WoW Forever Multi-Target Tier List
Engine a667dce · 10,000 iterations · Latest snapshot Nov 10, 2026 · Early rankings ↓
Every World of Warcraft: Forever DPS spec simmed on five targets beside its single-target DPS, on the same reference build with no trinkets: which specs gain the most from extra targets and which stay single target.
- Top on 5 targets
- Survival Hunter
- Most from extra targets
- Elemental Shaman
- Biggest climb (16 places)
- Elemental Shaman
- Least from extra targets
- Demonology Warlock
Single target and 5 targets
Each spec's preset build with both trinket slots empty, so only the fight changes between the columns. The single-target number is its board without trinkets, so it is lower than on the tier list, which ranks with trinkets. Five targets is a one minute fight, so cooldowns count for more of it. Arrows show the move from the single-target rank. Open a DPS for its ranking sim; pick a column to sort by it.
| Spec | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 SurvivalHunter | 1,288#1 | 1,996#1 | x1.55 |
 ArcaneMage | 929#10 | 1,904#2 | x2.05 |
 EnhancementShaman | 1,033#2 | 1,723#3 | x1.67 |
 FrostfireMage · hybrid | 821#19 | 1,717#4 | x2.09 |
 ElementalShaman | 804#21 | 1,713#5 | x2.13 |
 MarksmanshipHunter | 1,007#4 | 1,660#6 | x1.65 |
 FireMage | 926#11 | 1,590#7 | x1.72 |
 RetributionPaladin | 1,028#3 | 1,555#8 | x1.51 |
 ShockadinPaladin · hybrid | 982#6 | 1,546#9 | x1.57 |
 Beast MasteryHunter | 979#7 | 1,488#10 | x1.52 |
 FuryWarrior | 947#9 | 1,460#11 | x1.54 |
 FrostMage | 815#20 | 1,380#12 | x1.69 |
 CombatRogue | 904#14 | 1,317#13 | x1.46 |
 BalanceDruid | 798#22 | 1,225#14 | x1.54 |
 AfflictionWarlock | 910#13 | 1,223#15 | x1.34 |
 ShadowPriest | 822#18 | 1,203#16 | x1.46 |
 ArmsWarrior | 838#17 | 1,201#17 | x1.43 |
 DestructionWarlock | 896#16 | 1,110#18 | x1.24 |
 AssassinationRogue | 915#12 | 1,106#19 | x1.21 |
 FeralDruid | 996#5 | 1,103#20 | x1.11 |
 DemonologyWarlock | 963#8 | 1,045#21 | x1.09 |
 SubtletyRogue | 897#15 | 1,038#22 | x1.16 |
DPS specs
DPS and share of the top spec, on the preset build, five targets for one minute, no trinkets. Open a spec for its ranking sim and talents.
Five targets for one minute: a short pack fight, so cooldowns weigh more than over two minutes. Each spec plays its preset with its multi-target lines; Rogues and Feral Druids have no area abilities. Movement since the last game update is on the single-target tier list. Frostfire and Shockadin are experimental hybrids: they rank beside the specs but don't move the tiers. The Hunter references weave melee between Auto Shots; how well that holds up in a raid isn't confirmed. Tanks are ranked on the single-target tier list.
Five targets for one minute: a short pack fight, so cooldowns weigh more than over two minutes. Each spec plays its preset with its multi-target lines; Rogues and Feral Druids have no area abilities. Movement since the last game update is on the single-target tier list. All playstyles adds the other ways specs play: Beast Mastery and Marksmanship turrets, Survival in full melee, Destruction on Incinerate, and the experimental Smite and Elehance hybrids. Hybrids, Frostfire and Shockadin included, rank beside the specs but don't move the tiers. Tanks are ranked on the single-target tier list.
1Survival(weave)Hunter · 0/20/311,996100%
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, no trinkets
- Preset race
- Night Elf
- Top race
- Night Elf
- View ranking sim →
The 1,996 DPS run against five targets for one minute with both trinket slots empty.
