WoW TBC Arena

Best 3v3 Arena Comps

The strongest 3v3 (3s) arena compositions in TBC Classic, ranked S through C for Arena Season 2. Each comp links to a full guide with its game plan, cooldown timeline, positioning, counters and required gear. Browse by class below to narrow it to your main.

5 comps

WarriorHunterPaladinB

Beastcleave / KFC (Warrior / Hunter / Paladin)

KFC is TBC's iconic melee cleave: an Arms warrior and a Beast Mastery hunter share two overlapping healing debuffs and dump every cooldown on one target while a Holy Paladin keeps them topped. It wins by making a kill target un-healable, then bursting it down inside a stun. The moment it gets kited and controlled instead of getting to press, it falls apart.

Cleave
WarriorShamanPaladinB

Double-Healer Warrior (Warrior / Shaman / Paladin)

The purest attrition comp in the bracket: one Arms Warrior grinding a target while a Restoration Shaman and Holy Paladin refuse to let anyone die. You don't out-burst opponents — you out-last them, riding Mortal Strike pressure and two full mana bars until the enemy healer runs dry or panics. Tier B because a single peeled Warrior is a comp with no offense at all.

Sustain
PaladinHunterPriestB

PHP (Paladin / Hunter / Priest)

A burst-and-control 3s: Ret + Hunter stack a big damage window while the priest and hunter traps lock the enemy healer. Freedom keeps the Ret on target. Strong burst, beatable by patient control.

Burst
WarriorPaladinShamanB

Retcleave (Warrior / Ret / Shaman)

Retcleave is TSG's controlling cousin: an Arms Warrior and a Ret Paladin train a target while a Resto Shaman sustains, but the paladin trades a second warrior for Repentance, Hammer of Justice, and Freedom. Less raw instant damage than double-warrior, far more healer lockdown and burst on demand. A high-floor cleave that actually sets up its kills.

Burst
WarriorWarriorPaladinB

Warrior Cleave (Arms / Fury / Paladin)

Two warriors, one Mortal Strike debuff that never falls off, and the sturdiest healer in the game standing behind them. Warrior Cleave doesn't out-think anyone — it picks a target, glues both swords to it, and dares the enemy healer to keep up through 50% healing reduction and relentless snares. When the swap lands and the cooldowns pop, people simply die between globals.

Cleave