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Analysis of Shadowlands DPS, Tank and Healer Rankings for Pre-Patch on Warcraft Logs
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Now that the Shadowlands Pre-Patch has launched, we're going over the updated Mythic Ny'alotha rankings on Warcraft Logs for DPS, Tanks and Healers. We're comparing the rankings of classes in the Shadowlands Pre-Patch versus BFA Season 4, discussing which specs improved the most and which were hit the hardest.
Warcraft Logs' Ny'alotha Ranking Page
Disclaimers and Source
The data for this article was taken from the
Ny'alotha Ranking Page on Warcraft Logs
under the Shadowlands Pre-Patch partition at the 95th percentile.
The idea of this article is to give a
general
idea of how specs rank in the
Pre-Patch
compared to BFA Season 4. With an extended longer-than-usual Pre-Patch, this is to help inform you on what specs are performing well if you enjoy playing what is performing the "best".
We say generally, as there are inherent biases in looking at the data this way.
Specs that are considered underpowered are generally played less and tend to appear weaker than they actually.
With healers, there is usually only a finite amount of healing that needs to be done on a fight especially on farm and can turn into which healer can snipe healing better.
Also with healers, damage reduction abilities such as a Disc Priest's
Слово силы: Барьер
and Holy Paladin's
Аура благочестия
/
Владение аурами
don't show up as effective healing which undervalues these abilities and specs.
Remember that Pre-Patch data may not be indicative of balance in Shadowlands or Castle Nathria due to the current lack of Shadowlands systems such as Legendaries, Conduits, Soulbinds and Covenant abilities. There are also Essences and Azerite Traits which some specs benefit more than others from, which will not be present in Shadowlands.
This post is not suggesting classes that are "good" to play in Shadowlands. The purpose of this post is to look at the performance of classes in the Shadowlands pre-patch, which is longer than expected due to Shadowlands delays.
For more information on specs in the Shadowlands Pre-Patch, check out our Class Guides!
Check out our Class Guides below, now updated for the Shadowlands Pre-Patch
Blood Death Knight
by
Mandl and Panthea
Arcane Mage
by
Malon
Assassination Rogue
by
Mystler
Frost Death Knight
by
Bicepspump
Fire Mage
by
Preheat
Outlaw Rogue
by
Mystler
Unholy Death Knight
by
Bicepspump
Frost Mage
by
Malon
Subtlety Rogue
by
Mystler
Havoc Demon Hunter
by
Kib
Brewmaster Monk
by
Llarold
Elemental Shaman
by
Gistwiki
Vengeance Demon Hunter
by
Itamae
Mistweaver Monk
by
Anomoly
Enhancement Shaman
by
Wordup
Balance Druid
by
Tettles
Windwalker Monk
by
Babylonius
Restoration Shaman
by
Niseko
Feral Druid
by
Guiltyas
Holy Paladin
by
Pelinal
Affliction Warlock
by
Xyronic
Guardian Druid
by
Pumps
Protection Paladin
by
Lincoln
Demonology Warlock
by
Not
Restoration Druid
by
Jaydaa
Retribution Paladin
by
Bolas
Destruction Warlock
by
Loozy
Beast Mastery Hunter
by
Impakt
Discipline Priest
by
Jak
Arms Warrior
by
Archimtiros
Marksmanship Hunter
by
Moofz
Holy Priest
by
Jak
Fury Warrior
by
Archimtiros
Survival Hunter
by
Gray_hound
Shadow Priest
by
Djriff
Protection Warrior
by
Llarold
Tank Rankings In the Shadowlands Pre-Patch
These are the Tank rankings for the first week of the Shadowlands Pre-Patch
according to Warcraft Logs
for their outgoing damage and how many positions they've moved since the end of BFA Season 4.
Spec
Pre-Patch Ranking
BFA Season 4 Ranking
Change
Protection Paladin
1
4
↑ 3
Protection Warrior
2
3
↑ 1
Guardian Druid
3
2
↓ 1
Blood Death Knight
4
1
↓ 3
Brewmaster Monk
5
6
↑ 1
Vengeance Demon Hunter
6
5
↓ 1
Tank Pre-Patch Rankings
Tank BFA Season 4 Rankings
Most Impacted Tank Specs in the Shadowlands Pre-Patch
These are the Tank specs that we feel have improved the most and the ones that have been hit the hardest in the Shadowlands Pre-Patch. For each spec in this list, we've had our Class Guide writers explain some of the reasons why these specs changed a lot in the rankings.
Improved the Most
:
Protection Paladin (
Lincoln
)
:
The
Повеление Света
Azerite Trait is really strong for Protection in the Pre-Patch. Protection can take advantage of this trait because of high Holy Power generation and
Праведный защитник
which grants cooldown reduction for
Гнев карателя
based on Holy Power spent. Between
Праведный защитник
and
Видение совершенства
Major, a Protection Paladin has 50-60% uptime at minimum on
Гнев карателя
.
