WOW FOREVER · PLAY AT 30

Shaman · Restoration

Heal with nature and totem tools.

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How to play at 30

Use direct Healing Wave tools at 30; place recovery totems before expecting their benefit.

30 · Healing build solo

Restoration points remain allocated; available Lightning Bolt and a weapon.

  1. 1

    Use a small damage opening

    Open Lightning Bolt at range then use weapon attacks while preserving healing Mana. Searing Totem can help a stable longer fight; do not place four expensive totems for a short enemy.

    Abilities, conditions & paragraph sources
    Lightning BoltLearn 26 · Rank 5Searing TotemLearn 30 · Rank 3Call of the ElementsLearn 20

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  2. 2

    Water Shield is a selected exclusive shield

    Keep Water Shield if selected for its Mana globes; only one Elemental Shield can be active, so Lightning Shield replaces it. Choose the current resource need rather than trying to maintain both.

    Abilities, conditions & paragraph sources
    Water ShieldLearn 20First talent unlock: level 20 · 11+ tree pointsLightning ShieldLearn 24 · Rank 3

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  3. 3

    Heal and control a recovery window

    Use Healing Wave for a gap with time or Lesser Healing Wave for a quicker rescue. Earth Shock interrupts the enemy’s dangerous cast; Earthbind creates space for retreat and safe recovery.

    Abilities, conditions & paragraph sources
    Healing WaveLearn 24 · Rank 5Lesser Healing WaveLearn 28 · Rank 2Earth ShockLearn 24 · Rank 4Earthbind TotemLearn 6

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30 · Direct healing and totems

Healing assignment clear; allies inside useful totem ranges.

  1. 1

    Prepare the useful set

    Use the assigned Mana Spring or Healing Stream Water Totem and relevant Tremor or cleansing utility. Water totems compete for their element slot; position for the party rather than assuming every aura covers everyone.

    Abilities, conditions & paragraph sources
    Mana Spring TotemLearn 26 · Rank 1Healing Stream TotemLearn 30 · Rank 2Tremor TotemLearn 18Poison Cleansing TotemLearn 22

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  2. 2

    Choose speed from the next hit

    Healing Wave is the planned cast, Lesser Healing Wave the shorter response. Nature’s Swiftness, if selected at twenty-one points, can make a suitable Nature heal instant; reserve it for an actual timing gap.

    Abilities, conditions & paragraph sources
    Healing WaveLearn 24 · Rank 5Lesser Healing WaveLearn 28 · Rank 2Nature's SwiftnessLearn 30First talent unlock: level 30 · 21+ tree points

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  3. 3

    Mana Tide needs people in range

    Mana Tide Totem, if selected, is a short recovery window. Place it where Mana users can benefit and use before its ticks would be wasted at full Mana; recall leftover totems after the fight.

    Abilities, conditions & paragraph sources
    Mana Tide TotemLearn 25 · Rank 1First talent unlock: level 25 · 16+ tree pointsTotemic RecallLearn 20Water ShieldLearn 20First talent unlock: level 20 · 11+ tree points

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30 · Several healing gaps

No Chain Heal or Riptide at the current ordinary cap.

  1. 1

    Heal the next lethal gap first

    Use the faster Lesser Healing Wave or selected Swiftness plus Healing Wave on the ally who cannot wait. Then cover stable targets individually; a later Chain Heal is not available to rescue this pull.

    Abilities, conditions & paragraph sources
    Lesser Healing WaveLearn 28 · Rank 2Healing WaveLearn 24 · Rank 5Nature's SwiftnessLearn 30First talent unlock: level 30 · 21+ tree points

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  2. 2

    Use prevention and cleansing

    Cure Poison, Cure Disease or the available Poison Cleansing Totem when relevant. Grounding or Tremor must match a mechanic they can affect; they are not general damage immunity.

    Abilities, conditions & paragraph sources
    Cure PoisonLearn 16Cure DiseaseLearn 22Poison Cleansing TotemLearn 22Grounding TotemLearn 30Tremor TotemLearn 18

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  3. 3

    Ask the tank for a safe position

    If enemies hit you, move toward the tank and use Earthbind in a place away from the healer’s recovery lane. Stop damage spending, reposition totems only when the benefit exceeds Projection’s cost, and pause the next pull.

