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WoW Forever DPS Tier List

Up to date with the 30 October hotfix (client 70707) · Engine a667dce · 10,000 iterations · Latest snapshot Nov 1, 2026 · Beta rankings ↓

Every World of Warcraft: Forever spec the sim supports, ranked by simmed DPS on a fixed reference build with known gear, talents and race. Survival Hunter leads at 1,240 DPS on a two minute single-target fight.

Top spec
Survival Hunter
Top DPS
1,240
DPS specs
22
Tank specs
6
Fight
Single target

DPS specs

DPS and share of the top DPS spec, on the preset build, single target, with its best pair of dungeon and quest trinkets. Open a spec for its ranking sim and talents.

Frostfire and Shockadin are experimental hybrid builds. They rank with the DPS specs but never move the tier boundaries; Shockadin simulates Holy talents through the Retribution simulation. The Beast Mastery, Marksmanship and Survival references weave, stepping into melee between Auto Shots; how well weaving holds up in a real raid is not yet confirmed. Fury-prot, Ret-prot and Holy-prot are on the Tank specs board.

Frostfire and Shockadin are experimental hybrid builds. They rank with the DPS specs but never move the tier boundaries; Shockadin simulates Holy talents through the Retribution simulation. The Beast Mastery, Marksmanship and Survival references weave, stepping into melee between Auto Shots; how well weaving holds up in a real raid is not yet confirmed. Fury-prot, Ret-prot and Holy-prot are on the Tank specs board. All playstyles adds a row for each other way a spec plays: Beast Mastery and Marksmanship Hunters as turrets that never step into melee, Survival in melee and Destruction on Incinerate, and the experimental Smite and Elehance hybrids (Smite simulates Discipline and Holy talents through the priest DPS simulation; Elehance is an Elemental with Stormstrike that needs a melee group). They rank beside the specs but never move the tier boundaries.

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1Survival(weave)Hunter · 0/20/311,240100%

Melee weaving: the reference, Survival 0/20/31 with Arcanite Reaper, shoots from 11 yards and steps in within 0.75 seconds after an Auto Shot for Raptor Strike, Mongoose Bite, Strider Kick and Immolation Trap, then Wing Clips and backs out, on Arc's light weave, with a Dense Sharpening Stone. About 5% above Sanctum's Survival weave on the same gear. Auto Shot fires only from beyond 10.5 yards of the boss's center. The 5/11/35 build played in melee ranked Survival until 16 October 2026. The walking is the engine's, and how well weaving holds up in a real raid is not yet confirmed.

Rank
#1 among DPS specs
Build
Bundled reference, with Adaptive Combat Assistant and Blackhand's Breadth
No trinkets
1,216 DPS (the pair adds 2.0%)
Preset race
Night Elf
Top race
Night Elf
Since 30 October hotfix
1,230 to 1,216 DPS (-1.1%)

What changed since the 30 October hotfix

  • -1.1%No Elixir of Cunning beside another Agility or Intellect elixir: Cunning, Juju Power and Sages (Bae) (reference build change)
  • -0.4%Client 70707: Trueshot Aura is rank 5 (50 ranged Attack Power) now that ranks 1 to 4 were lowered (rank 4 was 75)
  • +0.4%Aspect of the Hawk instead of the Beast before the pull (Mr_Donks) (reference build change)

Reference build, single target, no trinkets. Each change measured on its own, so they add up only roughly.

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2DemonologyWarlock · 2/31/1899380%
Rank
#2 among DPS specs
Build
Bundled reference, with Briarwood Reed and Burst of Knowledge
No trinkets
952 DPS (the pair adds 4.3%)
Preset race
Orc
Top race
Orc
Since 30 October hotfix
952 to 952 DPS (0.0%)
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3FuryWarrior · 18/31/297679%
Rank
#3 among DPS specs
Build
Bundled reference, with Adaptive Combat Assistant and Hand of Justice
No trinkets
944 DPS (the pair adds 3.4%)
Preset race
Night Elf
Top race
Night Elf
Since 30 October hotfix
953 to 944 DPS (-0.9%)

What changed since the 30 October hotfix

  • -0.9%No Elixir of Ferocity beside another Strength or Agility elixir: Cunning, Juju Power and Sages (Bae, ChadTBaggems) (reference build change)

Reference build, single target, no trinkets. Each change measured on its own, so they add up only roughly.