Повеление Света
is also 'soft capped 20' for AoE damage so it scales well in dungeons and on multi-target raid encounters. This is really important to note because AoE damage has generally gone down for the other five tanks while only going up for Protection.
Hit Hardest
:
Blood Death Knight (
Mandl
)
:
Single-target and AoE damage took a hammering from the rescaling in the form of inconsistent scaling down across all spells.
Склеп
is gone for now, which means we've lost a free
Удар смерти
every 8 uses, along with the ability to pool more. We also don't overly benefit from essences or Azerite Traits and Twilight Devastation is gone which carried us on DPS.
Healer Rankings In the Shadowlands Pre-Patch
These are the Healer Rankings for the first week of the Shadowlands Pre-Patch
according to Warcraft Logs
and how many positions they've moved since the end of BFA Season 4.
Spec
Pre-Patch Ranking
BFA Season 4 Ranking
Change
Holy Priest
1
4
↑ 3
Restoration Shaman
2
5
↑ 3
Discipline Priest
3
2
↓ 1
Restoration Druid
4
3
↓ 1
Mistweaver Monk
5
6
↑ 1
Holy Paladin
6
1
↓ 5
Healer Pre-Patch Rankings
Healer BFA Season 4 Rankings
Most Impacted Healer Specs in the Shadowlands Pre-Patch
These are the Healer specs that we feel have improved the most and the ones that have been hit the hardest in the Shadowlands Pre-Patch. For each spec in this list, we've had our Class Guide writers explain some of the reasons why these specs changed a lot in the rankings.
Improved the Most
:
Holy Priest (
Automaticjak
)
:
Holy Priest is doing extremely well in Pre-Patch at the moment. The addition of the talent
Молитвенный круг
replacing the now-baseline
Круг исцеления
means Holy Priests can fit more
Молитва исцеления
casts into a damage window and continue leveraging high value from their
Литания
Azerite Trait. Furthermore, as many bosses in Ny'alotha are dying more rapidly now, having two raid cooldowns in
Божественный гимн
and
Слово Света: Спасение
continue to produce excellent output.
Restoration Shaman (
Niseko
)
:
Restoration Shaman received significant buffs to quite a few of our base abilities:
Быстрина
,
Цепное исцеление
,
Волна исцеления
,
Целительный ливень
all are 10-30% stronger than before. These buffs are balanced out by an increase in mana cost in some of those spells, but with plenty of mana tools still being available in the Pre-Patch this doesn’t come in to play. Obtaining
Щит земли
as a baseline ability with an increased healing boost does not hurt either!
Hit Hardest
:
Holy Paladin (
Pelinal
)
:
The spec is struggling to find its footing in the pre-patch due to a variety of factors. Gaining
Проблеск Света
as a talent has helped keep the de-facto “Glimmer” build the primary choice for the remainder of BFA. However, a large part of Paladin’s strength in Ny’alotha came from its very high
Гнев карателя
uptime provided from the Ineffable Truth Corruption which is now gone. Also, Ny'alotha fight length has shortened, making it harder to squeeze in the most value from each
Гнев карателя
, tanks are more self-sufficient leading to higher overheal percentages, and just an increase in power for other healers has left Paladin behind in healing done. Another noteworthy factor is of course the added mana cost to
Удар воина Света
meaning Paladins need to sacrifice minor essences, or trinket slots to sustain the mana cost of heavy
Удар воина Света
usage. Paladins also saw a significant change-up in playstyle with the added Holy Power mechanic, and the learning curve or re-learning curve has made Paladins feel weaker, though this may be offset as players become more familiar with Holy Power as a mechanic again.
DPS Rankings in the Shadowlands Pre-Patch
These are the DPS Rankings for the first week of the Shadowlands Pre-Patch
according to Warcraft Logs
and how many positions they've moved since the end of BFA Season 4.
