Shaman · Healer · MoP Classic 5.4.8

MoP Classic P5 Restoration Shaman Guide

Riptide builds Tidal Waves, choose Chain Heal/Healing Wave based on positioning and pressure, Healing Rain and Spirit Link cover stacked raid damage.

Core resource:Mana

Core Rotation

Use Riptide on cooldown on sustained damage targets, use Tidal Waves to speed up or empower the next batch of single-target heals.
When the raid is stacked, pre-cast Healing Rain; start Chain Heal from a target taking high damage and able to bounce fully.
Use Mana Tide early to serve the whole team's mana, and assign Healing Tide and Spirit Link to the heaviest raid damage.

Tidal Waves：Riptide/Chain Heal provide buff stacks that alter Healing Wave and Greater Healing Wave cast time and crit. Stacks should be continuously consumed by high-value direct heals.
Chain Heal：Depends on distance between targets and first jump choice; start from a low-health target in the center of the group, far better than mindlessly casting on the current target.
Earth Shield and totems：Earth Shield stabilizes tank healing; totems like Healing Stream provide high efficiency based on position and timing; forgetting them is permanent loss.

-10 sec｜Earth Shield on main tank; confirm Water Shield and totem positions：Complete permanent setup before pull.
-4 sec｜Pre-hot tanks/first debuffs with Riptide.：Generate Tidal Waves and establish sustained healing.
0 sec｜Healing Stream Totem lands with the first wave of damage.：Start the cooldown cycle of short-CD totems.
Before raid damage｜Healing Rain at the stack point.：Ground effects require early positioning.
Damage lands｜Chain Heal from the central injured target, weaving in Riptide.：Maximize each bounce and Tidal Waves stack usage.

Hard-casting Chain Heal when the raid is spread yields very low value.
Spirit Link redistributes health, must be placed to cover key members.
Riptide, Healing Rain uptime, and average Chain Heal hits.
Tidal Waves consumption, mana curve, and number of people covered by raid cooldowns.