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4Survival(melee)Hunter · 5/11/3597579%

Melee: Bae's 5/11/35 build with Teebu's Blazing Longsword and Distracting Dagger at melee range on the melee Survival rotation, never shooting, with the melee group's buffs. About 22% below the weaving reference on a two minute fight.

Rank
#4 among DPS specs
Build
Bundled reference, with Adaptive Combat Assistant and Hand of Justice
No trinkets
937 DPS (the pair adds 4.1%)
Preset race
Night Elf
Top race
Night Elf
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54RetributionPaladin · 12/8/3197579%
Rank
#54 among DPS specs
Build
Bundled reference, with Adaptive Combat Assistant and Briarwood Reed
No trinkets
941 DPS (the pair adds 3.6%)
Preset race
Human
Top race
Human
Since 30 October hotfix
876 to 941 DPS (+7.5%)

What changed since the 30 October hotfix

  • +9.6%Evorash, Marki and PrimateConFiebre's Unsealed Wrath build: Seal of Fury twisted with Righteousness, the Manual Crowd Pummeler opener into Blade of Hanna, and their pre-raid gear (reference build change)
  • -3.0%Hotfix push 113554 Paladin tree (Conviction 3 ranks of crit with everything, One-Handed Weapon Specialization and Instrument of Law gone, Unsealed Wrath, Two-Handed Weapon Specialization on all physical damage), reference talents re-picked
  • +1.2%The seal twist holds Unsealed Wrath for 2 copies before switching, rather than switching before almost every swing (Mazoku) (reference build change)

Reference build, single target, no trinkets. Each change measured on its own, so they add up only roughly.

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65ShockadinExperimentalPaladin · 23/0/2895177%

Holy and Retribution talents with Holy Shock, Consecration and Seal of Righteousness in melee, from Dranos's Discord build with Bigpapa's Consecrated Ground refinement. Experimental: ranked by damage, not healing or survivability.

Rank
#65 among DPS specs
Build
Bundled reference, with Briarwood Reed and Adaptive Combat Assistant
No trinkets
923 DPS (the pair adds 3.1%)
Preset race
Human
Top race
Human
Since 30 October hotfix
929 to 923 DPS (-0.6%)

What changed since the 30 October hotfix

  • -0.6%Hotfix push 113554 Paladin tree (Holy Power now critical healing, Conviction 3 ranks), reference talents re-picked

Reference build, single target, no trinkets. Each change measured on its own, so they add up only roughly.

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76Marksmanship(weave)Hunter · 5/31/1594576%

Melee weaving: the reference, with Lone Wolf, shoots Ancient Bone Bow from 12 yards and steps in with Barbarous Blade for Raptor Strike and Immolation Trap whenever the next Auto Shot is more than 1.5 seconds away, on Sanctum's Survival weave rotation, with a Dense Sharpening Stone. About 3% above its best build that only shoots on a 2 minute fight; at 5 minutes shooting is about 2% ahead. The walking is the engine's, and how well weaving holds up in a real raid is not yet confirmed.

Rank
#76 among DPS specs
Build
Bundled reference, with Royal Seal of Eldre'Thalas and Blackhand's Breadth
No trinkets
926 DPS (the pair adds 2.0%)
Preset race
Night Elf
Top race
Night Elf
Since 30 October hotfix
939 to 926 DPS (-1.4%)

What changed since the 30 October hotfix

  • -0.8%No Elixir of Cunning beside another Agility or Intellect elixir: Cunning, Juju Power and Sages (Bae) (reference build change)
  • -0.6%Client 70707: Trueshot Aura is rank 5 (50 ranged Attack Power) now that ranks 1 to 4 were lowered (rank 4 was 75)

Reference build, single target, no trinkets. Each change measured on its own, so they add up only roughly.

