Restoration Druid
PvE guide, updated for Patch 12.1.5
Introduction
This is the Restoration Druid Healer guide for end-game PvE. SimulationCraft models damage, not healing, so its stat priority, gems and enchants, consumables and talent builds come from what top Mythic+ players run, read each week from Blizzard’s leaderboards and the Armory.
Read it as what the players in the highest keys chose, not as a measured best: their gear follows what dropped for them, and their choices follow the guides they read. It covers Mythic+ only, so raid stats and builds aren’t in it.
Restoration in the current meta
How popular is Restoration in end-game PvE?
Among top players on Blizzard’s Mythic+ leaderboards, Restoration is the 5th most played of 7 healer specs.
- Guardian46.2% of tanks#1
- Restoration3.5% of healers#5
- Feral1.8% of DPS#15
- Balance1.1% of DPS#18
Is Restoration rising or falling?
Restoration is 3.5% of top Mythic+ healers this week. Too few top players played Restoration the week before Patch 12.1.5 to measure a change.
- RestorationToo few players
Guide sections
- Stat PriorityStat priority for optimizing a level 90 Restoration Druid. Updated for patch 12.1.5.
- Gems & EnchantsGems and enchants for optimizing a level 90 Restoration Druid. Updated for patch 12.1.5.
- ConsumablesPotions, flasks, and other important consumables for optimizing a level 90 Restoration Druid. Updated for patch 12.1.5.
- Talent BuildsTalent builds for maximizing performance as a level 90 Restoration Druid. Updated for patch 12.1.5.
- MethodologyWhere each section’s numbers come from.