We had another class tuning pass this month, and it’s gone live! Our DPS tier lists has been updated and the specs reordered, so let’s see what’s changed.
The Changes
The tuning didn’t affect the top two tiers, S and A+, at all, so let’s see what did change. While Augmentation’s nerf did close off a specific combo with the Nerub’ar Palace 2-set bonus, the spec is still sitting in the bottom-mid A tier. Survival and Fury buffs did nothing to pull them out of the final two spots. Meanwhile, Arms did manage to move up a little into mid-A tier. And while Shadow’s buffs didn’t manage to nudge it up, Subtlety’s did, as it’s almost surpassed Outlaw, also in mid-A. Frost Mage remains stable at the top of the A tier. Destruction is right behind it, as its buffs were to the less-used Hero spec.
The Top Tiers
Now let’s take a look at the full top tiers and the many DPS specs populating them. These are curated and made by our guide writer Petko.
Tier | Spec |
S | Unholy Death Knight |
S | Balance Druid |
S | Arcane Mage |
Tier | Spec |
A+ | Elemental Shaman |
A+ | Enhancement Shaman |
A+ | Demonology Warlock |
A+ | Marksmanship Hunter |
A+ | Fire Mage |
A+ | Retribution Paladin |
A+ | Feral Druid |