Reference gear is not confirmed BiS. These comparison sets are not finalized pre-raid shopping lists. Some item stats remain estimates.

DPS Rankings

Two-minute fights with trinkets and 10,000 iterations per build. Results compare the listed reference setups rather than every possible combination of talents and equipment.

LEVEL 60 · SINGLE TARGET · WITH TRINKETS

Tier	Specialization	Sim DPS	Build & Gear
S	Survival HunterWeaving	1,229	Talents 0/20/31 Reference gear ›
S	Demonology Warlock	1,001	Talents 2/31/18 Reference gear ›
A	Fury Warrior	955	Talents 18/31/2 Reference gear ›
A	Fire Mage	950	Talents 16/32/3 Reference gear ›
A	Marksmanship HunterWeaving	939	Talents 5/31/15 Reference gear ›
A	Shockadin PaladinExperimental	935	Talents 23/0/28 Reference gear ›
A	Retribution Paladin	910	Talents 10/8/33 Reference gear ›
A	Affliction Warlock	898	Talents 30/2/19 Reference gear ›
A	Destruction Warlock	884	Talents 20/0/31 Reference gear ›
A	Arcane Mage	868	Talents 32/3/16 Reference gear ›
A	Frostfire MageExperimental	850	Talents 0/29/22 Reference gear ›
A	Beast Mastery HunterWeaving	847	Talents 31/20/0 Reference gear ›
B	Shadow Priest	838	Talents 17/0/34 Reference gear ›
B	Arms Warrior	825	Talents 39/10/2 Reference gear ›
B	Feral DruidCat	812	Talents 9/34/8 Reference gear ›
B	Enhancement Shaman	809	Talents 18/33/0 Reference gear ›
B	Combat Rogue	730	Talents 16/33/2 Reference gear ›
B	Balance Druid	728	Talents 41/0/10 Reference gear ›
C	Subtlety Rogue	713	Talents 12/8/31 Reference gear ›
C	Frost Mage	707	Talents 16/3/32 Reference gear ›
C	Assassination Rogue	703	Talents 29/22/0 Reference gear ›
C	Elemental Shaman	618	Talents 31/11/9 Reference gear ›

Tank Rankings

Tanks are ranked by threat per second, not survivability. Their damage is shown below TPS.

LEVEL 60 · SINGLE TARGET · WITH TRINKETS · RANKED BY THREAT

Tier	Specialization	Sim TPS	Build & Gear
S	Feral DruidBear	1,634572 DPS	Talents 0/41/10 Reference gear ›
A	Protection Warrior	1,407623 DPS	Talents 0/20/31 Reference gear ›
B	Fury-Protection WarriorExperimental	1,199675 DPS	Talents 0/31/20 Reference gear ›
C	Holy-Protection PaladinExperimental	1,120654 DPS	Talents 30/21/0 Reference gear ›
C	Protection Paladin	1,102661 DPS	Talents 8/33/10 Reference gear ›
C	Retribution-Protection PaladinExperimental	1,053657 DPS	Talents 0/21/30 Reference gear ›

Before Choosing Your Build

• Hunter weaving: the Hunter presets switch between ranged and melee attacks. Raid practicality is not fully validated.
• Experimental hybrids: Shockadin, Frostfire and hybrid tank builds remain provisional.
• Different gear, different results: saved reports preserve their original equipment and settings. Changing the encounter or your items can change the outcome.