Healer Rotation & Cooldowns

This rotation offers a general priority list for Restoration Druid abilities, along with key cooldowns at the bottom. It's based on a standard build and is here to help while we work on a smarter, build-aware system. If you are very new to the game or this class, we added info on the new assisted rotation features at the bottom of this guide. Updated for the latest patch in World of Warcraft: Midnight Pre-Patch (12.0.0).

Single Target

Ensure Efflorescence and Lifebloom are active before the encounter begins.

• RejuvenationView detailsBegin ramp ~15 seconds before damage hits.
• SwiftmendView detailsFollow with Rejuvenation for buffed healing.
• Wild GrowthView detailsUse during heavy damage phases.
• Convoke The SpiritsView detailsUse as a burst heal during payoff phase.
• RegrowthView detailsCast until Abundance stacks wear off.

Start with Rejuvenation ramp before damage, then use Swiftmend and Wild Growth for burst healing. Follow with Convoke The Spirits and Regrowth to stabilize.

AoE

Ensure Efflorescence and Lifebloom are active before AoE damage begins.

• EfflorescenceView detailsKeep active at all times.
• LifebloomView detailsMaintain on a target to sustain healing.
• Wild GrowthView detailsUse during moderate group damage.
• SwiftmendView detailsUse on cooldown to extend HoTs.
• RejuvenationView detailsApply to group before damage hits.

Maintain Efflorescence and Lifebloom, then use Wild Growth and Swiftmend during group damage. Preemptively apply Rejuvenation to mitigate incoming damage.

Cooldowns

• Convoke The SpiritsView detailsUse during high-damage phases for burst healing.
• TranquilityView detailsPlan usage for heavy raid-wide damage.
• InnervateView detailsUse to manage mana during intense healing phases.

Use Convoke The Spirits and Tranquility for burst healing during high-damage phases. Activate Innervate to conserve mana during prolonged healing.

New to Class? Try Assisted Rotation

Patch 11.1.7 introduced new features that make it eaiser to pick and play new characters. These new settings can be enabled from settings » gameplay enhancements:

• Single-Button Assistant
• Assisted Highlight
• Cooldown Manager

If you are new to World of Warcraft or a certain class, enabling Assisted Highlight and Cooldown Manager can help you learn which abilities to prioritize and use.

While the Single-Button Assistant can be a much easier and more accessible way to play the game, it does come with a slight performance hit due to a small GCD penalty, as you will have to wait 25% longer in between spells and abilities.

To see which specs are best with the Single-Button Assistant feature, you can check out our DPS Rankings which uses SimC to sim every class using this feature.