- Survival Hunter trinket rankings →
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- Community Survival Hunter builds →
2ArcaneMage · 32/16/31,90495%
- Rank
- #2 among DPS specs
- Build
- Bundled reference, no trinkets
- Preset race
- Gnome
- Top race
- Gnome
- View ranking sim →
The 1,904 DPS run against five targets for one minute with both trinket slots empty.
- Arcane Mage trinket rankings →
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3EnhancementShaman · 18/31/21,72386%
- Rank
- #3 among DPS specs
- Build
- Bundled reference, no trinkets
- Preset race
- Skyborne (Windshaper)
- Top race
- Skyborne (Windshaper, Horde)
- View ranking sim →
The 1,723 DPS run against five targets for one minute with both trinket slots empty.
- Enhancement Shaman trinket rankings →
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- Community Enhancement Shaman builds →
4FrostfireExperimentalMage · 0/29/221,71786%
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
- #4 among DPS specs
- Build
- Bundled reference, no trinkets
- Preset race
- Gnome
- Top race
- Gnome
- View ranking sim →
The 1,717 DPS run against five targets for one minute with both trinket slots empty.
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5ElementalShaman · 31/11/91,71386%
- Rank
- #5 among DPS specs
- Build
- Bundled reference, no trinkets
- Preset race
- Skyborne (Windshaper)
- Top race
- Skyborne (Windshaper, Horde)
- View ranking sim →
The 1,713 DPS run against five targets for one minute with both trinket slots empty.
- Elemental Shaman trinket rankings →
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- Community Elemental Shaman builds →
6Marksmanship(weave)Hunter · 5/31/151,66083%
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
- #6 among DPS specs
- Build
- Bundled reference, no trinkets
- Preset race
- Night Elf
- Top race
- Night Elf
- View ranking sim →
The 1,660 DPS run against five targets for one minute with both trinket slots empty.
- Marksmanship Hunter trinket rankings →
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- Community Marksmanship Hunter builds →
7FireMage · 16/32/31,59080%
- Rank
- #7 among DPS specs
- Build
- Bundled reference, no trinkets
- Preset race
- Gnome
- Top race
- Gnome
- View ranking sim →
The 1,590 DPS run against five targets for one minute with both trinket slots empty.
- Fire Mage trinket rankings →
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- Community Fire Mage builds →
8RetributionPaladin · 12/8/311,55578%
- Rank
- #8 among DPS specs
- Build
- Bundled reference, no trinkets
- Preset race
- Human
- Top race
- Human
- View ranking sim →
The 1,555 DPS run against five targets for one minute with both trinket slots empty.
- Retribution Paladin trinket rankings →
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- Community Retribution Paladin builds →
9
ElehanceExperimentalShaman · 29/22/01,55178%
Needs a melee group. Elemental talents with Call of Thunder, 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
- #9 among DPS specs
- Build
- Bundled reference, no trinkets
- Preset race
- Skyborne (Windshaper)
- Top race
- Skyborne (Windshaper, Horde)
- View ranking sim →
The 1,551 DPS run against five targets for one minute with both trinket slots empty.
- Elehance Shaman trinket rankings →
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109ShockadinExperimentalPaladin · 23/0/281,54677%
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
- #109 among DPS specs
- Build
- Bundled reference, no trinkets
- Preset race
- Human
- Top race
- Human
- View ranking sim →
The 1,546 DPS run against five targets for one minute with both trinket slots empty.
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1110Beast Mastery(weave)Hunter · 31/20/01,48875%
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
- #1110 among DPS specs
- Build
- Bundled reference, no trinkets
- Preset race
- Night Elf
- Top race
- Night Elf
- View ranking sim →
The 1,488 DPS run against five targets for one minute with both trinket slots empty.
- Beast Mastery Hunter trinket rankings →
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- Community Beast Mastery Hunter builds →
1211FuryWarrior · 17/32/21,46073%
- Rank
- #1211 among DPS specs
- Build
- Bundled reference, no trinkets
- Preset race
- Night Elf
- Top race
- Night Elf
- View ranking sim →
The 1,460 DPS run against five targets for one minute with both trinket slots empty.
