Source header date: 2026-11-11. Our notes describe playstyle; the linked author owns the tier opinion. This is not an independently measured power score.
Source header date: 2026-11-11. Our notes describe playstyle; the linked author owns the tier opinion. This is not an independently measured power score.
Source header date: 2026-11-11. Our notes describe playstyle; the linked author owns the tier opinion. This is not an independently measured power score.
Source header date: 2026-11-11. Our notes describe playstyle; the linked author owns the tier opinion. This is not an independently measured power score.
Source header date: 2026-11-11. Our notes describe playstyle; the linked author owns the tier opinion. This is not an independently measured power score.
Source header date: 2026-11-11. Our notes describe playstyle; the linked author owns the tier opinion. This is not an independently measured power score.
Source header date: 2026-11-11. Our notes describe playstyle; the linked author owns the tier opinion. This is not an independently measured power score.
Source header date: 2026-11-11. Our notes describe playstyle; the linked author owns the tier opinion. This is not an independently measured power score.
Source header date: 2026-11-11. Our notes describe playstyle; the linked author owns the tier opinion. This is not an independently measured power score.
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RANK DATES ARE NOT PATCH DATES
Recent changes to check before you choose
The ranking headers are dated November 4 and 11, 2026; we checked their visible charts on November 15, 2026. All 114 imported ratings match those charts. That confirms accurate transcription, not that the forecasts account for every subsequent hotfix. The source now lists builds 1.60.1.70888 with the November 10 hotfix notes and 1.60.1.70938, while retaining the November 11 forecast date. Blizzard has since posted November 13 spell, control and dungeon-XP fixes, including a melee exception for Judgement of Command. Those notes were published November 14 at 01:54 UTC. The source charts have not changed, and their build labels do not establish testing after these fixes or the November 12 Shaman deployment.
Applied
Wild Growth and Judgement of Command updated
Wild Growth can no longer be cast while moving; its spell healing coefficient rises from 3.3% to 6.6%. Judgement of Command now counts as a melee attack and activates on-hit effects; other judgements remain ranged attacks. Frost Nova's break-on-damage behavior now correctly includes procs and Blizzard. Windfury Totem's melee-ability activation is corrected, but off-hand strikes cannot trigger it.
These notes are dated November 13 and were published November 14 at 01:54 UTC; that is the posting time, not a confirmed exact deployment time. A doubled spell coefficient does not establish doubled total healing. The source charts remain November 11 forecasts, so no new tier letters are inferred.
Blizzard fixes missing diminishing returns for creature stuns against players and player stuns against creatures. The Quick and the Dead perk now reduces Divine Spirit's Mana cost correctly. Siphon Life Rank 1 cannot be cast while silenced, and Berserker Rage correctly removes Sap.
The diminishing-return notes concern stuns involving creatures; they do not announce a new player-versus-player stun rule. These corrections can affect control and ability use without supplying measured class rankings. See the November 13 spell-rules entry for the publication-time distinction.
Dungeon enemy kills now award zero experience to every party member if that enemy is trivial to the level of any party member. The Drowned City's non-boss enemy respawn time also changes from one hour to two hours.
This adds an XP-eligibility condition; the earlier November 8 increase does not override it. Check the enemy and your party's levels in-game. Our dungeon tiers describe level-60 party roles, not leveling XP per hour, and this rule alone cannot justify changing class tiers.
Blizzard confirms the Shaman changes listed under November 10 reached all regions on November 12 at 10:45 a.m. PST (18:45 UTC). Weapon imbues and weapon totems can be combined. Enhancement's Stormstrike, Mental Dexterity and Maelstrom Weapon changes are included.
The confirmation was posted at 19:10 UTC. Our source charts retain their November 11 forecast date despite a newer build label; that is not post-deployment testing. No new tier letters are inferred from the delay or these spell changes.
The November 11 notes made Judgement a ranged attack; the newer November 13 notes restore a melee exception for Judgement of Command. Unsealed Fury no longer echoes Windfury Totem attacks. Blizzard also fixes Pounce Bleed interactions, Volley, Shadowform spell compatibility and Flametongue Totem Rank 2.
