Restoration Shaman Season 1 Guide - The War Within

[@lareneu]

[DISCLAIMER] 4:06 Stat Priority will see a slight shift in raids where mastery will be preferred over haste. 10:01 I advocate for Latent Wisdom (ancestors being 20% more powerful) in the Farseer CH build but image shows Ancient Fellowship - play Latent Wisdom. Same for Raid Build - although here you have more room to play other hero talents in Raid. 18:47 Currently Ancestral Swiftness is not buffing Healing Rain's damage by 10% (this is a bug waiting to get hotfixed). I tried to be as succint as possible in this guide in order not to make it too long. With the revamp of the spec tree and the addition of hero talents, there's a lot of room for creativity with talents. As such, I only showed a few builds of many that can be played so make sure to check them all here imgur.com/a/tww-rsham-builds-laren-O056qnA For further information of the changes made to the specialization and a more in depth analysis, check out my other video on the beta changes here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rXa6h2ieoMp1bJYsi=8gnE06BbhXiB-KJ7

[@reudig123lol4]

I hate totemic... I have 600 Gs atm and even If I play correctly my ape teammates always stand in everything and just die so I have to top them with spot healing and then -> im OOM every pull

[@Animassive]

Laren we need more of content like this. As an already experienced shaman I loved it. Thank you!!!

[@SirPhilMcCrackinVonBeggington]

Utility chart is what I have been dreaming of. its hard to remember when I need what talent. THANK YOU FOR THAT!!

[@BeowulfGaming]

Great video, i main rsham and this is very well put together with sense for detail, i am sure this will help a lot of people so great job on that. I cant say i learned anythign advanced from the video but that is ok, i am currently doing +8/+9 keys so around 2300 rio, but basically from my testing the take is: 1. if you have a team and run 5stack you can play farseer which requires setup and team coordination for trading CDs during fights 2. if you are pugging, always go totemic, it has overall slight advantage and throughput is there 3. the only disadvantage for totemic is the mana issues but you will learn eventually how to preserve mana and make use of totem reset for living stream totems and use it on CD so you have 3 charges for fight 4. run poison cleanse for arakara, CoT, mists and grim batol 5. improved purify for GB mostly 6. earthgrab improved with roots for Mists and Ara Kara (for fixated mobs), the 3rd boss is necrotic does not get rooted, so dont bother 7. tremor totem can be useful but not needed at all if your group can kick casts properly 8. grab mage food from follower dungeon at start of your session and drink as often as possible 9. buy the flasks for 2000 crit, its wort every penny

[@GamersLastResort]

This video was super helpful, and I have subscribed because of it of how helpful it was and not because Vellais has a watergun to my temple.

[@tabitomadoran]

I also subbed 😂

[@itsKyyyle]

This video is a w, shaman is so much fun right now. Thanks for the farseer guidance, I’ve found it to be really great in some dungeons where totemic can struggle on some of the rough spot healing requirements

[@abeardedwoman]

Fantastic guide man! As a seasoned resto shaman I learned a lot about farseer vs totemic and the pros and cons of each. Keep up the good work man!

[@freddede6344]

You are the number 1 shaman for me, love your content

[@MalthaelTV]

Super helpful! Used to see you with Qrva. Best shaman ever! First time I am gonna play shaman ! (Druide main for years here)

[@silvara28751]

Thank you! This was an extremely well done video! Perfect understandable comparisons of playstyles for all shaman purposes!! Thank you! Answered basically alllll of my questions!

[@chaz4240]

Nice guide. Pumped shaman is in such a good state.

[@lesionsl2718]

Thank you for such high quality and in depth videos, I hope you are doing well

[@Linkanbruh]

The m+ utility chart is a godsend thank you bro!

[@perkulant4629]

Farseer for the win imo. Chainheal is cool asf but makes me thirsty. I like riptide builds in general being a Disc enjoyer.

[@jonathanmoritz7133]

Great guide, thanks for putting in the work and releasing this

[@edivaldosquall8203]

That was a great guide, Laren. Keep coming buddy!

[@kidnose2231]

Super helpful video, thank you for the work you put in man

[@CryptikWoW]

Good Guide. new resto shammy here and this helped a ton. Gonna YOLO it and sign up for a key now lol

[@BeowulfGaming]

how did it go? how you liking the rsham this xpac? whats your rio?

[@Edilbertoramosjr]

This is truly amazing, thanks for the guide

[@anemicshoe]

Thankyou so much! Especially the utility chart

[@lucasfaria1122]

This is the kind of content that we need! Spot on as always, keep it up ❤ Just a constructive feedback about the video format: I personally felt that the bullet points were kinda slow to be written on the screen, so maybe they could not use that letter-by-letter animation, or just be a little faster. Also, sometimes it’d be helpful to show the tooltips of abilities/talents in key moments like when you were talking about heed my call in farseer builds

[@lareneu]

I’ll take that into account next time, appreciate it!

