Phase 3 — Black Temple & Mount Hyjal
Tier-6. The Warglaives of Azzinoth push Combat Rogues to the top, casters keep scaling, and Shadow Priests cement a raid spot — for their party-wide spell-damage return as much as their own parse.
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Combat Rogue2,050 DPS - 2
Arcane Mage2,010 DPS - 3
Destruction Warlock1,955 DPS - 4
Beast Mastery Hunter1,875 DPS - 5
Fury Warrior1,850 DPS - 6
Survival Hunter1,820 DPS - 7
Shadow Priest1,800 DPS - 8
Affliction Warlock1,780 DPS - 9
Retribution Paladin1,760 DPS - 10
Enhancement Shaman1,740 DPS - 11
Arms Warrior1,705 DPS - 12
Fire Mage1,690 DPS - 13
Feral DPS Druid1,680 DPS - 14
Elemental Shaman1,625 DPS - 15
Balance Druid1,600 DPS - 16
Frost Mage1,360 DPS
Methodology: values reflect the aggregate top-parse picture the community tracks on sites like warcraftlogs.com once a tier has settled. They assume best-in-slot-adjacent gear, consumables and raid buffs on a single-target patchwerk-style fight; your own numbers depend on gear, execution and fight design.
Read the guides
Rankings tell you the ceiling; the guides tell you how to reach it. Every spec above links to its PvE guide with rotation, stat caps, talents and BiS — and the raid & boss guides cover where the gear drops.