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Restoration Shaman · Mythic+

Curated for Mythic+ — Riptide into Chain Heal burst on chain pulls, Earth Shield maintenance through tank swaps, Healing Rain pre-positioned on the melee stack, and Purify Spirit timing on targeted dispellable debuffs without losing Riptide uptime. Reviewed 28 Jun 2026.

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Totemic Mythic+

Totemic

Recommended for M+ — Totemic with Chain Heal burst during Healing Tide windows and Totemic Recall for sustained totem uptime across chain pulls. Strong across all key levels.

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Builds

Farseer Mythic+

Farseer

Alternative M+ build — Farseer with Call of the Ancestors for additional healing from ancestor echoes during heavy damage pulls. Preferred when sustained multi-target throughput outweighs Totemic burst.

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Builds

Custom build

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.

Addons

Why no WeakAuras? Midnight's API blocks WeakAuras from reading your buffs and cooldowns. The addons here cover what it used to handle.
Boss encounters 2

BigWigs Bossmods

Boss timers

194.0M downloads

Works in Midnight Updated 20 May 2026

For Restoration Shaman, timer visibility is critical for pre-positioning Healing Rain before forced movement mechanics, and knowing exactly when a tank is about to take spiked damage to delay Riptide so it applies right as the hit lands. LittleWigs is required for dungeon boss modules — install both.

Tracks
Boss timers · Healing Rain pre-positioning · Dungeon modules · Cooldown timing
Requires
Requires LittleWigs for dungeon boss modules · CurseForge
Open on CurseForge

GTFO

Advanced Ground effect alerts

95.9M downloads

Works in Midnight Updated 1 May 2026

Healers are often heads-down on raid frames — the audio alarm gives you a cue to move without requiring you to look away from the group's health bars. For Restoration Shaman this is especially useful since Healing Rain placement requires you to be positioned before the ground effect fires. Install knowing it's significantly more limited than pre-Midnight — it covers specific tracked boss mechanics only, not general ground effects.

Tracks
Ground effect alerts · Audible alarms · Boss hazards
Requires
Standalone addon · CurseForge
Open on CurseForge
Meters & logs 1

Details! Damage Meter

Healing meters

345.4M downloads

Works in Midnight Updated 10 May 2026

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.

Tracks
Healing meters · Chain Heal efficiency · Riptide · Tidal Waves · Overheal
Requires
Standalone addon · CurseForge
Open on CurseForge
Raid Frames 3

VuhDo

Click-casting

87.3M downloads

Works in Midnight Updated 12 May 2026

Healer-focused raid frames with built-in click-casting — bind Riptide to left-click and Chain Heal to right-click so every GCD is a mouse click on a frame. Also tracks Earth Shield charge count and flags Purify Spirit-able debuffs with a coloured border.

Tracks
Click-casting · Raid frames · Earth Shield tracking · Purify Spirit alerts · Debuff display
Requires
Standalone addon · CurseForge
Open on CurseForge

Grid2

Advanced Raid frames

42.1M downloads

Works in Midnight Updated 18 Apr 2026

Compact, modular raid frames that pair with the Clicked addon for mouseover click-casting. Displays Earth Shield charges, Riptide HoT presence, and Purify Spirit-able debuffs as coloured indicators; choose this over VuhDo if you want more frame customisation.

Tracks
Raid frames · Earth Shield · Riptide tracking · Debuff display · Clicked compatible
Requires
Standalone addon · CurseForge — pair with Clicked for click-casting
Open on CurseForge

ElvUI

Advanced Unit frames

Tukui.org addon

Works in Midnight Updated 15 May 2026

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.

Tracks
Unit frames · Action bars · Nameplates · Full UI replacement
Requires
Full UI replacement · tukui.org — not on CurseForge
Open on Tukui.org
Nameplates & awareness 2

Platynator

Enemy cast bars

9.5M downloads

Works in Midnight Updated 19 May 2026

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.

