Midnight Falls in March on Quel'Danas
Neck	Ribbon of Coiled Malice	Fallen-King Salhadaar in The Voidspire
Shoulder	Tempests of the Primal Core	Matrix Catalyst, or Fallen-King Salhadaar in The Voidspire
Cloak	Guardian of the Primal Core	Matrix Catalyst
Chest	Embrace of the Primal Core	Matrix Catalyst, or Chimaerus in The Dreamrift
Wrist	Cuffs of the Primal Core	Matrix Catalyst
Gloves	Earthgrips of the Primal Core	Matrix Catalyst, or Vorasius in The Voidspire
Belt	Waistcord of the Judged	Lightblinded Vanguard in The Voidspire
Legs	Leggings of the Primal Core	Matrix Catalyst, or Vaelgor and Ezzorak in The Dreamrift
Boots	Sabatons of Obscurement	Imperator Averzian in The Voidspire
Ring #1	Sin'dorei Band of Hope	Belo'ren in March on Quel'Danas
Ring #2	Signet of the Starved Beast	Vorasius in The Voidspire
Trinket #1	Gaze of the Alnseer	Chimaerus in The Dreamrift
Trinket #2	Locus-Walker's Ribbon	Crown of the Cosmos in The Voidspire

FAQWhich Tier Set Pieces Do I Want?

For Midnight Season 1, Restoration Shamans want to try and prioritize getting the Shoulder, Chest, Legs, and Gloves set pieces. This enables you to grab Oblivion Guise as the off-set piece, which is extremely powerful for us due to its massive Critical Strike budget and guaranteed Leech.

For a comprehensive list of the best trinkets available, please visit QuestionablyEpic Live, where you can find a full list of the best available trinkets. More information on this website can be found on our Simulations page:

These are generally the strongest on-use and passive trinkets available, with passive trinkets being favored for ease of use:

Restoration Shaman Trinkets

On-Use - Litany of Lightblind Wrath or, alternatively, Vaelgor's Final Stare
Passive - Crucible of Erratic Energies for now, and Gaze of the Alnseer or Locus-Walker's Ribbon

Below we will provide a rough tier list of available trinkets. This can help you to make quick decisions as to which trinkets are worth farming or what you want to roll need on.

Click for Restoration Shaman Trinket Rankings

Ranking	Trinket
S Tier	Crucible of Erratic Energies - Click for Details Better than any trinket in the game currently once you unlock the four topmost nodes in the Voidstorm research console and incredibly easy to get, so make use of it before it is nerfed! Locus-Walker's Ribbon - Click for Details Its Intellect proc grows in power over time, making it amazing for long raid encounters that have high healing requirements at the end. Gaze of the Alnseer - Click for Details Especially good for Restoration due to rapidly stacking when allies stand in your Healing Rain. Light of the Cosmic Crescendo Drum of Renewed Bonds
A Tier	Litany of Lightblind Wrath - Click for Details The on use effect of this trinket is very powerful but requires you to dedicate some time to dealing damage to activate it. Use Chain Lightning to quickly do so if there are multiple targets available, or otherwise take the time to DPS as the shields are worth the time spent. Vaelgor's Final Stare Emerald Coach's Whistle - Click for Details Most of the value from this trinket is tied to the Mastery buff given to the chosen ally, making it a great pseudo-DPS trinket. Whisper of the Duskwraith Heart of Wind
B Tier	Echo of L'ura Refueling Orb Emberwing Feather - Click for Details Due to its 2-minute cooldown, heavily recommended to be used with the First Ascendant talent. Volatile Void Suffuser Radiant Sunstone
C Tier	Glorious Crusader's Keepsake - Click for Details A fantastic trinket that cannot be obtained as Myth track, but is well worth using early on, even if you are the only player with it in the group. Primal Philosopher's Stone Gift of Light Consecrated Chalice Nevermelting Ice Crystal Lightspire Core Quite a few others unlisted.

Embellishments are special effects that are either found on crafted pieces by default or can be added to crafted pieces during the crafting process. A character can have two embellishments equipped at any time.

You can find the full Embellishment sims at QuestionablyEpic Live, but essentially we recommend crafting the following gear:

Restoration Crafted Gear Priority

• Farstrider's Plated Bracers with Arcanoweave Lining
• Adherent's Silken Shroud with Arcanoweave Lining
• Any item you do not have on Myth track yet.

Arcanoweave Lining is a flexible Embellishment which can go into any crafted armor piece and grants a strong power up to yourself and a nearby ally when it procs. Because it cannot be crafted on a weapon, you should use Darkmoon Sigil: Hunt instead on your crafted weapon, if you are below the 2 Embellishment limit.

Finally, the Root Warden's Regalia crafted set is also a strong option, and while it has three pieces we recommend using the Waist, World Tender's Barkclasp, and Feet, World Tender's Rootslippers as they still allow you to use your tier set chest and the uniquely powerful Oblivion Guise helm if you are crafting the set.

You can add sockets to Helmets, Belts, and Bracers with the Radiant Jewelbinder consumable obtained from the Great Vault vendor when you choose the currency reward.

You will usually want to start with upgrading your weapon, followed by trinkets, and then any leech/avoidance pieces or items you won't be replacing for a long time or pieces with large stat allocations such as helms or legs. These would be great choices, for example:

Restoration Shaman Crest Upgrade Priority

Weapon (Mainhand) ➜ Trinkets ➜ Helmet/Chest/Legs ➜ Shoulders/Gloves/Belt/Boots

You can learn more about the Gear Upgrade System in our Gear Upgrade System page.

Simulating your damage is mostly a thing that DPS players do, as Healers need to interweave their healing with damage, which means their damage potential is always contingent on how much healing is needed.

For the most part, all you need to think about for damage is avoiding the Mastery stat, which has no DPS value. Learn more about how to optimize your damage rotation below.

For healing, we recommend analyzing your performance in past encounters instead. Tools such as Warcraft Logs, WoW Analyzer, and QE Live are capable of giving you an accurate stat weight and tips on how to improve based on your logs.

You can find more details on how to make the most out of these tools in the specialized page below.