PvE Restoration Druid Best Professions – WoW Classic

Here you can find the best professions for Restoration Druids in WoW Classic, listing every profession in terms of performance and how it can improve the overall experience as a Healer specialization! The professions will be listed from the best up to the somewhat useful, and lastly, the sub-par ones that should be avoided altogether.

PvE Restoration Druid

Stat Priority

Best Professions

Talents & Builds

Rotation & Cooldowns

Pre-Raid & Best in Slot (BiS)

Enchants & Consumables

Best Professions

• Engineering is known as the best PvE profession in WoW Classic, providing players with the ability to create Gadgets, Grenades, and special Gear pieces that severely enhance the performance of any character. While you may think that a Healer has no use for such a profession, the reality is that even Restoration Druids can use it to enhance their overall performance. Since many players choose to mix Offensive Spells with their Healing Spells, the addition of grenades/bombs can benefit Raid and Dungeon groups alike by providing a small DPS output increase or a Stun in clutch moments. The only downside of Engineering is that the profession is hard to level up and maintain, requiring a large amount of materials that can drain your gold if you don’t have Mining.
• Mining is a great profession if you choose to pair it with Engineering, not only for the leveling process but for the creation of any bomb or grenade consumable after reaching 300. Since Engineering is so expensive, players will always want to pair it with Mining to get a steady supply of materials for their gadgets and consumables.
• Alchemy is one of the best professions for gold generation and overall resources during any PvE encounter. When paired with Herbalism, having Alchemy will make sure that you won’t lack any elixir, potion, or flask that you may require during combat. Restoration Druids can use this profession to ensure they always have a steady supply of mana pots, especially since they are known to experience Mana issues early on.
• Herbalism is an extremely good gold generation tool for any player as it allows them to gather herbs from across the world which can be sold or used with Alchemy. Druids have an extended bonus when using this profession as they can gather herbs without needing to shapeshift, meaning they can use Travel Form to gather plants quickly without much competition.

Useful Professions

• Leatherworking is a decently good profession that can help you as a Restoration Druid, both in the early leveling journey and at the beginning of your gearing journey. While the crafted gear is considerably weaker than what can be acquired from Dungeons or Raids, there are some specific pieces, including Epics, that can improve your performance. Leatherworking can become expensive to level up or create high-end items without pairing it with Skinning.
• Skinning is a useful profession for any Restoration Druid who picks up Leatherworking. The profession allows players to skin beasts and gather their hides, creating Leather pieces. The profession is decently good at generating gold, yet it can’t compare to Alchemy/Herbalism.
• Tailoring is yet another useful profession as a Restoration Druid since there is a lot of craftable caster gear that can be useful, both during the leveling and gearing journey. However, that gear will only be useful until the first Dungeon drops occur, as everything that can be crafted can also be swiftly replaced. Nonetheless, the profession can be very helpful, especially since it doesn’t require one gathering profession to sustain it.

Sub-Par Professions

• Blacksmithing is a sub-optimal profession for Restoration Druids, providing only a few items of real value. The only valuable items are the keys that can unlock lockboxes and rods for enchanters. Since Druids can’t use any Mail or Plate items, the profession is useless to them besides keys and rods that can be sold.
• Enchanting is sub-optimal for any Restoration Druids besides its role in gold generation. Since players can buy the enchants from someone else, the profession doesn’t grant any specific PvE use besides gold generation through Disenchanting and Enchanting services.