Basic Numbers for Restoration

So what are the most sought after Stats for Resto Shaman?

That's debatable and being hammered out in many places. Personally I have 4 stats that are of importance to me at this point while leveling. Spellpower, INT, Crit Chance and MP5. So lets cover a little about them.

Spellpower - At least while I am leveling this is going to be my most important focus. The biggest reason is the return. Yes it definitely adds to your overall healing numbers but it also goes a long way in determining how hard your offensive abilities hit. This is important now that I am Resto and don't have the raw offensive power of Enhancement. While I will never hit as hard as an Elemental shammy, I still want to hit as hard as possible.

INT - This is also very valuable as it also adds to spellpower as well as your overall mana pool. The more mana, the longer you can cast. Simple as that. It also adds to your spell crit chances which is also highly beneficial.

Crit Chance - Given the wide number of Resto abilities that only get better when you crit leads me to want to have a high rating here as well. I list this in the number 3 spot because crit is not a constant, therefore I want to always be looking to increase this, it isn't as important as SP and INT.

MP5 - This stat is valuable as it determines how fast you regenerate your mana. Outside of the obvious, this is a stat that I believe is possibly more valuable than crit. Time will tell on this as I level higher and I am able to experiment and learn more about how all of these numbers interact and determine what's happening when. Absolutely the higher this value the better cause this can have a huge impact on the course of a longer fight and your ability to keep up with your responsibilities in it.

Currently my numbers are definitley not even close to where I want in them in this regard, but at level 71 it isn't something I am beginning to sweat yet. As I get closer to level 80 then I will begin to take a closer look at what numbers I should be looking at. I am hoping that by then a lot of the theorycrafting sites have been able to come up with reliable numbers as minimums for the varying difficutlies of Raids and Dungeons. Thus far, all the theorycrafting for Resto isn't willing to give anything definitive yet. As more info becomes available and I get more experience in this spec, I'll do my best to keep everyone informed.

Dhar