Level 30 PvP damage
A simulation of a perfect level 30 fight for every class and spec in WoW Forever, worked out from the game client's own data (build 1.60.1.70338). The simulator searched the talents for each spec and picked the best gear obtainable at level 30, then ran 2,000 fights against each target. The numbers are DPS (damage per second) against one level-30 player in a perfect fight.
Untested in game. The target stands still and never fights back, so these are ceilings, not expectations. Real fights land far lower: see real fights.
- Client build
- 1.60.1.70338
- Level
- 30
- Talent points
- 21, or 26 with Talented
- Generated
- 2026-10-11 23:17 EDT
Sustained DPS, 60 seconds
DPS over a 60 s fight, the average of the armoured targets, which the ranking follows. Then the mean damage in the 60 s against each target. Pick a spec for its talents, gear and damage by ability.
| # | Spec | DPS | DPS, 26 points | Cloth (Mage) | Leather (Rogue) | Mail (Warrior, 2H) | Heaviest: mail + shield (Paladin) | No armour/resist | Average damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Mage Arcane (Arcane Blast) | 136.8 | 149.1 | 8,197 | 8,191 | 8,190 | 8,187 | 8,201 | 8,209 |
| 2 |  Hunter Marksmanship (cat) | 130.5 | 130.3 | 9,570 | 7,611 | 7,564 | 6,577 | 10,546 | 7,829 |
| 3 | Hunter Beast Mastery (cat) | 127.7 | 132.4 | 9,372 | 7,446 | 7,398 | 6,429 | 10,331 | 7,659 |
| 4 | Hunter Survival (ranged, cat) | 127.0 | 131.4 | 9,324 | 7,400 | 7,370 | 6,399 | 10,273 | 7,617 |
| 5 |  Warlock Demonology (Soul Link, Succubus) | 125.9 | 130.8 | 7,869 | 7,495 | 7,490 | 7,329 | 8,034 | 7,551 |
| 6 | Mage Fire | 123.3 | 128.7 | 7,410 | 7,410 | 7,409 | 7,408 | 7,411 | 7,399 |
| 7 | Warlock Destruction (Imp) | 123.2 | 130.7 | 7,390 | 7,390 | 7,391 | 7,391 | 7,391 | 7,390 |
| 8 | Warlock Affliction (Imp) | 122.7 | 125.5 | 7,357 | 7,357 | 7,357 | 7,356 | 7,357 | 7,360 |
| 9 | Mage Frost | 119.5 | 125.1 | 7,155 | 7,155 | 7,156 | 7,156 | 7,155 | 7,167 |
| 10 |  Priest Shadow (Mind Flay) | 108.7 | 112.4 | 6,522 | 6,522 | 6,522 | 6,522 | 6,523 | 6,521 |
| 11 |  Shaman Enhancement (two-hander, Windfury) | 104.0 | 105.8 | 7,859 | 5,866 | 6,023 | 5,290 | 8,632 | 6,241 |
| 12 |  Paladin Holy (Holy Shock) | 102.9 | 103.9 | 6,920 | 5,931 | 6,081 | 5,760 | 7,254 | 6,172 |
| 13 |  Druid Balance | 101.3 | 104.7 | 6,079 | 6,079 | 6,079 | 6,079 | 6,079 | 6,080 |
| 14 | Priest Discipline (Penance) | 95.5 | 98.1 | 5,759 | 5,733 | 5,733 | 5,719 | 5,772 | 5,732 |
| 15 |  Rogue Assassination (Mutilate, daggers) | 93.6 | 97.7 | 7,223 | 5,281 | 5,367 | 4,601 | 8,006 | 5,618 |
| 16 | Paladin Retribution (two-hander, Seal of Command) | 93.5 | 102.4 | 6,550 | 5,253 | 5,531 | 5,141 | 6,939 | 5,607 |
| 17 | Druid Restoration (caster damage) | 92.0 | 105.1 | 5,518 | 5,518 | 5,518 | 5,518 | 5,518 | 5,519 |
| 18 | Shaman Elemental | 90.1 | 96.2 | 5,406 | 5,406 | 5,406 | 5,406 | 5,406 | 5,407 |
