Major Guides

Our official guides are all complementary, not intended to compete or conflict, so you should read them all.

• Wowhead: Resto Druid pages on Wowhead are written and kept up-to-date by Voulk. They will always include an overview of meta/starter talent builds, gear, rotations, and general gameplay tips.

• Icy Veins: Resto Druid pages on Icy Veins are also written and kept up-to-date by Voulk now, but originally by Torty. His write-ups build on foundational class knowledge and offer more in-depth explanations on optimising our kit for different content and scenarios.

  • Icy Veins encounter guide (Resto Druid specific advice) will be linked here when live
  • Resto Druid DPS in PvE content guide originally by Torty, now edited by Voulk

• Questionably Epic: Resto Druid pages on Questionably Epic are written by Voulk. He gave the site an enormous update ahead of Patch 11.1! Please go check it out.

  • What's changing going into 12.0 overview
  • QE encounter guide (general advice) by Broccoliz will be linked here when live

Quick Offspec Guide

Have you been asked to Offspec Resto Druid on incredibly short notice? Here are talent strings to use for Raid and M+ respectively, along with the most important interactions in our kit for both content types.

Raid Healing

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In Raid, we ramp in one minute intervals. Here is the sequence you are looking to emulate:

• Maintain Lifebloom on a target that needs healing and will be stacked with the group for Lifetreading
• Spread Rejuvenation around the raid 15-20 seconds before major damage events for Abundance stacks
• Keep Swiftmend and Wild Growth on cooldown to spawn Grove Guardians
• Cast Convoke the Spirits as the damage event starts, then Regrowth after for little mana cost

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• Maintain Lifebloom on a target that needs healing and will be stacked with the group for Lifetreading
• Use Swiftmend before Regrowth on a non-Lifebloom target to benefit from Rampant Growth
• Spread Rejuvenation to prepare for heavy-hitting Boss abilities
• Cast Convoke the Spirits for big healing on the entire group

Resto Druid BiS Gear

All Wowhead and Icy Veins class guides always have "BiS" lists, but we only want to use them to get an idea of what pieces we will find valuable. As Resto Druids, we always use the tools in the "Simming" section below to determine what gear to equip and where we might find upgrades.

"Simming" Resto Druid

It's not actually simming, but it's the closest we've got. Your SimC output can be used on the following websites:

Questionably Epic Live

Questionably Epic Live (QELive): QELive was created by Voulk and is our resource that is always kept most up-to-date. Select the Dungeon or Raid setting at the top of the page, and use the Top Gear module to find your best set of gear based on everything you own and put into it. Top Gear supports set bonuses, stat diminishing returns, special effects, Great Vault exclusivity, and more.

QELive basics

• The Dungeon setting can be further configured to "Healing focused" or "Balanced" mode
• For the Raid setting, insert a log using the button in the top right for increased accuracy

QELive notable pages

• Trinkets graph with Optional Settings for individual vs. group benefit, etc.
• Embellishments graph with tabs for HPS, DPS, and a combination of both
• Upgrade finder with filters for content types and difficulty levels

For further support, refer to Voulk's tutorial on all of QELive's tools and check out the QELive Discord server.

Raidbots

Raidbots: Raidbots is the default resource for simulating Resto Druid damage, particularly for use in M+.

Other Resources

WoWAnalyzer

Resto Druids can use WoWAnalyzer to receive general feedback on Logs. If you haven't uploaded any Logs yourself, you should still search your character name on Warcraft Logs to see if anyone has logged any content with you. Our WoWAnalyzer modules are maintained by Sref.

Addons

Blizzard's stock UI changes severely harm healers like Resto Druid. Addons can no longer do much beyond reskinning stock Raid/Party frames and the Cooldown Manager.

Game and Addon developers will continue to make changes during pre-patch, so this section will be finalised closer to the start of Midnight Season One. In the meantime, please refer to the links below, which you may find particularly useful in navigating UI setup during pre-patch:

• Wowhead page for Resto Druid UI resources
• Questionably Epic page for Resto Druid UI resources
• How to replace default icons guide by Pureformance
• If you see someone playing with Raid/Party frames or an Addon profile you like but cannot find on your own, consider asking directly for the import code, like in their stream chat or comment section

Dreamgrove Discord Server

Join the Dreamgrove Discord server to stay up-to-date on the latest news and strategies, and to ask questions and share your own experiences about Resto Druid.

Regular posters include the authors of our official guides, notable contributors to our class knowledge, and a handful of notable Resto Druid players in the Raid and M+ scenes. You can learn a lot just by lurking.

If you have any questions or comments regarding this page, you can ping me there.

How to get good advice in #resto

No matter the time of day, there is always someone knowledgeable ready to help in #resto. Here's what you can do to make sure they can give you the best advice possible:

• Best practice: Post a link to a Log. If you haven't uploaded any Logs yourself, you should still search your character name on Warcraft Logs to see if anyone has logged any content with you.
• Second best practice: Post a screenshot of your Healing and/or Damage breakdown from your Details! Damage Meter.
• If you don't have any evidence of your performance to share, you can still try to describe how you play to receive some feedback. But if you are serious about improving, you should be prepared to look into the above tools.