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Mesoforte
Spells
Stats
Glyphs
Talents
Pre-Heroic Gear
+ Food, Flasks, Enchants and Gems
Factions
Pre-Raid Items
Addons
Macros
Updates to be made after Wowhead updates from PTR to regular urls, but TLDR: New totem use it. Run ZA/ZG until your eyes bleed.
As an extra, here's an interesting guide to heroic dungeons that some might find helpful:
Heroic Dungeon Healing Strats
by
Zi
Looked like an interesting read. :o(##RESPBREAK##)8##DELIM##Gryphon##DELIM##
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Mesoforte
1. Spells
A shaman’s first healing spell, Healing Wave provides a low throughput, low cost spell that provides a spammable heal. Though it is not as useful for a level 80 in Wrath content, changes in mana management gives the spell a new shine.
Tidal Waves
reduces the cast time of Healing Wave by 30%
Healing Surge
Healing Surge is a high cost, high throughput spell. Though it heals for less than Greater Healing Wave, it will provide the heal in a shorter amount of time. This spell will typically be used in a situation where a person will die before any other heal can land.
Tidal Waves
increases the critical strike chance of Healing Surge by 30%.
Healing Wave
Greater Healing Wave is a high throughput, high cost spell. The purpose of Greater Healing Wave is to heal a person for a large amount of health. It has a long cast time, so a synergy with Tidal Waves makes the spell most effective.
Tidal Waves
reduces the cast time of Greater Healing Wave by 30%.
Chain Heal
Chain Heal is the multi-target heal of a shaman. After the initial heal of Chain Heal, the spell jumps to the next three closest lowest health targets, healing them for 30% less than the jump before. This spell procs
Tidal Waves
.
Riptide
Riptide is an instant cast heal that restores an initial amount of health on the target and then leaves a heal over time afterward. Riptide also provides a 25% buff to the initial heal of a chain heal on the target. This consumes the heal over time effect. Riptide procs
Tidal Waves
.
Earth Shield
Earth Shield provides a buff to the target, reducing cast time lost due to damage by 30% and giving a chance to heal the target each time it is struck. There are nine charges on the shield. With
, all direct heals on a target with Earth Shield heal for 15% more.
Nature’s Swiftness makes the next nature spell cast by the shaman instant. This does not work on Ancestral Recall.
Cleanse Spirit
This spell removes one curse effect (and one magic effect with
Purify Spirit
) from the target.
This spell will increase the spirit of all players in a shaman’s group (not an entire raid, just the group within the raid) by 400%. The three minute cooldown can best be used by using the spell early in a fight, so that it might be available again at the end.
Water Shield
This spell restores mana every 5 seconds to the shaman. It is restoration’s primary shield and should always be on.
Resurgence
allows spell criticals to restore mana to the shaman if this buff is present.
Earthliving Weapon increases the shaman’s healing power and gives each heal a chance to proc the heal over time buff
.
When using Earthliving Weapon, Unleash Elements will heal your current target and provide a 20% increase to the shaman’s next heal.
Healing Rain
Healing Rain is a targetable heal placed on the ground that will heal any person standing in over time. The effective healing from the spell is capped at six players.
Spiritwalker's Grace
Spiritwalker’s Grace allows the shaman to cast any spell with a cast time while moving. It is best used in highly mobile situations.
Totems:
Buff consolidation means that your totem buffs do not stack with buffs that other classes bring. Here is a list:
-
,
Arcane Intellect
,
-
Battle Shout
,
Horn of Winter
-
Devotion Aura
-
,
Windfury Totem
-
,
-
,
-
-
(The shadow/nature resist from both work together, but you do not get additive resist from having both up on the other schools of magic.)
Spirit Link Totem
When added to the game,
Spirit Link Totem
acts as a cooldown for restoration shaman; reducing the damage of all within 10 meters of the totem by 10% and giving those players a shared health pool. Applications for this spell will depend on the fight.
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Mesoforte
2. Stats
Spirit:
Spirit provides mana regeneration while out of combat. With the talent
, 50% of the regen provided by spirit continues during combat.
Intellect:
Intellect provides mana, spell crit, spellpower, and regen (when
Replenishment
is present.) Intellect also increases the amount of regen given by spirit (confirmed)
Haste:
Haste reduces the cast time of your spells.
