WoW Forever leveling tier list

Every class with each tier list's own rating side by side, plus the sim and the beta census. Pick what to rank by; the line above the table always says what the order means.

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Ranked by the leveling tier lists. Each class by its best-rated spec. Every rating is shown as its list gives it; for the order we take the middle of the letter ratings, then the better rank position, then the number of lists. "=1" is a tie. Our own picks don't change this order.

Classes ranked: Ranked by the leveling tier lists.
Rank	Class, our leveling pick	Leveling lists	PvE tier lists	PvP tier lists	Sim DPS	Beta population
1	Hunter Beast Mastery · our leveling pick	S#1 of 3different scales	A#4 of 5different scales	AA2 lists agree	836 DPS · Survival	15.8%
	Beast Mastery	Rated as a class	Our tiersAPvEAPvPSLvl		650 DPS
	Marksmanship	Rated as a class	Our tiersAPvEAPvPALvl		724 DPS
	Survival	Rated as a class	Our tiersSPvEBPvPALvl		836 DPS
2	Paladin Retribution · our leveling pick	S1 list	A#2 of 3different scales	AA2 lists agree	790 DPS · Retribution	11.7%
	Holy	Rated as a class	Our tiersAPvEAPvPBLvl		No healer sim
	Protection	Rated as a class	Our tiersAPvEBPvPBLvl		551 tank DPS
	Retribution	Rated as a class	Our tiersAPvEAPvPALvl		790 DPS
3	Mage Frost · our leveling pick	A#2 of 3different scales	S1 list	SS2 lists agree	716 DPS · Arcane	9.9%
	Arcane	Rated as a class	Our tiersSPvEBPvPALvl		716 DPS
	Fire	Rated as a class	Our tiersAPvEBPvPALvl		691 DPS
	Frost	Rated as a class	Our tiersAPvESPvPSLvl		659 DPS
4	Warlock Demonology · our leveling pick	A#3 of 3different scales	A#3 of 5different scales	SA2 lists differ	830 DPS · Demonology	9%
	Affliction	Rated as a class	Our tiersBPvESPvPSLvl		717 DPS
	Demonology	Rated as a class	Our tiersAPvEAPvPSLvl		830 DPS
	Destruction	Rated as a class	Our tiersBPvEAPvPALvl		690 DPS
5	Shaman Enhancement · our leveling pick	A1 list	S#4 of 5different scales	AA2 lists agree	713 DPS · Enhancement	11%
	Elemental	Rated as a class	Our tiersBPvEAPvPBLvl		494 DPS
	Enhancement	Rated as a class	Our tiersAPvEAPvPALvl		713 DPS
	Restoration	Rated as a class	Our tiersSPvEAPvPBLvl		No healer sim
=6	Priest Shadow · our leveling pick	B1 list	S#1 of 5different scales	SA2 lists differ	697 DPS · Shadow	9.3%
	Discipline	Rated as a class	Our tiersAPvESPvPBLvl		No healer sim
	Holy	Rated as a class	Our tiersSPvEAPvPBLvl		No healer sim
	Shadow	Rated as a class	Our tiersAPvEAPvPALvl		697 DPS
=6	Rogue Combat · our leveling pick	B1 list	S#5 of 5different scales	SS2 lists agree	682 DPS · Combat	9.8%
	Assassination	Rated as a class	Our tiersBPvEAPvPBLvl		646 DPS
	Combat	Rated as a class	Our tiersSPvEBPvPBLvl		682 DPS
	Subtlety	Rated as a class	Our tiersBPvESPvPBLvl		667 DPS
=8	Druid Feral Combat · our leveling pick	C1 list	A#5 of 5different scales	AA2 lists agree	715 DPS · Feral Combat	11.3%
	Balance	Rated as a class	Our tiersBPvEBPvPBLvl		630 DPS
	Feral Combat	Rated as a class	Our tiersAPvEAPvPALvl		715 DPS
	Restoration	Rated as a class	Our tiersAPvEAPvPBLvl		No healer sim
=8	Warrior Arms · our leveling pick	C1 list	S#1 of 5different scales	BB2 lists agree	951 DPS · Fury	12.2%
	Arms	Rated as a class	Our tiersAPvESPvPBLvl		741 DPS
	Fury	Rated as a class	Our tiersSPvEBPvPBLvl		951 DPS
	Protection	Rated as a class	Our tiersSPvEBPvPCLvl		479 tank DPS

Ratings as each list gives them; each class page has every list's page date and our read date. Sourced: Tier list · read 6 Oct, Tier list · read 6 Oct, Tier list · page 2 Oct, read 6 Oct, Tier list · page 3 Oct, read 6 Oct, Sim · 11 Oct run, Beta census · 11 Oct. Sim DPS: the class's best damage spec in our newest stored run.