[0:00] Well, we got some good and bad news. The
[0:03] bad news is that for healers and tanks,
[0:05] it looks a bit set in stone with
[0:07] vengeance demon hunters and discipline
[0:08] priests being the creme deella creme for
[0:10] these roles. And even for DPS, specs
[0:13] like balance druids, fire mages, and
[0:14] unholy death knights are becoming
[0:16] favorites for top picks in the high-end
[0:18] mythic plus scene. However, the good
[0:20] news is that most specs are performing
[0:22] strongly in high keys. In fact, there's
[0:24] very few specs that feel underwhelming
[0:26] with only one spec making it into D tier
[0:28] and most specs coming out on A tier. So,
[0:30] while this M plus tier list represents
[0:32] what's being played on the top end, bear
[0:34] in mind most specs listed here will be
[0:37] excellent in high keys. Just maybe not
[0:39] if you're pushing the highest keys in
[0:40] the world. We're guessing some of you
[0:42] probably hated the meta during season 1
[0:44] where four out of five spots were
[0:45] already set in stone for Mythic Plus.
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[1:51] For this tier list, we'll be separating
[1:52] each role, starting with tanks. As we
[1:54] mentioned earlier, vengeance demon
[1:56] hunters are the top dogs in this
[1:57] category. Their control kit is insane,
[2:00] containing AoE silence, stuns, and
[2:02] grips, which allows demon hunters to
[2:04] have powerful AoE mob control. Vengeance
[2:07] is also one of the best tanks at
[2:08] surviving by themselves, having plenty
[2:10] of defensives and self-sustain to stay
[2:12] alive. They also bring the chaos brand
[2:14] debuff, giving magic damage users extra
[2:16] pressure, being a welcome sight in this
[2:19] meta. The only downside to vengeance
[2:20] demon hunters is that aggro can
[2:22] sometimes slip away to high DPS.
[2:24] Maintaining aggro is quite buggy for
[2:26] demon hunters right now, and if your DPS
[2:28] are too hungry to not press a global 0.1
[2:31] seconds into a pull, odds are they can
[2:33] die. This can be more of an issue during
[2:36] pugs or with less experienced tanks, but
[2:38] it is definitely a common issue that
[2:39] needs to be thought about if you ever
[2:41] play with this spec. Just be wary of
[2:42] your DPS, allowing the Vengeance DH a
[2:45] bit more time to maintain aggro. Even
[2:47] with that downside, they provide exactly
[2:49] what you want and need in a tank. So,
[2:51] it's no surprise they belong in the S
[2:53] tier category, simply being too good of
[2:55] a tank compared to the rest. Moving on,
[2:57] we can discuss our A tier tanks
[2:59] containing several different specs.
[3:01] First up, we have Guardian Druids, who
[3:02] despite being quite tanky bears and at
[3:04] high-end keys, can be quite difficult to
[3:06] play. Having good self-tankiness,
[3:08] providing the Mark of the Wild buff, and
[3:10] having some mob control makes them great
[3:12] tanks overall. They usually synergize
[3:14] well in pure physical comps and high-end
[3:16] keys, buffing each other's damage to
[3:18] maximize everyone's DPS. Unfortunately,
[3:20] due to balanced druids being meta, it
[3:22] might be hard to fit a guardian druid in
[3:23] most groups. Next up, we have blood DKs,
[3:26] which offer a high amount of
[3:27] self-healing, making a healer's job
[3:29] slightly easier. They can also deal tons
[3:31] of damage whenever they summon a blood
[3:33] beast, dealing huge pressure to any
[3:34] packs. While their survivability is
[3:36] fantastic, this only remains true if
[3:38] they don't get one-shot by tank busters,
[3:40] which can be difficult to live in high
[3:42] keys. Their AoE mass grip and blinding
[3:45] sleet is also excellent for big mob
[3:47] pulls, shutting them down to keep your
[3:48] party safe. The last tank spec to make
[3:51] it to A tier is none other than the pro
[3:53] warrior. It got hit with recent nerfs,
[3:55] but even so, it still deals high amounts
[3:56] of damage, especially in single target
[3:58] situations. Having battle shout, great
[4:00] pressure, and AoE stuns to lock down
[4:02] mobs with good defenses, they make for
[4:04] great tanks overall. A main weakness of
[4:06] pro warriors is that they don't really
[4:08] have high self-healing. They can
[4:09] mitigate damage well, but once they lose
[4:11] a lot of HP, they will need help to top
[4:13] themselves. Otherwise, it could be
[4:15] difficult for them to survive if they're
[4:16] about to take heavy pressure. All these
[4:18] tanks belong in the A tier category,
[4:20] being great candidates for your tank
[4:22] role in Mythic Plus. The only reason
[4:24] these tanks aren't up there with
[4:25] vengeance demon hunters is because this
[4:27] spec is simply doing everything these
[4:28] tanks can do but better. All tanks in
[4:31] this category can still be played at
[4:32] high keys, which you can see on our
[4:34] raider.io rankings. Moving on to Btier,
[4:37] we have one tank spec here being
[4:39] protection paladins. Having access to
[4:41] the baseline paladin cooldowns is
[4:42] excellent for your team survival in any
[4:44] mythic plus dungeon. On top of this,
[4:46] having an AoE interrupt on a short
[4:47] cooldown makes propal superb at shutting
[4:50] down casters, preventing any unnecessary
[4:52] oneshots from happening. One of the
[4:54] major flaws with this spec is that they
[4:56] are squishy, struggling with survival.
