Restoration Druid Healer Talents & Build Guide - Shadowlands 9.2

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Best Restoration Druid Talents

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Detailed Restoration Druid Talent Builds

is picked up as a the general all-purpose spot heal talent especially if the raid damage is spiky or requires immediate triage. can be picked up if you're finding it difficult to put out enough s to make good use of .

and provide the majority of raid throughput for the build by blanketing the group proactively in s and bursting with once incoming damage lands.

With the decreased cooldown of in Shadowlands and the additional synergy with Night Fae's and the 9.2 Tier Set bonus, has become quite competitive. You'll typically want to use your procs with when possible.

If you do need the additional raid cooldown, feel free to pickup .

is a good baseline choice going into any fight when your group is at least partially stacked. It adds solid throughput via its heal over time effect as well as stacking our on three players every time heals.

is a strong cooldown that provides the ability to frequently respond to burst damage, especially when extending 's HoT Component. If the damage is more constant and less bursty,

Talent BreakdownTier 1 (Level 15) Talents for Restoration Druid

- An ability that was initially cut and then returned as a PvP talent finally returns as new talent choice in Shadowlands. It fills the same design space that , especially once we obtain the and Shadowlands leveling perks. Unfortunately, it just currently doesn't stack up to the other talent choices in this tier. Ideally I'd rather this be an augment to instead of its own spell.

- A powerful short duration HoT that is useful when healing large amounts of incoming damage on a single target or tank. As a HoT, provides additional healing from and is an overall good choice no matter the content. Additionally, can be extended by . Necrolord's has particularly good synergy with .

- provides a mana cost reduction and critical strike chance to based on the number of s (and s) you have active. Because we primarily use legendaries that generates additional , we have a much higher number of s early on in this expansion making viable early on. Its an exceptional way to mitigate some of the mana inefficiencies of haste as well as providing strong spot healing which has been a notorious weakness of Restoration Druids has made a strong choice for raiding. If you're not getting as many s out, then this talent will be reduced in value.

Tier 2 (Level 25) Talents for Restoration Druid

- A very strong heal, albeit on a long cooldown that has been reduced to 1.5 minutes. Can be helpful in situations where the added mobility of the other talents is not necessary.

- Activates cat form and provides a significant movement speed increase that decays over its short duration. Replaces . Nice if you need greater access to a sprint ability.

- Provides different abilities depending on the shapeshift form you are in. While not shapeshifted (where you spend the majority of your time) this ability acts like a reverse , flying to an ally's location.

Tier 3 (Level 30) Talents for Restoration Druid

- This talent increases the range of all of your abilities by 5 yards, which is exceptional if the fight requires your raid to be spread out. Additionally, you can shapeshift into , using an increased damage kit via the system new in Shadowlands. You gain the , , abilities. This talent is recommended if your intention is to deliver damage at ranged, value the knockback, or if you require the additional range to heal allies.

- This talent increases your passive movement speed by 15%, exceptional if you need to reposition frequently. Additionally, you gain the , , , and abilities while in . If you plan on helping your team by doing damage, does not grant ranged mechanic immunity, meaning ranged-only mechanics can still target you. This can easily lead to a wipe if certain mechanics land in melee range.

- This talent reduces all damage you take by 6%. Additionally, you gain the , , and abilities. It remains the default choice for this tier of talents if you're primarily healing due to the survivability benefits.

Tier 4 (Level 35) Talents for Restoration Druid

- A 5 second single target stun. Useful on fights where you need to stun or interrupt enemies.

- A situational talent that area of effect roots targets for 30 seconds. However, damage taken will break the root effects. Due to this, is only chosen in very specific scenarios where a group of enemies needs to be crowd controlled and not killed for a short period of time. Rooted enemies will hit the highest threat target in range.

- Essentially a damage cooldown for damage affinity Restoration Druids or a way to become significantly more tanky as a Restoration Druid. Exceptional utility even with the 5 min cooldown. Likely the default on this talent row unless you need the specific utility of the other options.

Tier 5 (Level 40) Talents for Restoration Druid

- After casting , you gain the buff. This buff increases the healing of your next or by 200%, or your next by 75%. You will almost always use the buff for , as it provides the most throughput. Make sure to cast the -> combo off cooldown when there's sufficient healing to be done; however, you can delay the combo for a few seconds if anticipated raid damage is incoming. It is generally regarded as the most expensive talent in regard to mana usage. Night Fae's has particularly good synergy with , due to the s cast by being able to proc though what subsequent healing spells get buffed is out of our control.

- A strong 3-minute cooldown that increases all of your healing by 15%. Additionally, affects two additional targets, is instant cast, healing is increased by 50% and mana cost reduced by 30%, and is instant cast. This talent is very strong in a -centric build or where you needed the additional mobility of insta-casting . This talent can be taken if another throughput cooldown is needed.

- Whenever a heals a target below 60% health, a heal over time effect is automatically cast on the target that is roughly less than half the effectiveness of a full duration . More importantly, counts as an additional heal over time effect for . remains a decent choice as long as your group is dipping significantly enough to gain the HoT but tends to be outclassed by the other two talents on this row.

Tier 6 (Level 45) Talents for Restoration Druid

- Reduces the cooldown of by 60 seconds and provide knockback-immunity and 20% damage reduction while channelling . This is a strong talent especially when damage patterns allow to have a good use every two minutes or when you're playing in a full 30-player raid. The 9.2 additions means you'll almost always be able to sit and fully channel ; however the additions should probably just be made baseline instead.

