Restoration Druid Healing PVE Guide – WotLK

Welcome to the PVE Restoration Druid Healing Guide for World of Warcraft Wrath of the Lich King!

This guide will teach you how to play a Restoration Druid Healing in a raid. It covers talents, glyphs, gems, enchantments, rotation, and gameplay tips.

Major Glyphs

• Glyph of Wild Growth
• Glyph of Swiftmend
• Glyph of Nourish works with Nourish for improved healing based upon the number of HoT spells on your target
• Glyph of Regrowth for 5-man instances and for new healers

Minor Glyphs

• Glyph of the Wild
• Glyph of Unburdened Rebirth
• Glyph of Dash

Gems are situational and depend on the build and equipment. They are used to reach the required stat caps.

• Meta – Insightful Earthsiege Diamond or Ember Skyflare Diamond
• Red – Runed Cardinal Ruby
• Yellow – Reckless Ametrine
• Blue – Purified Dreadstone

• Head – Arcanum of Blissful Mending
• Shoulder – Greater Inscription of the Crag
• Cloak – Enchant Cloak – Greater Speed
• Chest – Enchant Chest – Powerful Stats
• Bracers – Enchant Bracers – Superior Spellpower
• Gloves – Enchant Gloves – Exceptional Spellpower
• Waist – Eternal Belt Buckle
• Legs – Brilliant Spellthread
• Boots – Enchant Boots – Tuskarr’s Vitality or Enchant Boots – Greater Spirit
• Weapon
  • One Hand – Enchant Weapon – Mighty Spellpower
  • Staves – Enchant Staff – Greater Spellpower

Restoration Druids have spell priority as opposed to a formal rotation.

1. Use Nature’s Swiftness + Healing Touch in emergency situations
2. Use Rejuvenation on multiple targets, prioritize tanks and players likely to benefit from Revitalize.
3. Use Wild Growth to target groups of players within 15 yards of each other.
4. Use Swiftmend or Regrowth for a burst of healing when necessary, prioritizing targets in immediate danger of dying or experiencing significant damage spikes.
5. Maintain Lifebloom when Omen of Clarity procs for free mana.
6. Use Nourish as a spot healing tool for players taking moderate damage, prioritizing it based on the amount of damage being received.

• Helm – Sanctified Lasherweave Helmet
• Necklace – Bone Sentinel’s Amulet
• Shoulder – Sanctified Lasherweave Pauldrons
• Cloak – Greatcloak of the Turned Champion
• Chest – Sanguine Silk Robes
• Bracers – Bracers of Fiery Night
• Gloves – Sanctified Lasherweave Gauntlets
• Waist – Professor’s Bloodied Smock
• Legs – Sanctified Lasherweave Legplates
• Feet – Boots of Unnatural Growth
• Idol – Idol of the Black Willow
• Rings
  • Memory of Malygos
  • Ashen Band of Endless Wisdom
• Trinkets
  • Althor’s Abacus
  • Glowing Twilight Scale
• Weapons
  • Main Hand – Val’anyr, Hammer of Ancient Kings
  • Off-Hand – Sundial of Eternal Dusk