[4:58] It seems kind of crazy that a tank spec
[5:00] is struggling with survival, right?
[5:01] Well, that's the case with pro paladins,
[5:03] needing extra help to keep them afloat
[5:05] with any heavyhitting mobs. Their damage
[5:07] is also dependent on cooldowns, dealing
[5:09] really good throughput while they're up,
[5:11] but outside of that, their damage is on
[5:12] the lower end of the scale. For these
[5:14] reasons, this is why we put prop
[5:15] paladins in the B tier, being slightly
[5:17] weaker than the A tier tanks. That means
[5:20] that unfortunately at the bottom of the
[5:21] tier list for tanks, we have brew master
[5:23] monks. Again, this spec can still
[5:25] perform well in high-rated keys, having
[5:27] great synergy with physical damage
[5:28] classes due to their mystic touch
[5:29] debuff. Brew masters are highly reliant
[5:32] on their celestial fortune to keep
[5:33] themselves alive. The more healing they
[5:35] receive, the stronger they can
[5:36] self-heal, so they typically get along
[5:38] with resto druids or mistweaver monks
[5:40] that have high healing throughput.
[5:42] Currently, the meta is mainly
[5:43] disciplined priests and their shields
[5:45] don't add to this, making the synergy
[5:47] here quite bad for the monk. Outside of
[5:49] that, they can struggle picking up mobs
[5:50] and don't have much of a toolkit
[5:52] compared to the other tanks. Due to
[5:53] this, we have put brew master monks on
[5:55] the C tier. Again, they can still be
[5:57] played at high keys with the right
[5:58] compositions and with healers that have
[6:00] high healing throughput. We stress that
[6:02] this tier list is mainly due to the
[6:03] high-end keys, so any tank is worth
[6:06] considering if it's a lower key than the
[6:07] top end. With tanks covered, we can move
[6:10] on to our melee DPS where there are
[6:12] plenty of strong options to choose from.
[6:14] However, there is one melee spec in
[6:16] particular that is cut above the rest.
[6:18] Some of you may have guessed it, but
[6:19] it's none other than the unholy death
[6:21] knight. The main thing that separates
[6:23] this spec from the rest of the melee is
[6:24] its absurd AoE damage. Even if it's two
[6:27] mobs, the amount of damage an unholy DK
[6:29] can deal in cleave situations is insane,
[6:31] dealing monstrous damage in massive AoE
[6:33] situations. It also has good priority
[6:35] damage and scales well with all mob
[6:38] sizes. In terms of defense, it's also
[6:40] pretty much unkillable in most dungeons,
[6:42] having access to AMS, AMZ, IBF, and
[6:45] Lichborne, putting its survival skills
[6:47] through the roof. Being a plate wearer
[6:50] makes them more tanky in general, and in
[6:51] dire scenarios, having death strike to
[6:53] heal themselves will be excellent
[6:54] whenever they are taking too much
[6:56] pressure. The only weakness of an unholy
[6:58] DK is that its single target damage can
[7:00] be weak, often needing at least one
[7:01] extra mob to start dealing significant
[7:03] pressure. However, the massive benefits
[7:05] outweigh this con, which is why Unholy
[7:07] DK is the only S tier melee spec for
[7:09] high-end keys. Its AOE damage is
[7:11] unparalleled, and with its strong self-s
[7:13] survival, it makes it a cut above the
[7:15] other melee DPS. With Unholy DK covered,
[7:18] we can now move on to our other strong
[7:20] melee DPS in the current patch. One spec
[7:22] that shines here is enhancement shamans,
[7:24] having high AOE damage, crowd control,
[7:26] and good priority targeting, making it
[7:28] excellent at dealing with big pack
[7:30] pulls. It also brings a huge toolkit to
[7:32] parties, giving blood lust, a mastery
[7:34] buff, deurse, purge, and a low cooldown
[7:37] interrupt. The main problems with
[7:39] enhancement shaman is that its other
[7:40] spec, elemental, can pretty much do all
[7:42] the same things while being easier to
[7:44] play and having stronger AoE damage due