    Abilities, conditions & paragraph sources
    Earthbind TotemLearn 6Totemic ProjectionLearn 22

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Choose for the job in front of you

LEVEL BY LEVEL · ORDINARY POINT BUDGET

Your route from 10 to 60

Pick the route for your activity, then the level you need. Start at 30 for the last verified Beta stage. Later levels remain a separate plan.

Party healing and totem recovery

Current 10–30: Healing Wave/Lesser Healing Wave, Water Shield and Mana Tide for a leveling party. Future 31–60: Riptide and learned Chain Heal, then regeneration and totem healing support.

When to use this route and what you give up
Use it when
Use this when healing is the regular job and the party allows drinking and totem placement before another pull. At 30 there is no Chain Heal or Riptide; both become relevant at 40 in this snapshot. This is an editorial healer route.
Trade-off
Nature’s Swiftness at 30 is chosen over the first Healing Way rank for an emergency cast. All 51 points remain Restoration; the route sacrifices melee and lightning damage talents. Tidal Mastery improves healing crits, not Lightning Bolt.
Change direction when
Choose Enhancement or Elemental when most time is spent killing solo quest enemies. A temporary off-heal in either damage tree is a different duty from this dedicated party route.

Level 30 · 21 points · Talented 0/5

This level: Nature's Swiftness 1/1

At 30, make the next eligible Nature cast instant for a real urgent heal; keep it available for the predictable danger.

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Milestone links and the full point order work without scripts. Each link opens this route up to that level, without extra Legacy points.

10–30 · current-stage point order
  1. 10
    Improved Healing Wave1/5

    Shorten the primary direct heal so a planned tank-heal cast completes sooner.

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  2. 11
    Improved Healing Wave2/5
  3. 12
    Improved Healing Wave3/5
  4. 13
    Improved Healing Wave4/5
  5. 14
    Improved Healing Wave5/5
  6. 15
    Tidal Focus1/5

    Reduce healing costs for repeated necessary casts; its hit benefit is secondary to this healing role.

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  7. 16
    Tidal Focus2/5
  8. 17
    Tidal Focus3/5
  9. 18
    Tidal Focus4/5
  10. 19
    Tidal Focus5/5
  11. 20
    Water Shield1/1

    At 20, receive Mana from qualifying incoming hits or healing crits; only one elemental shield can be active.

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  12. 21
    Healing Focus1/3

    Protect healing cast time from incidental damage while the group recovers a loose enemy.

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  13. 22
    Healing Focus2/3
  14. 23
    Healing Focus3/3
  15. 24
    Totemic Focus1/5

    Begin discounting the necessary buff/recovery totems rather than dropping every possible totem automatically.

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  16. 25
    Mana Tide Totem1/1

    At 25, add group Mana recovery after positioning allies within its range; do not wait until the pull leaves the totem behind.

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  17. 26
    Tidal Mastery1/5

    Raise healing critical chance, supporting Water Shield recovery; it does not improve lightning spell criticals.

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  18. 27
    Tidal Mastery2/5
  19. 28
    Tidal Mastery3/5
  20. 29
    Tidal Mastery4/5
  21. 30
    Nature's Swiftness1/1

    At 30, make the next eligible Nature cast instant for a real urgent heal; keep it available for the predictable danger.

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31–60 · later plan, outside the last verified cap

A future allocation using the dated talent snapshot. This does not mean these levels are currently open. Recheck after a patch.

  1. 31
    Healing Way1/3

    Future points strengthen Healing Wave directly and satisfy the later Riptide prerequisite.

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  2. 32
    Healing Way2/3
  3. 33
    Healing Way3/3
  4. 34
    Tidal Mastery5/5

    Finish healing critical chance before the deep healing-effectiveness ranks.

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  5. 35
    Purification1/5

    Increase effectiveness of the healing spells used for single-target and later group recovery.

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  6. 36
    Purification2/5
  7. 37
    Purification3/5
  8. 38
    Purification4/5
  9. 39
    Purification5/5
  10. 40
    Riptide1/1

    At 40, add an instant heal plus periodic recovery; learned Chain Heal directly on that target benefits from your Riptide.

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  11. 41
    Totemic Focus2/5

    Finish cheaper totem summon/move costs for the longer party route; unresolved Call spell names are not part of the recommendation.

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  12. 42
    Totemic Focus3/5
  13. 43
    Totemic Focus4/5
  14. 44
    Totemic Focus5/5
  15. 45
    Mindfulness1/3

    Keep Spirit regeneration while casting through longer future party encounters.

