2v2 Arena Composition Tier List / Guide for WotLK Classic

In this guide, we will be presenting the compositions that form "the meta" of Wrath of the Lich King's Arena in the 2v2 bracket.

The meta changes over time, but it will naturally change less and more slowly in a game as well understood as Wrath Classic. We will also be getting the final talent balance of Wrath right away, and thus most of the changes will come from having better gear for classes that scale well as we progress in tiers. To give a practical example, Physical damage dealers will start off with low Armor Penetration and thus have much lower damage potential than they will in the later phases of Wrath.

While most compositions have a favored healer, alternative healers can often be employed to some degree of success, especially as healers are significantly more versatile and capable with Wrath talents and spells. Also, note that within each tier the compositions are not listed in order of power.

2v2 is generally considered an unbalanced bracket, where only a few classes and compositions rule at the top, but even then there are good compositions for almost all classes and specializations, and a lot of diversity at the top!

Retribution Paladins are particularly notable for bringing great burst damage, crowd control, defensive abilities, and off-healing in a single package, making them very strong with any other class, even when not explicitly listed below.

The best 2v2 team compositions have both strong defensive and offensive capabilities, and generally are composed of classes whose crowd control (CC) does not share diminishing returns (DRs), facilitating setups. These teams also tend to have very few bad matchups or counters.

This list will be adjusted over time as teams match against each other in Wrath Classic.

Composition	Strengths	Weaknesses
Arms Warrior Holy Paladin	High damage alongside Mortal Strike for extra pressure; Good mobility through Intercept, Cleanse, and Hand of Freedom; Double Plate increases survivability against Physical damage comps.	Paladin healing is vulnerable to interrupts and offensive dispels; Limited crowd control.
Frost Mage Shadow Priest	Strong crowd control chains with Polymorph into Psychic Scream and double silences with Counterspell and Silence; Decent survivability if Mage escape tools and Ice Block are used well, as Shadow can rely on Dispersion; Very high burst damage windows during Deep Freeze.	Low healing and survivability if caught off-guard; Damage output is vulnerable to silences and line-of-sight.
Retribution Paladin Marksmanship Hunter	Excellent survivability with off-healing, Sacred Shield, Divine Shield, and Hand of Protection; Excellent mobility from Disengage, Hand of Freedom, and Master's Call; Aimed Shot plus Retribution Paladin burst for high pressure. Excellent CC chains with Scatter Shot into Freezing Trap and Hammer of Justice into Repentance;	Limited healing and self-sustain capabilities; Limited offensive dispel from Tranquilizing Shot lowers pressure potential against some compositions.
Affliction Warlock Restoration Shaman	Multiple interrupts and Fear and Hex do not share diminishing returns; High spread pressure through Affliction dots; Dispels and disruption from both Warlock and Shaman.	Lack of mobility; Weak against Warrior comps; Low burst damage.
Rogue Shadow Priest	Strong crowd control chains with Sap into Psychic Horror into Psychic Scream into Silence alongside Rogue stun lock combos; Very high burst damage windows during Rogue stun locks.	Low healing and survivability if caught off-guard; No way to remove poisons or curses can be troublesome against certain compositions.
Feral Druid Discipline Priest	Strong crowd control chains with Predatory Strikes instant Cyclones into Psychic Scream; Feral has great mobility, damage, and Infected Wounds's powerful slow, as well as Curse and Poison dispel; Priest can contribute damage during CC chains and can remove diseases and friendly or enemy magic debuffs, perfectly complementing the Druid kit.	Feral damage requires ramp time and Cat Form, making this composition have to pick between damage or defense against heavy Physical compositions; Damage requires melee uptime, which can be disrupted by enemy CC and certain classes with high mobility.
Frost Mage Discipline Priest	Strong crowd control chains with Polymorph into Psychic Scream and double silences with Counterspell and Silence; Decent survivability if Mage escape tools and Ice Block are used well, as Shadow can rely on Dispersion; Very high burst damage windows during Deep Freeze.	Low healing and survivability if caught off-guard; Damage output is vulnerable to silences and line-of-sight.
Marksmanship Hunter Discipline Priest	Very long CC chain with Scatter Shot into Freezing Trap and Psychic Scream into Mind Control; Good survivability and peeling capabilities as well as a Mortal Strike effect with Aimed Shot.	Can be difficult to fend off double DPS pressure, especially if Hunter can be disarmed, which prevents the use of Deterrence; Overall damage output is not huge, relying on the long CC chain to land kills.
Retribution Paladin Enhancement Shaman	Can remove anything but Curses with Cleanse and Purge; Great utility with double off-healing, totems, Hand of Freedom, and Hand of Protection; Incredible offensive potential with Windfury Totem and other melee buffs, Bloodlust, and Purge.	Vulnerable to Mortal Strike comps as much of the defensive power comes from limited off-healing; Double melee allows for enemy kiting, as both classes lack reliable gap closers and slows.
Rogue Feral Druid	Double stealth ensures strong openers, and crowd control chains are powerful due to stuns, Cyclone, and Blind not sharing DRs; When "Restokin" spec (even Balance / Resto mix), the Druid can contribute a lot of damage, especially while both members of the enemy team are CC'd.	Cyclone and Blind share DR in Wrath, making CC setups much harder to execute; No offensive or defensive dispels, lowering the survivability of the Rogue especially.
Destruction Warlock Restoration Druid	Strong burst damage with Chaos Bolt; Strong crowd control with Seduction + Fear and Cyclone.	Limited dispel from Devour Magic; Warlock and their pet are obvious targets with low mobility and survivability.

