Restoration Druid

HealerRace: Night ElfBuild 1.60.1.70753

Restoration is the heal-over-time healer. Improved Rejuvenation and Improved Regrowth make the HoTs the core, Swiftmend cashes them in for a burst heal, Nature's Swiftness is the instant emergency button, and Wild Growth is the capstone. Balance points add Improved Wrath, Moonglow mana savings and Nature's Reach.

Starter build and talent order Talent calculator Pre-raid BiS Leveling route Spellbook Enchants & consumables

Rotation

Opener: Mark of the Wild and Thorns out, Rejuvenation on the tank before the pull, Regrowth as the first big heal.

Priority: Rejuvenation on everyone taking damage, Regrowth for spikes, Healing Touch downranked for the tank, Swiftmend when talented to turn a HoT into a burst heal.

Cooldowns: Nature's Swiftness + Healing Touch, Innervate on yourself at 20% mana, Rebirth once per fight, Tranquility on a group-wide hit.

Forever notes: HoT healing with Swiftmend is the PvP king and a strong raid support in Forever's smaller raids.

Stats

Healing power, Spirit (Living Spirit), Intellect, mp5, then Spell Crit (Improved Regrowth).

HoTs scale with healing power only, so stack it and keep Spirit for regen.

Numbers for every spec and a gear comparer: stat weights.

Where it ranks

See the tier lists for PvE and PvP placement, and Classic vs Forever changes for what Blizzard altered in this class.

Wowhead and Icy Veins keep spec guides of their own: Icy Veins Restoration Druid, Wowhead class guides. Our rotation notes are editorial, written for the Nov 2 tuning.

Editorial, 2026-11-04; sources linked in the text. Wowhead and Icy Veins guides are referenced, not copied. Data from talentsforever.com (CC BY 4.0), read from the WoW Forever beta client, build 1.60.1.70753. Updated 2026-11-04. World of Warcraft is a trademark of Blizzard Entertainment; this is a fan site.