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For the ship in Stranglethorn Vale, see The Riptide.
Riptide
Spell nature riptide
  • Riptide (4 ranks)
  • Shaman ability
  • 40 yards yd range
  • 10% of base mana
  • 6 sec cooldown
  • Instant
  • Heals a friendly target for X and another Y over 15 sec. Your next Chain Heal cast on that primary target within 15 sec will consume the healing over time effect and increase the amount of the Chain Heal by 25%.
Properties
Class Shaman
School Nature
Cooldown 6 seconds
Talents
Talent tree Restoration, Tier 11
Improvements Spell frost manarecharge [Tidal Focus]
Spell nature undyingstrength [Ancestral Healing]
Ability shaman watershield [Improved Water Shield]
Spell shaman blessingofeternals [Blessing of the Eternals]
Spell shaman ancestralawakening [Ancestral Awakening]
Spell shaman tidalwaves [Tidal Waves]
Related buff
Spell nature riptide
  • Magic
  • Riptide
  • Heals [Y/5] every 3 seconds. Increases caster's Chain Heal by 25%.
  • Duration: 15 seconds

[[Category:shaman abilities]][[Category:shaman abilities]]

Riptide is the 31 point talent in the shaman Restoration tree. It is an instant cast healing spell with a heal over time. If the shaman casts Spell nature healingwavegreater [Chain Heal] on the target while the Riptide buff is still up, it will consume the heal over time spell and give the chain heal a 25% increase in healing.

Notes

Similar to a druid's Spell nature resistnature [Regrowth] spell, Riptide is both a direct healing spell and a heal over time spell. The direct healing part of the spell can crit, but this will not increase the healing done by the HoT component.

The direct healing component of the spell heals for an amount comparable to Spell nature healingwavelesser [Lesser Healing Wave], at a slightly higher mana cost. With the HoT component included, Riptide is more mana efficient than Lesser Healing Wave.

Being instant the spell cannot be interrupted, which makes it a very powerful ability in PvP

Improvements

  • Spell frost manarecharge [Tidal Focus] reduces the mana cost by 5%. Ability shaman watershield [Improved Water Shield] returns mana every time the spell crits, further increasing mana efficiency.
  • Spell shaman ancestralawakening [Ancestral Awakening] allows the spell to heal a secondary target for 30% of the initial heal if the spell crits. Note that this only affects the direct heal and not the heal over time part.
  • Spell nature undyingstrength [Ancestral Healing] causes the spell to increase the target's armor when it crits.
  • Spell shaman tidalwaves [Tidal Waves] causes Riptide to decrease the casting time of your next two Lesser Healing Wave or Spell nature healingwavelesser [Healing Wave] spells if cast within 15 seconds.

Patch changes

  • Wrath-Logo-Small Patch 3.1.0 (2009-04-14): This spell has a new icon and a new sound effect.
  • Wrath-Logo-Small Patch 3.0.3 (2008-11-04): Healing done increased. Now triggers Tidal Waves.
  • Wrath-Logo-Small Patch 3.0.2 (2008-10-14): Added.

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