Posted November 12 at 00:48 UTC. The November 11 source charts explicitly assess the November 10 notes; we have not established that the November 11 or November 13 fixes are reflected in their forecasts.
Hunter pet health is corrected from 150% to 115%; Hawk melee damage increases about 80%. Demon base health increases about 15%. Affliction gains revised Wrack/DoT interactions.
Blizzard posted these notes November 11 at 03:27 UTC. The Shaman portion was delayed until November 12, as confirmed separately above. Source tiers are forecasts, not measured results or a direct translation of individual spell changes into overall DPS.
Blizzard's November 9 notes fix Natural Instinct, Clearcasting and Arcane Concentration, Consecration, Shadowform and Power Infusion, and Lightning Overload. Incinerate is restricted to Destruction. Hunter targeting and pet-family bugs are also corrected.
Published November 10 at 04:23 UTC. These fixes may affect leveling and group performance, and the current November 11 charts are later forecasts. Their tier revisions are attributed to the source author; measured post-fix results are not established here.
The Drowned City no longer deals unintended extra enemy damage. Deathless Marrow encounter creatures have 25% less health, with further attack reductions.
Dungeon difficulty changes can affect party experience without proving a change in relative class strength. Compare the existing forecasts within each role.
Blizzard reports a 50% increase to experience from dungeon enemy kills on November 8.
The newer November 13 notes add a zero-XP condition when an enemy is trivial to any party member. A solo-questing forecast cannot establish the fastest dungeon-leveling choice. Our dungeon tab rates level-60 party roles, not XP per hour.
The applied notes include Voidwalker health and a Wrack/Soul Siphon fix, a Bloom healing fix and an Arcane Blast duration correction.
These notes predate the November 11 source charts. Their effect is not independently measured here; matching a source chart does not verify post-hotfix performance.
Tier letters are kept as attributed forecasts. We do not invent new ratings from an announced buff or bug fix; they need a reviewed source or documented testing.
READ THE CONTEXT BEFORE THE LETTER
How this WoW Forever tier list works
The main explorer organizes attributed WoW Forever DB forecasts. We keep their tier letters and source scope; we do not calculate a consensus, invent damage numbers or present these opinions as official rankings. Our short playstyle notes are independent editorial descriptions.
A class tier represents its best eligible build
The class view takes the highest tier among the build paths left by your role and class filters. Open a class to see the other eligible builds. A class with an A-tier healer and a C-tier damage build will show A with All roles, but C when filtered to that damage build's role. This is an option within a class, not an average power score.
Reading S through F
S is the source's highest category; A and B follow, then C, D and F. These letters summarize a scenario-specific opinion, not a fixed percentage advantage. Some lists have no S-tier entry at all.
Equal letters do not mean identical performance
Entries within a tier are sorted alphabetically. Their order is not a hidden damage ranking. Read damage, tank and healer ratings within their own role: an A-tier tank does not outdamage a B-tier caster.
This separate class-level recommendation was labeled updated November 4, 2026. It covers leveling speed, efficiency, survivability and overall experience. It is not a spec-by-spec table, and is not averaged into the explorer. For example, its Paladin recommendation is S; the spec forecast above can place individual Paladin paths lower.
DruidA
HunterS
MageA
PaladinS
PriestA
RogueB
ShamanA
WarlockS
WarriorC
Different scope, assumptions and update dates can explain a disagreement. Neither author's letter establishes that every player will level faster on that class.
ALL PATHS, ALL COVERED SCENARIOS
Complete WoW Forever spec tier table
Use this reference to check the same build across scenarios. Every column links to its rating source. A dash means that role was not rated for the build, rather than a failing grade. Every rating in this table is a forecast from WoW Forever DB.
Spec source header date: November 11, 2026. Reviewed November 15, 2026. See source notes for build numbers.
Enhancement ShamanDPS · group tank option also rated
B
C
F
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C
C
F
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Restoration ShamanHealer
D
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B
C
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A
Arcane MageDPS
B
B
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A
B
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Fire MageDPS
C
B
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A
B
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Frost MageDPS
A
A
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A
B
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Affliction WarlockDPS
S
A
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A
S
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Demonology WarlockDPS
A
A
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A
A
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Destruction WarlockDPS
B
A
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A
A
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Balance DruidDPS
B
C
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C
B
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Feral Cat DruidDPS
B
D
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B
C
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Feral Bear DruidTank
A
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B
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B
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A
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Restoration DruidHealer
C
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B
C
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B
START WITH YOUR USUAL SESSION
Which ranking should you use?