Critical Strike Rating:
Critical Strike Rating increases the chance that a healing spell will be a critical strike.
Stamina:
Stamina increases your total health pool.
Mastery: (
Mastery: Deep Healing
)
For a restoration shaman, mastery increases the amount a direct heal restores up to a certain percentage based upon the current health of the target. The more health a person does not have, the stronger the healing effect.
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Mesoforte
3. Glyphs:
Prime Glyphs:
Charred Glyph
Charred Glyph
Charred Glyph
Charred Glyph
Major Glyphs:
Charred Glyph
Charred Glyph
Charred Glyph
Charred Glyph
Charred Glyph
Charred Glyph
Minor Glyphs:
Charred Glyph
Charred Glyph
Charred Glyph
Charred Glyph
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Mesoforte
4. Talents:
I don’t have the patience to do a blow by blow of talents. Depending on what you want to do, you can go a few ways in a tree.
Specializations-
Earth Shield
Mastery: Deep Healing
Builds-
These are cookie cutters, so feel free to change them to your situation.
Offensive Cookie Cutter:
Typically wants to be able to Shock and Lightning Bolt in combat.
Necessary Talents-
Optional Talents:
Regular Cookie Cutter:
A person who views their job as primarily just healing and nothing else.
Necessary Talents:
Anything not
Nature's Guardian
,
, or
Optional Talents:
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Mesoforte
Basically done. If you find more appropriate gear add it to the thread and I'll add it.
Some items you might need to reforge to make optimal. Use your own discretion.
Rules:
Non-Heroic items.
No raid items.
At least ilvl 333.
Mail armor class.
No hit rating.
5. Pre-Heroic Gear
Weapon
Staff of Ammunae
- Archaeology
Elementium Hammer
- Blacksmithing
Gurgthock's Garish Gorebat
- Quest
The Crucible of Carnage: Twilight Terror
Very Manly Staff
- Quest
The Crucible of Carnage:Twilight Terror
Staff of Siphoned Essences
- Erudax GB
Soul Releaser
- Earthrager Ptah - HoO
Scepter of Power
- Setesh HoO
Shimmering Morningstar
- Baradin's Wardens/Hellscream's Reach Revered
Insidious Staff
- Baradin's Wardens/Hellscream's Reach Revered
Off-hand
Elementium Stormshield
- Blacksmith
Shield of the Mists
- 950 JP
Zora's Ward
- Siamat Tol'vir
Skyflight Beacon
- Quest
Doing it Like Dunwald
(A)
Air Raid Beacon
- Quest
Krazz Works
(H)
Book of Origination
- Zone Drop HoO
Divine Companion
- Inscription
Apple-Bent Bough
- 950 JP
Heartbound Tome
- World Drop
Head
Helm of the Brown Lands
- Dragonmaw Clan Honored
Helm of the Skyborne
- Wildhammer Clan Honored
Helm of the Inward Eye
- 2200 JP
Neck
Tauntka's Necklace
- High Prophet Barim Tol'vir
Yellow Smoke Pendant
- Dragonmaw Clan Exalted
Pendant of Elemental Balance
- Earthen Ring Honored
Lightning Flash Pendant
- Wildhammer Clan Exalted
Celadon Pendant
- 1250 JP
Eye of Many Deaths
- JC
Shoulders
Tooranu's Spaulders
- Quest
Kill the Courier
Seafoam Mantle
- 1650 JP
Cloak
Azureborne Cloak
- Drahga Shodoburner GB
Solar Wind Cloak
- Rajh HoO
Cloak of Ancient Wisdom
- Earthen Ring Revered
Cloak of the Dryads
- Guardians of Hyjal Honored
Chest
Mindsliced Chestguard
- Quest
Traitor's Bait
(H)
Corruption-Seeking Chestguard
- Quest
A Villain Unmasked
(A)
Vest of the Waking Dream
- 2200 JP
Tsunami Chestguard
- LW Random Stats
Bracers
Bracers of the Lost City
- Quest
Targets of Opportunity
Hand
Ionic Gloves
- General Husam Tol'vir
