Restoration Druid
Heals over time. Everyone, always.
The heal-over-time druid: Rejuvenation, Regrowth and Swiftmend, with WoW Forever's Bloom, Living Spirit and the new 31-point Wild Growth.
Three things to remember
Roll your HoTs
Rejuvenation and Regrowth on whoever is taking damage.
HoTs bloom at the end
Bloom: when Rejuvenation or Regrowth runs out, it heals for 100% of your Spirit.
Wild Growth at 40
Your 31-point talent: a heal over time on your target and their whole party.
What changed for you
Revive
New: druids can bring a dead ally back out of combat.
Skyborne druids
Both Skyborne races can be druids (a paid race).
Swiftmend heals the whole effect
It now heals for the full duration of the HoT it uses up.
Bloom and Living Spirit
Spirit is a healing stat: more Spirit, bigger Blooms.
Low-level tips and what to press as you level
- Wrath to pull, Moonfire to finish, Healing Touch and Rejuvenation to heal yourself.
- Keep Mark of the Wild and Thorns up.
- Melee with your staff to save mana between casts.
- Level as Balance or Feral; heal dungeons with Healing Touch and Rejuvenation.
- Take Nature's Focus (less pushback) and Heart of the Wild.
- Regrowth (12) for a quick heal plus a HoT.
- Take Naturalist, Reflection and Bloom.
- Take Improved Rejuvenation and Swiftmend.
- Innervate (40) on yourself or another healer.
- Take Nature's Swiftness, Living Spirit and Improved Regrowth.
- Wild Growth (31-point) on the group taking damage.
- Tranquility when the whole raid is hurt.
How to heal at level 60
- Rejuvenation on the tank, always.
- Regrowth on the tank when damage picks up.
- Wild Growth on a group that is taking damage.
- Swiftmend eats a HoT for an instant heal when someone drops fast.
- Nature's Swiftness, then Healing Touch when someone is about to die.
- Innervate on yourself when your mana is low.
Talents that matter
| Talent | Tree | Why take it |
|---|---|---|
| Nature's Focus | Restoration | Less pushback. |
| Heart of the Wild | Restoration | More Intellect. |
| Naturalist | Restoration | Faster Healing Touch. |
| Reflection | Restoration | Mana regeneration while casting. |
| Gift of Nature | Restoration | More healing. |
| Bloom | Restoration | HoTs heal again when they end. |
| Improved Rejuvenation | Restoration | Stronger Rejuvenation. |
| Swiftmend | Restoration | An instant heal from a HoT. |
| Nature's Swiftness | Restoration | An instant big heal. |
| Living Spirit | Restoration | +5% Spirit. |
| Improved Regrowth | Restoration | More Regrowth crit. |
| Wild Growth | Restoration (31) | A party-wide heal over time. |
Best race for this spec
Elune's Light gives +10% crit for bigger heals. Skyborne (High Order) Read Leyline helps mana.
Endurance keeps you alive, and War Stomp buys time. Skyborne (Windshaper) is the paid choice.
| Race | Side | Racials |
|---|---|---|
| Night Elf | Alliance | Elune's Light: +10% crit for 15 sec. Shadowmeld: hide when standing still. Quickness: +1% dodge and a little extra run speed. |
| Skyborne (High Order) | Alliance | Wind Blessed: +2% attack and casting speed. Elemental Insight: +5% damage to Elementals. Walk on Air. Read Leyline: +50% mana and health regeneration for 15 sec (+100% while Attuned from a Ley Line; Attuned ends when you enter a raid). Paid race. |
| Tauren | Horde | Endurance: +5% health. War Stomp: stun nearby enemies. Plainsrunning: run speed that builds while you run (2% a stack, up to 60%; not on mounts). |
| Skyborne (Windshaper) | Horde | Wind Blessed: +2% attack and casting speed. Elemental Insight: +5% damage to Elementals. Walk on Air. Skysight: +15% run speed for 15 sec (+30% while Charged from an elemental convergence; Charged ends when you enter a raid). Paid race. |
These are small edges, about 1 to 2 percent. Play the race you enjoy and the side your friends are on. Skyborne needs the paid Skyborne Heroic Pack.
Play it better
Do not overwrite HoTs
Recasting before they end wastes mana and skips the Bloom.
Spirit is healing
Bloom heals for your Spirit; Living Spirit adds 5%.
Pre-HoT the tank
Rejuvenation on the tank before the pull.
Revive after wipes
You can bring people back out of combat with Revive.
When something seems off
| What you see | What to do |
|---|---|
| Out of mana | Use Innervate on yourself, shift into a form to regenerate, and drink between pulls. |
| My buffs vanish when I shift | They do not. But shifting costs mana, so stay in one form when you can. |
| Swiftmend will not cast | It needs your Rejuvenation or Regrowth on the target. |
| Bloom never seems to heal | It heals when the HoT expires. Let HoTs run out instead of refreshing early. |
Let Bonkr Compass+ call your buttons
Compass+ is built for damage rotations. Use its levelling list while you quest, then turn it off or switch to a healing layout in groups.