[7:46] to their cooldowns. Enhancement is also
[7:48] quite squishy compared to other DPS,
[7:50] needing extra help to keep themselves
[7:52] alive. Another strong melee comes in the
[7:54] form of assassination rogue. It also has
[7:56] insane damage and very strong priority
[7:59] damage, making it great in any big
[8:01] pulls. It relies on restalths to get off
[8:03] huge pressure, which means that your
[8:04] party must play around it when pulling
[8:06] mobs. As such, you shouldn't chain pull
[8:08] mobs or you will nerf the acer rogue's
[8:10] damage severely, as well as making their
[8:13] blood pressure rise. Another con of acer
[8:15] rogues is that it struggles to survive
[8:17] on rot fights. This is where continuous
[8:19] damage applies to everyone constantly
[8:20] throughout an encounter. A good example
[8:22] of this is against Swampface in
[8:24] Floodgate. The boss constantly deals
[8:26] damage to everyone, which is where an
[8:27] Asser rogue can be vulnerable. Outside
[8:29] of these weaknesses, as rogues are
[8:31] excellent contenders for a DPS spot in
[8:33] any party. Speaking of rogues, subtlety
[8:35] is also a strong option, being
[8:37] competitive with assassination rogues.
[8:38] The main difference is that subroges
[8:40] have very high damage during their
[8:42] cooldowns, but low pressure without
[8:43] them. During cooldowns, they can pack a
[8:46] punch in single target or AoE
[8:47] situations. It also has less priority
[8:49] damage than rogues, but around the same
[8:51] survivability. Due to the nature of how
[8:53] both specs work, they can alternate in
[8:55] strength based on the dungeon. However,
[8:57] the difference will be marginal in lower
[8:58] keys. So, knowing that both specs are
[9:00] great options, you can choose whichever
[9:02] one you'd like. Another strong melee
[9:04] amongst these ranks is retribution
[9:06] paladin. They have great group support
[9:08] due to paladin cooldowns, which can save
[9:10] people on the brink of death. It also
[9:11] has strong damage permanently, being
[9:13] valuable in any situation, containing
[9:15] good single target and AOE damage.
[9:17] Having divine shield as a lifesaver
[9:19] cooldown and being a plate wearer makes
[9:21] them fairly tanky in every dungeon. A
[9:23] major downside with Rhett is that it has
[9:25] no priority damage, dealing the same
[9:27] pressure to all targets, which can be
[9:29] difficult in high keys against certain
[9:30] packs. Moving on from Rhett Paladins, we
[9:33] have another powerful melee being the
[9:35] Arms Warrior. Having big cleave damage
[9:37] is always a welcome sight in every
[9:39] dungeon. They also have an AoE stun
[9:41] battle shout for physical and melee DPS
[9:43] as well as being quite tanky, which are
[9:45] all nice bonuses. Being able to abuse
[9:47] spell reflection can also be OP against
[9:49] specific mobs. A big downside to arms
[9:51] warriors is that if you choose to have
[9:53] strong AoE pressure, then you will lack
[9:55] in single target damage. This can be
[9:57] rough in dungeons where boss damage is
[9:59] important, having to choose between
[10:00] added single target or AoE pressure.
[10:02] Speaking of physical damage DPS,
[10:04] Windalker Monk is also a strong
[10:06] contender. Its damage is super strong
[10:08] during single target and during five
[10:10] target AoE cleaving. Having multiple
[10:12] defensive cooldowns on a low timer also
[10:14] makes their survival strong in any
[10:16] dungeon. They have one major downside
[10:18] though, being that they're target
[10:19] capped, unable to deal massive pressure
[10:21] if there are more than five mobs in a
[10:23] pull. The more cleaving targets there
[10:25] are, the less effective a Windalker monk
[10:26] will be with their damage output.
[10:28] Another melee amongst these ranks is
[10:30] Feral Druid. having access to great
[10:32] burst damage and good pressure overall
[10:33] in single target and cleave situations.
