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.

7 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
MageWarlockPriestB

MLP (Mage / Lock / Priest)

MLP is caster control with a disc priest instead of a druid. Polymorph, Fear, and Psychic Scream chain the enemy into permanent lockdown while the mage's Shatter combo and the priest's Mana Burn give it two independent ways to win. Trades MLD's kiting for harder healer control and a real drain game.

Control
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
WarriorWarriorShamanB

TSG (Warrior / Warrior / Shaman)

'Double warrior.' The TBC stand-in for melee cleave: two warriors train a target with instant Mortal Strike pressure while a Resto Shaman keeps them up. Ignores CC setups, gets kited by casters. High floor, capped ceiling.

Cleave
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