[@mikikatna4269]

Always learning something new from your guides. I broke 3300 on my sham last season thanks to you. Thanks for everything!

[@TheGoatLocker]

Yup! I hit 3k in season 3, and 3310 in season 4. Definitely could've hit 3.4-3.5k if I hadn't waited till the last couple weeks to push from 2800. But I had just gotten a new position at work 🙄 super stoked for this season though. I'm assuming keys were easier in season 4 cause of the gear and ilvl. But we'll see.

[@TheGoatLocker]

It's your time to shine bro! You better be #1 shaman, you got this!

[@TheGoatLocker]

Also I've had several heroics where I was too damage as a resto shaman 😂 farseer is fun

[@garethmagis]

My favorite thing about the war within is that not running cloudburst is viable. I hate cloudburst so much and was so happy when I saw builds recommending to not take it.

[@RickheadWashington]

As a tank, Shamans have been some of my best healers. I don't heal. Never been able to well. But resto shaman really has me considering it. Enough to watch this video about it even

[@Vellaiss]

my goat making a goat guide

[@itummy18]

Great video. Looking to see what changes happens after the first 2 weeks of m+ because Blizzard loves to change stuff in the first few weeks.

[@manuellambroni3939]

Hi laren.Really great guide for those New spec of the sham. Just would like to Ask if you play farseer are the Stat still the same (Crit/vers)? Cause for doing heal and dps with ancestor should we need more haste ? Like a lot more?

[@mrgrimreaper9125]

thanks for the great video! if you dont now what to upload next: make some guides for the dungeons :D or at least the hardest parts and how to manage

[@wowliscious]

Thank you for this guide! Much appreciated 🫶🏼

[@Vortexrc1993]

With regard to the snare removal on the dungeon chart, Ara-Kara is last boss I assume but cant think off the top of my head where you need it in CoT ?

[@lareneu]

imgur.com/a/m-dungeon-utility-chart-laren-DZzi9sA Hi! I've updated my Dungeon Utility Chart this weekend. Need to recheck but in theory you should be able to dispel the snare with Jet Stream on the second boss. Will confirm.

[@Haoudinho]

Awesome, thanks Sir. 🫡🔥👍

[@tiagomateus3190]

Great guide, helped a ton!! I have a question tho, playing my shaman I feel like keeping riptide on cooldown I'm always wasting a ton of Tidal Wave procs. Is that normal or should I just wait on using riptides till I have a reason to spend the Tidal Wave proccs? Thanks in advance

[@lareneu]

It's normal - don't worry about wasting Tidal Wave stacks. You mainly use them on Healing Surge, but can also use it on Healing Wave or Surge for the reduced cast effect. Keep using Riptide on cooldown

[@Ritho26]

IMO Undulation is better since you can spawn multiple ancestors during high healing moments because you might be having to spam Healing Surge.. therefore making the moment easier to handle with their support. Where Unleash Life is hard tied to a 15 second cooldown.

[@ramontavares1146]

Goat Cheers from Brazil

[@MizzGaia1976]

super good video. thanks for makeing it 😀

[@DOTABaddie]

Thank you for the video. take my unsolicited advice with a grain of salt but I'd love to ask if you could group the sections by build instead of by section of each build. Once I decided to go totemic, I rewatched and had to skip to each totemic section.

[@Bruno-rm4zq]

I really like to start healing in m+ as a healer, but I am afraid i will not enjoy the world content and delves, for example. Do you have any problem? Btw, great video. Easy subscribe.

[@m3ndox]

Hello, Laren. Your video is very informative and straight to the point. I have one question, though. In the 'FARSEER - M+ WITH Chain Heal' build, you recommend playing with Earthen Harmony. So, which option do you think we should sacrifice: Downpour or Tidebringer?

[@lareneu]

Tidebringer personally, as the Season 1 tier set helps increase the effectiveness on Tidal Waves, so the cast time on Chain Heal will be reduced even further. I personally like Downpour but if you dislike the gameplay of it and want the quality of life that Tidebringer provides, then you could drop Downpour.

[@m3ndox]

@@lareneu Awesome! Thanks a lot!

[@goatboyegaming6424]

Laren you’re such a qt patootie. Thanks for the great guide.

[@lareneu]

@@goatboyegaming6424 no u :3

[@SISORI_SISORI]

amazing guide!

[@dooby9761]

Great guide!!

