Healing Wave

For the Classic ability, see [Healing Wave]. For the Pet Battle ability, see [Healing Wave].

Healing Wave
Healing Wave Row 3 Restoration shaman talent 40 yd range 3% of base mana 2.5 sec cast An efficient wave of healing energy that restores (546% of Spell power) of a friendly target’s health.
Properties
Class	Shaman
School	Nature
Cooldown	None/Global Cooldown
Talents
Talent required	[Riptide]
Other information
Improvements	[Ancestral Awakening], [Ancestral Vigor], [Deluge], [Maelstrom Supremacy], [Resurgence], [Undulation]

Power over the elements is power over creation itself.

Healing Wave is a Restoration shaman healing spell. It is a shaman's most mana efficient single-target heal. It doesn't heal for very much, however, and is only really useful at times of lower damage. Its main advantage is that the low mana cost means that you can chain-cast the spell indefinitely.

Tips and tactics

• While mana efficient, Healing Wave doesn't heal for very much. Using [Tidal Waves] charges on it is not always recommended either.
• If a target is in danger of dying, [Healing Surge] is usually a better choice.

Trivia

• Healing Wave is a rare Shaman spell in the Grand Tournament expansion of Hearthstone. The flavor text reads: "Favored by shaman who study the art of restoration and healing, this spell would feel smug, if it had feelings."

Patch changes

• Hotfix (2024-10-08): Healing increased by 10% in PvP combat.
  
• Patch 11.0.2 (2024-08-13): Healing increased by 20%.
  
• Patch 11.0.0 (2024-07-23): Moved to row 3 (was row 2).
  
• Patch 10.2.0 (2023-11-07): Healing increased by 30%.
  
• Hotfix (2023-06-26): Healing is now increased by 56% in PvP combat (was 30%).
  
• Hotfix (2023-02-06): Healing increased by 10%.
  
• Patch 10.0.5 (2023-01-24): Healing increased by 6%.
  
• Patch 10.0.0 (2022-10-25): Now a row 2 Restoration talent (was a level 27 Restoration ability).
  
• Hotfix (2022-04-26): Now heals for an additional 30% when engaged in combat with enemy players (was 10%).
  
• Patch 9.0.1 (2020-10-13): Now learned at level 27 (was 24).
  
• Patch 8.1.0 (2018-12-11): Healing increased by 25% in PvP.
  
• Hotfix (2017-06-13): Healing Wave heals for an additional 50% in PvP situations (was an additional 100%).
  
• Patch 7.1.5 (2017-01-10): Now heals for 200% more in PvP (was 135%).
  
• Patch 7.1.0 (2016-10-25): Now learned at level 24 (was 56).
  
• Hotfix (2016-07-25): Now heals for 35% more in PvP combat.
  
• Patch 7.0.3 (2016-07-19): Now learned at level 56 (was 60).
  
• Patch 6.0.2 (2014-10-14): [Greater Healing Wave] has been renamed to Healing Wave.
  
• Patch 5.0.4 (2012-08-28): Now a level 60 Restoration ability (was a level 68 ability for all shamans).
  
• Patch 4.0.6 (2011-02-08): Mana cost has been increased by 10%; healing done has been increased by 20%. Now has a new water-based animation.
  
• Patch 4.0.1 (2010-10-12): Added.
  

See also

• Healing Wave, TCG card

External links

• Wowhead
• WoWDB