[10:35] It can be a bit squishy, but has a few
[10:37] decent defensives such as bark skin,
[10:39] survival instincts, and renewal. The big
[10:41] problem is that balanced druid is just
[10:43] more OP being the druid spec most groups
[10:45] are looking for. Since it's overshadowed
[10:47] by the superior spec, it makes it
[10:49] difficult to bring a feral druid over
[10:50] them. Last of all, we have havoc demon
[10:52] hunters, which deal excellent damage and
[10:54] synergize well with spell damage or
[10:56] casters due to their debuff. They have
[10:57] good priority damage and amazing DPS
[11:00] overall in single target and cleave
[11:01] situations. A big issue with havoc demon
[11:03] hunters is that vengeance demon hunters
[11:05] are usually the most popular role for a
[11:07] tank spot. That means in the current
[11:08] meta, it's hard for them to fit unless
[11:10] they have another tank in their group.
[11:12] Bear in mind, this only really applies
[11:13] to super high keys. The best tanks Havoc
[11:16] Demon Hunters would usually pair up with
[11:18] are blood DKs or pro paladins. All these
[11:21] melee discussed belong in a tier.
[11:23] They're super strong in any M plus
[11:25] dungeon, just falling short of unholy
[11:27] DKs due to their damage output. These
[11:28] specs have great damage in one way or
[11:30] another, being able to have high
[11:32] survivability skills themselves or bring
[11:34] insane utility to help you in any key.
[11:37] Again, it will highly depend on your
[11:38] composition, especially in top- end
[11:40] keys. But all melee here are powerful
[11:42] enough to be contenders in high plus
[11:44] dungeons. The rest of the melee are a
[11:46] bit weaker overall and are usually
[11:47] overshadowed by their other specs, which
[11:49] is why they're in Btier. This is the
[11:51] case with Outlaw Rogue, having no burst
[11:53] damage, but consistent pressure
[11:54] throughout any fight, which can be
[11:56] strong in dungeons like Rookery or
[11:57] Theater of Pain. Outside of this, its
[12:00] overall damage is overshadowed by Sub or
[12:02] Asa Rogues in other dungeons, making it
[12:04] much more of a niche spec. There's not
[12:06] really any point to play Outlaw unless
[12:07] it's for those two dungeons where it can
[12:09] be situationally better. Frost DKs are
[12:12] actually quite good DPS specs, dealing
[12:14] great damage in single target and cleave
[12:16] situations. It also has excellent self-s
[12:18] survival, but since unholy GK is the
[12:20] best spec for all melee, it's no
[12:22] surprise that it outperforms Frost in
[12:24] every single way. There's just really no
[12:25] point in playing Frost DK over Unholy,
[12:28] unless you want to for your own
[12:29] pleasure. When it comes to fury
[12:31] warriors, they actually do big damage,
[12:33] especially into boss fights where their
[12:34] damage increases in power. This again
[12:36] could become a more prominent pick than
[12:38] arms in keys such as theater or Rookery.
[12:41] However, in other keys, arms and other
[12:43] specs will usually outperform fury since
[12:45] it's damage capped in AoE. It can only
[12:47] cleave up to five targets with most of
[12:49] its damage, making it lackluster in the
[12:51] other dungeons. That leaves us with the
[12:53] last melee spec in the game being
[12:54] survival hunters. They deal decent
[12:56] damage with or without coolowns, able to
[12:58] blast damage in any pull. It also has
[13:00] the baseline hunter defensives as well
[13:02] as fain death being a top ability for
[13:04] their survival. However, just like
[13:05] Outlaw Rogue, it's overshadowed by its
[13:07] other specs in keys. Both BM and MM
[13:09] hunters are stronger than survival in
[13:11] every way, which means most players will
[13:13] play the other range specs. These four
[13:15] melee will belong in the B tier,
[13:17] finalizing this melee DPS tier list.
