It’s time for a big all-spec overview of the dungeons, including the tanks and healers! While the non-DPSers are very stable as always, things are constantly shifting for the damage dealers. We have Unholy grabbing the top spot, Feral rising, and a big shakeup in the direct damage chart as well so let’s dive in.
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 takes the reins in the top percentiles as it just barely edges out Balance for that No.1 spot. Arcane is holding on and remains stable, while its fellow Mage, Fire, drops a big three spots. The first to capitalize on that is Feral, moving four up into 4th, followed by Assassination with a single-spot bump. Elemental drops one to 6th, same as Marksmanship in 8th, while Enhancement remains the rock of the top 10, defending its 9th spot for another week. Retribution grabs that final top 10 spot from Demonology, as the Paladin, Warlock, and Arms battle it out for the top upper-middle-of-the-chart position.
We do finally see some results from the big Augmentation buffs, as the spec manages to break out of the bottom 3 for the first time this season! It didn’t go far as it’s only one spot out, but the upward mobility is real! This leaves Shadow to join the two Hunters down in the dumps.
All Percentiles
Unholy was already at the top in the overall percentiles last week, so it just defends its title here. Marksmanship rises a little into 4th as Fire drops quite a bit here as well, making room for plenty of specs. Retribution makes a slightly bigger move, gaining two spots in 6th and keeping Feral down in 7th. The Shamans are still together right after that, with Elemental coming out on top this week. Fire dropped all the way down to the bottom of the top 10, losing a huge 6 spots and barely fending off Demonology. Augmentation didn’t quite manage to dig itself out of the trenches, but it did at least move one spot up, leaving Frost Mage in the dead-last spot.
Specific Keys
We see where Feral got its upward mobility from, as it moves to the top of the 7s and improves in the other high keys as well. Arcane and Enhancement are doing really well in the top keys still, with the Shaman also dominating the 10s.
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Tanks
Vengeance is just dominating more and more as the season goes on, pulling an insane amount ahead of everyone else. Protection Paladin managed to push past Blood after the recent changes, but the two specs are very evenly matched. Guardian finds itself at the bottom, but really all non-Vengeance specs are very close together.
Healers
Disc isn’t going anywhere any time soon, as it actually pulled out ahead even more in the last few weeks. The only other change we’ve seen recently is Preservation heading to the last spot, as everything else is the same.
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 (+13-19) 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.
The top-level pure DPS chart has actually changed a lot, as Devastation bursts in this week! Gaining 4 spots and moving into 2nd, the Evoker has been dominating raids, so it makes sense it shows up here as well. Arcane also moves into place, gaining an even bigger 8 spots in 3rd. Marksmanship takes down Balance as both specs move down to accommodate the new tenants.
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 and tier list