Gauntlets of Dragonwrath
- Quest
Fury Unbound
(H)
Ale Soaked Grips
- Quest
Narkrall the Drake-Tamer
(A)
Gleaning Gloves
- 1650 JP
Belt
Belt of Petrified Tears
- Temple Guardian Anhuur - HoO
Sash of Prophecy
- Ramkahen Revered
Belt of the Still Stream
- 1650 JP
Pants
Chaotic Wrappings
- Setesh HoO
Wilderness Legguards
- Guardians of Hyjal Revered
Leggings of Soothing Silence
- 2200 JP
Boots
Dark Iron Chain Boots
- Forgemaster Throngus GB
Earthmender's Boots
- Earthen Ring Exalted
Ring
Diamant's Ring of Temperance
- Therazane Revered
Ammunae's Blessing
- Ramkahen Honored
Veneficial Band
- Lockmaw Tol'vir
Spirit Creeper Ring
- General Husam - Tol'vir
Band of Life Energy
- Ammunae - HoO
Immaculate Br'etc Signet
- Unconfirmed JC
Abandoned Dark Iron Ring
- Trash GB
Jasper Ring
- JC Random Stats
Ring of Warring Elements
- JC
Trinkets
Corrupted Egg Shell
- Erudax GB
Gale of Shadows
- Erudax GB
Blood of Isiset
- Isiset - HoO
Mandala of Stirring Patterns
- Baradin's Wardens/Hellscream's Reach Exalted
Figurine - Dream Owl
- JC
Figurine - Jeweled Serpent
- JC
Tyrande's Favorite Doll
- Archaeology
Relics
Book of Dark Prophecies
- High Priest Azil Stonecore
Flasks, Elixirs, Potions
Flask of the Draconic Mind
Flask of Flowing Water
Elixir of the Master
Elixir of Mighty Speed
Prismatic Elixir
Elixir of the Cobra
Ghost Elixir
Mythical Healing Potion
Mythical Mana Potion
Potion of Concentration
Mighty Rejuvenation Potion
Volcanic Potion
Food
Seafood Magnifique Feast
Fortune Cookie
Baked Rockfish
Basilisk Liverdog
Delicious Sagefish Tail
Severed Sagefish Head
Gems
Meta
Ember Shadowspirit Diamond
Revitalizing Shadowspirit Diamond
Red
Brilliant Inferno Ruby
Blue
Sparkling Ocean Sapphire
Yellow
Fractured Amberjewel
Quick Amberjewel
Smooth Amberjewel
Purple
Purified Demonseye
Orange
Artful Ember Topaz
Potent Ember Topaz
Reckless Ember Topaz
Green
Zen Dream Emerald
Enchants:
Arcanum of Hyjal
Greater Inscription of Charged Lodestone
Felfire Inscription
Powerful Ghostly Spellthread
Ghostly Spellthread
Greater Critical Strike
Greater Speed
Exceptional Versatility
Mighty Intellect
Peerless Stats
Exceptional Versatility
Mastery
Haste
Haste
Greater Mastery
Greater Critical Strike
Greater Intellect
Critical Strike
Power Torrent
Heartsong
Hurricane
Superior Intellect
Ebonsteel Belt Buckle
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Mesoforte
6. Factions
Baradin's Wardens
/
Hellscream's Reach:
Rewards-
Shimmering Morningstar
/
Shimmering Morningstar
Mandala of Stirring Patterns
/
Mandala of Stirring Patterns
Insidious Staff
/
Insidious Staff
Wildhammer Clan
/
Dragonmaw Clan
Rewards-
Helm of the Skyborne
/
Helm of the Brown Lands
Lightning Flash Pendant
/
Yellow Smoke Pendant
Guardians of Hyjal
Rewards-
Arcanum of Hyjal
Cloak of the Dryads
Wilderness Legguards
Ramkahen:
Rewards-
Ammunae's Blessing
Sash of Prophecy
The Earthen Ring:
Rewards-
Pendant of Elemental Balance
Cloak of Ancient Wisdom
Earthmender's Boots
Therazane:
Rewards-
Lesser Inscription of Charged Lodestone
Greater Inscription of Charged Lodestone
Diamant's Ring of Temperance
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Mesoforte
7. Pre-Raid Items
Weapon
Amani Scepter of Rites
Draakara ZA
Biting Wind
Grand Vizer Ertran H VP
Elementium Hammer
BS
Scepter of Power
Setesh H HoO
Shimmering Morningstar
Baradin's Wardens/Helscream's Reach Revered
Torturer's Mercy
Rom'ogg Bonecrusher H BRC
Off-Hand
