Cataclysm Classic Restoration Shaman Leveling (2024)

Last updated on May 18, 2024 at 00:00by Seksixeny

On this page, you will find our level-by-level Restoration Shaman leveling guide for WoW Cataclysm Classic.

Restoration is not recommended for solo leveling as it is muchslower at killing enemies than the other specializations. If you want to level asRestoration, we suggest playing almost entirely in dungeons as ahealer. If you are interested in the fastest solo leveling experience with a casterplaystyle, check out our Elemental Shaman LevelingGuide.

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Level: 1

Your first talent point unlocks at Level 10.

Start with Spark of Life for a generalhealing benefit, especially when healing yourself.

Start with Spark of Life for a generalhealing benefit, especially when healing yourself, and follow up with Tidal Focus.

Start with Spark of Life for a generalhealing benefit, especially when healing yourself, and follow up with Tidal Focus. Resurgence is also a powerful talent, although you will likely nothave enough critical strike at low levels to get much benefit from it.

Start with Spark of Life for a generalhealing benefit, especially when healing yourself, and follow up with Tidal Focus. Resurgence is also a powerful talent, although you will likely nothave enough critical strike at low levels to get much benefit from it. Continueby allocating points into Totemic Focus.

Start with Spark of Life for a generalhealing benefit, especially when healing yourself, and follow up with Tidal Focus. Resurgence is also a powerful talent, although you will likely nothave enough critical strike at low levels to get much benefit from it. Continueby allocating points into Totemic Focus and finish the first partof your journey by grabbing Nature's Swiftness, a great emergencybutton.

Ancestral Healing is extremely strong inthe end game, and you can pick it early on.

Ancestral Healing is extremely strong inthe end game, and you can pick it early on. Take Nature's Blessingalso to significantly increase your tank healing.

Ancestral Healing is extremely strong inthe end game, and you can pick it early on. Take Nature's Blessingalso to significantly increase your tank healing. Soothing Rains shouldbe skipped at first while going down the tree in favor of Focused Insightas Healing Rain is only unlocked much further and DPSing in between healingis recommended while in leveling content.

Ancestral Healing is extremely strong inthe end game, and you can pick it early on. Take Nature's Blessingalso to significantly increase your tank healing. Soothing Rains shouldbe skipped at first while going down the tree in favor of Focused Insightas Healing Rain is only unlocked much further and DPSing in between healingis recommended while in leveling content. Finish this part of leveling by pickingup Improved Cleanse Spirit to gain a magic dispel.

Spirit Link Totem and Mana Tide Totem aresignificant unlocks.

Spirit Link Totem and Mana Tide Totemare significant unlocks, and Ancestral Awakening is a decent talent insmall group content, although you will not have enough critical strike to make themost out of it yet.

Spirit Link Totem and Mana Tide Totemare significant unlocks, and Ancestral Awakening is a decent talentin small group content, although you will not have enough critical strike to makethe most out of it yet. Finish the Restoration tree by picking up Tidal Wavesfor a huge increase in single target healing.

Spirit Link Totem and Mana Tide Totemare significant unlocks, and Ancestral Awakening is a decent talentin small group content, although you will not have enough critical strike to makethe most out of it yet. Finish the Restoration tree by picking up Tidal Wavesfor a huge increase in single target healing and Soothing Rains forits Healing Stream Totem benefits.

Spirit Link Totem and Mana Tide Totemare significant unlocks, and Ancestral Awakening is a decent talentin small group content, although you will not have enough critical strike to makethe most out of it yet. Finish the Restoration tree by picking up Tidal Wavesfor a huge increase in single target healing, Soothing Rains for its Healing Stream Totem benefits, and Riptide to activate Tidal Waves.

Elemental Weapons in the Enhancement treeis a great way to go forward.

Elemental Weapons and Improved Shieldsin the Enhancement tree are a great way to go forward.

Elemental Weapons and Improved Shieldsin the Enhancement tree are a great way to go forward. While there are many optionsfor the final talents, we recommend taking Ancestral Swiftness forleveling for the extra movement speed and instant Ghost Wolf.

Elemental Weapons and Improved Shieldsin the Enhancement tree are a great way to go forward. While there are many optionsfor the final talents, we recommend taking Ancestral Swiftness forleveling for the extra movement speed and instant Ghost Wolf. Finish yourtalents with Acuity for more critical strike.

Your leveling glyphs are mostly the same as your endgame glyphs. Glyphs can bea huge boost to your healing capabilities as some glyphs greatly improve the baselinepower of your key abilities.

1. Glyph of Earthliving Weapon — a nice passive boost to your Earthliving Weaponimbue healing.
2. Glyph of Riptide — huge increase to Riptide healingand also drastically increases the amount of time you have to use Chain Healon it for extra healing.
3. Glyph of Earth Shield — another passive boost, this time to your Earth Shield healing.

1. Glyph of Chain Heal — increases the smart healing done by Chain Healwhile slightly reducing healing to the first target, which is often overhealing anyway.
2. Glyph of Healing Stream Totem — removes the need for using Elemental Resistance Totemby baking its power into Healing Stream Totem.
3. Glyph of Stoneclaw Totem — converts your Stoneclaw Toteminto a strong personal cooldown.

1. Glyph of Water Walking — allows you to cast Water Walkingwithout a reagent, saving gold in the process.
2. Glyph of Renewed Life — removes the reagent requirement from Reincarnation, saving some gold over time.
3. Glyph of Astral Recall — lowering the cooldown of your Astral Recallallows you to move around more frequently, especially if you have your Hearthstoneat your faction's central hub and all its portals.

1. Use Healing Surge for emergency healing only;
2. Use Healing Rain if multiple allies are injuredand will be able to stay inside the rain for most of its duration;
3. Use Unleash Elements with Earthliving Weaponon an injured target;
4. Use Riptide on cooldown for efficient healingand Tidal Waves;
5. Use Chain Heal to heal group damage, consuminga low duration Riptide buff if available for extra healing;
6. Use Chain Heal to heal group damage;
7. Use Greater Healing Wave (highly injured target)or Healing Wave (lightly injured target) to heal single-target damage;
8. Use Healing Wave to heal single-target damage;
9. If moving and Riptide is not available, use Flame Shock or Earth Shock to enable Focused Insight.Use it on Chain Heal if possible;
10. If moving and Riptide is not available, use Flame Shock or Earth Shock to enable Focused Insight.Use it on Chain Heal if possible;
11. Use Lava Burst (with Flame Shock on target)and Lightning Bolt or Chain Lightning to DPS.
12. Use Flame Shock and Lightning Boltor Chain Lightning to DPS.
13. Use Flame Shock and Lightning Boltto DPS.
14. Use Lightning Bolt to DPS.

While leveling, you will not need to use all of your spells. Many can beskipped to save gold and trained at a later date, when you have more goldavailable to you. We recommend to not train these spells below, and save yourgold for gear, glyphs and mounts instead.

• Primal Strike
• Fire Nova
• Frost Shock
• Frostbrand Weapon
• Far Sight
• Elemental Resistance Totem (assuming usage of Glyph of Healing Stream Totem)
• Bind Elemental
• Totem of Tranquil Mind
• Rockbiter Weapon

Congratulations on hitting Level 85 in Cataclysm! Now that your leveling processis over, you can learn more about maximum level Restoration gameplayby reading our detailed guide below.