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  16. 46
    Mindfulness2/3
  17. 47
    Mindfulness3/3
  18. 48
    Natural Grace1/3

    Reduce spell threat from necessary healing while a tank collects additional enemies.

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  19. 49
    Natural Grace2/3
  20. 50
    Natural Grace3/3
  21. 51
    Ancestral Healing1/3

    Critical heals add target Armor, supporting a tank who is taking physical hits.

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  22. 52
    Ancestral Healing2/3
  23. 53
    Ancestral Healing3/3
  24. 54
    Restorative Totems1/5

    Strengthen the Mana Spring or Healing Stream effect actually selected and placed; do not promise incompatible water totems together.

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  25. 55
    Restorative Totems2/5
  26. 56
    Restorative Totems3/5
  27. 57
    Restorative Totems4/5
  28. 58
    Restorative Totems5/5
  29. 59
    Improved Reincarnation1/2

    Add maximum health and improve the learned recovery ability; safe revival positioning still matters and reagents remain required.

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  30. 60
    Improved Reincarnation2/2
Route sources and verification boundaries

The point order and trade-offs are editorial recommendations, not a measured fastest route. Every point has passed level, row and prerequisite validation against 1.60.1.70291. No in-game combat test is claimed.

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Blizzard · October 1 Beta level capOctober 1: Changes and Updates — maximum level 30 · 2026-10-12

Mistakes that change the outcome

  • No Chain Heal priority at 30

    Chain Heal and Riptide start at 40 in this snapshot. The current multiple-target plan uses direct heals, prevention and smaller pulls.

    Abilities, conditions & paragraph sources
    Healing WaveLearn 24 · Rank 5Lesser Healing WaveLearn 28 · Rank 2

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  • Reincarnation is not a safe wipe plan

    Reincarnation is learned at 30 and requires its reagent with a long cooldown. Choose a safe resurrection position and time; standing immediately in hostile area damage can fail again.

    Abilities, conditions & paragraph sources
    ReincarnationLearn 30 · Passive

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LATER LEVELS · SEPARATE FROM BETA 30

Plan for 60 after unlocks

Facts, author observations and verification limits

Last verified international cap: 30, announced October 1. Snapshot: 1.60.1.70291. Ordinary budget: 21, Talented 0/5. This is not a live cap check or a region-deployment claim.

Blizzard · October 1 Beta level cap

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Only Mage has a publisher-recorded trainer check. The remaining class spellbooks are client-file records. We independently checked these action references against the saved snapshot, not against a running game. Historical comparisons remain in their own labeled paragraph or talent reference.

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BETA · 30

Stat priorities at 30

Upgrade priorities for level-30 play, not simulated stat weights. First keep enough health and resources for your role; compare upgrades of similar level. Hit and critical chance depend on the target and your allocated talents; no universal cap is assumed.

  1. Healing
  2. Intellect
  3. Spirit
  4. Stamina

Keep enough Mana for healing and utility totems. Compare healing power with Intellect and Water Shield uptime; a mail item above your current training level is not a usable upgrade.

Read the mechanics behind this choice

These effects apply only with the named talent and its required ranks. The excerpt shows rank 1; your own build may differ.

Water Shield ↗

The caster is surrounded by 3 globes of water. When a spell, melee, or ranged attack hits the caster or when one of the caster's healing spells gets a critical result, 2% of maximum mana is restored to the caster, expending one water globe. Only one globe will activate every few seconds. Lasts 10 min. Only one Elemental Shield can be active on the Shaman at any one time.

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Gear worth comparing

Sourced candidates, not a complete BiS set. Item requirements and class proficiency are checked for level 30; weapon training and extra profession requirements still need checking on your character. Database item values are not pinned to the client build.

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Before the next dungeon

Bring emergency recovery first; the listed elixir is optional. Check the current tooltip for buff conflicts and cooldown sharing before buying a stack. Crafting skill is not the same as the item’s use level.

Client field interpretation

These three effects use the saved 1.60.1.70338 base-value and duration fields; they have no level scaling in those records. Availability and buff stacking have not been tested on the server.

Minor Mageblood Elixir

Recorded value 3 · Duration 1800s · #1250942

Original effect template

Drink to regenerate $s1 mana every 5 sec. Lasts for $d.

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ROLE & IDENTITY

What this tree offers

Heal with nature and totem tools.

Select useful totems and reposition them as combat moves.

Healer16 nodes4 active talents51 rank descriptions
Class trade-off

Totem choices and limited control reward preparation.