Tracks
Enemy cast bars · Incoming damage · M+ pull awareness · Pre-cast timing
Requires
Standalone addon · CurseForge
Open on CurseForge

TargetedSpells

Targeted casts

743.8K downloads

Works in Midnight Updated 2 May 2026

Visual and audio alert the moment a dangerous cast is aimed specifically at you, giving you time to pop Astral Shift (40% damage reduction) or move with Spirit Wolf before the hit lands. Losing the healer to a targeted mechanic mid-chain pull is one of the most preventable wipes.

Tracks
Targeted casts · Astral Shift timing · Healer survivability · Audio alerts
Requires
Standalone addon · CurseForge
Open on CurseForge
Cooldowns & tracking 2

OmniCD

Healer cooldowns

33.4M downloads

Works in Midnight Updated 27 Feb 2026 1 click from this site

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.

Tracks
Healer cooldowns · Healing Tide Totem · Bloodlust · Interrupt tracking
Requires
Standalone addon · CurseForge
Open on CurseForge

BetterCooldownManager

Personal cooldowns

938.2K downloads

Works in Midnight Updated 15 Mar 2026

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.

Tracks
Personal cooldowns · Healing Tide Totem · Spirit Link · Ancestral Guidance · Bloodlust
Requires
Standalone addon · CurseForge
Open on CurseForge
Utility & QoL 4

Mythic Dungeon Tools

Dungeon maps

93.8M downloads

Works in Midnight Updated 20 May 2026

MDT shows the full dungeon map with enemy positions, patrol routes, and force percentages. For Restoration Shaman, it's most valuable for planning pull sizes around Healing Tide Totem and Spirit Link Totem cooldowns — you can see upcoming pulls and identify when to hold a major cooldown versus spend it, and flag packs with heavy debuff pressure where Purify Spirit will be required multiple times.

Tracks
Dungeon maps · Pull sizing · Healing Tide Totem planning · Dispel tracking · Route sharing
Requires
Standalone addon · CurseForge
Open on CurseForge

Raider.IO

Player scores

431.7M downloads

Works in Midnight Updated 25 May 2026

Raider.IO adds every player's Mythic+ score and best key completions to their tooltip. For Restoration Shaman, it helps you set expectations before accepting a key invite — a healer's score shows how high they've pushed and what content they've cleared, so you can calibrate how proactively to use Bloodlust and coordinate Healing Tide Totem with the group's existing cooldown plan.

Tracks
Player scores · Raid progression · Player tooltips · LFG integration
Requires
Standalone addon · CurseForge
Open on CurseForge

Clicked

Mouse bindings

458.5K downloads

Works in Midnight Updated 1 May 2026

Only needed if you use Grid2 — bind Riptide, Chain Heal, and Earth Shield to mouse button and modifier combinations on any frame for mouseover click-casting. VuhDo has this built in, so skip it if you use VuhDo.

Tracks
Mouse bindings · Click-cast · Grid2 companion · Riptide binding
Requires
Standalone addon · CurseForge — Grid2 users only; VuhDo has click-casting built in
Open on CurseForge

Astral Keys

Keystone tracking

17.5M downloads

Works in Midnight Updated 20 Mar 2026

Astral Keys adds a tooltip to players in your guild and friends list showing their current keystone dungeon and level. Healer spots fill quickly — knowing who has a key at your level lets you get into a run without posting in LFG.

Tracks
Keystone tracking · Guild key levels · LFG utility
Requires
Standalone addon · CurseForge
Open on CurseForge

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Macros Coming soon

Mouseover Purify Spirit dispel, Healing Surge on mouseover, Wind Rush Totem quick-place, Tremor Totem instant drop

Stat Priority Coming soon

Haste for Chain Heal cast speed and Riptide availability on consecutive pulls, Mastery for deep healing on low-health targets during burst damage, Crit for healing surge crits and free Chain Heal via Resurgence mana return

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