[13:19] Again, all the melee here are still
[13:20] viable on high keys, but the higher you
[13:22] get, the more difficult it will be to
[13:24] play outside of the meta. Most of these
[13:26] specs perform well, but are overshadowed
[13:28] by their other specs. However, in
[13:29] certain keys, these specs can perform
[13:31] quite well and may just be worth the
[13:33] respect, depending on the group you
[13:35] have. Now that all the melee specs have
[13:37] been covered, we can move on to range
[13:39] DPS. Again, we emphasize that all these
[13:41] specs can be replaceable with other DPS,
[13:43] especially in lower keys, and depending
[13:45] on what your group needs. Starting off
[13:47] with the top tier range DPS, we have to
[13:49] put balance druid here. They are simply
[13:52] the best at snowballing huge AoE damage
[13:55] with or without cooldowns, pumping big
[13:57] AoE packs with their pressure that's
[13:59] easy to spam, making them highly
[14:01] valuable in dungeons. Having access to
[14:03] Solar Beam, Typhoon, and Vortex also
[14:05] makes them fantastic at crowdcontrolling
[14:07] a bunch of mobs, disrupting all their
[14:09] casts. Providing the druid versatility
[14:11] buff is also a welcome sight to
[14:13] everyone, especially in high keys where
[14:14] every ounce of bulk is needed. There's
[14:17] really not too much of a downside to
[14:18] balance druid except that their single
[14:20] target pressure can be lacking since
[14:22] they pick up big AoE pressure from their
[14:23] talents. With that being the only real
[14:25] downside, they will be heading to the S
[14:27] tier as a ranged DPS. No wonder most
[14:29] high keys take balance druids as their
[14:31] AoE control and damage is just so
[14:33] powerful. If you have access to a mass
[14:35] grip in your party, this has incredible
[14:37] synergy with their solar beam, locking
[14:39] down any casts from any mob. The only
[14:41] other S tier range spec that belongs
[14:43] here is fire mage. It has incredible
[14:46] burst damage with combustion being
[14:48] excellent for killing AoE packs or even
[14:50] in single target scenarios. It does mean
[14:52] that your party should play around
[14:53] combustion as you want to use it at the
[14:55] start of every big pull, then chaining
[14:57] pulls if needed to make the best use out
[14:59] of this powerful cooldown. Fire mages
[15:01] also provides the intellect buff, time
[15:03] warp effect, and has decent mob control
[15:05] with a fairly short cooldown interrupt
[15:07] and an AoE knock to disrupt multiple
[15:09] mobs. They also have a cheat death
[15:11] mechanic with cauter eyes, as well as
[15:13] other defensive cooldowns, making fire
[15:15] mage one of the best classes at
[15:16] surviving mechanics by themselves. The
[15:18] main weakness of mage is being centered
[15:20] around combustion. So, if your party
[15:22] doesn't play around it, they will become
[15:23] much less impactful until they get it
[15:25] back again. With all those pros
[15:26] outweighing the tiny con of a fire mage,
[15:29] it's clear why it belongs in the S tier
[15:31] category. They are super popular in high
[15:33] keys, having big pressure throughout a
[15:35] dungeon run, and making their healer's
[15:37] life easier, assuming they play well
[15:39] with their defensive cooldowns. Moving
[15:40] on to our A tier specs, we'll start off
[15:43] with elemental shamans being powerful in
[15:45] all dungeons. Their main strength comes
[15:47] with the threeminute cooldown
[15:48] ascendance, decimating big AoE packs
[15:50] with their insane damage. They also
[15:52] bring blood lust, a mastery buff, and
[15:55] great utility for crowd control on AoE
[15:57] packs. Having a short cooldown interrupt
[15:59] makes them excellent at locking down
[16:01] casters, too. However, their strength
[16:03] can be their downside, as the party
[16:05] should play around their 3minute
[16:06] ascendance, entering big packs, ideally
[16:08] when the Ellie Shaman has this cooldown
[16:10] ready. Outside of ascendants, their
[16:12] damage will be good, but not nearly as
[16:14] powerful, relying on procs to deal big
[16:16] damage. Moving on from elemental shaman,
[16:18] we have frost mage, which comes to no
[16:20] surprise given a mage's baseline toolkit
[16:23] is so powerful, as we explained with
[16:25] fire. The biggest difference is that Icy
[16:27] Veins requires a bit more ramp up time,
[16:29] but it can still deal an incredible
[16:30] amount of damage. It has great burst
[16:32] damage and good sustain, being powerful
[16:35] at dealing with single target damage.