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87FireMage · 16/32/393275%
Rank
#87 among DPS specs
Build
Bundled reference, with Briarwood Reed and Burst of Knowledge
No trinkets
900 DPS (the pair adds 3.5%)
Preset race
Gnome
Top race
Gnome
Since 30 October hotfix
917 to 900 DPS (-1.8%)

What changed since the 30 October hotfix

  • -1.8%Client 70707 Mage tree (Arcane Focus gone, Critical Mass 3 ranks, Incineration 5, Precision on every school), reference talents re-picked
  • -0.3%Hotfix push 113531: Arcane Blast's stacks 12% of Intellect (was 15%), Ice Lance shares Fire Blast's cooldown
  • +0.3%Reference race Human to Gnome, the top race on the 70707 Mage talents (reference build change)

Reference build, single target, no trinkets. Each change measured on its own, so they add up only roughly.

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98AfflictionWarlock · 30/2/1988872%
Rank
#98 among DPS specs
Build
Bundled reference, with Briarwood Reed and Royal Seal of Eldre'Thalas
No trinkets
850 DPS (the pair adds 4.4%)
Preset race
Human
Top race
Human
Since 30 October hotfix
850 to 850 DPS (0.0%)
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109DestructionWarlock · 20/0/3187370%
Rank
#109 among DPS specs
Build
Bundled reference, with Briarwood Reed and Burst of Knowledge
No trinkets
837 DPS (the pair adds 4.2%)
Preset race
Human
Top race
Undead
Since 30 October hotfix
837 to 837 DPS (0.0%)
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1110ArcaneMage · 32/3/1687270%
Rank
#1110 among DPS specs
Build
Bundled reference, with Briarwood Reed and Frozen Heart of the Mountain
No trinkets
845 DPS (the pair adds 3.2%)
Preset race
Skyborne (High Order)
Top race
Skyborne (High Order, Alliance)
Since 30 October hotfix
830 to 845 DPS (+1.7%)

What changed since the 30 October hotfix

  • +1.0%Client 70707 Mage tree (Arcane Focus gone, Critical Mass 3 ranks, Incineration 5, Precision on every school), reference talents re-picked
  • +0.7%Reference race Gnome to Skyborne (High Order), the top race after the 30 October hotfix (reference build change)
  • +0.1%Hotfix push 113531: Arcane Blast's stacks give 12% of Intellect for 100% more mana each (were 15% and 175%) and last 18 sec

Reference build, single target, no trinkets. Each change measured on its own, so they add up only roughly.

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1211Beast Mastery(weave)Hunter · 31/20/086570%

Melee weaving: the reference keeps its pet, shoots Ancient Bone Bow from 12 yards and steps in with Barbarous Blade for Raptor Strike and Immolation Trap whenever the next Auto Shot is more than 1.5 seconds away, on Sanctum's Survival weave rotation, with a Dense Sharpening Stone. About 9% above its best build that only shoots (3% at 5 minutes). The walking is the engine's, and how well weaving holds up in a real raid is not yet confirmed.

Rank
#1211 among DPS specs
Build
Bundled reference, with Frozen Heart of the Mountain and Blackhand's Breadth
No trinkets
850 DPS (the pair adds 1.8%)
Preset race
Night Elf
Top race
Night Elf
Since 30 October hotfix
859 to 850 DPS (-1.1%)

What changed since the 30 October hotfix

  • -0.7%No Elixir of Cunning beside another Agility or Intellect elixir: Cunning, Juju Power and Sages (Bae) (reference build change)
  • -0.5%Client 70707: Trueshot Aura is rank 5 (50 ranged Attack Power) now that ranks 1 to 4 were lowered (rank 4 was 75)

Reference build, single target, no trinkets. Each change measured on its own, so they add up only roughly.

