WoW Forever Tier List
The best DPS and tank specs, ranked by simulation · October 7, 2026
What is the best DPS class in WoW Forever? According to MythicSim’s simulations of October 7, 2026, it is Fury Warrior (862 DPS), ahead of Survival Hunter (819 DPS, 95% of the leader) and Retribution Paladin (720 DPS, 84%). An experimental hybrid, Shockadin Paladin, sits above them in the raw ranking; it is not a standard spec, so we leave it out of this podium. Among tanks, Protection Paladin tops the standard specs (492 DPS while tanking), ahead of Protection Warrior. That ranking counts damage dealt, not how well a tank survives. This WoW Forever tier list ranks 23 DPS specs and 6 tanks from S to C, and every tile links to our build guide.
Tanks are ranked by the damage they deal while tanking. This measures neither survivability nor threat.
MythicSim does not simulate healing yet, so there is no reliable healer ranking to show. Until it does, here are our build pages for the five healing specs:
WoW Forever tier list: frequently asked questions
Which DPS spec is the best in WoW Forever?
Fury Warrior leads the simulation with 862 DPS: 5% more than Survival Hunter and 20% more than Retribution Paladin. The gap is clear, but it holds for a 2-minute fight against a single target; on several targets or a longer fight the order can move.
Which tank is the best in WoW Forever?
Among standard specs, damage dealt while tanking ranks them: Protection Paladin (492), Protection Warrior (457), Guardian Druid (433). That figure measures neither survivability nor threat, so it says who hits hardest, not who takes hits best.
Why is there no healer ranking?
MythicSim does not simulate healing yet, so no reliable figure exists to rank healers, and we chose not to invent one. The Healers tab links to our build pages for the five healing specs: Restoration Druid, Holy Paladin, Discipline Priest, Holy Priest, Restoration Shaman.
How is the ranking made?
The ranking reuses MythicSim’s simulations: each spec plays 10,000 times a 2-minute fight against one target, with no trinkets, in dungeon and crafted gear. Tiers follow the median: S is at least 20% above it, A above it, B up to 15% below it, C lower still.
How often is the tier list updated?
The ranking on the page is the snapshot of October 7, 2026. The game is in beta, so each patch can change talents and therefore the figures. The page is replaced when MythicSim publishes new results; the date shown always matches the snapshot displayed.
Where can I find the build guide for my spec?
Each tile in the ranking opens our build page for that spec, with its talent tree. All the guides are gathered on the WoW Forever hub. Experimental hybrids have no page yet.