While the teams listed above are, arguably, the best ones in the current meta, there are plenty of other strong options as well, which we will list below. If your desired composition is not on this list, it is likely because it lags further behind the current state of the meta.

This list, as all others in this page will be adjusted over time, as teams match against each other in Wrath Classic.

Composition	Strengths	Weaknesses
Rogue Balance Druid	Double stealth ensures strong openers, and both classes have a lot of crowd control abilities to capitalize on a strong start; Balance Druid and Rogue have insane burst damage capabilities, allowing their opener to easily translate into a quick win.	Cyclone and Blind share DR in Wrath, making prolonged CC setups much harder to execute; No offensive or defensive dispels, lowering the survivability against classes such as Frost Mages.
Arms Warrior Restoration Druid	Great durability; Easy to drink for Druid.	Low overall damage; Warrior CC vulnerability can leave Druid exposed for extended periods.
Unholy Death Knight Holy Paladin Alternative healers: Discipline Priest	High damage and constant pressure with Death Grip and Chains of Ice; Good mobility through Cleanse and Hand of Freedom.	Difficult to keep healer alive when focused as Death Knight's peel is limited; Very limited crowd control.
Arms Warrior Restoration Shaman Alternative healers: Discipline Priest	Incredible offensive potential; Excellent at pinning targets.	Vulnerable to root effects and curses; Limited crowd control.
Mage Rogue	Great burst damage on opener (both as Frost and "PoM Pyro"); Multiple interrupts and CC options.	Low healing and personal survivability; No spread damage or way to deal with Divine Shield.
Rogue Discipline Priest	Priests bring high offensive and defensive abilities, including the ability to remove most crowd control from the Rogue and themselves; Being able to remove many slows, damage-over-time effects, and Faerie Fire can often allow the Rogue to restealth many times during a match, especially if not focused.	Psychic Scream and Blind share diminishing returns in Wrath; The low mobility of Priests makes them a good target to train for most compositions; Well-timed slows, especially of the Physical or Poison kind, can easily stop Priests from being able to chase enemy targets or stay in line-of-sight of their Rogue.
Warlock Rogue	Strong damage all around; Multiple interrupts and CC options.	Fear and Blind share diminishing returns in Wrath; Weak healing and survivability capabilities; Limited dispel from Devour Magic.
Rogue Restoration Druid	Double stealth ensures a favorable opener; High mobility and multiple CC options from both classes.	Cyclone and Blind share DR in Wrath making CC setups much harder to execute; Restoration Druid options for damage dealing in Wrath are limited and Feral Charge is too low on the tree to be taken; No offensive or defensive dispels, lowering the survivability of the Rogue especially.

No matter what class or specialization you play, there is always a strong team composition you can utilize. Every team has a weakness and it is important to know them. Teams and their weaknesses can change frequently throughout a season. If there is a team comp that is missing, please let us know in the comments so we can add it to the list.

Feel free to check out our 3v3 and 5v5 arena tier list / comp guides as well if you are interested in those brackets: