Usage percentages: share of surveyed Restoration Shamans equipping each item (n=269). Click a row to expand alternatives. Hover any item for its full tooltip.
Restoration Shaman stat priority (Phase 3 PvE)
- Bonus Healing
- >MP5
- >Intellect
- >Spirit
- >Crit Rating
Chain Heal is the entire job — +healing scales every bounce, and MP5 is the sustain stat because resto shamans cast more heals per fight than anyone else in the raid.
Stat caps (raid)
| Stat | Cap | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Spell Hit | — | Healers need no hit — heals cannot miss. Stack +healing, then crit/haste and enough mp5 to last the fight. |
- Spell Hit: Healers need no hit — heals cannot miss. Stack +healing, then crit/haste and enough mp5 to last the fight.
What to buy first (raid)
- 1
Spell-power weapon + off-hand
Your biggest throughput slot. A strong healing weapon carries every heal you cast.
- 2
Reach a comfortable mana/mp5 baseline
Enough regen to last the fight before you push raw throughput — an OOM healer heals nothing.
- 3
Tier set bonuses (2pc / 4pc)
TBC healer set bonuses are strong; completing them often beats higher item-level off-pieces.
- 4
Trinkets (throughput + regen)
On-use and proc trinkets close the gap in burst-healing windows.
- 5
Remaining slots, then gems & enchants
Fill the rest, then tune sockets and enchants for +healing and regen.
Restoration Shaman PvE FAQ
Where does Restoration Shaman Phase 3 BiS come from?
From the gear worn by 269 top-ranked Restoration Shaman healing parses on Warcraft Logs during Phase 3 (Black Temple and Mount Hyjal), aggregated per slot — what high parsers actually equip, not a spreadsheet ideal.
What are the highest-consensus Restoration Shaman items in Phase 3?
Totem of Healing Rains (93%), Cataclysm Chestguard (74%), Girdle of Fallen Stars (71%). When an item sits above ~70% among top parsers, treat it as the priority drop to chase.
Should I follow this list exactly for Phase 3?
Use it as a loot-priority guide, not a checklist — expand each slot's alternatives, because second-choice items are often within a few percent and drop from entirely different bosses in Black Temple and Mount Hyjal.