Is Restoration Shaman good in PvP?

Restoration Shaman is A-tier in Solo Shuffle for The War Within Season 3. This is a solid tier placing, making it a good choice for players who enjoy the spec.

What are the best races for Restoration Shaman PvP?

The best races for Restoration Shaman PvP are: For Alliance: Dark Iron Dwarf, Dwarf. For Horde: Orc. Fireblood grants primary stat and removes effects. Excellent defensive racial when being trained.

What is the stat priority for Restoration Shaman PvP?

The stat priority for Restoration Shaman PvP is: Mastery > Versatility > Haste > Critical Strike. Mastery increases healing done to targets based on how low their health is. Essential for saving targets in danger.

What gear should I use for Restoration Shaman PvP?

Restoration Shaman uses Channeled Fury raid pieces for tier bonuses combined with crafted chain gear for Mastery and Versatility stats. A weapon and shield setup provides survivability.

Welcome to Skill Capped's Restoration Shaman PvP Guide for The War Within Season 3

All sections for Restoration Shaman PvP have been divided into corresponding sections for the most optimal hero talents, class talents, spec talents, race, stats, gear, enchants, gems, and macros. This will help you have a good understanding of Restoration Shamans in PvP for The War Within, the strengths and weaknesses associated with this specialization, and help you conquer the arena. This section provides a brief overview of Restoration Shamans in The War Within.

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Restoration Shaman

Healer

Interactive healer that must proactively disrupt enemies to protect teammates. Excels on offense using kicks, purges, and CC. Huge kit of cooldowns rewarding engaging with everyone in the arena all at once.

ReactiveSupportControl

Current Meta Position

Shuffle

A-Tier

2v2

A-Tier

3v3

S-Tier

Overall

A+

Skill Floor

Moderate

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Key Abilities

Kick

None

Healing

Defensive

Important Casts

Schools:

Physical

Fire

Frost

Nature

Shadow

Arcane

Holy

High Priority

Hex

Nature

Lightning Lasso

Nature

Medium Priority

Healing Wave

Nature

Low Priority

Lightning Bolt

Nature

Chain Lightning

Nature

Lava Burst

Fire

Best Race

Fireblood

Fireblood grants primary stat and removes effects. Excellent defensive racial when being trained.

Blood Fury

Hardiness reduces stun duration by 10%, crucial when getting trained by melee. Blood Fury provides an offensive option.

Stat Priority

Mastery: Deep Healing > Versatility > Haste > Critical Strike

Mastery: Deep Healing increases healing done to targets based on how low their health is. Essential for saving targets in danger. Versatility increases healing and reduces damage taken, essential for PvP survivability when trained. Haste reduces cast times and GCD, helpful for getting heals off under pressure. Critical Strike is lower priority as healing is more about consistent throughput than burst healing.

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