| 19 | Rogue Combat (swords, dual wield) | 88.6 | 92.3 | 6,785 | 5,029 | 5,085 | 4,394 | 7,504 | 5,314 |
| 20 | Priest Holy (Smite) | 85.7 | 89.6 | 5,265 | 5,133 | 5,133 | 5,062 | 5,332 | 5,141 |
| 21 | Shaman Restoration (caster damage) | 83.8 | 91.3 | 5,030 | 5,030 | 5,030 | 5,030 | 5,030 | 5,028 |
| 22 | Druid Feral (Cat) | 82.6 | 87.0 | 6,235 | 4,661 | 4,757 | 4,157 | 6,854 | 4,957 |
| 23 | Paladin Protection (one-hander and shield) | 81.4 | 81.4 | 5,537 | 4,681 | 4,807 | 4,516 | 5,832 | 4,886 |
| 24 |  Warrior Fury (dual wield) | 80.0 | 81.8 | 6,344 | 4,480 | 4,577 | 3,827 | 7,086 | 4,803 |
| 25 | Rogue Subtlety (Hemorrhage, daggers) | 79.0 | 83.1 | 5,991 | 4,452 | 4,566 | 3,974 | 6,568 | 4,741 |
| 26 | Warrior Arms (two-hander) | 69.4 | 72.2 | 5,163 | 4,422 | 3,822 | 3,289 | 5,720 | 4,167 |
| 27 | Warrior Protection (sword and board) | 57.7 | 60.5 | 4,203 | 3,547 | 3,311 | 2,759 | 4,265 | 3,462 |
The opener, 10 seconds
Every cooldown used at the start. Burst DPS over the 10 s, the average of the armoured targets, which the ranking follows. Then the mean damage in the 10 s against each target, with the 10th to 90th percentile under it.
| # | Spec | Burst DPS | Cloth (Mage) | Leather (Rogue) | Mail (Warrior, 2H) | Heaviest: mail + shield (Paladin) | No armour/resist | Average damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mage Arcane (Arcane Blast) | 169.1 | 1,6911,393-1,951 | 1,6911,393-1,951 | 1,6911,393-1,951 | 1,6911,393-1,951 | 1,6911,393-1,951 | 1,691 |
| 2 | Hunter Marksmanship (cat) | 158.1 | 1,9441,631-2,246 | 1,5371,212-1,859 | 1,5251,297-1,756 | 1,3201,120-1,526 | 2,1481,799-2,485 | 1,581 |
| 3 | Hunter Beast Mastery (cat) | 155.0 | 1,9071,604-2,200 | 1,5061,192-1,821 | 1,4951,271-1,719 | 1,2931,099-1,495 | 2,1081,769-2,435 | 1,550 |
| 4 | Hunter Survival (ranged, cat) | 148.0 | 1,8191,584-2,067 | 1,4381,180-1,702 | 1,4291,244-1,622 | 1,2351,072-1,399 | 2,0091,749-2,284 | 1,480 |
| 5 | Mage Frost | 141.8 | 1,4181,106-1,729 | 1,4181,106-1,729 | 1,4181,104-1,729 | 1,4181,104-1,729 | 1,4181,104-1,729 | 1,418 |
| 6 | Paladin Holy (Holy Shock) | 128.2 | 1,4241,235-1,589 | 1,2381,039-1,424 | 1,2641,106-1,429 | 1,2011,043-1,350 | 1,4881,284-1,663 | 1,282 |
| 7 | Shaman Enhancement (two-hander, Windfury) | 121.2 | 1,5241,069-2,041 | 1,145772-1,594 | 1,167835-1,557 | 1,015727-1,347 | 1,6801,171-2,254 | 1,213 |
| 8 | Paladin Retribution (two-hander, Seal of Command) | 120.0 | 1,3831,071-1,701 | 1,134786-1,490 | 1,180881-1,471 | 1,102825-1,381 | 1,4641,129-1,797 | 1,200 |
| 9 | Rogue Subtlety (Hemorrhage, daggers) | 114.2 | 1,4241,113-1,711 | 1,096788-1,386 | 1,095839-1,335 | 951723-1,161 | 1,5631,221-1,878 | 1,142 |
| 10 | Rogue Combat (swords, dual wield) | 111.2 | 1,3951,118-1,679 | 1,049752-1,338 | 1,067831-1,305 | 935726-1,138 | 1,5331,223-1,846 | 1,112 |
| 11 | Mage Fire | 108.9 | 1,089970-1,263 | 1,089970-1,263 | 1,089970-1,263 | 1,089970-1,263 | 1,089970-1,263 | 1,089 |