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13Marksmanship(turret)Hunter · 5/33/1385869%

Turret: Maro's 5/33/13 build with Lone Wolf shooting from range on the Marksmanship rotation, never stepping into melee, with Eaglehorn Long Bow. About 9% below the weaving reference on a two minute fight.

Rank
#13 among DPS specs
Build
Bundled reference, with Royal Seal of Eldre'Thalas and Blackhand's Breadth
No trinkets
838 DPS (the pair adds 2.4%)
Preset race
Night Elf
Top race
Night Elf
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1412FeralDruid · 9/32/1084968%

Cat and Bear attacks use the equipped weapon's DPS at a 1.0 or 2.5 second swing, per Blizzard's Druid class preview. Reports from before 1 October 2026 used a fixed paw that ignored the weapon.

Rank
#1412 among DPS specs
Build
Bundled reference, with Adaptive Combat Assistant and Hand of Justice
No trinkets
831 DPS (the pair adds 2.2%)
Preset race
Night Elf
Top race
Night Elf
Since 30 October hotfix
794 to 831 DPS (+4.6%)

What changed since the 30 October hotfix

  • +5.0%Hotfix push 113531 Druid tree (Berserk gone, Predatory Discipline, Shifting Power on an 8 sec cooldown, Naturalist 2% a rank), reference talents re-picked
  • -0.4%No Elixir of Ferocity beside another Strength or Agility elixir: Mongoose and Juju Power (Bae, ChadTBaggems) (reference build change)

Reference build, single target, no trinkets. Each change measured on its own, so they add up only roughly.

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1513ShadowPriest · 17/0/3483467%
Rank
#1513 among DPS specs
Build
Bundled reference, with Briarwood Reed and Frozen Heart of the Mountain
No trinkets
812 DPS (the pair adds 2.7%)
Preset race
Night Elf
Top race
Night Elf
Since 30 October hotfix
812 to 812 DPS (0.0%)
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1614ArmsWarrior · 39/10/283267%
Rank
#1614 among DPS specs
Build
Bundled reference, with Hand of Justice and Adaptive Combat Assistant
No trinkets
810 DPS (the pair adds 2.7%)
Preset race
Night Elf
Top race
Night Elf
Since 30 October hotfix
817 to 810 DPS (-0.8%)

What changed since the 30 October hotfix

  • -0.8%No Elixir of Ferocity beside another Strength or Agility elixir: Cunning, Juju Power and Sages (Bae, ChadTBaggems) (reference build change)

Reference build, single target, no trinkets. Each change measured on its own, so they add up only roughly.

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1715FrostfireExperimentalMage · 0/29/2282567%

Fire/Frost hybrid using Frostfire Bolt, Hot Streak Pyroblast and Scorch to keep Fire Vulnerability up. Experimental: resistance and dual-school bonuses still need combat-log confirmation.

Rank
#1715 among DPS specs
Build
Bundled reference, with Briarwood Reed and Burst of Knowledge
No trinkets
790 DPS (the pair adds 4.5%)
Preset race
Gnome
Top race
Gnome
Since 30 October hotfix
804 to 790 DPS (-1.8%)

What changed since the 30 October hotfix

  • -1.8%Client 70707 Mage tree (Arcane Focus gone, Critical Mass 3 ranks, Incineration 5, Precision on every school), reference talents re-picked

Reference build, single target, no trinkets. Each change measured on its own, so they add up only roughly.

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18Destruction(fire)Warlock · 20/0/3181966%

Fire: Vrelk's 20/0/31 build with Aftermath and Incinerate in place of Improved Shadow Bolt and a point of Fire and Brimstone, on the Fire (Incinerate) rotation with a Succubus out and the Elixir of Fire Power. About 6% below the Shadow Bolt reference on a two minute single-target fight, and 18% to 43% above it on three to five targets.