[16:37] Frost is also easier to play compared to
[16:39] fire, but fire is still stronger due to
[16:41] combustion having more impact overall in
[16:43] dungeons. Marksmanship hunters are
[16:45] another top range DPS spec this season,
[16:48] having access to great damage within a
[16:49] certain threshold. It has huge burst
[16:51] damage and great single target pressure,
[16:53] making it admirable for dungeons like
[16:55] theater or rrookery. Having access to
[16:58] turtle, fain death, multiple damage
[17:00] reduction cooldowns, and a self-heal
[17:01] makes hunters decent at surviving. If
[17:04] you feain death at the right time, you
[17:05] can skip mechanics or reduce massive
[17:07] pressure, making it a powerful
[17:09] defensive. That being said, it's limited
[17:11] with its damage throughput as it is
[17:13] target capped, making it lackluster in
[17:15] other dungeons where mass AOE damage is
[17:18] preferred. Another spec that belongs
[17:20] here is Beast Mastery Hunters. BM is
[17:22] definitely up there, having good single
[17:24] target and AoE pressure during an entire
[17:26] dungeon. Again, with all the hunter
[17:27] utility it has to keep itself alive, it
[17:29] can be fairly tanky. BM is also very
[17:32] mobile and doesn't lose damage while
[17:33] moving since it doesn't need to cast any
[17:35] spells. A main issue hunters have, which
[17:38] applies to all their specs, is that
[17:39] one-shot mechanics could be difficult to
[17:41] survive as they're quite squishy outside
[17:43] of their defensive cooldowns. Moving on
[17:45] from BM hunters is another spec with a
[17:47] lot of pets, demo warlocks. This class
[17:50] has very good sustain damage, being
[17:51] quite tanky overall, and can perform
[17:53] well in AoE and single target
[17:55] situations. Warlocks have niche utility
[17:57] including curse of tongues on casters,
[18:00] gateway that can be used to skip pulls
[18:01] and health stone which is always a
[18:03] welcome sight to any player. It does
[18:05] however struggle to rot damage similar
[18:07] to the likes of a rogue having limited
[18:09] self- sustain healing. One spec with
[18:11] high burst damage that can obliterate
[18:13] AoE packs is this devastation evoker. It
[18:16] can deal great single target pressure
[18:17] too, but it will have to choose between
[18:19] that or AoE damage making it a bit
[18:21] weaker overall for dungeons. They will
[18:23] mostly go the AoE damage route, being
[18:25] favorable in nearly all dungeons.
[18:27] Evokers also bring Zephyr, being an
[18:29] excellent party defensive for the group
[18:31] that healers would love to help keep
[18:33] everyone alive. Speaking of big AoE
[18:35] damage dealers that come to mind, Shadow
[18:37] Priest is also performing well in high
[18:39] keys. It deals powerful AoE and prior
[18:42] damage, making it great during massive
[18:44] pulls. With access to power infusion, a
[18:46] stamina buff, and an AoE fear, it can
[18:48] add a lot to a party's utility in keys.
[18:51] It does however have two major
[18:52] downsides. The first is that disc
[18:54] priests are insanely meta at the moment,
[18:56] making it difficult to fit in a shadow
[18:58] priest. Second, its singlet target
[19:00] damage is super low, so the only way to
[19:02] capitalize on boss pressure is by
[19:04] pulling trash mobs with them. So, the
[19:05] shadow priest can multi- dot. The last
[19:08] range DPS spec to make it onto the A
[19:10] tier list will be Arcane Mage. Once
[19:13] again, the mage utility for self-s
[19:14] survival is a big thing to have in any
[19:16] key, as well as decurse, heroism, and
[19:19] intellect buff. It is one of the harder
[19:21] specs to minmax, but in the hands of a
[19:23] good player, it can deal absurd damage
[19:24] on small packs or in single target
[19:27] situations. Arcane is one of the highest
[19:29] priority target damage dealers in the
[19:31] game, making it super valuable in keys
[19:33] like Rookery or Theater of Pain. While
[19:35] Arcane is strong, the issue is that
[19:36] Frost and Fire overshadow this spec,
[19:39] being superior in the other dungeons. It
[19:41] is also very cool down reliant, needing
[19:43] Arcane Surge or Touch of the Magi to
[19:45] deal significant damage in any pull.
[19:47] With Arcane Mage covered, we can now put
[19:49] all of these range DPS specs into the A
[19:51] tier section. They all perform extremely
[19:53] well and are excellent contenders for
[19:55] high keys, bringing great damage and
[19:57] utility to the party. Fire mage and
[19:59] balance druid just about outperform
[20:01] these specs, but only at the highest end
[20:03] of keys. So, don't be shy when it comes
[20:06] to picking any of these A tier specs.
[20:08] Moving on from our A tier, we have a
[20:10] lone wolf in the B tier being
[20:11] destruction warlock. Destro is
[20:13] essentially a weaker version of demo
[20:14] warlock, having less overall pressure
[20:16] with the same utility. One nice thing
[20:18] Destro has though is havoc being a
[20:20] powerful spell for two target cleaving,
[20:22] making them superb for fighting two mobs
[20:24] at once. Destruction just doesn't really
[20:26] cut it compared to the other range DPS
[20:28] already listed, which is why it comes
[20:30] down to Btier. It's still viable enough
[20:32] for strong keys, but it does get
[20:34] overshadowed by demonology, making it
[20:36] difficult to justify not specking into
[20:38] it. We also have our lone Ctier spec
[20:40] which comes in the form of an affliction
[20:42] warlock. It's fallen off as it is
[20:44] overshadowed by demo and destro the
[20:46] weakest spec for a warlock to play. It
[20:48] has the potential to do high pressure
[20:50] but similar to shadow priest it takes
[20:51] time to ramp up and it will be much less
[20:53] significant in single target situations.
