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Every class inWoWhas a DPS spec, and for the most part, every DPS spec has benefits and drawbacks.Some of the best DPS specsWoWplayers can choose are considerably more powerful than others in endgame content, though – and in high-level Mythic Plus or Raiding, being one of the best DPS classesWoWoffers is a way to get into groups much, much faster.
This guide to the best DPS classes inThe War Withinranks each spec’s damage based on the Warcraftlogs statistics forNerub-ar PalaceandMythic Plus, with data pulled for each class since the launch of Season One. Though a class may place highly on thisWoWDPS tier list, some of their sub-specs may not perform as well, so be sure to check the specifics for each class' DPS spec rankings.
At the end of the day, no DPS class is outright terribleinTWWwhen played well, even those in theWoWDPS tier list B Rank below. But some are just easier to learn or consistently do more damage than others.
S Tier DPS Classes In TWW
Mage, Death Knight, Shaman
Three of the best classes inThe War Withinfor DPS are undeniably the Mage, Death Knight, and Shaman classes. Each of these three bestWoWclasses has at least two DPS specs to choose from. These three classes are lucky, though, as all of their spec options tend to perform exceptionally well in both the Nerub-ar Palace Raidand in Mythic Plus dungeons.
The exception to this is the Mage’s Frost spec, which consistently places low in Raid and M+ DPS rankings while Arcane and, recently, Fire rank very highly in all PvE content.
The best spec to choose forMagesis theArcaneSpec, whileDeath Knightsexcel in theFrostSpec. Both ofShamans' specs place highly in raw DPS output, but of the two,Enhancementperforms slightly better in most content.
A Tier DPS Classes In TWW
Rogue, Warlock, Evoker, Warrior, Demon Hunter
Though there are three classes that can be consideredthe best DPS classesinWoW: TWW, these next five barely lag behind – and some of these A-Tier classes feature specs that outperform S-Tier classes.
The Rogue, Warlock, Warrior, and Demon Hunter have at least one decent-to-good DPS spec, but are more limited in choice thanks to specs that lag behind a little in terms of DPS output.Rogues, for example, have the extremely-high-performing Assassination spec, but Subtlety is about middle-of-the-packin all forms of PvE content, while Outlaw is great for Mythic Plus but not so great in Raid.
Warlocks' Destruction spec performs very well as one of the bestWoW: TWWDPS classes in both Raid and M+, but Demonology doesn’t quite match up, and Affliction can be tricky to get going – a bit like the Priest’s Shadow spec.
Even after some nerfs, bothWarriorspecs still make for good DPS in the hands of players who know what they are doing, especially the Fury spec, whileDemon Hunters' sole Havoc spec sits at about middle-to-top-tier. DH characters tend to do well in Mythic Plus but lag behind a little in Raid.
Evokersare an interesting case. Their Augmentation spec is really a hybrid between DPS and Support, kind of like aDungeons and DragonsBard. It’s to be expected that their DPS output lags, but they more than make up for that with the sheer utility they bring to a group. Devastation Evokers are middle-to-low-tier, but any group with an Augmentation Evoker who is played well will notice a serious difference in their groups' capabilities.
B Tier DPS Classes In TWW
Monk, Druid, Paladin, Hunter, Priest
There are no bad DPS classes inWorld of Warcraft– though these five classes are listed here in the B Tier of thisWoWDPS tier list, they are still perfectly capable ofpulling competitive DPS in both Nerub-ar Palaceand Mythic Plus dungeons. It just might take a little bit of extra work, or a little bit of extra preparation and class knowledge, to get there.
TheMonkclass' sole Windwalker spec, for example, is certainly not a bad DPS spec, but they are very squishy and have mid-rank DPS at the highest level of PvE content.Druids' Balance and Feral specs have the potential to climb up theWoWDPS rankings in PvE content, especially Balance in Mythic Plus content, but can be tricky to learn and maximize.
Paladins' Retribution spec is considered by some to be one of the easiest DPS specs for new players, and tends to do very well in Raid, but lags behind a little bit in Mythic Plus in terms of raw DPS output. All three of theHunterclass' DPS specs are currently sitting at average-to-low-tier, unfortunately, with Beast Mastery specifically being one of the worst DPS specs for M+ in terms of raw damage output.
Finally, like all the other B Tier DPS classes ranked here,Shadow Priestscan easily perform extremely highly in all PvE content, but it can take this spec a long time to ramp up. Against single targets like bosses it’s an absolute beast, but one misplaced Shadow Crash can mean bottoming the DPS charts while everyone else AoEs everything down without you.