- While the other talents in this tier boost AoE burst healing and AoE sustained healing, is meant to increase Restoration Druid single target burst healing capabilities. With the massive mana-cost reduction in 9.2 this talent is starting to feel a bit better, but still very much in the niche category rather than an all-purpose choice. If we ever saw a reduction in the cooldown then this could be a real contender.

- Every time an ally is healed by they gain the heal over time effect. This is a pretty weak heal over time effect, however, it does contribute to . Due to this, tends to be the default talent choice in most situations, especially when a good portion of your group or raid is loosely stacked up.

Tier 7 (Level 50) Talents for Restoration Druid

- Based on who has your active , you can have one of two effects. If is on yourself, your periodic heals will heal 20% faster including 's HoT component, , and . If is on an ally, all of your periodic heals on them will have a 4% chance to proc the expiration healing amount (also known as the bloom healing) without causing the to expire. This essentially creates a mini-game with your that flexibly provides increased healing to a single target or increased overall healing to your entire group. The single target healing power of this talent is solid and the flat 20% increased HoT healing puts this as a decent talent choice contender when there's constant AoE raid damage. Fantastic synergy with granting us a second to activate both portions of this talent.

- Extends the duration of by 2 seconds and allows you to cast two s on allies both counting independently towards . is strong for single target healing or if you need to focus heal tanks or a small subset of your raid, but tends to fall short compared to the other talent options.

- Extends the duration by 8 seconds and increases the heal rate of all of your heal over time effects by 100% for 8 seconds including , , , , and 's HoT component. This talent is incredibly strong in all situations but should be used when you have the maximum number of HoTs out, especially and . Because of how versatile and powerful can be, it tends to be the default choice in most raid situations.

War Mode for Restoration DruidWar Mode

Access to all PvP talents in the outdoor world, regardless of being engaged in PvP combat or not.

+10% experience boost while leveling.

+10% World Quest reward bonuses at max level.

Ability to earn Conquest Points, which count towards a weekly progress bar for special gear rewards.

Completion of PvP achievements.

Restoration Druid PvP TalentsPlease note that this review of PvP talents is based solely on their usefulness in PvE world content and is not a reflection of their usefulness in competitive PvP. That is beyond the scope of this guide.

- Increases the damage required to break your . If you're frequently rooting melee opponents this can be good, especially if you're grouped with other classes with a lot of damage over time effects.

- When heals an ally, snare effects are dispelled from them. Absolutely fantastic if playing with melee who can easily be kited around by classes with a large number of snares (frost mages, etc.).

- is now instant cast and when you heal 6 targets with you gain Full Bloom which causes your next to also apply . I tend to find this particularly helpful in group play because it gives enemy players and NPCs fewer opportunities to interrupt you and grants you increased mobility since you no longer have to stand still to cast . The additional s are just icing on the cake.

- causes the first two melee attackers within 8s to be rooted. Not particularly recommended especially due to its complete lack of use against casters.

- Further strengthens the exceptional single target healing of . Solid when solo or when an ally is being focused down.

- Fairly solid damage reduction when putting something in a CC chain, but has more limited uses against NPCs.

- Reduces the Damage over Time of Nature, Fire, Frost, Arcane, and AoE spells by 15%. Good damage reduction option but will vary based on your opponents.

- Allows you to take advantage of your additional affinities for damage reduction or additional damage.

- When taking a melee critical strike, the duration of is increased by 3s and the targets receives a moderate heal up to two times when they have cast on them. Increased throughput against melee attackers, but not useful against casters.

- For 12s, a player gains a buff that causes melee attackers to take a flat spell power amount back in damage and have their movement speed reduced by 50% for 4s. 45s cooldown. Another anti-melee mechanic that doesn't have much use against casters but will be fantastic against enemy NPCs that frequently melee you.

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评论来自 Furrionn

I would say that if a player is wanting to become a better overall PvP Resto Druid, it may be beneficial to quest in War Mode in that respective spec. It forces the player to learn to play all aspects of a druid; whether that is kiting in travel form, switching to feral form to do additional dps, movement impairing escape tactics and much more.

I also feel that if you are putting your talent point into Tranquility Cooldown Reduction, you should put your point into Flourish as well. They compliment each other very well and become a lifesaver in those early Mythic runs in BFA.

Furrionn

评论来自 blkdeath75

I agree with most of this but I think the prosperity/soul of the forest/flourish combo is underappreciated. In groups where you are druid heavy while raiding. I see a LOT of raid groups with Cenarion Ward druid builds and in all honesty it leaves a gap in tank heals if you are short a pally or monk. Swiftmend can be a saving grace in situation where you don't have a tank sitter and hit panic mode on spiky incoming damage. The Swiftmend/wild growth/flourish combo on a tank that already has Rejuv,Regrowth and Lifebloom on him is a for sure tank savior, toss in a bit of Ironbark and you'll bring him right back from the brink of death.

Now granted this build will definitely not put you at the top of Details/Recount, but you will save many a life with it including those hard hitting dps that like to stand in the fire ;)

评论来自 1reland

These talents are really wrong whether your trying to PVP or PVE.
PVE - Prosperity, Renewal, Guardian Affinity, Bash, SOTF, Stonebark, Germination
PVP - Prosperity, Dash/Charge depending on play style, Feral Affin for 2s, guardian for 3s, bash, SOTF, stonework, germination

Any other talent build is really going to hurt your healing output and mana pool

评论来自 kmbarber78

Typhoon is not a talent anymore.

评论来自 Ivaelia

I think there is a mix up in the talent breakdown for Photosynthesis "Fantastic synergy with Vision of Unending Growth". Shouldn't it be with "The Dark Titan's Lesson" instead ?

Restoration Druid Healer Talents & Build Guide - Shadowlands 9.2

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