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27 specs · 5 lists · launch week

WoW Forever tier list

Every spec placed for leveling, PvE damage, healing, tanking and PvP, each with a line on why. Click a spec for its guide: talents, rotation, stats and gear.

Leveling

Solo kill speed, downtime and safety from 1 to 60. The route matters more than the class, but the class decides how often you eat.
S
Beast MasteryHunterFrostMageRetributionPaladin
A
Feral CombatDruidMarksmanshipHunterEnhancementShamanAfflictionWarlockDemonologyWarlock
B
BalanceDruidSurvivalHunterArcaneMageFireMageProtectionPaladinShadowPriestAssassinationRogueCombatRogueElementalShamanDestructionWarlockArmsWarriorFuryWarrior
C
RestorationDruidHolyPaladinDisciplinePriestHolyPriestSubtletyRogueRestorationShamanProtectionWarrior

PvE damage

Dungeon and raid damage at launch gear with the current numbers. Hit caps and raid debuffs assumed.
S
MarksmanshipHunterFireMageCombatRogueAfflictionWarlockFuryWarrior
A
Beast MasteryHunterArcaneMageFrostMageShadowPriestAssassinationRogueElementalShamanEnhancementShamanDestructionWarlockArmsWarrior
B
BalanceDruidSurvivalHunterRetributionPaladinDemonologyWarlock
C
SubtletyRogue

Healing

Throughput per mana and the tools to save a tank. Raid utility counts.
S
HolyPaladinHolyPriest
A
RestorationDruidDisciplinePriestRestorationShaman
B
—
C
—

Tank

Threat without Salvation, survivability and how easy it is to pick up adds.
S
ProtectionWarrior
A
Feral CombatDruidProtectionPaladin
B
—
C
—

PvP

Battlegrounds and open world. Control, burst and escape tools weigh more than sustained damage.
S
MarksmanshipHunterFrostMageDisciplinePriestSubtletyRogueAfflictionWarlockArmsWarrior
A
Feral CombatDruidRestorationDruidSurvivalHunterArcaneMageHolyPaladinRetributionPaladinShadowPriestAssassinationRogueElementalShamanEnhancementShamanDemonologyWarlockFuryWarrior
B
BalanceDruidBeast MasteryHunterFireMageHolyPriestCombatRogueRestorationShamanDestructionWarlock
C
ProtectionPaladinProtectionWarrior

Questions players ask

How are the tiers decided?
From the launch client numbers, Blizzard's development notes and experience with the same abilities in Classic. S means best in role, A is strong, B is fine with good play, C needs a reason. Within a tier the order is alphabetical, not a ranking.
Will this change?
Yes. Blizzard said a large tuning pass follows once many players are past level 30, and raids open on 9 December. Each change gets a line in the patch notes and the tiers move with it.
Is a C tier spec unplayable?
No. Every spec clears every dungeon. C means it does its job less well than other specs in the same role at launch, or depends on gear that is not out yet.