Rank
#18 among DPS specs
Build
Bundled reference, with Briarwood Reed and Burst of Knowledge
No trinkets
783 DPS (the pair adds 4.6%)
Preset race
Human
Top race
Orc
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1916EnhancementShaman · 18/33/079764%
Rank
#1916 among DPS specs
Build
Bundled reference, with Adaptive Combat Assistant and Briarwood Reed
No trinkets
776 DPS (the pair adds 2.7%)
Preset race
Skyborne (Windshaper)
Top race
Skyborne (Windshaper, Horde)
Since 30 October hotfix
784 to 776 DPS (-1.1%)

What changed since the 30 October hotfix

  • -1.1%No Elixir of Cunning beside another Agility or Intellect elixir: Cunning, Juju Power and Sages (Bae) (reference build change)

Reference build, single target, no trinkets. Each change measured on its own, so they add up only roughly.

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2017FrostMage · 14/5/3279564%
Rank
#2017 among DPS specs
Build
Bundled reference, with Briarwood Reed and Frozen Heart of the Mountain
No trinkets
769 DPS (the pair adds 3.4%)
Preset race
Skyborne (High Order)
Top race
Skyborne (High Order, Alliance)
Since 30 October hotfix
677 to 769 DPS (+13.5%)

What changed since the 30 October hotfix

  • +11.0%Hotfix push 113531: Ice Lance 300% on Frozen targets, Winter's Chill 20% a stack, Ice Barrier 5% and Frigid Power 15%
  • +2.3%Client 70707 Mage tree (Arcane Focus gone, Critical Mass 3 ranks, Incineration 5, Precision on every school), reference talents re-picked

Reference build, single target, no trinkets. Each change measured on its own, so they add up only roughly.

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2118BalanceDruid · 41/0/1078063%
Rank
#2118 among DPS specs
Build
Bundled reference, with Briarwood Reed and Burst of Knowledge
No trinkets
749 DPS (the pair adds 4.2%)
Preset race
Night Elf
Top race
Night Elf
Since 30 October hotfix
699 to 749 DPS (+7.1%)

What changed since the 30 October hotfix

  • +7.1%Hotfix push 113531: Genesis and Naturalist 2% a rank, Heart of the Wild in Restoration for the reference's 10 points

Reference build, single target, no trinkets. Each change measured on its own, so they add up only roughly.

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22Beast Mastery(turret)Hunter · 31/20/076362%

Turret: the Beast Mastery reference's talents and pet shooting from range on the Beast Mastery rotation, never stepping into melee, with Eaglehorn Long Bow. About 11% below the weaving reference on a two minute fight.

Rank
#22 among DPS specs
Build
Bundled reference, with Royal Seal of Eldre'Thalas and Blackhand's Breadth
No trinkets
749 DPS (the pair adds 1.9%)
Preset race
Night Elf
Top race
Night Elf
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23ElehanceExperimentalShaman · 29/22/074260%

Needs a melee group. Elemental talents with Lava Burst, Stormstrike, Flurry and Mental Quickness, swinging a staff with Flametongue Weapon and Brilliant Wizard Oil between casts and hard casting only while the next swing is more than 2 seconds away, from Redfall's Discord build. Assumes the physical party an Enhancement Shaman has (Windfury Totem, Battle Shout, Leader of the Pack, Blessing of Might, the Jujus and the armor debuffs) and keeps Strength of Earth Totem up for it.

Rank
#23 among DPS specs
Build
Bundled reference, with Briarwood Reed and Adaptive Combat Assistant
No trinkets
724 DPS (the pair adds 2.6%)
Preset race
Dwarf
Top race
Dwarf
Since 30 October hotfix
732 to 724 DPS (-1.2%)

What changed since the 30 October hotfix

  • -1.2%No Elixir of Cunning beside another Agility or Intellect elixir: Cunning, the Grizzly and the Greater Mageblood Elixir (Bae) (reference build change)

Reference build, single target, no trinkets. Each change measured on its own, so they add up only roughly.