- Fury Warrior trinket rankings →
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13Survival(melee)Hunter · 5/11/351,42671%
Melee: Bae's 5/11/35 build with Teebu's Blazing Longsword and Felstriker at melee range on the melee Survival rotation, never shooting, with the melee group's buffs. About 28% below the weaving reference on a two minute fight.
- Rank
- #13 among DPS specs
- Build
- Bundled reference, no trinkets
- Preset race
- Night Elf
- Top race
- Night Elf
- View ranking sim →
The 1,426 DPS run against five targets for one minute with both trinket slots empty.
- Survival Hunter (melee) trinket rankings →
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1412FrostMage · 14/5/321,38069%
- Rank
- #1412 among DPS specs
- Build
- Bundled reference, no trinkets
- Preset race
- Skyborne (High Order)
- Top race
- Skyborne (High Order, Alliance)
- View ranking sim →
The 1,380 DPS run against five targets for one minute with both trinket slots empty.
- Frost Mage trinket rankings →
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- Community Frost Mage builds →
1513CombatRogue · 21/30/01,31766%
- Rank
- #1513 among DPS specs
- Build
- Bundled reference, no trinkets
- Preset race
- Night Elf
- Top race
- Night Elf
- View ranking sim →
The 1,317 DPS run against five targets for one minute with both trinket slots empty.
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16Marksmanship(turret)Hunter · 5/33/131,28664%
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
- #16 among DPS specs
- Build
- Bundled reference, no trinkets
- Preset race
- Night Elf
- Top race
- Night Elf
- View ranking sim →
The 1,286 DPS run against five targets for one minute with both trinket slots empty.
- Marksmanship Hunter (turret) trinket rankings →
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1714BalanceDruid · 41/0/101,22561%
- Rank
- #1714 among DPS specs
- Build
- Bundled reference, no trinkets
- Preset race
- Skyborne (High Order)
- Top race
- Skyborne (High Order)
- View ranking sim →
The 1,225 DPS run against five targets for one minute with both trinket slots empty.
- Balance Druid trinket rankings →
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1815AfflictionWarlock · 35/11/51,22361%
- Rank
- #1815 among DPS specs
- Build
- Bundled reference, no trinkets
- Preset race
- Troll
- Top race
- Troll
- View ranking sim →
The 1,223 DPS run against five targets for one minute with both trinket slots empty.
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1916ShadowPriest · 17/0/341,20360%
- Rank
- #1916 among DPS specs
- Build
- Bundled reference, no trinkets
- Preset race
- Night Elf
- Top race
- Night Elf
- View ranking sim →
The 1,203 DPS run against five targets for one minute with both trinket slots empty.
- Shadow Priest trinket rankings →
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2017ArmsWarrior · 32/17/21,20160%
- Rank
- #2017 among DPS specs
- Build
- Bundled reference, no trinkets
- Preset race
- Night Elf
- Top race
- Night Elf
- View ranking sim →
The 1,201 DPS run against five targets for one minute with both trinket slots empty.
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21Beast Mastery(turret)Hunter · 31/20/01,14757%
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
- #21 among DPS specs
- Build
- Bundled reference, no trinkets
- Preset race
- Night Elf
- Top race
- Night Elf
- View ranking sim →
The 1,147 DPS run against five targets for one minute with both trinket slots empty.
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2218DestructionWarlock · 20/0/311,11056%
- Rank
- #2218 among DPS specs
- Build
- Bundled reference, no trinkets
- Preset race
- Human
- Top race
- Human
- View ranking sim →
The 1,110 DPS run against five targets for one minute with both trinket slots empty.
- Destruction Warlock trinket rankings →
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- Community Destruction Warlock builds →
2319AssassinationRogue · 31/20/01,10655%
- Rank
- #2319 among DPS specs
- Build
- Bundled reference, no trinkets
- Preset race
- Gnome
- Top race
- Gnome
- View ranking sim →
The 1,106 DPS run against five targets for one minute with both trinket slots empty.
