Level 30 PvP damage

Shaman Restoration (caster damage)

Orc, gear from the Horde side. Ranked 21 of 27 by sustained DPS (damage per second) against one level-30 player in a simulated perfect fight, from client build 1.60.1.70338.

Untested in game. The target stands still and never fights back: a ceiling, not an expectation.

DPS, 60 s, armoured average: 83.8
Burst DPS, 10 s opener: 70.8
DPS with 26 points: 91.3
Damage in 60 s, armoured average: 5,028

Against each target

DPS over 60 s and burst DPS over the 10 s opener, then the mean damage; the opener's with its 10th to 90th percentile.

Target	DPS, 60 s	Burst DPS, 10 s	Damage in 60 s	Damage in the 10 s opener
Cloth (Mage)	83.8	70.8	5,030	708 (684-785)
Leather (Rogue)	83.8	70.8	5,030	708 (684-785)
Mail (Warrior, 2H)	83.8	70.8	5,030	708 (684-785)
Heaviest: mail + shield (Paladin)	83.8	70.8	5,030	708 (684-785)
No armour/resist	83.8	70.8	5,030	708 (684-785)

Talents

The build the simulator found best, drawn as the talent frame draws it. Talents not taken are dimmed.

21 points26 points, with Talented

Elemental Combat 9 · Enhancement 2 · Restoration 10 (9/2/10) · 83.8 DPS against mail, 5,027 damage in 60 s

Elemental Combat 9

Convection1/5

Concussion5/5

Elemental Warding0/3

Reverberation0/5

Call of Flame3/3

Elemental Devastation0/3

Elemental Focus0/1

Elemental Alacrity0/3

Improved Fire Nova0/2

Eye of the Storm0/3

Call of Thunder0/1

Elemental Reach0/2

Lightning Overload0/3

Earthbound0/1

Elemental Fury0/5

Lava Burst0/1

Enhancement 2

Earth's Grasp0/2

Thundering Strikes1/5

Ancestral Knowledge1/5

Guardian Totems0/2

Mental Dexterity0/3

Improved Ghost Wolf0/2

Improved Lightning Shield0/3

Elemental Weapons0/3

Shamanistic Focus0/1

Anticipation0/3

Toughness0/5

Flurry0/5

Stormstrike0/1

Spirit Weapons0/1

Mental Quickness0/2

Improved Stormstrike0/2

Maelstrom Weapon0/5

Rage of the Farseer0/1

Restoration 10

Improved Healing Wave0/5

Totemic Focus5/5

Mindfulness3/3

Natural Grace0/3

Tidal Focus2/5

Improved Reincarnation0/2

Ancestral Healing0/3

Healing Focus0/3

Water Shield0/1

Tidal Mastery0/5

Restorative Totems0/5

Mana Tide Totem0/1

Healing Way0/3

Nature's Swiftness0/1

Purification0/5

Riptide0/1

Elemental Combat 12 · Enhancement 1 · Restoration 13 (12/1/13) · 91.3 DPS against mail, 5,476 damage in 60 s

Elemental Combat 12

Convection2/5

Concussion5/5

Elemental Warding0/3

Reverberation0/5

Call of Flame3/3

Elemental Devastation0/3

Elemental Focus0/1

Elemental Alacrity2/3

Improved Fire Nova0/2

Eye of the Storm0/3

Call of Thunder0/1

Elemental Reach0/2

Lightning Overload0/3

Earthbound0/1

Elemental Fury0/5

Lava Burst0/1

Enhancement 1

Earth's Grasp0/2

Thundering Strikes1/5

Ancestral Knowledge0/5

Guardian Totems0/2

Mental Dexterity0/3

Improved Ghost Wolf0/2

Improved Lightning Shield0/3

Elemental Weapons0/3

Shamanistic Focus0/1

Anticipation0/3

Toughness0/5

Flurry0/5

Stormstrike0/1

Spirit Weapons0/1

Mental Quickness0/2

Improved Stormstrike0/2

Maelstrom Weapon0/5

Rage of the Farseer0/1

Restoration 13

Improved Healing Wave2/5

Totemic Focus5/5

Mindfulness3/3

Natural Grace0/3

Tidal Focus3/5

Improved Reincarnation0/2

Ancestral Healing0/3

Healing Focus0/3

Water Shield0/1

Tidal Mastery0/5

Restorative Totems0/5

Mana Tide Totem0/1

Healing Way0/3

Nature's Swiftness0/1

Purification0/5

Riptide0/1

Runners-up

The next best 21-point builds with the same gear, against the mail target the search scores on.

