All the tuning and adjustments on how all the different specs are doing. These rankings are based on how the various specs are performing in Mythic Raids and high Mythic plus keys.
DPS tends to be the most explosive role when it comes to ranking so be careful of the tuning that is coming in the following lists here that can dramatically alter your specs.
How different specs perform in Mythic Castle Nathria Raids
C-TIER: consists of specs that are a bit below average compare to most of the specs due to their tuning and design and could possibly use more improvement by Blizzard
B-TIER: houses your “average” specs which in general are all solid specs that can excel in different situations
A-TIER: containing above-average specs that are strong in most scenarios in Castle Nathria
S-TIER: holds some of the strongest raid specs in the game who are top-tier for boss fights in the entire raid
| TIER | SPEC | PROS | CONS |
|---|---|---|---|
| C | Outlaw Rogues | – mostly beat out by assassination and subtlety | |
Fire Mages | – uncapped AOE is useful in Mythic Plus but becomes a niche in Castle Nathria | – suffers with ignite now being manually spread via phoenix flames – no spread cleave or multidot capability | |
Demonology Warlocks | – triple DPS class | – being a triple DPS class also means they’re competing with themselves for the top spot – struggles with longer ramp-up time that can be heavily disturbed by movement | |
Survival Hunters | – triple DPS class – the only melee DPS spec | – lacking in survival due to the fact that they don’t have anything unique utility to bring | |
Feral Druid | – utility can take up a melee DPS spot in raids | – lacking in damage | |
Wind Walker Monk | – utility can take up a melee DPS spot in raids | – lacking in damage | |
| B | Shaman Elementals | – provides great AOE damage and is great for funneling damage to a priority target | |
| Shaman Enhancements | – provides great sustained single target damage along with decent cleave damage | ||
| Assassination Rogues | – great single target burst damage which also works for bursting down a priority target | ||
| Arcane Mages | – they have similarly strong burst damage on 1-3 targets | – lacking in their skills that are not burst damage | |
Havoc Demon Hunters | – solid burst AOE damage – uses chaos debuff to boost damage of magic users | – every raid group would only want one in order to use the chaos debuff – lacking in single target damage department | |
Fury Warriors | – great executive damage which can be helpful in mythic progression – better sustained cleave damage than Arms | ||
| Arms Warriors | – performs better with their ability – better burst to target cleave damage than Fury | ||
Unholy Death Knights | – provides single target damage than Outlaw Rogues and Fire Mages – brings extremely important raid cooldown in anti-magic zone | – mostly beat out by assassination and subtlety – thrive in AOE scenarios which aren’t very common in Castle Nathria | |
| A | Subtlety Rogues | – best rogue spec when it comes to raiding – great single target damage and cleave with priority target damage – array of rogue sustainability like immunity and cloak of shadows | |
Retribution Paladins | – best single target burst damage in the game and are able to do it frequently with their 1 minute only cooldowns – insane set of utility like immunities, snare removal, and devotion aura – strong execute damage which is great help in difficult final stages | ||
| Moomkin | – average single target damage along with strong burst and ability to multi-dot – decent utility including stampeding roar and also innervate their healers | ||
Frost Death Knights | – better in small AOE cleave scenarios – same utility as Unholy Knights | – picked between the Unholy Knights on which ever brings more damages will be brought to the raids | |
| Destruction Warlocks | – they bring all the lock utility everyone loves and is familiar with including health stone gates and summoning stones – unique and powerful sustained cleave and AOE damage | ||
Beast Mastery Hunters![EN] Beast Mastery Hunter 5.4.8 PvE Guide | wow-freakz.com](https://forum.wow-freakz.com/imgresize--http://i.imgur.com/LeOPibM.png) | – though lacking in marksmanship, has great damage rotation while constantly moving – ideal in heavy movement fights as well as fights where mechanics are necessary | – a little under tuned when it comes to marksmanship | |
| S | Reworked Shadow Priest | – thrive in multi-target fights regardless if they’re spread or stacked – excels in priority target damage as they funnel their resources to pump high damage into a single one via the devouring plague | |
| Affliction Warlock | – strong bursts to all targets affected by their dots thanks to their malefic rapture | ||
Marksmanship Hunters | – though not as mobile, Marksmanship Hunters beat BM Hunters when it comes to AOE situations – strongest burst capabilities while their single to two target cleave damage are still good | – are not as mobile as BM hunters – struggles when targets are spread out | |
| Frost Mages | – fantastic priority target AOE damage similar to the shadow priests – very high sustained single target DPS – great utility with arcane intellect as well as immunity and ice block – they are the best in most situations |
How different specs perform in Mythic Plus (focusing on higher keys)
C-TIER: consists of specs that are a bit below average.
