Sadly, Restoration Shamans have a bad rap in World of Warcraft: Dragonflight. They're currently underperforming on our healer tier list, despite being more than capable of any task. Their biggest issue is being outclassed by other specs. If you're looking to succeed as a resto shaman, our best in slot guide will help you obtain the best gear Dragonflight has to offer and do the most damage you can.

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Resto Shaman Best in Slot Stat Priority

The most important factor to consider when obtaining new gear is your stat priority. In general, you should follow a rule like this:

1. Critical Strike
2. Versatility
3. Mastery
4. Haste

If you're doing Mythic+ and looking to focus on dealing damage, Haste becomes more important. As a healer, it's important to play with different load-outs and figure out what works best. Stat weights for healers aren't as important as they are for DPS, so these rankings aren't set in stone. Treat them like a guideline.

Important Notes For BiS Lists

It is important to note that any jump in ilvl by more than 10 points almost always results in the higher ilvl item being better. If you have an upgrade of 5 ilvl or less, compare the stats based on the stat priorities to decide the better item.

When weighing options of other items not listed below, refer to the stat priority of the class and spec. Keep in mind that stats eventually have diminishing returns, so it is not required to have absolutely every slot stack the same 2 stats. For simplicity, we offer the best per slot assuming you have not capped out these stats.

The calculations for diminishing returns are as follows:

• 0 to 30% in a stat - no penalty.
• 30% to 39% in a stat - 10% penalty.
• 39% to 47% in a stat - 20% penalty.
• 47% to 54% in a stat - 30% penalty.
• 54% to 66% in a stat - 40% penalty.
• 66% to 126% in a stat - 50% penalty.

In the case where you have reached 30% in a secondary stat, an item that has a secondary stat that is lower on priority may in fact be a better upgrade. This is why it is always important to sim your gear. For simplicity, we offer the best item in that slot assuming you have not capped out these stats.

Resto Shaman BiS Gear

The items appearing in these lists may come from Mythic+, Raids, or The Vault. Their item level will depend on the instance's level of difficulty (Normal, Heroic, Mythic, Mythic+ 1-20). This list does not include Renown or Crafting items as it is meant as a guide on what dungeons or raids to attend to get your best gear from these sources.

Item tooltips will show the Mythic 9 or the Normal Raid difficulty item level version.

Best Head

We recommend tier over any Mythic+ option.

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Best Neck

Theorycrafting and data show that the Elemental Lariat is almost always your best neck piece. We recommend getting this crafted ASAP. Anything else is honestly not worth mentioning. Use a missive to ensure your desired stats.

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Best Shoulders

Nearly every Mythic+ option has Crit/Mastery.

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Best Back

You have several options for your cloak. Sim to find the best upgrade.

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Best Chest

It shouldn't be a surprise, but tier is your best choice here.

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Best Wrist

Generally, Crit/Vers will be your best stats and we finally have that combo available on bracers.

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Best Hands

Once again, we recommend tier.

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Best Waist

There are actually two available belts in Halls of Valor if you go that route.

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Best Legs

Tier is the ideal choice here.

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Best Feet

Sadly, there aren't many good options for boots. We recommend simming what you've picked up.

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Best Rings

You can do no wrong with any of these rings, whether it's from raid or Mythic+. The crafted option can be solid, too.

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Best Trinkets

As a healer, it's hard to "sim" your best trinkets. We recommend playing with different trinkets and finding out what you like best.

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Best Weapons / Shield

We highly recommend simming all weapon upgrades. The crafted dagger is an easy upgrade here.

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Best Gems For Resto Shaman

Here we list the best gems you can socket your gear with for Resto Shaman. As always, it is best to sim to ensure you're using the best options available. These gems are chosen given consideration to your best stats.

• Epic unique gem - Inscribed Illimited Diamond
• Remaining gems - Radiant Alexstraszite, Sensei's Alexstraszite, or Energized Ysemerald (better for Mythic+)

Best Enchants For Resto Shaman

Here are the best enchants available for Resto Shaman in Dragonflight.

• Cloak - Regenerative Leech
• Chest - Waking Stats
• Bracers - Devotion of Leech
• Legs - Temporal Spellthread
• Boots - Watcher's Loam
• Rings - Devotion of Critical Strike
• Weapon - Sophic Devotion

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How To Simulate To Determine Your Best Gear

Raidbots is a tool that World of Warcraft players can use to figure out if the gear they just looted is an upgrade. As mentioned earlier, there are so many nuances and diminishing returns as certain points in the game, that determining an exact set of bis gear is impossible. With the ilvl scaling of Mythic+ loot on higher keys and utility different gear has for different fights, there just isn't a pure "this is the absolute best for the entire Season" list. It's even something that certain classes have come across in Classic Wrath!

Don't worry, because we're still here to help. We highly recommend using raidbots to determine if an item you just acquired is an upgrade. Here's a quick guide to help you run simulations to see if your new item is an upgrade:

• Make sure you have the Simulationcraft add-on installed.
• With your new loot in your inventory, open your chatbox and type /simc.
• A window will open up. Copy the entire text and paste it on the Raidbots Top Gear page. I included my Simulation craft window for my personal character below.

• This step is important. On the Top Gear page, scroll down and make sure you're selecting the gear you want simmed. If you do not select the gear you're wearing, as well as the gear in your inventory you just acquired, you won't know if you picked up an upgrade.
• Raidbots will then let you know which items allow you to maximize your DPS.