2v2 Arena Composition Tier List / Guide for TBC Classic
With TBC, comes the introduction of the Arena, inside which 2v2, 3v3 and 5v5 matches occur. Doing well in the arena will increase your team's rating, and the higher you go, the more points will be gained upon the weekly reset. These points can then be used to buy arena gear, which mirrors PvE gear in item level, but with some item budget allocated to Resilience and PvP-oriented set bonuses.
We will be listing and ranking some of the best arena compositions for the 2v2 arena bracket in this guide. These compositions rely on having a synergistic combination of abilities that can put pressure on opponents and deflect incoming aggression successfully, and we will be offering a brief explanation on each.
Feel free to also consult the 3v3 bracket and 5v5 bracket tier lists, as well as our PvP DPS and PvP Healer rankings in order to learn more about the advantages and disadvantages of each class and specialization when individually assessed.
Introduction
In this guide, we will be presenting the compositions that form "the meta" of TBC Arena in the 2v2 bracket.
The meta changes over time, but it will naturally change less and more slowly in a game as well understood as TBC Classic, with most of the changes coming in the form of better gear for classes that scale well as we progress in tiers. To give a practical example, while Rogues are extremely strong right from the start, once they can obtain Tier 6 gear and Glaives they become the meta-defining class and as such will be strongest in the final seasons.
While most compositions have a favored healer, alternative healers can often be employed to some degree of success. This is especially true for Priest and Druid healers, who can successfully heal most compositions, even if they are not listed. Also, note that within each tier the compositions are not listed in order of power.
TBC 2v2 Arena Tier List
2v2 is generally considered one of the most unbalanced brackets in TBC, where a few classes rule at the top, while most other classes have only one strong composition and some specializations have none.
Best TBC Arena Compositions for 2v2
The best 2v2 team compositions have both strong defensive and offensive capabilities, and generally are composed of classes whose crowd control (CC) does not share diminishing returns (DRs), facilitating setups. These teams also tend to have very few bad matchups or counters.
This list will be adjusted over time as teams match against each other in TBC Classic.
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Other TBC Arena Compositions for 2v2
While the teams listed above are, arguably, the best ones in the current meta, there are plenty of other strong options as well, which we will list below. If your desired composition is not on this list, it is likely because it lags further behind the current state of the meta.
This list, as all others in this page will be adjusted over time, as teams match against each other in TBC Classic.
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Conclusion
No matter what class or specialization you play, there is always a strong team composition you can utilize. Every team has a weakness and it is important to know them. Teams and their weaknesses can change frequently throughout a season. If there is a team comp that is missing, please let us know in the comments so we can add it to the list.
Feel free to check out our 3v3 and 5v5 arena tier list / comp guides as well if you are interested in those brackets:
Changelog
- 06 May 2022: Reviewed for Phase 5.
- 14 Sep. 2021: Guide added.
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This guide has been written by Seksi, original Burning Crusade player and multi-class player, currently playing on Gehennas Horde. You can find him on the Classic Shaman (as Woah) and Druid Discords, as well as the Icy Veins Discord.
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