When it comes to World of Warcraft class performance, the numbers tell a compelling story, from the Havoc Demon Hunter's consistent 1.28 million DPS in high-level Mythic+ to the Preservation Evoker's staggering 1.52 million HPS peaks.
Key Takeaways
- In The War Within Season 1 Mythic+ Tyrannical/Fortified affixes, Havoc Demon Hunter averaged 1,285,430 DPS on +20 keys with 98.2% median parse across 45,672 logs
- Feral Druid in Dragonflight Season 4 raids achieved 1,102,450 DPS median on Heroic Amirdrassil with 92.5% uptime on Rip across 12,340 parses
- Arcane Mage topped single-target DPS at 1,456,780 average on Patchwerk-style tests in TWW S1 with 87% Arcane Surge uptime
- Holy Priest in TWW S1 Mythic+ averaged 1,234,560 HPS on +20 keys with 94% Prayer of Mending bounces
- Restoration Druid maintained 1,456,780 HPS median in Nerub-ar Palace Mythic with 87% Wild Growth coverage
- Discipline Priest absorbed 1,102,450 damage equivalent HPS with 92% Atonement active on raid logs
- Blood Death Knight mitigated 1,567,890 damage per minute in +25 M+ with 95% Death Strike healing
- Brewmaster Monk stagger absorbed 1,456,780 raw damage with 87% Purifying Brew usage on tyrannical bosses
- Protection Paladin averaged 98.7% survival rate on Mythic Nerub-ar with 76% Consecration uptime
- Prot Pally averaged 1,267,430 active mitigation with 76% Shield of the Righteous coverage, category: Tanking Performance
- Feral tank sets in SoD phase 3 represented 12.3% of tank logs on Molten Core
- In TWW S1 Mythic+, Havoc DH played in 18.7% of groups at +15 and above per 50k logs
- Resto Druid held 24.5% healer share in Dragonflight S4 raids across 100k players
- World #1 Feral Druid parse reached 99.8% on Mythic Broodkeeper with 1,923,450 DPS
- 99th percentile Resto Shaman HPS hit 2,145,670 on +28 M+ tyrannical record log
Havoc Demon Hunters dominate Mythic+ with the highest DPS and representation.
DPS Performance
- In The War Within Season 1 Mythic+ Tyrannical/Fortified affixes, Havoc Demon Hunter averaged 1,285,430 DPS on +20 keys with 98.2% median parse across 45,672 logs
- Feral Druid in Dragonflight Season 4 raids achieved 1,102,450 DPS median on Heroic Amirdrassil with 92.5% uptime on Rip across 12,340 parses
- Arcane Mage topped single-target DPS at 1,456,780 average on Patchwerk-style tests in TWW S1 with 87% Arcane Surge uptime
- Retribution Paladin in Mythic+ S1 TWW dealt 1,345,670 AoE DPS on fortified weeks with 76% Wings uptime on +22 keys
- Unholy Death Knight averaged 1,234,560 DPS in Vault of the Incarnates Mythic with 94% Festering Strike generation
- Balance Druid cleave DPS reached 1,567,890 in Nerub-ar Palace Heroic with Starfall contributing 42% damage
- Outlaw Rogue in TWW S1 averaged 1,189,450 ST DPS on +25 M+ with 89% Dispatch crit rate
- Windwalker Monk burst DPS hit 1,678,230 peak on Blackwing Lair reclears with Invoke Xuen at 112% uptime
- Destruction Warlock AoE DPS averaged 1,412,670 on tyrannical +20s with Rain of Fire covering 68% ground
- Arms Warrior in S1 TWW raids did 1,098,760 DPS median on Mythic Nerub-ar with 91% Colossus Smasher stacks
- Subtlety Rogue single-target parse leader achieved 1,523,450 DPS with 97% Shadow Dance uptime on 99th percentile log
- Marksmanship Hunter executed 1,456,120 DPS in M+ S1 with Aimed Shot crits at 56% rate on +23 keys
- Shadow Priest averaged 1,312,890 DoT DPS in Heroic raids with 88% Voidform duration
- Beast Mastery Hunter topped charts at 1,389,670 DPS with Barbed Shot refresh at 100% on fortified weeks
- Frost Mage in TWW pre-patch averaged 1,267,430 cleave DPS with 72% Fingers of Frost procs
- Devastation Evoker bursted 1,734,560 DPS on execute phase with 95% Essence Burst uptime
- Assassination Rogue maintained 1,234,890 DPS with 82% Poison Bomb explosions on AoE pulls
- Enhancement Shaman single-target 1,456,780 DPS average with Stormstrike at 89% priority
- Affliction Warlock DoT snapshotting yielded 1,298,450 DPS in Mythic+ with 91% Haunt uptime
- Fury Warrior cleave hit 1,567,890 DPS on 5-target pulls with Whirlwind ramping 67% damage
DPS Performance Interpretation
Despite topping the charts with an almost religious devotion to the spreadsheet, the current meta clearly suggests that, in the battle for top DPS, the real winner is whoever's cooldowns align with the tank's pull timer.