[20:55] Due to the vile taint talent, chain
[20:58] pulling mobs can make it lackluster. So
[21:00] you want to be careful when picking up
[21:01] packs with an affliction warlock. Only
[21:03] chaining if they have vile taint ready.
[21:06] Outside of that, it can do great AoE in
[21:08] higher keys with decent priority damage,
[21:10] too. Since it's still overshadowed by
[21:12] destruction and demonology, it will
[21:13] belong in the C tier. It can still
[21:15] perform well in higher keys, falling off
[21:17] in low keys due to mobs dying too
[21:19] quickly for them to deal any significant
[21:20] damage. The last spec to cover, and the
[21:22] only spec to make it in D tier in this
[21:24] entire ranking system, is augmentation
[21:27] evokers. After last season's glory run
[21:29] being needed in every high key, it got
[21:32] gutted getting nerfed to the ground.
[21:34] Eban might no longer buffs tank or
[21:36] healers, which makes it a big issue in
[21:38] any dungeon. Shifting sands and clothes
[21:40] of clutch mates also got nerfed
[21:42] significantly, making it much less
[21:44] powerful in mythic plus dungeons. They
[21:46] basically shifted the way aokers work,
[21:48] losing out on group buffs for their own
[21:50] personal damage, but it doesn't make up
[21:52] for what they lost in a big way. As
[21:54] such, augmentation evoker will be the
[21:56] only spec to be in the Dtier, being the
[21:58] weakest spec in the entire Mythic Plus
[22:00] scene. The nerfs have been too much for
[22:01] augmentation evoker to deal with. And
[22:03] since they put more of an effort on its
[22:05] own pressure, you might as well be
[22:07] devastation being better in every way.
[22:10] With all the DPS specs covered, we can
[22:11] now move on to our last category,
[22:13] healers. It seems the devs have a
[22:16] favorite when choosing healers because
[22:17] disciplined priests are once again the
[22:19] best healers by far in season 2. Oracle
[22:21] disc priest is simply super OP at the
[22:24] moment, giving disc the ability to give
[22:25] everyone shields as big as their own HP
[22:27] bar. It's so powerful that some
[22:29] mechanics that should be hard to deal
[22:31] with become much more trivial. As such,
[22:33] they make your party incredibly tanky,
[22:35] unlikely to die in most fights. It does
[22:37] deal less damage than void Weaver, but
[22:39] the exchange to make everyone live much
[22:41] easier is more than worth it. They also
[22:44] have access to power infusion, being
[22:46] super powerful in dungeons for DPS
[22:48] players. Soothe plus dominant mind can
[22:50] also be utilized for mob control, as
[22:52] well as having a stamina buff to further
[22:54] increase everyone's likelihood of
[22:55] surviving one-shot mechanics. For this
[22:57] reason, disciplined priests are the lone
[22:59] S tier ranking for healers. The
[23:01] overpowered shields are just unrivaled
[23:02] when it comes to high keys, and it's
[23:04] part of the reason why so many teams can
[23:05] advance to do some of the top end keys
[23:07] at the moment. Moving on to the A tier
[23:09] healers, we have quite a number of specs
[23:11] here. Starting off with Mistw Weaver
[23:12] Monks. Mistw Weavers have access to the
[23:14] highest DPS out of all healers,
[23:16] especially in single target situations,
[23:18] making it very powerful in any group. It
[23:20] has strong healing output, but requires
[23:22] good planning with their Jade
[23:24] empowerment stacks to utilize fully. If
[23:26] played well, they are extremely mana
[23:28] efficient, but if played wrong, they
[23:30] will need plenty of drinks to make up
[23:31] for extra mana consumption. A weakness
[23:33] of mistweaver monk is that it can be
[23:35] difficult to heal on rot fights where
[23:37] ancient teachings cannot keep up with
[23:39] the pressure. It also requires melee
[23:41] range to heal often, which can be a
[23:43] downside in unfriendly melee fights.
