Raid preparation
Restoration Shaman Pre-Raid BiS
The best gear for every slot before raids open on 9 December 2026, with two alternatives and where each item comes from.
Stat priority used
- Healing Power
- Intellect
- Mana per 5 sec and Spirit
- Crit, which feeds Water Shield and Ancestral Healing
| Slot | Best | Alternatives |
|---|---|---|
| Head |  Sanctified Leather HelmQuest: Superior Armaments of Battle - Friend of the Dawn Mooncloth CircletTailoring (280) | |
| Neck |  Orb of the DarkmoonQuest: 1200 Tickets - Orb of the Darkmoon Amulet of the DawnQuest: Epic Armaments of Battle - Friend of the Dawn | |
| Shoulders |  Mantle of Lost HopeLord Roccor, Blackrock Depths Royal Cap SpauldersJandice Barov, Scholomance | |
| Back |  Cloak of the CosmosImmol'thar, Dire Maul Battle Healer's CloakSold by Kelm Hargunth | |
| Chest |  Forest's EmbraceQuest: A Better Ingredient Red Dragonscale BreastplateLeatherworking (290) | |
| Wrists |  Dryad's Wrist BindingsSold by Illiyana Moonblaze Bracers of HopeQuest: Epic Armaments of Battle - Friend of the Dawn | |
| Hands |  Desert Bloom GlovesQuest: Armaments of WarClassic data |  Harmonious GauntletsKing Gordok, Dire Maul Hands of the Exalted HeraldPrincess Moira Bronzebeard, Blackrock Depths |
| Waist |  Whipvine CordAlzzin the Wildshaper, Dire Maul Wisdom of the TimbermawTailoring (255) | |
| Legs |  Ironfeather LeggingsLeatherworking (300) Ghoul Skin LeggingsLady Illucia Barov, Scholomance | |
| Feet |  Broodwatcher's TreadersLeatherworking (295) Faith Healer's BootsWarchief Rend Blackhand, Blackrock Spire | |
| Rings |  Fordring's SealQuest: In DreamsClassic data |  Watcher's Signet of ResolveRevered with The Watchers Rosewine CircleUrok Doomhowl, Blackrock Spire |
| Trinkets |  Royal Seal of Eldre'ThalasQuest: Frost Shock and YouClassic data |  Second WindGolem Lord Argelmach, Blackrock Depths Eye of the BeastQuest: For The Horde! · Horde |
| Two-hand |  Staff of MetanoiaJandice Barov, Scholomance Staff of BalzaphonBalzaphon, Stratholme | |
| Main hand |  Mastersmith's HammerGoraluk Anvilcrack, Blackrock Spire Energetic RodAlzzin the Wildshaper, Dire Maul | |
| Off hand |  Brightly Glowing StoneKing Gordok, Dire Maul Earthcalm OrbQuest: Stalwart's Battlegear |
Living Crown
Animated Chain Necklace
Mooncloth Shoulders
Robes of the Exalted
Eyestalk Cord
Padre's Trousers
Swarmtender's Footpads
Briarwood Reed
Guiding Stave of Wisdom
Witchblade
Lei of the LifegiverA main hand plus an off-hand scores higher for this spec than the best staff.
How these lists are made
Items and stats are read from the WoW Forever game client. Each item is scored with weights built from the spec’s raid stat priority on its build page (hit up to the cap first, then the main stats).
The client holds no loot or quest tables, so drop chances, bosses, quests and vendors come from Classic 1.12 data (CMaNGOS) and are marked as Classic data until Forever’s own loot is known. Forever reworked dungeon loot, so some drops may have moved.
Raid drops, raid-linked quests, world drops and PvP rank rewards are left out, and so is crafted gear whose recipe or reagents only come from raids. Procs and on-use effects are not scored, so trinkets like Hand of Justice rank lower than they play.
Forever client 1.60.1.70790 · CMaNGOS classic-db (GPL-3) · Updated 13 November 2026
Questions
What is the best pre-raid gear for Restoration Shaman?
The top picks are Living Crown, Robes of the Exalted, Padre's Trousers, Guiding Stave of Wisdom. The table lists the best item and two alternatives for every slot.
Which stats does Restoration Shaman want before raiding?
This list follows the raid stat priority: Healing Power, Intellect, Mana per 5 sec and Spirit, Crit, which feeds Water Shield and Ancestral Healing.
Which dungeons should Restoration Shaman farm?
Most of this list drops in Dire Maul, Stratholme, Blackrock Spire, Blackrock Depths.