It’s time for the full first week’s stats for the dungeons! We see everything change, even from the day 1 logs, as an all-time-M+-great takes over. A reminder that this is still very early in the season, and players aren’t fully geared up yet. We still have old tier sets used and item levels not quite up to par. The specs are also very close together in the rankings as the top ones didn’t push very high keys yet.
Warcraft Logs Points
The below logs are based on POINTS, and not actual damage or healing. This means that they log the timed completion for the specs, with higher keys getting more points, obviously. The time in which the dungeon is completed is also a factor. It is a much, much smaller factor, however. It grants only a few points for significantly faster completions compared to just any in-time finish. We’re also using the Normalized Aggregate Scores numbers, for clarity. This means that the top spec is marked as 100 and then the rest are ranked in relation to that peak point.
95th percentile DPS
The old king returns to his throne, as Subtlety is once again at the apex of Mythic+. It took a lot to unseat it last time, so let’s see how much it lasts. Arcane is strong both here and in the raid, especially at the penultimate boss in the Race to World First, where we saw four of them! The Rogues are definitely taking over, however, as we see Outlaw in 3rd already and Assassination not that far behind in 6th! Frost DK and Havoc are also doing really well, and Feral is a surprise addition in 7th. Aside from the Rogues, we also see all Death Knight and Druid DPS specs in the top 10, as Balance and Unholy close out the top 10. Elemental is sitting just outside it, but as it’s dominating the raid logs, it’s still one of the best specs out there.
The bottom is much the same as in the raid, with Arms and Retribution waiting for this week’s buffs. Survival isn’t that lucky, however, as it’s also in the bottom 3 but isn’t getting any love in the tuning.
All Percentiles
We see a different picture in the all percentiles chart, as Subtlety isn’t quite dominating… yet. Arcane takes the top honors from Affliction, as the Warlock holds firm while it still gets to use its old set bonus. Balance is also doing a lot better here, and we also see Devastation make an appearance. We don’t quite see triple Rogue in the top 10, but Assassination made it, slotting into 6th. Elemental shows off its power across formats in 7th. And while we do have both Druids in the top 10 again here, the DKs miss out by one, as Unholy just misses the cutoff in 11th place.
Specific Keys
We can see Affliction dominating the lower of the keys we’re checking out, while it falls off quite a bit in the 12s and onward. We have a battle of the titans in the 10s, as the other ever-king of Mythic+, Fire, snags 2nd place, just ahead of Subtlety.
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Very High Key Raw DPS Numbers
Note: We’re also taking a look at the raw damage numbers from Mythicstats. They take the top runs for extremely high keys (+11-17) from WarcraftLogs and list the overall DPS for the dungeon, which includes non-combat time as well. They’re ranked by the average DPS numbers, with the very top of the top shown next to it.
While Rogues are still on top in the ultra-high key raw DPS numbers, the top one from the above charts is way down below the middle point. Assassination and Outlaw take over, in a pretty hilarious top 3 that sees double Rogue and triple Warlock, all bunched up very neatly together. The rest of the top 10 specs are the same as in the above charts, with the biggest outlier coming in 11th, where Beast Mastery finds itself doing pretty well.
For even more in-depth data for each individual key, head on over to Warcraft Logs. If you’re interested in more info on the specs themselves, you can always check out our class guides or our Season 3 tier lists!