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2419CombatRogue · 16/33/273059%
Rank
#2419 among DPS specs
Build
Bundled reference, with Adaptive Combat Assistant and Royal Seal of Eldre'Thalas
No trinkets
707 DPS (the pair adds 3.2%)
Preset race
Gnome
Top race
Gnome
Since 30 October hotfix
707 to 707 DPS (0.0%)

What changed since the 30 October hotfix

  • 0.0%No Elixir of Ferocity beside another Strength or Agility elixir: Mongoose and Juju Power (Bae, ChadTBaggems) (reference build change)

Reference build, single target, no trinkets. Each change measured on its own, so they add up only roughly.

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2520SubtletyRogue · 12/8/3171358%
Rank
#2520 among DPS specs
Build
Bundled reference, with Adaptive Combat Assistant and Royal Seal of Eldre'Thalas
No trinkets
686 DPS (the pair adds 3.9%)
Preset race
Gnome
Top race
Gnome
Since 30 October hotfix
687 to 686 DPS (-0.1%)

What changed since the 30 October hotfix

  • -0.1%No Elixir of Ferocity beside another Strength or Agility elixir: Mongoose and Juju Power (Bae, ChadTBaggems) (reference build change)

Reference build, single target, no trinkets. Each change measured on its own, so they add up only roughly.

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2621AssassinationRogue · 29/22/070257%
Rank
#2621 among DPS specs
Build
Bundled reference, with Adaptive Combat Assistant and Royal Seal of Eldre'Thalas
No trinkets
682 DPS (the pair adds 2.9%)
Preset race
Gnome
Top race
Gnome
Since 30 October hotfix
682 to 682 DPS (0.0%)

What changed since the 30 October hotfix

  • 0.0%No Elixir of Ferocity beside another Strength or Agility elixir: Mongoose and Juju Power (Bae, ChadTBaggems) (reference build change)

Reference build, single target, no trinkets. Each change measured on its own, so they add up only roughly.

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27SmiteExperimentalPriest · 19/25/767354%

Discipline and Holy talents casting Smite, Holy Fire and Penance through the DPS priest simulation, from Dyst's Discord build. Experimental: ranked by damage, not healing.

Rank
#27 among DPS specs
Build
Bundled reference, with Briarwood Reed and Burst of Knowledge
No trinkets
650 DPS (the pair adds 3.6%)
Preset race
Undead
Top race
Undead
Since 30 October hotfix
650 to 650 DPS (0.0%)
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2822ElementalShaman · 31/11/961450%
Rank
#2822 among DPS specs
Build
Bundled reference, with Briarwood Reed and Royal Seal of Eldre'Thalas
No trinkets
587 DPS (the pair adds 4.6%)
Preset race
Skyborne (Windshaper)
Top race
Troll
Since 30 October hotfix
587 to 587 DPS (0.0%)
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Tank specs

TPS, with DPS beside it, on the preset build, single target, with its best pair of dungeon and quest trinkets. Open a spec for its ranking sim and talents.

Ranked by gross threat per second over the whole fight, with DPS beside it: stance, form and Righteous Fury modifiers and rage and mana gains count; threat drops and taunts don't. Survivability isn't measured. Bear's threat values are engine assumptions until checked in game, and the Fury-prot, Ret-prot and Holy-prot hybrids are experimental Discord builds.

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1Feral (Bear)Druid · 0/41/101,750TPS590 DPS

Cat and Bear attacks use the equipped weapon's DPS at a 1.0 or 2.5 second swing, per Blizzard's Druid class preview. Reports from before 1 October 2026 used a fixed paw that ignored the weapon.