Lost Bag of Whammies
Cache of Madness ZG
Zulian Ward
Jin'do ZG
Crepuscular Shield
Ascendant Lord Obsidius H BRC
Shield of the Mists
2200 JP
Zora's Ward
Sia'mat H LCoT
Elementium Stormshield
BS
Apple-Bent Bough
2200 JP
Bioluminescent Lamp
Nepulton H ToT
Divine Companion
Inscription
Prophet's Scepter
High Priestess Azil H SC
Heartbound Tome
World Drop
Neck
Amulet of Tender Breath
Altaris H VP
Celadon Pendant
1250 JP
Eye of Many Deaths
JC
Pendant of the Keep
Baron SIlvermane H SFK
Pipefish Cord
Nepulton H ToT
Quicksilver Amulet
Karsh Steelbender H BRC
Tauntka's Necklace
High Prophet Barim H LCoT
Lightning Flash Pendant
Wildhammer Clan Exalted
Yellow Smoke Pendant
Dragonmaw Clan Exalted
Finger
Soul Drain Signet
Hex Lord Malcross ZA
Signet of Venoxis
Venoxis ZG
Band of Life Energy
Ammunae H HoO
Diamant's Ring of Temperance
Therazane Revered
Kibble
Beauty H BRC
Ring of Frozen Rain
Asaad H VP
Ring of Warring Elements
JC
Rose Quartz Band
Slabhide H SC
Spirit Creeper Ring
General Husam H LCoT
Veneficial Band
Augh H LCoT
Ring of the Boy Emperor
Tol'vir Archaeology
Cloak
Spiritcaller Cloak
ZG Zone Drop
Azureborne Cloak
Drahga Shadowburner H GB
Cloak of Ancient Wisdom
Earthen Ring Revered
Periwinkle Cloak
Lady Naz'jar H ToT
Solar Wind Cloak
Rajh H HoO
Springvale's Cloak
Commander Springvale H SFK
Relic
Book of Dark Prophecies
High Priestess Azil H SC
Book of the Well Sung Song
Vanessa Vancleef H DM
Tattooed Eyeball
Inscription
Captured Lightning
Asaad H VP
Chest
Breastplate of Serenity
High Priest Venoxis ZG
Breastplate of the Stilled Heart
Commander Springvale H SFK
Chromis Chestpiece
Commander Uthlok H ToT
Vest of the Waking Dream
2200 JP
Boots
Dark Iron Chain Boots
Forgemaster Throngus H GB
Earthmender's Boots
Earthen Ring Exalted
Gloves
Mojo-Mender's Gloves
Chest Drop ZA
Gleaning Gloves
1650 JP
Ionic Gloves
General Husam H LCoT
Old Friend's Gloves
Helix Gearbreaker H DM
Helm
Mask of Restless Spirits
Draakara ZA
Cowl of the Unseen World
High Priestess Azil H SC
Helm of the Inward Eye
2200 JP
Leggings
Kilt of Forgotten Rites
Whooshoolay ZG
Chaotic Wrappings
Setesh H HoO
Heat Wave Leggings
Karsh Steelbreaker H BRC
Leggings of Soothing Silence
2200 JP
Wilderness Legguards
Guardians of Hyjal Revered
Shoulder
Spiritbinder Spaulders
Zanzil ZG
Burden of Lost Humanity
Lord Walden H SFK
Fallen Snow Shoulderguards
Grand Vizer Ertran H VP
Seafoam Mantle
1650 JP
Belt
Hawkscale Waistguard
Jan'alai ZA
Belt of Petrified Tears
Temple Guardian Anhuur H HoO
Belt of the Still Stream
1650 JP
Sash of Prophecy
Ramaken Revered
Stormleather Sash
LW
Wrists
Shadowmender Wristguards
Hazzali ZA
Manacles of Pain
Rom'ogg Bonecrusher H BRC
Shackles of the Betrayed
Vanessa Vancleef H DM
Trinket
Darkmoon Card: Tsunami
Inscription
Vibrant Alchemist Stone
Alchemy
Lifebound Alchemist Stone
Alchemy
Mandala of Stirring Patterns
Baradin's Wardens/Hellscream's Reach Exalted
Tyrande's Favorite Doll
Night Elf Archaeology
Blood of Isiset
Isiset H HoO
Corrupted Egg Shell
Erudax H GB
Figurine - Dream Owl
JC
Figurine - Jeweled Serpent
JC
Sea Star
Nepulton H ToT
Tear of Blood
High Priestess Azil H SC
Tendrils of Burrowing Dark
Erudax H GB
Witching Hourglass
Ascendant Lord Obsidius H BRC
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Mesoforte
8. Addons:
Grid
Clique
Healbot
Vuhdo
Deadly Boss Mods
Shieldsup
9. Macros:
Heroism/Bloodlust
I'm thinking about changing my saying to "Beat the mage/hunter to it!"
