Restoration Druid Build Cheat Sheet
Wowhead Restoration Druid Raid | Mythic+
Copy Talents Talents Guide BiS Gear Stat Priority Intellect > Haste > Mastery > Versatility > Crit
Restoration Druid Overview
Resto Druid is a ramp based healing specialization which means we use spells like Rejuvenation to prepare for damage in advance and create huge windows of healing. Want more tank healing? Consistency? Bigger cooldowns? Resto Druid is versatile enough to cover it all. Druid wears Leather armor and tends to have an extensive collection of defensive spells to get you through any scenario. Resto also has a lot of shapeshifting baked into it's gameplay (especially in dungeons) and you'll masquerade as a Cat, a Bear, a Tree, a Stag and sometimes a Bird - most with their own unique set of abilities.
Druid also gets unique forms for each of it's shapeshifts depending on which race you're playing! Alliance Druids will get to pick from Night Elf, Worgen and Kul Tiran. Horde Druids can choose from Tauren, Troll, Highmountain Tauren, and Zandalari Troll. Note that some of these are "allied races" and will have some unlock requirements.
More Facts and Background about Resto Druids
Restoration Druid Strengths and Weaknesses
Strengths | Weaknesses
Exceptional number of impactful cooldowns: Tranquility, Incarnation: Tree of Life, and Flourish.
Can concentrate HoTs on a single ally for excellent single-target healing.
Extremely High mobility with additional mobility cooldowns. Strong sustained healing even while moving.
Good damage when you fully commit to dealing damage.
Outstanding survivability especially for a healer.
Requires significant setup and precise timing of cooldowns to maximize throughput.
Fewer responses to unpredictable burst damage. Middling spot healing.
Lacks a raid-wide damage reduction cooldown.
Restoration Druid Changes with Dragonflight
Dragonflight Pre-Patch is here! To help you out in the upcoming expansion, we prepared a special pre-patch page with everything you need to know for you Restoration Druid during the Dragonflight Pre-Patch.
Restoration Druid Pre-Patch GuideDragonflight Expansion Review
How to Play Restoration Druid
Restoration Druids are the masters of Healing Over Time spells (HoTs). We focus around proactively applying HoTs to our allies in preparation for incoming damage, then reactively responding to that damage with additional healing spells and cooldowns. Using our vast array of HoTs, we can spread our healing across large numbers of spread out allies or concentrate the healing by stacking multiple HoTs on a small number of targets, allowing us to be versatile in a variety of content. We also have a large emphasis on shapeshifting, especially in dungeon and Mythic+ content.
Restoration Druid Talent Trees in Dragonflight Pre-Patch
Dragonflight brings with it huge changes to talents, bringing new talent trees to life and allowing vast customization with them. We prepared dedicated guides with the best information about Talents, Talent Trees, and the best Talent Builds to use during Pre-Patch.
Restoration Druid Talent Tree BuildsRestoration Druid Talents and Abilities Guide
For more information on how to play your Restoration Druid, please see our Rotation Guide.
Basic Restoration Druid Gameplay
Looking to start playing your Restoration Druid? Our starting guide provide all the information you're looking for, including the best talent builds, how to execute the proper rotation, and the best companion tools for your class with Macros, Addons, and Weak Auras.
Talent Builds ~ Learn more about the best talent builds for Restoration Druid. Rotation ~ How to optimize your rotation and increase your performance in every situation. Macros & Addons ~ The best Macros and Addons for your Restoration Druid WeakAuras ~ The best WeakAuras to track the most important aspects of your gameplay.
Best Races for Restoration Druid
Horde currently have four options for races: Highmountain Tauren, Tauren, Troll, and Zandalari Troll. Troll and Highmountain Tauren are slightly stronger in raw throughput but all races are close enough in power that it's no problem if you'd rather pick your favorite.
Alliance get to pick from Night Elf, Worgen, and Kul Tiran. These are all incredibly close in power and you can pick whichever one you like the look of most.
Not sure what race to play? Below is a breakdown of each race for this spec among players with updated Wowhead Profiles. Data is updated once per week.
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