Rank
#1 among tank specs by TPS
Threat
1,750 TPS
Damage
590 DPS
Share
100% of the top tank's TPS
Build
Bundled reference, with Adaptive Combat Assistant and Hand of Justice
No trinkets
550 DPS (the pair adds 7.2%), 1,645 TPS
Preset race
Night Elf
Top race
Night Elf
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2ProtectionPaladin · 10/31/101,532TPS678 DPS
Rank
#2 among tank specs by TPS
Threat
1,532 TPS
Damage
678 DPS
Share
88% of the top tank's TPS
Build
Bundled reference, with Adaptive Combat Assistant and Briarwood Reed
No trinkets
644 DPS (the pair adds 5.2%), 1,459 TPS
Preset race
Undead
Top race
Undead
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3Holy-protExperimentalPaladin · 27/24/01,524TPS666 DPS

Deep Holy talents tanking with Holy Shock and Consecration through the Protection simulation, from a Discord player's build. Experimental: ranked by damage, not survivability or threat.

Rank
#3 among tank specs by TPS
Threat
1,524 TPS
Damage
666 DPS
Share
87% of the top tank's TPS
Build
Bundled reference, with Adaptive Combat Assistant and Briarwood Reed
No trinkets
638 DPS (the pair adds 4.5%), 1,463 TPS
Preset race
Undead
Top race
Undead
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4Ret-protExperimentalPaladin · 0/21/301,438TPS657 DPS

Deep Retribution talents tanking with a one-hander and shield through the Protection simulation, from a Discord player's build. Experimental: ranked by damage, not survivability or threat.

Rank
#4 among tank specs by TPS
Threat
1,438 TPS
Damage
657 DPS
Share
82% of the top tank's TPS
Build
Bundled reference, with Adaptive Combat Assistant and Briarwood Reed
No trinkets
627 DPS (the pair adds 4.8%), 1,377 TPS
Preset race
Undead
Top race
Undead
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5ProtectionWarrior · 0/20/311,390TPS619 DPS
Rank
#5 among tank specs by TPS
Threat
1,390 TPS
Damage
619 DPS
Share
79% of the top tank's TPS
Build
Bundled reference, with Adaptive Combat Assistant and Hand of Justice
No trinkets
581 DPS (the pair adds 6.5%), 1,309 TPS
Preset race
Undead
Top race
Undead
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6Fury-protExperimentalWarrior · 3/31/171,212TPS688 DPS

Fury talents with a one-hander and shield. Switches to Berserker Stance near the end. Ranked by damage, with lower threat and higher damage taken than the Protection reference.

Rank
#6 among tank specs by TPS
Threat
1,212 TPS
Damage
688 DPS
Share
69% of the top tank's TPS
Build
Bundled reference, with Adaptive Combat Assistant and Hand of Justice
No trinkets
645 DPS (the pair adds 6.7%), 1,140 TPS
Preset race
Undead
Top race
Undead
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Winners and losers: beta client 70630 → 70707

Winners

  1. Frost Mage
  2. Retribution Paladin
  3. Balance Druid
  4. Feral Druid
  5. Feral (Bear) Druid
  6. Protection Paladin

Losers

None by 2% or more.

Big changes, about even

  1. Holy-prot Paladin(+1.9%)
  2. Ret-prot Paladin(+0.3%)

Simmed DPS of each reference build before and after the update. Moves under 2% aren't winners or losers; a spec whose changes add up to less, though one alone moved it by 2% or more, is listed as about even. Open a spec on the tier list for what changed.

Methodology

What is ranked

Each spec's trinket board starts from a fixed level 60 reference character with both trinket slots empty. The tier list adds that spec's best pair of trinkets from the same pool as its reference gear (dungeon drops, quest rewards and recipes, for its race and class), measured on the board's own seed at 10,000 iterations. Each spec's card names the pair and its DPS without trinkets. From 4 October 2026, Warrior boards leave out Recklessness, a 30 minute cooldown.

