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WoW Raid Tier List (Updated September 2026)

See which classes and specs perform best on the current raid bosses. Tiers summarize damage, healing and tanking across aggregated boss kill logs, and placements move with patches, tuning and how much data each spec has. Treat them as a meta snapshot, not a guarantee for every boss or playstyle.

Last Updated

Patch12.1.0

ExpansionMidnight

Logs analyzed9 667

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DPS Tier List

Patch 12.1.03914 Runs320 ilvl
S
Arcane Mage
175 167 DPS
S
Retribution Paladin
170 414 DPS
S
Arms Warrior
169 091 DPS
S
Demonology Warlock
185 223 DPS
S
Beast Mastery Hunter
165 144 DPS
S
Elemental Shaman
166 754 DPS
A
Balance Druid
179 608 DPS
A
Frost Death Knight
164 781 DPS
A
Havoc Demon Hunter
174 754 DPS
A
Unholy Death Knight
162 383 DPS
A
Marksmanship Hunter
188 287 DPS
A
Assassination Rogue
199 757 DPS
B
Devourer Demon Hunter
169 208 DPS
B
Windwalker Monk
165 863 DPS
B
Subtlety Rogue
175 076 DPS
B
Shadow Priest
177 571 DPS
B
Devastation Evoker
182 121 DPS
B
Destruction Warlock
192 905 DPS
C
Enhancement Shaman
164 972 DPS
C
Fury Warrior
174 218 DPS
D
Survival Hunter
168 973 DPS
D
Feral Druid
134 981 DPS
D
Frost Mage
178 412 DPS
D
Outlaw Rogue
168 336 DPS
D
Affliction Warlock
162 059 DPS
D
Augmentation Evoker
169 340 DPS
D
Fire Mage
159 120 DPS
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Healer Tier List

Patch 12.1.01009 Runs320 ilvl
S
Restoration Shaman
222 031 HPS
S
Holy Priest
265 003 HPS
A
Holy Paladin
206 191 HPS
A
Restoration Druid
241 047 HPS
B
Mistweaver Monk
192 520 HPS
B
Preservation Evoker
257 040 HPS
D
Discipline Priest
171 663 HPS
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Tank Tier List

Patch 12.1.0522 Runs320 ilvl
A
Blood Death Knight
75 058 DPS
A
Protection Paladin
84 652 DPS
A
Guardian Druid
85 197 DPS
B
Protection Warrior
85 647 DPS
B
Brewmaster Monk
95 991 DPS
C
Vengeance Demon Hunter
87 218 DPS

Frequently asked questions

Which DPS specs are the strongest in WoW patch 12.1.0?
In raids the top tier DPS specs are Arcane Mage, Retribution Paladin, Arms Warrior. In Mythic plus dungeons the strongest picks are Arcane Mage, Demonology Warlock, BeastMastery Hunter.
Which healer and tank specs are on top?
Raid healers to play are Restoration Shaman, Holy Priest and raid tanks . In Mythic plus the healers are Holy Priest and the tanks Blood DeathKnight.
How often is this WoW tier list updated?
The tier list is rebuilt from logged raid and Mythic plus runs with every site update. The current snapshot covers patch 12.1.0 and was last updated on September 16, 2026.

How this tier list is built

Where the data comes from

This raid tier list is built from real boss kill logs for the current raid, enriched with character data. For every damage, healing, and tank specialization we read the damage or healing done on each boss, the average item level, and how often the spec appears in raid logs, which is its pick rate. Extreme outlier parses are capped so a few unusual kills cannot skew the averages.

How tiers are assigned

Each spec is ranked by two factors measured only on raid encounters. Performance compares the spec average output against the strongest spec in its own role, so damage dealers are judged against damage dealers, healers against healers, and tanks against tanks. Popularity compares its raid pick rate against an even share among all specs in the role. Reaching S or A needs both strong output and real raid representation, while weaker results fall to B, C, and finally D.

These raid placements are a snapshot of the current tier and move with patches, class tuning, and how many logs each spec has. Treat them as a guide for the raid as a whole, not a fixed ranking for every individual boss.