#showtooltip Heroism
/cast Heroism
/rw Heroism Active
/y I'mma validatin' mah raid spot!
#showtooltip Bloodlust
/cast Bloodlust
/rw Bloostlust Active
/y I'mma validatin' mah raid spot
Instant Greater Healing Wave
#showtooltip Nature's Swiftness
/cast Nature's Swiftness
/use
Mana Tide Totem Notifier
#showtooltip Mana Tide Totem
/cast Mana Tide Totem
/p Mana Tide Totem Activated
Reincarnation Tracker
#showtooltip Reincarnation
Mouse-over Macros
Chain Heal
#showtooltip Chain heal
/use
Cleanse Spirit
#showtooltip Cleanse Spirit
/use
Earth Shield
#showtooltip Earth Shield
/use
Healing Wave
#showtooltip Healing Wave
/use
Greater Healing Wave
#showtooltip Greater Healing Wave
/use
Healing Surge
#showtooltip Healing Surge
/use
Ancestral Spirit
#showtooltip Ancestral Spirit
/use
Riptide
#showtooltip Riptide
/use
Unleash Elements
#showtooltip Unleash Elements
/use
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Mesoforte
You should reserve a few slots, just in case...if you do, I'll make sure to delete this post
If the gear one ends up being too long, I'll make another thread, like the old guide. >.> <.< No worries
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K, just thought I'd suggest it. Either way, I'll be reading both.
Oh, and obligatory "reported for sticky"
Thanks.
Its basically done, exempting the gear portion. That won't be complete until the database is cleaned up.
So, anything else is open for suggestion. :D
Also thanks to whichever mod did the hyperlink shortcut edit for me. >.> <.< Sneaky rascal.
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Oh, and obligatory "
reported for sticky
"
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Mesoforte
Awesome post
. Just one thing: Tidal Force doesn't exist anymore so you need to tweak your instant GHW macro.
I guess copy pasta was FTL this time. XD
I got a comment about your macros. You typically make them the long way:
/cast Greater Healing Wave; Greater Healing wave; Greater Healing Wave
You can avoid using spell name so many times by putting all conditionals in 1 line (plus /use takes less space too)
/use
I'll give that a shot when the servers come back up :S That's the first time I've seen them done that way.
Very good guide.
To nitpick one thing: Under the totem buff category, you should have
Demonic Pact
(from a Demo Lock) up there with Totemic Wrath, they're the same thing.
Also, I have no clue about hunters but does
Aspect of the Wild
still exist and does it only bring Nature Resistance?
Thanks, I knew I forgot about something. Wild only gives nature resist, so the totem should overwrite it. The reason I'm not sure about concentration aura and the resist totem is they give two resists that are the same, but one that is different.
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Also, just my opinion, but...if you go the Focused Insights/Telluric Currents route, Elemental Precision is a must. Missing, even once, with Lightning Bolt would be a bad thing. It makes sure that you won't miss with Lightning Bolt and, since it increases Lightning Bolts damage, increases the amount of mana you gain. Was thinking something like
this
. Thoughts?
That would depend on hit cap and such. :\
I think GC made a post that TC wasn't supposed to be used all the time or to be viable damage, but was just something for a healer to do without feeling like they were wasting mana. As we learn more about it in the expansion, it'll be easier to fill in those points. But I left so many spare ones because I'm not sure about it.
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