Riptide

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

Riptide
Riptide 40 yd  range 6 sec cooldown 7.29% of base mana Instant cast Heals a friendly target for (138% of Spell power) and an additional (180% of Spell power) over 18 sec.
Usable by
Class	Shaman
Properties
Type	Utility
School	Nature
Casting time	Instant cast
Cooldown	6 sec (GCD 1.5 sec)
Talents
Specialization	Restoration
Level required	10
Related buff
Magic Riptide Heals X every 3 seconds. Duration: 18 seconds
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• Riptide
• 40 yd  range
• 7.29% of base mana
• Instant cast
• Heals a friendly target for (138% of Spell power) and an additional (180% of Spell power) over 18 sec.

Riptide is a shaman ability learned at level 10 for those with the Restoration specialization. It is an instant cast healing spell with a heal over time effect.

Modified by

• Glyph of Riptide

Talents

• Echo of the Elements

Restoration abilities

• Restorative Waves
• Resurgence
• Ascendance

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

Patch changes

• Patch 6.2.0 (23-Jun-2015): Riptide no longer increases Chain Heal's effectiveness by 25% on the primary target.
  
• Patch 6.0.2 (14-October-2014): Riptide’s healing has been adjusted to put significantly more of it into the initial heal. The initial heal amount has been increased by 70%, while the periodic healing amount has been reduced by 20%.
  
• Patch 5.4.0 (10-Sep-2013): Riptide's mana cost has been reduced by 25%.
  
• Patch 4.3.0 (29-Nov-2011): Riptide's periodic healing coefficient has been increased by 50%. The initial direct heal is unchanged.
  
• Patch 3.1.0 (14-Apr-2009): This spell has a new icon and a new sound effect.
  
• Patch 3.0.3 (04-Nov-2008): Healing done increased. Now triggers Tidal Waves.
  
• / Patch 3.0.2 (14-Oct-2008): Added.
  

External links

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