[@skeletonwheel5056]

laren please tell me... how your character holds shield and fist weapon while casting spells,,, mine stows them and puts shield on my back

[@igalkhohlov3057]

Laren you are amazing! Love you man

[@Nokterian]

You forgot to mention that the no chain heal farseer build also requires using Riptide while you do have Primordial wave it should be mentioned since people will be confused just using Primordial wave, and you can only use it every 30 seconds.

[@lareneu]

@@Nokterian The guide assumes that the basic knowledge for the spec from just reading what your spells do is there 😅 but I agree

[@niklasheister9468]

Hey, very helpful! Why do you chose cloudburst over healing stream totem?

[@lareneu]

Hey! I spoke about that same topic in the video kzbin.info/www/bejne/fnXdoWyDfJiLZ9E I prefer CBT because it's better for the highest content and it adds skill to the spec

[@bingushatesquad8133]

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[@megacodeheals722]

Amazing guide 👍

[@maelgauzere4853]

Hey, great guide ! Although I have a question. Since in your farseer recommended hero talents section you're advocating for latent wisdom, why did you pick the other nod in the farseer builds you presented ? I'm just a bit confused haha

[@lareneu]

@@maelgauzere4853 The Farseer build that plays without Chain Heal but with Undulation I’d rather run the riptide RNG talents I’ve found (Ancient Fellowship and Routine Communication) - you can totally run Latent Wisdom and Heed my Call though.

[@shock4953]

@@lareneu Hey! I was wondering the same thing as maelgauzere4853, what he means is in the farseer M+ build (CH) you have ancient fellowship selected and are advising to play it, but then in the next section in recommended hero talents you say to take latent wisdom always...just wanted to clear that part up :) love the video!

[@Arzeena1990]

I want to solo zekvir before s2….. whats the best strategy for this?

[@HuskerDerp]

10/10 Guide.

[@Exzub]

Which build are you going to be using mainly? between farseer with chain heal and farseer wo chain heal

[@gumtooth]

What mog is on the thumbnail?

[@Kyurem97]

This might be a dumb question, but how easy is it to swap from resto to elemental gear wise? Though I wanted to main elemental, I currently enjoy resto a lot. If I decide to swap to Elemental later on in the season, do I need to get a whole new set of gear or is resto gear fine for elemental? From what I can tell, the main difference is that Elemental cares a lot more about haste than resto

[@lareneu]

@@Kyurem97 Unless the stats have changed for ele, they prefer a lot of haste and mastery, whereas we prefer crit and versatility. Would probably need to swap around and min max gear later in the season

[@ala-th3ln]

still cloudburst over healing stream in m+?

[@Geistwahndark]

you know that your unleash life buff also applay to the Totem Chainheal . so you UL into some Healtotem and the CH will heal 6 times insteat of 5

[@bizutable8452]

Hi ! I don't like primordial wave and i'm mad the class is still cursed with it since shadowland (where i think we had better covenenant abilities to keep). I was glad to see that wowhead guide advising not taking it for ONCE (maybe because nerfed) in their build for mythic+ Totemic...But now i see you, Theun and Shamrock going arount with it and i'm a bit lost, and i haven't a clear view about why. So i'm asking you, can you tell me please what we miss with the Wowhead Mythic+ totemic build without primordial wave ? And why some elite player like you still go with it ?

[@lareneu]

Primordial Wave is still a decent pick for what it is - but it is a less powerful version compared to its previous iterations. With Totemic it's an option to skip it because you have many other ways to AoE heal your group. I do still like the playstyle of PW and like having a different group heal option other than chain heal. It's also a decent single target heal, so I personally will still play it.

[@bizutable8452]

@@lareneu Ok i see, thank you very much

[@yangabrielreisoliveira8306]

great great guide

[@RickheadWashington]

As a thinking about becoming a new healer now with resto shaman, what mods would you suggest?

[@lareneu]

@@RickheadWashington if you’re talking adding, I recommend Clique, any type of healer frame interface (ElvUI, Cell, Vuhdo, Grid2), OmniCD and a couple of others

[@DanielMcCartney304]

If you get free massive chain heals from your healing stream totem how can you say you dont need to plan it now? As a 2400 IO resto you give Totemic beginners not that good advices, cheers for the try

[@lareneu]

@@DanielMcCartney304 There’s a huge gap in dropping a HST and have it cast a chain heal the moment you need it vs pressing CBT and actually use your healing cooldowns to charge it up beforehand.

[@Geistwahndark]

I big question . You said at 18:40 ... when you have 5 or more targets you will cast healing rain into CL spam . But why ? Our CL just hits a maximum of 3 targets. So why we use FS for 3 target and 5 or more just CL . There would be no diff between 3 or 5 or more targets. Or i miss something ?

