WoW Forever Tank and Healer Tier List

Protection Warrior

TanksA

Medium confidencePublic lists: SA for the spec

Second behind Protection Paladin in most lists. October 1 moved several Protection talents up the tree as PvP tools and removed Toughness, the armor talent, while crits now give 100% more Rage. Since October 8 the hits you take give more Rage as well, and the launch changes of November 2 raise the threat bonus of Defensive Stance to 80% (was 30%) and Defiance to 7/13/20%. In the raid sim of November 3 it makes 1919 threat per second on one boss, second behind the bear. Strong on bosses, harder to heal through on big packs.

Open in the talent calculatorOpen the class guide

Protection Paladin

TanksS

Medium confidencePublic lists: SS for the spec

The best tank in WoW Forever right now, in dungeons and raids. Every public list puts Protection Paladin first. Plate, Holy Shield, Consecration and Lay on Hands cover trash packs and long boss fights alike. The launch changes of November 2 raise threat for every tank: Righteous Fury adds 33% to all threat plus 90% on Holy damage, a Warrior's Defensive Stance 80% and Bear Form 115%. In the raid sim of November 3 it makes 1517 threat per second on one boss, behind the bear (2543) and Protection Warrior (1919). Threat on one boss is not survival and says nothing about holding a pack, so the order of the tanks stays.

Open in the talent calculatorOpen the class guide

Holy Paladin

HealersA

Low confidenceS → APublic lists: ABA for the spec

Holy Paladin moves from S to A: the one list that had it in S now puts it in B, ranked at level 30, and no list puts it on top any more. Plate and Divine Shield keep it alive, Cleanse handles three kinds of debuffs from level 42, and every Paladin brings Blessing of Kings. Its group healing trails the Priest and the Shaman, so it shines most on a tank.

Open in the talent calculatorOpen the class guide

Discipline Priest

HealersS

Medium confidencePublic lists: SSS for the spec

Discipline sits at the top of every list, for dungeons and raids. Blizzard calls the Priest the most versatile healer, and Power Infusion boosts a caster on top. Shields and Penance cover spike damage and steady raid damage. Penance was toned down on October 8, it had paid out like a 3 sec channel instead of 2 sec.

Open in the talent calculatorOpen the class guide

Holy Priest

HealersA

Medium confidencePublic lists: SAB for the spec

Holy is the raid healer among the Priest specs, with group heals and a Renew that can crit. Lists put it anywhere from S to B. Discipline does more for a small group, Holy fits a raid that needs steady group healing.

Open in the talent calculatorOpen the class guide

Restoration Shaman

HealersA

Medium confidencePublic lists: SAA for the spec

Restoration is the group healer of Forever: Chain Heal, Riptide, a heal over time that adds 25% to your next Chain Heal on its target, and totems for the whole raid. It sits in A in most lists. Alliance players can only roll a Dwarf Shaman.

Open in the talent calculatorOpen the class guide

Feral Combat Druid

TanksB

Low confidenceSim 990 · 100% of the top valuePublic lists: AB for the spec

Bear tanking got a big boost on October 1: more Rage from crits, a Swipe fix and immunity to new Disarms in every form. October 8 added more: crits give 100% more Rage (was 75%) and the hits you take give more Rage. The launch changes of November 2 raise the threat bonus of Bear Form and Dire Bear Form to 115% (was 50%), because the Paladin blessing that lowered threat is gone, and make Primal Bite the 31 point bear talent at level 40. In the raid sim of November 3 the bear makes the most threat on one boss, 2543 per second, ahead of Protection Warrior (1919) and Protection Paladin (1517). Threat on one boss does not rank tanks, survival and holding a pack do, so as a main tank the bear stays behind Protection Paladin and Warrior until it is tested at higher levels. A strong second tank and an easy switch to damage.

Open in the talent calculatorOpen the class guide

Restoration Druid

HealersA

Low confidencePublic lists: ASS for the spec

Restoration holds A: two lists put it in S, one in A, and for dungeons it rises to A. Its heals over time can crit since September 24, and Wild Growth heals a group from level 40, with a 3 sec cast since the launch changes of November 2. Druids still cannot cure diseases and raids stay untested until December 9, so it stays at A. Innervate and a battle resurrection make a Druid welcome in every raid.

Open in the talent calculatorOpen the class guide