Same fight for all

The engine's default encounter: one raid-boss target (level 63, three above the level 60 cap) for two minutes, give or take fifteen seconds, with no movement and no adds. Full raid buffs, debuffs and consumables for each spec, listed on its trinket board. No world buffs, since they don't work in Forever raids.

Bands

Bands are set from the median core spec. S is 15% or more above the median, A is above it, B is within 15% below it and C is further down. The percentage on each DPS card is its share of the top spec's DPS. The tank board is banded the same way on TPS, from the median core tank, unless it is switched to DPS. Bands describe the current reference characters; they aren't confidence intervals. Hybrid builds use the same bands but don't move the median.

Engine build

MythicSim Rust engine (matches a667dce), simmed Nov 1, 2026, 10,000 iterations per spec. Rankings are re-simmed separately from engine updates, so a spec can sit on an older build for a while.

Frequently asked questions

What is the best DPS spec in WoW Forever?

It's too early to say. WoW Forever is still in beta and our sims are still being refined, so treat every result here as experimental, and don't let it drive big decisions like which class to main yet. For now, Survival Hunter leads the simulated reference-build ranking at 1,240 DPS, followed by Demonology Warlock and Fury Warrior. The S band (15% or more above the median spec) is Survival Hunter, Demonology Warlock. Each spec is one fixed build, so your own talents and gear can land somewhere else.

What changed for each spec in the WoW Forever 30 October hotfix?

The biggest gains in the sims are Frost Mage (+13.5%), Retribution Paladin (+7.5%), Balance Druid (+7.1%). For Frost Mage that's mostly hotfix push 113531: Ice Lance 300% on Frozen targets, Winter's Chill 20% a stack, Ice Barrier 5% and Frigid Power 15%. Moves under 2% aren't marked, and each card on the tier list lists every change behind its move, measured one at a time.

Is this tier list based on logs or sims?

They're sims, run on MythicSim's open-source Forever engine with fixed reference gear, talents and races. No raid logs go into them.

Is the tier list based on beta talents or the BlizzCon demo?

It depends on when each board was simmed. The current engine uses beta client data, including the beta Wrack update, but boards aren't re-simmed automatically when the engine changes. Rows from engine 32502486 still carry preview-era Warlock values. Open a card to see its engine build and date. The Affliction reference build doesn't take Wrack.

Does the preset race show the best race for my spec?

Usually. New presets use the race with the highest measured DPS for their gear, talents and rotation, but older saved boards may use an earlier race, and your own gear or talents can change the order. For the measured gaps, tap a card and follow its compare races link, which also notes the racials the beta doesn't cover yet. The race shown always belongs to the saved result.

Why is my spec lower than the class Discord says?

Each spec runs one fixed reference build. References primarily use dungeon and crafted gear. Survival Hunter and Holy Protection Paladin include documented beta item exceptions. These are fixed comparison builds, not optimized BiS sets. Most specs use talents from a published level 60 guide build, and you can tap any card to see it. Older boards may still use earlier gear or talents. Hit Sim on a card to start from that build in the Forever sim and change talents, race or gear, or paste your own character.

How often does the ranking change?

When its board is re-simmed. That happens separately from engine updates, so older results can stay up for a while. Cards on an older snapshot are marked, and opening one shows the engine build and date.

Where are healers?

Healers aren't ranked yet: a healer's Quick Sim measures healing per second, which this board doesn't compare. Tanks have their own board, ranked by threat per second (TPS) on the same fight with each tank's DPS beside it, or by damage with the board's DPS switch. Neither tells you anything about survivability.

Which tank has the most threat in WoW Forever?

In the sims, Feral Bear Druid leads the tank board by threat at 1,750 TPS, ahead of Protection Paladin at 1,532. That's gross threat per second on the same two minute single-target fight as the DPS ranking, from each tank's reference build and rotation. Survivability isn't counted, and the Bear's threat values are engine assumptions until checked in game. The tank board ranks by TPS with each tank's DPS beside it; switch it to DPS to rank by damage.