WoW Midnight Season 1 DPS Sim Rankings at Item Level 290

Midnight Season 1 is just around the corner, and one of the biggest questions on everyone’s mind is: which DPS specs are going to dominate?

While we won’t have any tangible raid logs to work with until the season actually launches, SimulationCraft give us a solid early look at where things stand right now.

Disclaimer: The following rankings are based on SimulationCraft predictions using an average item level of 290 in a Patchwerk-style single-target (nuke) fight. Actual in-game performance will vary based on boss mechanics, player skill, raid comp, and the class tuning Blizzard plans to push on March 17.

Simulated Patchwerk-Style Encounter ~290 Item Level

Devourer Demon Hunter (Annihilator)

116,296

Elemental Shaman (Stormbringer)

116,099

Devastation Evoker (Scalecommander)

116,065

Devourer Demon Hunter (Void-Scarred)

115,355

Frost Mage (Spellslinger)

115,081

Destruction Warlock (Diabolist)

111,061

Unholy Death Knight (Rider)

110,412

Destruction Warlock (Hellcaller)

110,000

Feral Druid (Wildstalker)

109,489

Windwalker Monk

108,588

Frost Death Knight

107,958

Outlaw Rogue (Fatebound)

106,655

Unholy Death Knight (San’layn)

106,260

Devastation Evoker (Flameshaper)

105,368

Havoc Demon Hunter (Fel-Scarred)

105,272

Affliction Warlock (Soul Harvester)

105,045

Frost Death Knight (Rider)

104,515

Marksmanship Hunter

103,974

Windwalker Monk (Conduit)

103,431

Fire Mage (Sunfury)

103,269

Outlaw Rogue (Trickster)

101,351

Affliction Warlock (Hellcaller)

100,189

Fire Mage (Frostfire)

99,894

Survival Hunter (Sentinel 2H)

99,009

Shadow Priest (Archon)

97,706

Frost Mage (Frostfire)

96,524

Subtlety Rogue

95,777

Survival Hunter (Pack Leader DW)

95,197

Enhancement Shaman (Totemic)

94,186

Arcane Mage (Spellslinger)

91,593

Shadow Priest (Voidweaver)

90,393

Beast Mastery Hunter

90,227

Brewmaster Monk

90,188

Enhancement Shaman (Stormbringer)

84,077

Arcane Mage (Sunfury)

83,675

Protection Warrior

70,445

Protection Paladin

69,987

Blood Death Knight (San’layn)

64,052

Vengeance Demon Hunter (Annihilator)

63,331

Blood Death Knight (Deathbringer)

58,178

Protection Paladin (Lightsmith)

55,598

Vengeance Demon Hunter (Aldrachi Reaver)

55,552