Four talents to understand first

Selected by position, active effects and named dependencies. This is a reading guide to the tree, not a damage ranking or a recommendation to take every node.

Deep-tree talent · ROW 7

Riptide

Translated effect · English comparison · Source at maximum rank 1/1 · Active

Heals a friendly target for 485 to 533, an additional 445 over 15 sec, and increases the effectiveness of your Chain Heal casts directly on that target by 25%.

245 Mana | 40 yd range | Instant | 6 sec cooldown

  • Earlier rows in this tree: 30 points
  • Healing Way 3/3

This row needs more than a normal level-30 character’s 21-point budget. Treat it as later-level planning.

Active talent · ROW 5

Nature's Swiftness

Translated effect · English comparison · Source at maximum rank 1/1 · Active

When activated, your next Nature spell with a casting time less than 10 sec. becomes an instant cast spell.

Instant | 3 min cooldown

  • Earlier rows in this tree: 20 points
Named prerequisite · ROW 5

Healing Way

Translated effect · English comparison · Source at maximum rank 3/3 · Passive

Increases the amount healed by your Healing Wave spell by 25%.

  • Earlier rows in this tree: 20 points
First-row foundation · ROW 1

Improved Healing Wave

Translated effect · English comparison · Source at maximum rank 5/5 · Passive

Reduces the casting time of your Healing Wave spell by 0.5 sec.

  • Earlier rows in this tree: 0 points

Unlocks and phase limits

A new row requires five points per earlier row in this same tree. Points in the current row or another tree do not help unlock it. Named prerequisites must reach their required rank; some are in the same row.

Row 10 earlier-row pointsRow 25 earlier-row pointsRow 310 earlier-row pointsRow 415 earlier-row pointsRow 520 earlier-row pointsRow 625 earlier-row pointsRow 730 earlier-row points
Character levelNormal pointsHow to read it
101Normal talent progression starts here.
3021The last verified international Beta cap announcement is 30; this is not a live cap check.
6051The sourced community example below is a 60-level plan.

Talented can unlock points up to five levels earlier while retaining the 51-point ceiling. The examples here use Talented 0/5. Check your character’s unlock and the separate region guide before using an earlier-point assumption.

Talented and Legacy rules ↗Regional Beta facts ↗
SOURCED STARTING POINT

A real Restoration community example

Shaman · Restoration

Anonymous community configuration · Talents Forever

0 / 10 / 41
Level 6051/51 pointsTalented 0/51.60.1.70291
Elemental 0Enhancement 10Restoration 41

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Original point configuration · Source class configurations

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A legal leveling order for this example

Reconstructed by this site from the exact saved points, using the current row and prerequisite rules. The public source provides no original leveling chronology. This order is valid for the example; it is not a tested fastest or best leveling route.

Show all 51 allocated levels · 10–60
LevelTalentRank after allocationTree
10Thundering Strikes1/5Enhancement
11Thundering Strikes2/5Enhancement
12Thundering Strikes3/5Enhancement
13Thundering Strikes4/5Enhancement
14Thundering Strikes5/5Enhancement
15Ancestral Knowledge1/5Enhancement
16Ancestral Knowledge2/5Enhancement
17Ancestral Knowledge3/5Enhancement
18Ancestral Knowledge4/5Enhancement
19Ancestral Knowledge5/5Enhancement
20Improved Healing Wave1/5Restoration
21Improved Healing Wave2/5Restoration
22Improved Healing Wave3/5Restoration
23Improved Healing Wave4/5Restoration
24Improved Healing Wave5/5Restoration
25Mindfulness1/3Restoration
26Mindfulness2/3Restoration
27Mindfulness3/3Restoration
28Tidal Focus1/5Restoration
29Tidal Focus2/5Restoration
30Tidal Focus3/5Restoration
31Tidal Focus4/5Restoration
32Tidal Focus5/5Restoration
33Ancestral Healing1/3Restoration
34Ancestral Healing2/3Restoration
35Ancestral Healing3/3Restoration
36Healing Focus1/3Restoration
37Healing Focus2/3Restoration
38Healing Focus3/3Restoration
39Water Shield1/1Restoration
40Tidal Mastery1/5Restoration
41Tidal Mastery2/5Restoration
42Tidal Mastery3/5Restoration
43Tidal Mastery4/5Restoration
44Tidal Mastery5/5Restoration
45Restorative Totems1/5Restoration
46Restorative Totems2/5Restoration
47Restorative Totems3/5Restoration
48Restorative Totems4/5Restoration
49Restorative Totems5/5Restoration
50Mana Tide Totem1/1Restoration
51Healing Way1/3Restoration
52Healing Way2/3Restoration
53Healing Way3/3Restoration
54Nature's Swiftness1/1Restoration
55Purification1/5Restoration
56Purification2/5Restoration
57Purification3/5Restoration
58Purification4/5Restoration
59Purification5/5Restoration
60Riptide1/1Restoration

Complete Restoration talent reference

All nodes and rank effects from the dated Beta export are available below. Expand a node for the translated effect, English original and requirements.

