Gear
As usual, early into every patch, we aim to get the highest ilvl items first purely because of raw intellect gain that outweighs perfect secondary stats on items.
Tier Set
- (2) Set Bonus: While Healing Stream Totem/Cloudburst Totem is active, your chance to critically strike is increased by 15%.
- (4) Set Bonus: Your critical heals have 220% effectiveness instead of the usual 200%.
We’re back to our Season 1 Dragonflight set bonus, which is entirely passive.
This set bonus really just focuses on keeping good uptime on Cloudburst Totem or Healing Stream Totem, which is something you already want to do if you’re playing Restoration Shaman.
There’s really not much more to it, but you should expect it to be a bit better than the set bonus we had in Season 3, as most players didn’t end up playing into that one.
Restoration Shaman Best in Slot Gear
You should still prioritise the gear you use by running a sim for your character, but the lists below will give you a good idea of what items are considered good for Restoration Shaman, and help you target the right content for each piece of loot.
Overall Best Gear
| Slot | Item | Source |
| Head | Faceguard of Infused Earth | Catalyst, Raid, or Great Vault |
| Neck | Elemental Lariat | Jewelcrafting, Work Order |
| Shoulders | Calderas of Infused Earth | Catalyst, Raid, or Great Vault |
| Cloak | Inflammable Drapeleaf | Amirdrassil |
| Chest | Robe of Infused Earth | Catalyst, Raid, or Great Vault |
| Wrist | Adaptive Dracothyst Armguards | Leatherworking |
| Gloves | Gauntlets of Infused Earth | Catalyst, Raid, or Great Vault |
| Belt | Forlorn Leaf Clasp | Amirdrassil |
| Legs | Leggings of Infused Earth | Catalyst, Raid, or Great Vault |
| Boots | Cleats of the Savage Claw | Amirdrassil |
| Ring | Seal of Diurna’s Chosen | Vault of the Incarnates |
| Ring | Onyx Imposter’s Birthright | Aberrus |
| Trinket | Ominous Chromatic Essence | Aberrus |
| Trinket | Screaming Black Dragonscale | Aberrus |
| Main Hand | Vakash, the Shadowed Inferno | Amirdrassil |
| Off Hand | Flame Marshal’s Bulwark | Vault of the Incarnates |
Best Gear from the Raid
| Slot | Item | Source |
| Head | Faceguard of Infused Earth | Catalyst, Raid, or Great Vault |
| Neck | Ouroboreal Necklet | Amirdrassil |
| Shoulders | Calderas of Infused Earth | Catalyst, Raid, or Great Vault |
| Cloak | Inflammable Drapeleaf | Amirdrassil |
| Chest | Robe of Infused Earth | Catalyst, Raid, or Great Vault |
| Wrist | Twisted Flamecuffs | Amirdrassil |
| Gloves | Gauntlets of Infused Earth | Catalyst, Raid, or Great Vault |
| Belt | Forlorn Leaf Clasp | Amirdrassil |
| Legs | Leggings of Infused Earth | Catalyst, Raid, or Great Vault |
| Boots | Cleats of the Savage Claw | Amirdrassil |
| Ring | Seal of Diurna’s Chosen | Vault of the Incarnates |
| Ring | Onyx Imposter’s Birthright | Aberrus |
| Trinket | Ominous Chromatic Essence | Aberrus |
| Trinket | Screaming Black Dragonscale | Aberrus |
| Main Hand | Vakash, the Shadowed Inferno | Amirdrassil |
| Off Hand | Flame Marshal’s Bulwark | Vault of the Incarnates |
| Staff | Dreambinder, Loom of the Great Cycle | Nymue |
Best Gear from Mythic+
| Slot | Item | Source |
| Head | Faceguard of Infused Earth | Catalyst, Raid, or Great Vault |
| Neck | Tuskarr Bone Necklace | Brackenhide Hollow |
| Shoulders | Calderas of Infused Earth | Catalyst, Raid, or Great Vault |
| Cloak | Cloak of Lost Devotion | The Azure Vault |
| Chest | Robe of Infused Earth | Catalyst, Raid, or Great Vault |
| Wrist | Obsidian-Hardened Wraps | Neltharus |
| Gloves | Gauntlets of Infused Earth | Catalyst, Raid, or Great Vault |
| Belt | Swollen Bark Clasp | Brackenhide Hollow |
| Legs | Leggings of Infused Earth | Catalyst, Raid, or Great Vault |
| Boots | Boots of Explosive Growth | Algeth’ar Academy |
| Ring | Circle of Ascended Frost | Halls of Infusion |
| Ring | Eternal Sentry’s Ring | Uldaman |
| Trinket | Water’s Beating Heart | Halls of Infusion |
| Trinket | Spoils of Neltharus | Neltharus |
| Main Hand | Decatriarch’s Bone Pestle | Brackenhide Hollow |
| Off Hand | Crystalized Bulwark | The Azure Vault |
| Staff | Infinite Dragonspire | Uldaman |
Trinkets
This season we have access to many different stat-sticks. Our best setup will likely involve 2 of these stat-sticks (really whichever you can get your hands on at a high item level).
Ominous Chromatic Essence, Screaming Black Dragonscale, Whispering Incarnate Icon, and Pip’s Emerald Friendship Badge are all quite close in value, and should be the trinkets you aim for heading into next season.
Embellishment
Our best embellishments are currently the Adaptive Dracothyst Armguards, followed by Venom-Steeped Stompers and Elemental Lariat.
I’d probably start with the Adaptive Dracothyst Armguards, and then either Venom-Steeped Stompers or Elemental Lariat depending on your gear needs.