I’m about to hit 70 on my first resto shaman and I’m wondering which totems i should use.
I would like to do unrated Bgs and group dungeons as a healer. I assume I’ll want to use different totems depending on if I’m doing PVP or PVE, so can someone please give me a rundown of which totems to use in either situation? For leveling so far I’ve only been using the healing totems when necessary.
I should preface by saying I don’t PVP.
But in the case of PVE, for healing totems, most build guides will suggest for you to use Cloudburst Totem over Healing Stream Totem, but tbh I use Healing Stream as it’s less hassle and I’m new to Resto shaman myself, but I’ve managed to heal up to a Mythic +13 with that quite comfortably.
You will also have Spirit Link Totem for group damage reduction and easily healing up the whole group when stacked within it, as well as Healing Tide Totem as a drop and forget cooldown when consistent dmg is goin out to the whole group. At the moment there is no reason to take Mana Tide Totem into dungeons, cuz you can sit and drink between pulls.
For non-healing totems you’ll have Capacitor Totem for an AOE stun, and Earthbind Totem for an AOE slow, as well as Wind Rush Totem to increase movement speed. Tremor Totem can be taken situationally if you know that there is a charm or fear mechanic in the content you are doing that you would like to use it for.
That’s it for totems PVE wise.
I’ll offer a PvP perspective. I’d say healing stream over cloudburst, especially in TWW because totemic hero talents also cause healing stream to heal a secondary target with each pulse.
In PvP I’d also recommend static field totem (PvP talents) with Totemic Projection, you can scoop up multiple players and relocate them away from you or grab some healers and throw them into the middle of your dps.
Earthen Wall is good for getting focussed and spirit link to save orb / flag carriers.
Mana tide for mana regen would be recommended as resto is a little heavier on mana cost than some other healers, also the updated supporting talent will give 3 instant cast healing surges which is great in PvP as instant casts are amazing.
Obviously healing tide totem and all its supporting talents are great as it’s your biggest AoE recovery for heavy pressure fights (especially for BGs)
Poison cleansing totem is next to useless in PvP unless the enemy team is rocking a ton of rogues.
Stone bulwark totem will be more valuable in TWW as it provides a bubble for all kinds of damage vs just a physical damage reduction %.
And of course all totems that CC or cleanse CCes are pretty useful in PvP
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