Improved Healing WaveRow 1 · 5 ranks
Earlier rows in this tree: 0 points
  1. Rank 1/5

    Reduces the casting time of your Healing Wave spell by 0.1 sec.

  2. Rank 2/5

    Reduces the casting time of your Healing Wave spell by 0.2 sec.

  3. Rank 3/5

    Reduces the casting time of your Healing Wave spell by 0.3 sec.

  4. Rank 4/5

    Reduces the casting time of your Healing Wave spell by 0.4 sec.

  5. Rank 5/5

    Reduces the casting time of your Healing Wave spell by 0.5 sec.

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Totemic FocusRow 1 · 5 ranks
Earlier rows in this tree: 0 points
  1. Rank 1/5

    Reduces the Mana cost of your totems and any spells that summon or move them by 5%.

  2. Rank 2/5

    Reduces the Mana cost of your totems and any spells that summon or move them by 10%.

  3. Rank 3/5

    Reduces the Mana cost of your totems and any spells that summon or move them by 15%.

  4. Rank 4/5

    Reduces the Mana cost of your totems and any spells that summon or move them by 20%.

  5. Rank 5/5

    Reduces the Mana cost of your totems and any spells that summon or move them by 25%.

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MindfulnessRow 2 · 3 ranks
Earlier rows in this tree: 5 points
  1. Rank 1/3

    Allows 17% of your Mana regeneration to continue while casting.

  2. Rank 2/3

    Allows 33% of your Mana regeneration to continue while casting.

  3. Rank 3/3

    Allows 50% of your Mana regeneration to continue while casting.

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Natural GraceRow 2 · 3 ranks
Earlier rows in this tree: 5 points
  1. Rank 1/3

    Reduces the threat generated by your spells by 5%.

  2. Rank 2/3

    Reduces the threat generated by your spells by 10%.

  3. Rank 3/3

    Reduces the threat generated by your spells by 15%.

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Tidal FocusRow 2 · 5 ranks
Earlier rows in this tree: 5 points
  1. Rank 1/5

    Reduces the Mana cost of your healing spells by 1% and improves your chance to hit by 1%.

  2. Rank 2/5

    Reduces the Mana cost of your healing spells by 2% and improves your chance to hit by 2%.

  3. Rank 3/5

    Reduces the Mana cost of your healing spells by 3% and improves your chance to hit by 3%.

  4. Rank 4/5

    Reduces the Mana cost of your healing spells by 4% and improves your chance to hit by 4%.

  5. Rank 5/5

    Reduces the Mana cost of your healing spells by 5% and improves your chance to hit by 5%.

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Improved ReincarnationRow 2 · 2 ranks
Earlier rows in this tree: 5 points
  1. Rank 1/2

    Reduces the cooldown of your Reincarnation spell by 10 min, increases your maximum health by 2%, and increases the amount of health and Mana you reincarnate with by an additional 10%.

  2. Rank 2/2

    Reduces the cooldown of your Reincarnation spell by 20 min, increases your maximum health by 4%, and increases the amount of health and Mana you reincarnate with by an additional 20%.

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Ancestral HealingRow 3 · 3 ranks
Earlier rows in this tree: 10 points
  1. Rank 1/3

    Increases your target's armor value by 8% for 15 sec after getting a critical effect from one of your healing spells.

  2. Rank 2/3

    Increases your target's armor value by 17% for 15 sec after getting a critical effect from one of your healing spells.

  3. Rank 3/3

    Increases your target's armor value by 25% for 15 sec after getting a critical effect from one of your healing spells.

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Healing FocusRow 3 · 3 ranks
Earlier rows in this tree: 10 points
  1. Rank 1/3

    Gives you a 23% chance to avoid interruption caused by damage while casting any healing spell.

  2. Rank 2/3

    Gives you a 47% chance to avoid interruption caused by damage while casting any healing spell.