- Assassination Rogue trinket rankings →
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2420FeralDruid · 9/32/101,10355%
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
- #2420 among DPS specs
- Build
- Bundled reference, no trinkets
- Preset race
- Night Elf
- Top race
- Night Elf
- View ranking sim →
The 1,103 DPS run against five targets for one minute with both trinket slots empty.
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25
Destruction(fire)Warlock · 19/0/321,06954%
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
- #25 among DPS specs
- Build
- Bundled reference, no trinkets
- Preset race
- Orc
- Top race
- Orc
- View ranking sim →
The 1,069 DPS run against five targets for one minute with both trinket slots empty.
- Destruction Warlock (fire) trinket rankings →
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2621DemonologyWarlock · 2/31/181,04552%
- Rank
- #2621 among DPS specs
- Build
- Bundled reference, no trinkets
- Preset race
- Orc
- Top race
- Orc
- View ranking sim →
The 1,045 DPS run against five targets for one minute with both trinket slots empty.
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2722SubtletyRogue · 12/8/311,03852%
- Rank
- #2722 among DPS specs
- Build
- Bundled reference, no trinkets
- Preset race
- Night Elf
- Top race
- Night Elf
- View ranking sim →
The 1,038 DPS run against five targets for one minute with both trinket slots empty.
- Subtlety Rogue trinket rankings →
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- Community Subtlety Rogue builds →
28
SmiteExperimentalPriest · 19/25/787844%
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
- #28 among DPS specs
- Build
- Bundled reference, no trinkets
- Preset race
- Undead
- Top race
- Undead
- View ranking sim →
The 878 DPS run against five targets for one minute with both trinket slots empty.
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Methodology
What is ranked
Each DPS spec's fixed level 60 reference character with both trinket slots empty, on its preset rotation with the preset's multi-target lines. It is the same run as the 5 targets benchmark in the community build rankings, so a preset's AoE placement and its row there agree. Tanks are ranked on the single-target fight only.
Same fight for all
Two fights, each the same for every spec. Single target is the engine's default encounter: one raid-boss target (level 63) for two minutes, give or take fifteen seconds, with no movement. The AoE board puts five of those bosses together for one minute, with the preset's multi-target lines (Flamestrike, Hellfire, Serpent Sting on every target and the like). Rogues and Feral Druids have no area abilities, so only Blade Flurry, Goblin Sapper Charges and Dragonbreath Chili reach the other targets. 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. Hybrid builds use the same bands but don't move the median.
Engine build
MythicSim Rust engine (matches a667dce), simmed Nov 10, 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 AoE spec in WoW Forever?
In the sims, Survival Hunter leads on five targets at 1,996 DPS, followed by Arcane Mage and Enhancement Shaman. That's a one minute fight against five raid-boss targets on each spec's preset build with no trinkets. These are early, experimental results on one fixed build per spec.
Which WoW Forever specs gain the most from extra targets?
Against their own single-target DPS on the same build, Elemental Shaman (x2.13), Frostfire Mage (x2.09), Arcane Mage (x2.05) gain the most on five targets. Demonology Warlock (x1.09), Feral Druid (x1.11), Subtlety Rogue (x1.16) gain the least. The five target fight is one minute and the single-target one two, so some of the gain is cooldowns counting for more of a shorter fight.
Why do Rogues and Feral Druids drop on five targets?
Neither has an area ability in Forever's spellbook. Only Blade Flurry, Goblin Sapper Charges and Dragonbreath Chili reach the other targets, so they play the pack with their single-target rotation, as a player would.
Do the specs use their multi-target rotation?
Yes. Each spec plays its preset with its multi-target lines: Flamestrike and Arcane Explosion for Mages, Hellfire and Corruption on every target for Warlocks, Explosive Trap and Serpent Sting on every target for Hunters, and so on. Tanks are ranked on the single-target tier list only.