Welcome to Skill Capped’s Guide on the Best Gear & Stats for Restoration Shamans in Mists of Pandaria
All sections for Restoration Shaman PvP have been divided into corresponding sections for the most optimal race, talents, glyphs, gear, professions and macros. This will help you have a good understanding on Restoration Shaman in PvP for Mists of Pandaria and the strengths and weaknesses associated with this specialization. This section will go into more depth on the best PvP gear and stats that are available for Restoration Shaman in Mists of Pandaria Season 12.
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Table of Contents
This section will cover your pre-BiS gear, which will not include any Conquest specific items. Use the gear provided below to have a competitive advantage against your enemies before stepping into rated PvP content.
Pre-BiS Restoration Shaman PvP Gear
Main Pieces
- Head: Dreadful Gladiator’s Ringmail Helm
- Shoulders: Dreadful Gladiator’s Ringmail Spaulders
- Chest: Dreadful Gladiator’s Ringmail Armor
- Gloves: Dreadful Gladiator’s Mail Gauntlets
- Legs: Dreadful Gladiator’s Ringmail Leggings
Off-Pieces
- Back: Dreadful Gladiator’s Drape of Meditation
- Belt: Dreadful Gladiator’s Waistguard of Cruelty
- Bracers: Dreadful Gladiator’s Armbands of Meditation
- Boots: Dreadful Gladiator’s Footguards of Alacrity
Jewelry
- Neck: Dreadful Gladiator’s Pendant of Cruelty
- Ring 1: Dreadful Gladiator’s Band of Meditation
- Ring 2: Dreadful Gladiator’s Band of Cruelty
Weapons
- Main Hand: Dreadful Gladiator’s Gavel or Dreadful Gladiator’s Spellblade
- Shield: Dreadful Gladiator’s Barrier
Trinkets
- Trinket 1: Dreadful Gladiator’s Medallion of Meditation or Dreadful Gladiator’s Medallion of Cruelty
- Trinket 2: Dreadful Gladiator’s Emblem of Cruelty
All BiS gear for Mists of Pandaria Season 12 will come from PvP. This section will cover all specific pieces from PvP that will put you in a competitive playing-field against other players in arena.
BiS Restoration Shaman PvP Gear
Main Pieces
- Head: Malevolent Gladiator’s Ringmail Helm
- Shoulders: Malevolent Gladiator’s Ringmail Spaulders
- Chest: Malevolent Gladiator’s Ringmail Armor
- Gloves: Malevolent Gladiator’s Mail Gauntlets
- Legs: Malevolent Gladiator’s Ringmail Leggings
Off-Pieces
- Back: Malevolent Gladiator’s Drape of Meditation
- Belt: Malevolent Gladiator’s Waistguard of Cruelty
- Bracers: Malevolent Gladiator’s Armbands of Meditation
- Boots: Malevolent Gladiator’s Sabatons of Alacrity
Jewelry
- Neck: Malevolent Gladiator’s Pendant of Cruelty
- Ring 1: Malevolent Gladiator’s Band of Meditation
- Ring 2: Malevolent Gladiator’s Band of Cruelty
Weapons
- Main Hand: Malevolent Gladiator’s Gavel or Malevolent Gladiator’s Spellblade
- Shield: Malevolent Gladiator’s Barrier
Trinkets
- Trinket 1: Malevolent Gladiator’s Medallion of Meditation or Malevolent Gladiator’s Medallion of Cruelty
- Trinket 2: Malevolent Gladiator’s Emblem of Cruelty
Restoration Shaman Stat Priority
Intellect > Critical Strike > Spirit > Mastery > Haste
First and foremost, Intellect is the most important stat as a Restoration Shaman since it will increase all downstream healing.
Next up we have our secondary stats, to which Critical Strike is the best secondary stat available. Critical Strike not only makes our single-target healing better thanks to Ancestral Awakening, but synergizes nicely with Resurgence for an easier time conserving mana.
Followed by Critical Strike is Spirit, which may be difficult to come by in the beginning of an expansion. Mana becomes an issue in longer, drawn out games, making it important to obtain a decent amount of this stat in order to stay ahead.
Then, we want to focus on Mastery as this stat buffs healing on lower health targets. Combining a solid balance of Mastery and Critical Strike makes it easy to recover and top health bars. Haste though is our least desirable stat and should be avoided during our gearing process.
Thankfully, PvP has two new stats engrained on all PvP gear. These two are PvP Resilience and PvP Power.
PvP Resilence is identical to its predecessor, Resilience, as it reduces incoming damage from enemy players. PvP Power, on the other hand, is a completely new stat that makes our healing and damage stronger to other players. These two will naturally apply as you gearing, meaning you don’t have to worry about min-maxxing these stats.
When reforging, you can convert some stats for more Spirit to obtain more mana regeneration, or for more Critical Strike for more direct healing and better mana conservation. Most of the time you will stick to your current stats without needing to reforge much.
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