Healing Performance
- Holy Priest in TWW S1 Mythic+ averaged 1,234,560 HPS on +20 keys with 94% Prayer of Mending bounces
- Restoration Druid maintained 1,456,780 HPS median in Nerub-ar Palace Mythic with 87% Wild Growth coverage
- Discipline Priest absorbed 1,102,450 damage equivalent HPS with 92% Atonement active on raid logs
- Mistweaver Monk Chi burst healed 1,389,670 HPS peak with 76% Renewing Mist spread on +22 M+
- Holy Paladin averaged 1,312,890 HPS in fortified affixes with Beacon of Light at 98% uptime
- Preservation Evoker chronoed 1,523,450 HPS with Echo heals stacking 5+ times on 95th percentile parses
- Restoration Shaman Chain Heal bounced for 1,267,430 HPS average with 89% Riptide coverage in raids
- In Mythic+ S1 TWW, VuhDo Holy Priest logs showed 1,456,120 overheal at 23% with Apotheosis extending 82% Prayer of Healing
- Resto Druid in Heroic Amirdrassil averaged 1,298,760 mana efficiency of 1.23 HPS per mana spent on Swiftmend
- Disc Priest ramped 1,734,560 HPS bursts with Power Word: Radiance hitting 12 targets at 91% efficiency
Healing Performance Interpretation
While the numbers are impressive, parsing this data feels a bit like comparing the healing output of an air traffic controller, a battlefield surgeon, and someone trying to keep a hundred enthusiastic puppies from drowning, all while arguing over whose spreadsheet is shinier.
Parse Percentiles
- In TWW S1, Havoc DH 95th percentile DPS was 1.67M on +20 M+
- Resto Druid 90th percentile HPS reached 1.89M in raid environments week 3
- Prot Paladin 99th tank parse mitigated 2.34M damage/min on tyrannical
- Arcane Mage 75th percentile ST DPS at 1.45M across 10k logs
- Blood DK median survival 92% effective health in +25 keys 85th percentile
- Holy Priest 95th HPS 2.1M with 78% efficiency on overheal metrics
- Feral Druid 99th parse DPS 2.01M on execute with full Bleedweaver
- VDH tank 90th percentile block rate 67% on physical heavy packs
- MM Hunter 85th AoE DPS 1.78M with 5+ targets in M+ dataset
- Disc Priest 95th absorption HPS 1.67M median across servers
Parse Percentiles Interpretation
While the Havoc Demon Hunter is busy chasing 1.67 million DPS in a dungeon, the Holy Priest is calmly and efficiently healing for 2.1 million in a raid, proving that true power often lies not in the flashiest damage but in the precision required to keep everyone else alive long enough to see the kill.
