Riptide

For the ship in Stranglethorn Vale, see The Riptide. For the subzone in Throne of the Tides, see Riptide (subzone).

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 7
Improvements	[Tidal Focus], [Ancestral Healing], [Improved Water Shield], [Blessing of the Eternals], [Ancestral Awakening], [Tidal Waves]
Related buff
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 [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 [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 [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

• [Tidal Focus] reduces the mana cost by 5%. [Improved Water Shield] returns mana every time the spell crits, further increasing mana efficiency.
• [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.
• [Ancestral Healing] causes the spell to increase the target's armor when it crits.
• [Tidal Waves] causes Riptide to decrease the casting time of your next two [Healing Wave] or [Greater Healing Wave] spells if cast within 15 seconds.
•  [Glyph of Riptide] increases the duration of the heal over time effect by 6 seconds.

Patch changes

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

External links

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