B-TIER: these specs are all solid choices for mythic plus by bringing different utility that gains and loses value depending on the dungeon and team comp.
A-TIER: above average specs who tend to be good regardless of the dungeon or party composition
S-TIER: all specs deal fantastic damage and bring great utility to every dungeon.
| TIER | SPEC | PROS | CONS |
|---|---|---|---|
| C | Feral Druid | – a bit under tuned and are able to get the same utility with all the other druids | |
| Demonology Warlocks | – punished more so in dungeons than in raids due to their ramp up time and general underperformance compare to other warlock specs | ||
| Survival Hunters | – they aren’t as great because they’re melee and also have to make a choice between AOE or single target damage which is something the higher specs don’t need to do | ||
| Arms Warriors | – more burst to your spec compared to Fury Warriors | – better in lower target situations which is lacking in Mythic Plus – less durable spec which leaves them on the bottom of the spec tier for dungeons | |
| B | Shaman Enhancement | – sustained single target cleave damage – windshear: shortest cooldown kick in the game and brings solid utility in items | |
| Shaman Elemental | – has a bit more burst AOE damage – decent in funneling damage into to the priority target – windshear: shortest cooldown kick in the game and brings solid utility in items | ||
| Retribution Paladins | – all raid utilities transfer quite well – insane single burst damage which is great for killing bosses | ||
| Demon Hunters | – magic damage increase by using the chaos brand with strong casters – does great in target AOE scenarios and burst AOE scenarios thanks to metamorphosis – decent utility within prison and AOE stun and immunity | – lacking in single target damage – metamorphosis has a four-minute cooldown | |
| Destruction Warlocks | – the one that has the best DPS between these warlocks will be picked in dungeons – has a strong infernal cooldown which can significantly reduce cooldown thanks to a legendary making much more viable | ||
| Affliction Warlocks | – the one that has the best DPS between these warlocks will be picked in dungeons – powerful single target damage | – though with powerful single target damage, it’s hard for them to get all their dots out to take advantage of the AOE burst of malefic rapture | |
| Assassination Rogues | – strong single target damage | – lacks when it comes to AOE scenarios | |
| Beast Mastery Hunters | – have superior specs attached to their class that provides the same utility as Warlocks – brings solid sustain damage that can be done while moving | – can’t match the strong AOE damage of marksmanship | |
| Wind Walker Monks | – they have a ton of defensive and mobility tools at their disposal – brings solid utility with AOE stuns – has physical damage increase by using mystic touch making them a good pair with rogues and hunters | ||
| Frost Death Knights | – same situation as Arms Warriors just with better output and utility – very good at burst AOE scenarios | – struggles in sustaining damage especially in single-target damage department | |
| Fury Warriors | – looking like the better option for Warriors in Mythic Plus compared to Arms Warriors – much better sustained AOE damage, passable single target damage, and is much more durable while providing the same utility as Arms | ||
| Arcane Mages | – strong at 1-3 target burst damage and has the upper hand compared to the two mages | ||
| A | Outlaw Rogues | – pure AOE damage | |
| Subtlety Rogues | – great single target and priority AOE damage | ||
| Laser Chicken | – absolutely tons of utility – brings trents which are fantastic in dungeons as they can take huge damage for your tank – multi-dots quite effectively with Sunfire and have uncapped AOE damage from starfall | – average when it comes to single-target damage. | |
| Shadow Priests | – they have gained powerful dungeon talents with their rework and some new useful baseline spells | ||
| Unholy Death Knights | – solid single-target damage and also excel in large AOE scenarios where they can do a huge burst of AOE damage – solid DK utility and anti-magic zone, death grip, and battle res. | ||
| S | Frost Mages | – provides solid AOE damage; tied to a one-minute cooldown and an eight target cap – able to pump out a ton of single target and priority DPS on demand | – highest damage gets to be brought along dungeons |
| Fire Mages | – provides solid AOE damage; uncapped target and has spammable spell in the flame strike – relies on their Night Fae and talents to get a one-minute combustion cooldown | – highest damage gets to be brought along dungeons | |
| Marksmanship Hunters | – carve out their own niche beside the mages providing insane AOE damage thanks to trick shots – very good single target damage and solid baseline utility |