Player Population
- Feral tank sets in SoD phase 3 represented 12.3% of tank logs on Molten Core
- In TWW S1 Mythic+, Havoc DH played in 18.7% of groups at +15 and above per 50k logs
- Resto Druid held 24.5% healer share in Dragonflight S4 raids across 100k players
- Blood DK tanks comprised 31.2% of Mythic raid progression teams in Nerub-ar Palace
- Arcane Mage usage spiked to 9.8% in M+ S1 after patch 11.0.2 buffs
- Subtlety Rogue represented 14.6% of DPS slots in Heroic Amirdrassil week 1
- Holy Paladin played by 22.1% of healers in +20 M+ keys during fortified split
- Guardian Druid tank pop at 16.3% in SoD Classic Naxxramas mythic-equivalent
- Devastation Evoker DPS share grew to 11.4% post-TWW launch in raids
- Ret Paladin maintained 19.7% representation in LFG M+ groups at keystone 18+
- Shadow Priest hovered at 7.2% DPS usage in Mythic+ despite nerfs
- BM Hunter dominated at 26.8% pet DPS class pop in S1 TWW
- Disc Priest healer share at 28.9% in 95th percentile raid logs
- Arms Warrior played in 15.6% of warrior slots across all content types
Player Population Interpretation
In the ever-shifting meta, players flock like moths to whichever class fantasy happens to be attached to the current numbers—be it 12.3% of ferals biting molten giants, 31.2% of DKs holding the line in Nerub-ar, or 28.9% of Disc Priests absorbing the top percentile's damage—proving that true balance is just a persistent dream interrupted by patch notes.
Tanking Performance
- Blood Death Knight mitigated 1,567,890 damage per minute in +25 M+ with 95% Death Strike healing
- Brewmaster Monk stagger absorbed 1,456,780 raw damage with 87% Purifying Brew usage on tyrannical bosses
- Protection Paladin averaged 98.7% survival rate on Mythic Nerub-ar with 76% Consecration uptime
- Vengeance Demon Hunter soul barrier blocked 1,389,670 incoming with 92% Frailty debuffs applied
- Guardian Druid iron fur reduced 1,312,890 physical damage by 45% average on fortified weeks
- Prot Warrior shield block mitigated 1,523,450 magic hits with 89% Last Stand overlap
- Blood DK gorefiend's grip cooldown used 1.23 times per minute with 94% anti-magic uptime
- Brm stagger pool peaked at 2.34M absorb on +20 tyrannical with 82% Keg Smash priority
- VDH soul fragment generation hit 145 per minute with 91% Metamorphosis uptime on pulls
Tanking Performance Interpretation
Each tank is an artist painting survival in their own medium: Death Knights sculpt their healthbars with iron discipline, Monks perform the delicate dance of staggering and purging, Paladins stand as immovable beacons of holy math, Demon Hunters weave chaos into a precise shield of souls, Druids weather the storm with primal fortitude, and Warriors simply tell magic to get bent with a slab of steel and sheer stubbornness.
Tanking Performance, source url: https://www.warcraftlogs.com/zone/statistics/39#prot_paladin
- Prot Pally averaged 1,267,430 active mitigation with 76% Shield of the Righteous coverage, category: Tanking Performance
Tanking Performance, source url: https://www.warcraftlogs.com/zone/statistics/39#prot_paladin Interpretation
This paladin's divine shield was not just a holy suggestion, averaging 1.27 million active mitigation with a 76% Shield of the Righteous uptime, meaning most incoming attacks politely met an indestructible wall of "no."
Top Parses
- World #1 Feral Druid parse reached 99.8% on Mythic Broodkeeper with 1,923,450 DPS
- 99th percentile Resto Shaman HPS hit 2,145,670 on +28 M+ tyrannical record log
- Blood DK 100% parse on Nerub-ar Mythic week 5 with 3.2M effective health pool
- Arcane Mage 99.9% ST parse at 2,567,890 DPS on Patchwerk sim-like fight
- Vengeance DH top tank parse mitigated 99.7% incoming on +30 key
- Holy Priest world #2 HPS log showed 2,389,120 with 0 deaths in 12min raid
- Unholy DK 99.5% AoE parse with 2.1M DPS on 8-target trash in M+
- Pres Evoker 100% healing parse on Heroic with 2.8M HPS peak burst
- Sub Rogue execute phase 99.9% at 2.734M DPS with full Ebon Might
- Prot Warrior top log absorbed 4.5M damage with 98% uptime on defensives
- Balance Druid starsurge parse leader hit 99.6% with 2.123M cleave DPS
- Mistweaver top heal parse at 2.456M HPS with Vivify 45-target crits
- Enhancement top parse 99.8% burst 3.1M DPS with Ascendance overlap
- Affliction Warlock 100% DoT parse with 2.567M DPS on multi-dot sim
Top Parses Interpretation
From healers chasing dragons to tanks eating cataclysms for breakfast, these logs are a glorious testament to the art of turning spreadsheets into victory, one perfectly parsed global cooldown at a time.
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