[23:45] Being with melee or physical damage
[23:47] dealers can be nice, though, as monk
[23:49] provides the mystic touch debuff,
[23:51] increasing all their pressure. Moving on
[23:53] from mistw weaver monks, we have resto
[23:55] druids. Druids are unique in the fact
[23:57] that they can heal rot fights super
[23:59] well, but their burst healing is
[24:00] lacking. They also provide the mark of
[24:02] the wild buff to all party members,
[24:04] giving increased versatility being
[24:06] valuable in all dungeons. While they can
[24:08] deal decent damage, they have to pick
[24:10] between DPS or healing, making it rough
[24:12] to deal damage in high keys where
[24:14] healing will be a high priority. As
[24:15] such, this spec is difficult to master,
[24:17] weaving between melee DPS and healing to
[24:19] minmax this spec in any key. The last
[24:22] healer in this tier will be restoration
[24:24] shamans. Along with their strong
[24:25] healing, they have a lot of utility with
[24:27] AoE control, a ranged interrupt, a
[24:29] mastery buff, and giving heroism to the
[24:32] party. A strength yet weakness of shaman
[24:34] is that their healing rain provides a
[24:36] lot of healing and damage if people are
[24:38] in its radius. That means typically
[24:40] parties with full melee work well with
[24:41] shaman, all being on top of the healing
[24:43] rain to gain additional healing. If your
[24:45] party moves out of this too much, then
[24:47] it could be tricky for the rest of
[24:49] shaman to keep them alive. Another
[24:50] weakness is that shamans can get very
[24:52] mana hungry during dungeon runs with
[24:54] healing rain and other abilities costing
[24:55] a high amount of mana. So you'll have to
[24:57] play around the shaman's mana bar,
[24:59] making sure you don't do any big pulls
[25:01] if they're low on mana, which could lead
[25:02] to wipes. That means these three healers
[25:05] will belong to the A tier list. All of
[25:07] these specs perform well and are strong
[25:09] at the moment, dealing a high amount of
[25:10] healing and adding some damage to the
[25:12] mobs. The only reason they aren't in S
[25:14] tier isn't due to their lack of
[25:15] strength. It's just that disciplined
[25:16] priests are in a league of their own,
[25:18] simply being too strong. You can
[25:19] continue to do high keys as these A tier
[25:21] specs having nice healing and utility to
[25:24] bring to any group. Moving on to our
[25:26] Btier healers, we only have one spec
[25:27] here being holy paladin. Similar to its
[25:30] other specs, the baseline paladin
[25:32] cooldowns have is great for any dungeon.
[25:34] Having freedom, blessing of sacrifice,
[25:36] bop, and lay on hands can be excellent
[25:38] in times of need. Paladins have strong
[25:41] heals during cooldowns, but without
[25:42] them, their healing can sometimes be
[25:44] lacking, which can spell disaster when
[25:46] the group is taking big damage. Their
[25:48] damage is also decent, but definitely
[25:50] falling behind the likes of Mistw Weaver
[25:51] monks or disciplined priests as they
[25:53] have to choose between damage or
[25:54] healing. These downsides can be quite
[25:56] big, so we will be putting Holy Paladin
[25:58] on the B tier for now. Unless you're
[26:00] Elsmere, holy paladins struggle to
[26:02] perform at the highest keys possible.
[26:04] The lack of damage and sometimes healing
[26:06] can make it a bit difficult for party
[26:08] members to react to. That being said,
[26:10] holy palies can still hold their own in
[26:11] most keys, making them pretty strong
[26:13] overall. Moving on to the last two
[26:15] healers who both belong in C tier being
[26:17] holy priest and preservation of ochre.
[26:19] Holy priests also have the oracle hero
[26:21] spec, but it's not nearly as powerful
[26:23] for holy compared to disc. The healing
[26:25] is decent, but without the powerful
[26:27] shields, holy feels much more
[26:28] underwhelming. You also lack atonement
[26:30] healing, making it much more difficult
[26:32] for Holi to deal as much pressure as
[26:34] disc. That being said, you still bring
[26:36] the powerful party utility with power
[26:39] infusion, soothe, dominant mind, and
[26:41] stamina buff. Preservation of Ochre is
[26:44] the last healer on this tier list and
[26:45] probably the least impactful healer of
[26:47] them all. It can deal good burst
[26:49] healing, but it's very coolown reliant
[26:51] and their cooldowns take too long to
[26:52] come back. While they can deal big
[26:54] damage, they have to choose between
[26:55] pressure and healing, making it
[26:57] difficult for them to keep up with in
[26:58] higher keys. Having limited range and
[27:01] limited healing output makes it
[27:02] difficult for preservation evokers to
[27:03] keep people alive in high-end keys. That
[27:06] means both of these healers will go in
[27:08] the C tier. They can still do decently
[27:09] well in keys, but they are on the weaker
[27:11] side of healers compared to the others
[27:13] mentioned. Luckily for holy priests, if
[27:15] you aren't too stubborn about playing
[27:16] disc, you can respspec and become the
[27:18] best healer in the game. The same can't
[27:20] be said for preservation of ochres,
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