Curated for PvP — enemy cooldown tracking, CC diminishing returns, and Spirit Link Totem with Hex CC and Wind Shear purge for 3v3 Arena and Battlegrounds. Reviewed 28 Jun 2026.
Recommended Resto Shaman arena build — Totemic with Totemic Recall resetting Spirit Link Totem and Healing Tide Totem for back-to-back defensive cooldowns. Hex, Wind Shear, and Tremor Totem provide full CC and dispel utility.
Battleground-focused Totemic build — same defensive profile as the 3v3 variant with Spirit Link Totem and Healing Tide Totem resets. Wind Rush Totem for team movement speed on objectives; Capacitor Totem AoE CC on flag and objective zones.
Record your own talent build alongside your addons — it's included when you share your setup. Get a talent string from the Wowhead talent calculator or export directly from the in-game talent tree (press N → share icon). Paste the URL or the raw string — both work.
2.8M downloads
Tracks every enemy CC and DR — Restoration Shaman has Hex as its primary CC, and chaining Hexes requires knowing exactly when DR expires to re-apply for maximum uptime. Audio alerts on enemy kick usage give you the window to Wind Shear-purge before the kick lands.
1.5M downloads
Shows enemy offensive cooldowns the instant they pop — as a healer you need to know when Avenging Wrath, Combustion, or Metamorphosis is active to pre-load Spirit Link Totem or Healing Tide Totem before the burst arrives, not react after it lands.
23.3M downloads
Makes Hex visible as a large icon on the target's unit frame — your DPS partners need to see your CC land and confirm the target is locked before swapping. BigDebuffs makes Hex timing readable at a glance so your team can act without voice confirmation every round.
310.5K downloads
Alerts when your Hex target has become immune or already CCed — wasting Hex on an immune or already-CCed target burns a critical GCD and the CC cooldown. DontCast flags these states so you redirect to the open target before the cast fires.
7.8M downloads
Marks enemy healers on nameplates — as Restoration Shaman you are the primary focus target in most matchups. HHTD alerts when you are being targeted so you can react with Astral Shift or Ghost Wolf kiting before the damage lands.
507.2K downloads
Shows all enemy players in a Battleground — Restoration Shaman needs to manage Healing Tide Totem and Spirit Link Totem reactively against incoming burst. Knowing which enemies have offensive CDs active lets you pre-position totems before the damage arrives.
10.5M downloads
Restoration Shaman is the backbone of flag carrier healing and node defense — knowing how many seconds until a node flips keeps Healing Tide Totem timing optimal. Capping gives you a clean timer overlay for every BG objective — flag carrier status, node capture bars, and vehicle health — without cluttering the main HUD.
345.4M downloads
Per-spell breakdown of your healing output for the fight. Chain Heal should be your highest-throughput spell in AoE situations — if Healing Surge is dominating, you're burning mana on emergency single-target heals instead of using Tidal Waves procs to make Healing Wave efficient.
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Most of what ElvUI covers for Restoration Shaman is better handled by VuhDo or Grid2 (raid frames), Dominos (action bars), and Platynator (nameplates). Only install if you want a fully unified UI aesthetic and are prepared for the significant configuration overhead — VuhDo alone handles the healer-critical setup faster.
9.5M downloads
Enemy cast bars on nameplates show incoming damage before it lands, so you can position Healing Rain, start a Chain Heal cast, or pre-apply Riptide to the tank before the spike. In M+, the gap between anticipating damage and reacting to it is the difference between smooth pulls and scrambling.
4.1M downloads
Shows class icons on enemy nameplates so you identify which enemies to Hex, purge, or position Capacitor Totem against. CC glow highlights your Hex and Earthbind Totem root landing so you can confirm CC without tracking the target's frame separately.
33.4M downloads
Tracks cross-character cooldown state from the combat log — see whether the other healer's Tranquility, Barrier, or Aura Mastery is available before you burn or hold your own Healing Tide Totem. Bloodlust and interrupt cooldowns are also tracked so you know when Heroism will be called and when to cover a kick.
938.2K downloads
Configurable timers for your major cooldowns on screen. Tracks Healing Tide Totem (3 min), Spirit Link (3 min), Ancestral Guidance (2 min), and Bloodlust so you know at a glance what's available without scanning your action bars mid-pull.
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Hex on focus healer, Wind Shear kick on focus, Spirit Link Totem emergency, Healing Tide Totem burst, Tremor Totem fear break, Astral Shift defensive, Grounding Totem spell redirect, Ghost Wolf escape
Versatility primary for damage reduction and healing amplification, Mastery (Deep Healing) for burst healing on low-health teammates, Haste for Chain Heal cast speed and Riptide availability during sustained pressure
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