[@lareneu]

You can CL on 3 targets if you'd like but typically I'm more prone to prioritise FS + LB on that low number of mobs so a certain target dies faster for more prio damage. Anything above that, even though we're target capped with CL at 3 and AR at 5, you just press those same damage abilities because there's no point in doing anything else other than that.

[@paracelsuz9489]

The stat priority i feel is not explained well in many different guided. At the start of a new tier, doesn't mastery grow in position stat wise? Like intel-crit-mas-vers-haste? Or swap vers with mas. I want to understand better, when i gear for m+ or raid.

[@lareneu]

In raid, you will prefer crit > vers > mastery > haste. At the start of a tier mastery will gain a bit more value but I wouldn't trade it over versatility. In keys, stat prio is the same as it's always been crit > vers > haste > mastery.

[@paracelsuz9489]

Thanks for fast reply bro!​@@lareneu

[@Belugafishcat]

Wow! Thank you!

[@Gerasfon1]

Bro!, Thank you!

[@sebindabin]

So does Totemic Recall not work with Surging Totem? I thought the AoE could have been higher because you could drop two acid rains down at the same time.. shame they didn't include that if that's the case

[@lareneu]

@@sebindabin it does, but it doesn’t duplicate healing rains, just replaces the old totem

[@GoshaSkryuchenkov]

Havent played WoW for a while. Is it actually expected these days to deal damage in raids and dungeons?

[@lareneu]

In a key environment there is more likelihood of you minmaxing dps when there is no healing to be done. It is less expected in raids

[@mhmdiman1023]

Im unleash life hater can i play with healing surge? Or should i change my mind for make sure!?

[@lareneu]

@@mhmdiman1023 you can play with Undulation yes. But you will have more throughput and output on demand with Unleash Life

[@SHAYANSHAREAT]

finaly where have u been

[@Amirhosein-d7q]

Ty so much

[@Famedawg]

I’m a long time RSham, it felt pretty good from 70-80. However I can a few major concerns towards the amount of keybinds required now. They have been adding more and keybindings and at this point its just to many in comparison to RDruid or MW. It’s not even close. The class feels way too bloated for me to enjoy after trying other healers. Not sure I will go back until they start making some BIG changes to the core gameplay.

[@yonesnobari]

hi what is this healing restorative mists how this work can you help me

[@lareneu]

@@yonesnobari passive healing from having Ascendance active

[@Shawn-oe3zl]

can i get that raid UI plz

[@BigBoyEnjoy]

BIG FAN!

[@thesmokajoka]

🐐

[@barkam2997]

Thanks.

[@yonesnobari]

hi i see you do raid hc can you make video in raid i want see your play stile ty

When i saw 2 million key binds fly on my screen after importing the m+ build i immediately dropped the class.

[@BIGDIZZBBY]

It’s not for everyone

[@jackbagdadi6117]

Holy Priest is here for you my brother.

[@chirt]

Teagasm wuz here

[@Hakkene]

a lot of fantastic info here, but drop the gpt generated script

[@lareneu]

@@Hakkene that’s a compliment I guess, considering I did the voiceover on the go appreciate it chief

[@papapapalima_scotland]

funny how people speak. "Last but not least, mastery" It's exactly least. The one time this phrase doesn't apply and you go ahead and use it. :D

[@carrcossa]

finally xd

[@IncertiDoom]

dímelo todo bb

[@pavlouas]

Cloudburst isn't bringing any value at all right now. It was really good in DF because of the 4-set.

[@lareneu]

@@pavlouas ? That’s simply inaccurate

[@pavlouas]

@@lareneu The living stream is bringing more value right now. Maybe with the new 4-set the Cloudburst will be viable again. At least that's my opinion.

[@td6460]

Why would you make a Farseer raid build without Undercurrent? Constant 6+% extra healing absolutely outheals... Wellspring and Tidewaters. lol. I swear these content creators don't think much.

[@lareneu]

@@td6460 Like stated in the disclaimer, there’s many builds other than the ones suggested in the video. If you’re getting less than 5% from Wellspring and Tidewaters combined you’re not playing properly. And whilst Undercurrent is good it’s in a less desirable spot and we don’t have infinite talent points to spend. Keep the attitude.

[@td6460]

@@lareneu Keep getting carried.

[@splitloopgaming3523]

29:06 Getting out healed by the tank and offering basically zero dps. yikes

[@lareneu]

You're aware that like 95% of the time in keys tank self healing will always take over any healer's hps, right? 💀

[@lucasfaria1122]

This is the kind of content that we need! Spot on as always, keep it up ❤ Just a constructive feedback about the video format: I personally felt that the bullet points were kinda slow to be written on the screen, so maybe they could not use that letter-by-letter animation, or just be a little faster. Also, sometimes it’d be helpful to show the tooltips of abilities/talents in key moments like when you were talking about heed my call in farseer builds