Spec
Pre-Patch Ranking
BFA Season 4 Ranking
Change
Shadow Priest
1
8
↑ 7
Affliction Warlock
2
4
↑ 2
Arcane Mage
3
7
↑ 4
Beast Mastery Hunter
4
5
↑ 1
Frost Mage
5
9
↑ 4
Unholy Death Knight
6
21
↑ 15
Elemental Shaman
7
16
↑ 11
Marksmanship Hunter
8
13
↑ 5
Destruction Warlock
9
2
↓ 7
Fire Mage
10
1
↓ 9
Balance Druid
11
19
↑ 8
Survival Hunter
12
20
↑ 8
Outlaw Rogue
13
22
↑ 9
Retribution Paladin
14
17
↑ 3
Frost Death Knight
15
14
↓ 1
Subtlety Rogue
16
24
↑ 8
Arms Warrior
17
3
↓ 14
Assassination Rogue
18
10
↓ 8
Enhancement Shaman
19
12
↓ 7
Windwalker Monk
20
23
↑ 3
Havoc Demon Hunter
21
11
↓ 10
Fury Warrior
22
15
↓ 7
Demonology Warlock
23
6
↓ 17
Feral Druid
24
18
↓ 6
DPS Pre-Patch Rankings
DPS Season 4 Rankings
Most Impacted DPS Specs in the Shadowlands Pre-Patch
These are the DPS specs that we feel have improved the most and the ones that have been hit the hardest in the Shadowlands Pre-Patch. For each spec in this list, we've had our Class Guide writers or Experts explain some of the reasons why these specs changed a lot in the rankings.
Improved the Most
:
Unholy Death Knight (
Bicepspump
)
:
The major buff to Unholy in the pre-patch comes from the change of our Mastery. Instead of only increasing shadow damage, it now increases both shadow damage and minion damage. Since minion damage is such a big portion of our overall output, this is a huge buff. Furthermore, we saw talent changes that increase our throughput.
Нечестивая порча
got buffed quite significantly, now also increasing our minion damage. We also received
Нечестивый союз
in a row that previously didn't provide any single target throughput. With
Видение совершенства
, we can align
Апокалипсис
,
Темное превращение
and
Нечестивая порча
on a 45 seconds cooldown for juicy burst windows.
Beast Mastery Hunter (
Impakt
)
:
The spec at a core level is not reliant on borrowed power that we won't get until Shadowlands, and performs well without the extra systems. Scales extremely well with stats, and has powerful Azerite Traits that offer exceptional amounts of stats, specifically
Танец смерти
and
Первобытные инстинкты
.
Arcane Mage (
Norrinir
)
:
Чародейский разгром
is really strong right now and is responsible by grand part of the damage Arcane is doing right now.
(Note:
Arcane Pummeling was nerfed
on 10/21.)
Frost Mage (
Norrinir
)
:
Видение совершенства
works really well with
Ледяная Бездна
and
Руна мощи
. When it procs, it activates both
Руна мощи
and
Стылая кровь
, which can then be extended with
Ледяная Бездна
.
(Note:
Vision of Perfection has been nerfed
on 10/20.)
Shadow Priest (
Anshlun
)
:
Shadow overall scales well with all stats in Shadowlands. On top of that, currently the Azerite Trait
Злобные призраки
is really strong, because the number of apparitions that Shadow is spawning is increased compared to BFA and the trait has additive properties.
(Note:
Azerite Traits were nerfed
on 10/21.)
Affliction Warlock (
Xyronic
)
:
Affliction, similarly to Beast Mastery doesn't have any one aspect that is ahead of others, but overall just the scaling of the spec is great for end of expansion scenarios, with extra systems and stats.
Elemental Shaman
The relative increase in strength for Elemental in the prepatch can be attributed largely to two factors:
Hit Hardest
:
Havoc Demon Hunter (
Kib
)
:
Single target damage for Havoc is really weak right now, which ends up being significant in a raid that is on farm for months. This way players need to sacrifice cleave damage to do more single target. I Shadowlands, Havoc gets stronger with their the Venthyr Covenant ability
Клеймо греха
and
Танец с судьбой
conduit. Other issue is that the strong Azerite Trait
Яростный взор
provides Haste Rating, being subject to
Diminishing Returns
. In Shadowlands, the Leveling Perk becomes a Haste %, which is not subject to Diminishing Returns.
Arms Warrior (
Archimtiros
)
:
Arms' damage is heavily propped up by the synergy between the Azerite trait
Испытание силы
, talent
Управление гневом
, and essence
Воспоминания о снах наяву
. In 8.3, this was exacerbated by obscene amounts of Haste due to corruptions, which led to more cooldown reduction via
Управление гневом
and thus inordinately high uptime on
Испытание силы
. That said, Arms current tuning is also very weak, which contributes to the overall poor performance. While it's true that losing all of that Haste has significantly reduced Arms output,
Испытание силы
remains one of strongest Azerite Traits in the game, only barely propping up a spec which would otherwise be at the very bottom of the meters.
Demonology Warlock (
Not
)
:
Demonology was hit hard with the loss of a massive amount of Haste by losing Corruption. Not only are you generating
Осколок души
less frequently but you are more importanly losing out on a ton of casts from your
Призыв демонического тирана
, which was what the whole spec played around buffing as your big 60s damage profile. This coupled with the fact that Affliction's scaling for the end of the expansion is very strong leaves much to be desired if you're playing Demonology.
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