The massive class and trinket tuning has arrived here in week 4, but it’s only been a day for the US and almost none for the EU, so all the data we have is looking back on week 3! We can still see the baseline of where things were at before the nerfs, so let’s just get a quick overview.
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
Unholy managed to get up to 2nd and might just make it to the top, as Fire is getting nerfed and the DK isn’t getting any changes. Balance drops one but is getting some solid buffs, so we may be seeing orange on top! Elemental reclaims 4th as Subtlety falls, as another Rogue rises. Assassination is the top yellow spec, but it’s getting both nerfs and buffs in the tuning, so we’ll see how that works out. Feral stays strong in the middle of the top 10, surrounded by Rogues. Both Frost and Arcane are getting buffs down at the bottom, with the colder spec getting half as much.
All Percentiles
Arms is doing better here, hanging in in 7th, with no changes coming in the tuning. Shadow is down in 9th but is getting a 3% nerf.
Specific Keys
We’re ramping things up here as we peek into the higher keys, from 7 to 12!
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Tanks
Vengeance is getting a nerf so Blood may be back on top soon enough. Guardian is getting a few damage buffs and nerfs but it shouldn’t affect its standing, while Brewmaster is getting some solid damage buffs.
Healers
Evokers are getting some significant buffs, so they should be climbing higher this week, while Mistweavers are getting nerfs but only to their damage. But Holy Paladin should be the big star of the tuning, with some major buffs.
U.gg Raw DPS Rankings by Hero Talent Tree
We’ll be taking a better look at everything when the week is fully done. Until then, for even more in-depth data for each individual key head on over to Warcraft Logs and u.gg. If you’re interested in more info on the specs themselves you can always check out our cla