The winner: 83.8 DPS, 5,027 damage in 60 s (9/2/10).

83.5 DPS 5,008 damage in 60 s, 18.3 less · 8/3/10
Concussion 5->4, Thundering Strikes 1->2
83.5 DPS 5,007 damage in 60 s, 19.6 less · 9/2/10
Thundering Strikes 1->0, Ancestral Knowledge 1->2
83.4 DPS 5,005 damage in 60 s, 21.2 less · 9/1/11
Thundering Strikes 1->0, Tidal Focus 2->3

Damage by ability

Mean damage of each ability in a 60 s fight, with its DPS. Mail is the target builds are scored on.

Mail (Warrior, 2H)Cloth (Mage)

Lightning Bolt 3,480 58.0 DPS · 69%
Earth Shock 596 9.9 DPS · 12%
Flame Shock (DoT) 533 8.9 DPS · 11%
Flame Shock 421 7.0 DPS · 8%

Lightning Bolt 3,479 58.0 DPS · 69%
Earth Shock 596 9.9 DPS · 12%
Flame Shock (DoT) 533 8.9 DPS · 11%
Flame Shock 421 7.0 DPS · 8%

Gear

The best set the simulator found among items obtainable at level 30. Item pages open on Wowhead.

Head Embalmed Shroud Rare drop Item level 35 · Requires level 30 +7 Stamina · +12 Spirit · +8 spell power · 42 armour
Neck Archmagister's Faceted Pendant World drop Item level 35 · Requires level 30 +6 Intellect · +12 attack power Use: Increase experience gained from slaying Undead by 10% for 5 min. (6 Hrs Cooldown)
Shoulder Bloodmage Mantle Dungeon drop Item level 35 · Requires level 30 +9 Intellect · +9 spell power · 38 armour Restores +9 health per 5 sec.
Back Darkspear Raider's Cloak Vendor Item level 33 · Requires level 28 +4 Stamina · +8 Intellect · +3 Spirit · 25 armour
Chest Violet Sorcerer's Robes World drop Item level 32 · Requires level 27 +15 Intellect · +9 spell power · 49 armour Equip: When damaged, has a chance to reduce threat level on all enemies by a small amount for 10 sec. (Proc chance: 5%)
Wrist Spidertank Oilrag Dungeon drop Item level 34 · Requires level 29 +9 spell power · +3 mana per 5 s · 22 armour Restores +3 mana per 5 sec.
Hands Oilrag Handwraps Quest Item level 31 · Requires level 23 +2 Stamina · +2 Intellect · +9 spell power · 59 armour
Waist Blightleaf Rope World drop Item level 34 · Requires level 29 +10 Intellect · +7 spell power · 28 armour Restores +5 health per 5 sec.
Legs Abomination Skin Leggings Rare drop Item level 25 · Requires level 20 +7 Stamina · +8 Intellect · +9 spell power · 37 armour
Feet Gilded Slippers Crafted Item level 35 · Requires level 30 +6 Stamina · +7 Intellect · +4 Spirit · +7 spell power · 35 armour
Ring Philanthropist's Ring Quest Item level 35 · Requires level 20 +5 Intellect · +10 spell power
Ring Snake Hoop Quest Item level 32 · Requires level 22 +5 Intellect · +6 spell power
Trinket Roogug's Severed Head Dungeon drop Item level 30 · Requires level 25 +6 Spirit Use: Raise the severed head of Roogug, Horrifying and Silencing all Swine within 15 yds for 5 sec. (5 Min Cooldown)
Trinket Worgenbane Talisman Dungeon drop Item level 26 · Requires level 21 +2 mana per 5 s Restores +2 mana per 5 sec. | Use: Stuns target Worgen for 4 sec. (5 Min Cooldown)
Main hand Weapon Darkspear Insurgent's Spellblade Vendor Item level 33 · Requires level 28 Dagger, 14-26 damage, speed 1.40 · +4 Stamina · +6 Intellect · +3 Spirit · +36 spell power
Off hand Off hand Irradiated Shield Dungeon drop Item level 34 · Requires level 29 +-10 Stamina · +9 Spirit · 738 armour · +14 nature spell power