  3. Rank 3/3

    Gives you a 70% chance to avoid interruption caused by damage while casting any healing spell.

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Water ShieldRow 3 · 1 ranks
Earlier rows in this tree: 10 points

Instant

  1. Rank 1/1

    The caster is surrounded by 3 globes of water. When a spell, melee, or ranged attack hits the caster or when one of the caster's healing spells gets a critical result, 2% of maximum mana is restored to the caster, expending one water globe. Only one globe will activate every few seconds. Lasts 10 min. Only one Elemental Shield can be active on the Shaman at any one time.

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Tidal MasteryRow 4 · 5 ranks
Earlier rows in this tree: 15 points
  1. Rank 1/5

    Increases the critical effect chance of your healing spells by 1%.

  2. Rank 2/5

    Increases the critical effect chance of your healing spells by 2%.

  3. Rank 3/5

    Increases the critical effect chance of your healing spells by 3%.

  4. Rank 4/5

    Increases the critical effect chance of your healing spells by 4%.

  5. Rank 5/5

    Increases the critical effect chance of your healing spells by 5%.

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Restorative TotemsRow 4 · 5 ranks
Earlier rows in this tree: 15 points
  1. Rank 1/5

    Increases the effect of your Mana Spring Totem by 5% and increases the effect of your Healing Stream Totem by 10%.

  2. Rank 2/5

    Increases the effect of your Mana Spring Totem by 10% and increases the effect of your Healing Stream Totem by 20%.

  3. Rank 3/5

    Increases the effect of your Mana Spring Totem by 15% and increases the effect of your Healing Stream Totem by 30%.

  4. Rank 4/5

    Increases the effect of your Mana Spring Totem by 20% and increases the effect of your Healing Stream Totem by 40%.

  5. Rank 5/5

    Increases the effect of your Mana Spring Totem by 25% and increases the effect of your Healing Stream Totem by 50%.

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Mana Tide TotemRow 4 · 1 ranks
Earlier rows in this tree: 15 points

10 Mana | Instant | 5 min cooldown | Tools: Water Totem

  1. Rank 1/1

    Summons a Mana Tide Totem with 5 health at the feet of the caster for 12 sec that restores 88 mana every 3 seconds to group members within 30 yards.

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Healing WayRow 5 · 3 ranks
Earlier rows in this tree: 20 points
  1. Rank 1/3

    Increases the amount healed by your Healing Wave spell by 8%.

  2. Rank 2/3

    Increases the amount healed by your Healing Wave spell by 17%.

  3. Rank 3/3

    Increases the amount healed by your Healing Wave spell by 25%.

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Nature's SwiftnessRow 5 · 1 ranks
Earlier rows in this tree: 20 points

Instant | 3 min cooldown

  1. Rank 1/1

    When activated, your next Nature spell with a casting time less than 10 sec. becomes an instant cast spell.

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PurificationRow 6 · 5 ranks
Earlier rows in this tree: 25 points
  1. Rank 1/5

    Increases the effectiveness of your healing spells by 2%.

  2. Rank 2/5

    Increases the effectiveness of your healing spells by 4%.

  3. Rank 3/5

    Increases the effectiveness of your healing spells by 6%.

  4. Rank 4/5

    Increases the effectiveness of your healing spells by 8%.

  5. Rank 5/5

    Increases the effectiveness of your healing spells by 10%.

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RiptideRow 7 · 1 ranks
Earlier rows in this tree: 30 pointsHealing Way 3/3

245 Mana | 40 yd range | Instant | 6 sec cooldown

  1. Rank 1/1

    Heals a friendly target for 485 to 533, an additional 445 over 15 sec, and increases the effectiveness of your Chain Heal casts directly on that target by 25%.

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Class abilities and announced changes

These are associated class references, not a complete specialization rotation. Learn levels, talents, forms and cooldowns still determine which abilities your character can use.

Sources and verification scope

Talent data: Talents Forever — Chris Baldwin · CC BY 4.0

Client snapshot
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Export generated
2026-10-09
Data checked
2026-10-11

This is a community client export with selected official cross-checks, not proof that every numerical effect has been independently confirmed by Blizzard or tested in combat. Game art and spell text belong to Blizzard Entertainment.

Current content includes explicit level-30 scenario actions, resource decisions and class duties, labeled as editorial advice based on the linked mechanics. The talent reference and level-60 community plan are separate. Combat-tested rotations, damage/healing simulations and encounter-specific BiS have not been established here.

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