Leveling & solo
Pace, survivability, downtime, travel and reliance on gear. Class opinions and spec forecasts are separate views.
Look at the journey before you optimize for a distant endgame. A slow solo rating on a healing build is not a judgment of its dungeon healing.
Dungeons
Compare within a role: damage and control, party healing, or tank threat and mitigation. This is not a live dungeon-log ranking.
Pick the job you expect to fill, then compare the tools available for that party slot. Pack control and recovery can matter alongside damage.
World PvP
Control, survival, pressure and choosing a fight. These ratings do not describe battleground healing or arena performance.
Treat this as a solo world-PvP forecast. It cannot answer which healer is most valuable behind a coordinated battleground front line.
Raid forecast
Projected boss damage and utility, sustained healing, or tank reliability. No raid-log percentiles are included.
Use this as a shortlist to revisit when the relevant raid content and measured results are available. Encounter mechanics and group composition can change the answer.
Blizzard's guide establishes the nine available classes and race combinations. The descriptions below explain the choices in plain language; the tier opinions belong to the linked ranking authors.
Warrior
Weapon combat and a dedicated protection path.
ArmsDPS
FuryDPS
ProtectionTank
Compare weapon requirements, incoming damage and group support.
Checked November 15, 2026. This is a maintained snapshot, not an automatic feed. The main ranking pages are from one publisher; they are not eight independent votes. We use the visible tier chart when a source's older explanatory paragraph differs, and retain the date shown in its header even when individual notes mention later edits. The main source retains its November 11 forecast date and now lists builds 1.60.1.70888 with the November 10 hotfix notes and 1.60.1.70938. The separate Mobalytics recommendation remains dated November 4. The official notes now extend through November 13, including spell-rule changes and a new dungeon-XP eligibility condition. Those build labels do not establish testing after the November 11 or November 13 fixes, or the actual November 12 Shaman deployment; the ratings remain forecasts, not measured post-deployment results.
Author's class-level leveling recommendation; no single spec or numeric build is specified.
Source label
2026-11-04
Evidence type
Author recommendation
Game identity and race/class eligibility: Blizzard: Create the Hero You Want to Be. Official class information does not constitute an official S–F power ranking.
WoW Forever class tier list questions
What is the best class in WoW Forever?
There is no single answer across leveling, dungeon roles and solo PvP. Choose a scenario above. In the imported solo-leveling spec forecast, Affliction Warlock is S and Beast Mastery Hunter is A. Compare each build within your chosen scenario.
Is this an official Blizzard tier list?
No. Class and race information is linked to Blizzard, while tiers are attributed author forecasts or recommendations. The tool makes each rating's context and source visible.
Are these live DPS or raid-log rankings?
No. This snapshot contains no measured DPS, combat-log percentiles or live raid dataset. Raid tiers are explicitly forecasts; dungeon and world-PvP ratings also retain their source's forecast label.
Why are Feral Bear and Feral Cat listed separately?
They represent different build paths and party jobs within Druid's Feral tree. That gives 28 paths here rather than treating every tree as a single playstyle.
Can Enhancement Shaman appear as both DPS and tank?
Yes. The group-PvE sources assess it separately in those two roles. The low tank forecast is not copied onto its DPS rating, and the tool does not count this as a new specialization.
Why do different websites give different tiers?
They can rank different levels, builds or goals, or simply disagree. The separate Mobalytics class-level recommendation is displayed for comparison, without being averaged into a spec forecast.
Can I share my comparison without signing in?
Yes. Share view includes the selected scenario, filters and up to three build paths. Browser storage remembers selections on this device when available; there is no login or video-credit charge.
How often is this page updated?
The displayed review date records the last source check. Updates are reviewed snapshots, not a promise of live synchronization. Check the linked source and current game notes before committing to a choice based on a recent balance change.
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