5of 5
- PvE
- Holy
- PvP
- Discipline
- Leveling
- Shadow
Alliance: HumanHorde: Undead
Why for PvEHealers are the scarcest slot; second-least-played class; Fortitude + Shadow Weaving.
Which class to play in WoW Forever
Our picks from every tier list, the sim and the beta census, with where the sources agree. Tell us what you'll do most.
Showing our picks for both equally.
RoleRecommendationBest chances to get into groups
Our picks for dungeons and raids
2. Shaman Restoration5 of 5Since 24 Sep a group gets only one of Windfury, Grace of Air and Tranquil Air, even from different Shamans, so raids spread their Shamans across groups.
3. Paladin Protection4.5 of 5Tank/healer + Blessings; Prot first of the three tanks on the 13 Oct sim (570), ahead of Prot Warrior (538).
4. Druid Feral Combat4.5 of 5Feral: Bear tank or Cat DPS from one tree; MotW, Innervate, battle res, Leader of the Pack.
5. Warrior Fury3.75 of 5Fury 860, first of 20 damage results on the 13 Oct sim; tanks too; second-most-played class.
Our picks for battlegrounds
5of 5
- PvE
- Arcane
- PvP
- Frost
- Leveling
- Frost
Alliance: GnomeHorde: Undead
Why for PvPNova, Polymorph, Blink, Ice Block + Cold Snap.
2. Rogue Subtlety5 of 5Stealth picks every fight, stunlock, Vanish.
3. Priest Discipline4.5 of 5Power Word: Shield before the hit, Penance on the move, Fear Ward, Psychic Scream, dispels.
4. Warlock Affliction4.5 of 5Fear, DoTs, Death Coil, Soul Link.
5. Shaman Enhancement4 of 5Windfury burst, Frost Shock, Earth Shock kick, instant heals.
Our picks for both equally
4.85of 5
- PvE
- Holy
- PvP
- Discipline
- Leveling
- Shadow
Alliance: HumanHorde: Undead
Why for PvEHealers are the scarcest slot; second-least-played class; Fortitude + Shadow Weaving.
Why for PvP, DisciplinePower Word: Shield before the hit, Penance on the move, Fear Ward, Psychic Scream, dispels.
- 2. Shaman Restoration4.23 of 5Since 24 Sep a group gets only one of Windfury, Grace of Air and Tranquil Air, even from different Shamans, so raids spread their Shamans across groups.
3. Mage Arcane4.18 of 5Arcane sims best of the three on the 13 Oct run (739; Fire 709, Frost 680); food, portals, Intellect, Polymorph, decurse.
4. Rogue Combat4.18 of 5Combat 642 DPS on the 13 Oct sim; raids rarely short of rogues; little raid utility.
5. Warlock Demonology4.05 of 5Tied least-played class (9.2%, 13 Oct census); summons, Healthstones, curses; Demonology 854 DPS on the 13 Oct sim.
Our picks for leveling first
Sour tier
- PvE
- Survival
- PvP
- Beast Mastery
- Leveling
- Beast Mastery
Alliance: DwarfHorde: Orc
Why Beast Mastery for levelingStill the fastest leveler, and a strong duelist with its pet. On the 13 Oct sim, Marksmanship 761 is 15% ahead of Beast Mastery 662, and Survival 783 is 18% ahead. Our recommendation: respec Survival at 60 for raids, the class's best sim result on the 8, 9, 11, 12 and 13 Oct runs. BM remains the pet-tank leveling build. First by our own call: the fastest leveler.
2. Mage FrostOur tier SFrostbite roots, Shatter, Ice Block (row 4), Cold Snap, then Ice Barrier (requires Cold Snap), Fingers of Frost (requires Ice Lance).- 3. Warlock DemonologyOur tier S20% ahead of Destruction on the 13 Oct sim (854).
4. Priest ShadowOur tier ALevels with Spirit Tap, Mind Flay, Vampiric Embrace self-healing, Shadowform at 40 (requires Vampiric Embrace).- 5. Shaman EnhancementOur tier AWindfury burst, Stormstrike, Flurry (requires Mental Dexterity 3/3), Maelstrom Weapon instant heals, Rage of the Farseer (requires Mental Quickness 2/2) as a personal Bloodlust — attack speed only since 24 Sep.
This week
the newest runs and postsIn the sim, against the median spec (+11.9%)
Up Destruction Warlock
+25.5% 565 to 709 DPS
Down Survival Hunter
−4.4% 819 to 783 DPS
Sourced: Sim · 7 Oct (engine 2d93e42) and 13 Oct (944a791) runs. The engine changed between them, so part of every move is the sim's.
Changes in the news
Most nerfs Spread out: 1 class with 1 post
Buffs None marked this week.
News · 10 Oct to 16 Oct · our reading of each post
RecommendationPicked by fixed rules from the sim runs, the census and the news, on every update.
Latest news
All news- 16 Oct · EventHyjal Crater opens as the dueling arena for a $100k beta tournament
On 18 Oct, day two of the Forever Open duel tournament, Blizzard brings the players into Hyjal Crater, a part of the map that is normally closed.
- 16 Oct · OtherVendors pay less for many crafted items in the beta
Another beta change lowers the sell price of many crafted items, so crafting to sell to a vendor for profit works in fewer cases.
- 15 Oct · Class changesHunter pet abilities Dismember and Sonic Blast are weaker in the new build
Dismember, Sonic Blast and the bird disarm now last less time, do less and wait longer between uses.