| 12 | Paladin Protection (one-hander and shield) | 106.0 | 1,1841,050-1,320 | 1,022832-1,195 | 1,045887-1,182 | 990844-1,123 | 1,2411,097-1,385 | 1,060 |
| 13 | Rogue Assassination (Mutilate, daggers) | 105.1 | 1,3391,030-1,661 | 1,019733-1,304 | 997755-1,251 | 851645-1,067 | 1,4891,144-1,848 | 1,051 |
| 14 | Warrior Fury (dual wield) | 93.2 | 1,234890-1,563 | 862541-1,202 | 891625-1,157 | 740521-963 | 1,378998-1,743 | 932 |
| 15 | Druid Feral (Cat) | 91.9 | 1,174995-1,352 | 883686-1,081 | 875732-1,016 | 745621-867 | 1,3051,105-1,504 | 919 |
| 16 | Priest Shadow (Mind Flay) | 88.4 | 884877-906 | 884877-906 | 884877-906 | 884877-906 | 884877-906 | 884 |
| 17 | Druid Balance | 85.8 | 859802-955 | 859802-955 | 858802-955 | 858802-955 | 858802-955 | 859 |
| 18 | Druid Restoration (caster damage) | 84.3 | 844809-916 | 844809-916 | 843809-916 | 843809-916 | 844809-916 | 844 |
| 19 | Shaman Elemental | 83.5 | 835812-915 | 835811-915 | 835811-915 | 835811-915 | 835812-915 | 835 |
| 20 | Warlock Demonology (Soul Link, Succubus) | 83.1 | 894816-984 | 820742-912 | 821761-899 | 790738-863 | 926839-1,022 | 831 |
| 21 | Warlock Affliction (Imp) | 82.7 | 827787-876 | 827787-876 | 827787-876 | 827787-876 | 827787-876 | 827 |
| 22 | Warrior Arms (two-hander) | 81.7 | 1,020765-1,238 | 854543-1,135 | 752568-941 | 643489-810 | 1,133849-1,375 | 817 |
| 23 | Priest Discipline (Penance) | 81.1 | 811745-898 | 811745-898 | 811745-898 | 811745-898 | 811745-898 | 811 |
| 24 | Warlock Destruction (Imp) | 80.4 | 804758-846 | 804758-846 | 804758-846 | 804758-846 | 804758-846 | 804 |
| 25 | Priest Holy (Smite) | 76.2 | 762731-839 | 762731-839 | 762731-839 | 762731-839 | 762731-839 | 762 |
| 26 | Shaman Restoration (caster damage) | 70.8 | 708684-785 | 708684-785 | 708684-785 | 708684-785 | 708684-785 | 708 |
| 27 | Warrior Protection (sword and board) | 57.1 | 719549-878 | 586436-745 | 528407-649 | 451348-554 | 779600-949 | 571 |
Real fights
Each class's best simulated spec beside Wanted's level 30 combat logs, all in DPS: the logs' damage in each minute divided by 60, the simulated opener as its burst DPS over 10 s.
| Class | Best simulated spec | Simulated DPS | Simulated opener, burst DPS | Real median DPS | Real top quarter DPS | Real best minute DPS | Simulated / best minute | Rank: sim, median, best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mage | Arcane (Arcane Blast) | 136.8 | 169.1 | 7.8 | 11.9 | 30.8 | 4.5x | 1, 3, 3 |
| Hunter | Marksmanship (cat) | 130.5 | 158.1 | 9.2 | 14.7 | 37.8 | 3.5x | 2, 1, 1 |
| Warlock | Demonology (Soul Link, Succubus) | 125.9 | 83.1 | 7.7 | 11.2 | 27.1 | 4.7x | 3, 5, 5 |
| Priest | Shadow (Mind Flay) | 108.7 | 88.4 | 5.4 | 8.3 | 21.6 | 5.0x | 4, 9, 9 |
| Shaman | Enhancement (two-hander, Windfury) | 104.0 | 121.2 | 7.8 | 11.4 | 27.4 | 3.8x | 5, 4, 4 |
| Paladin | Holy (Holy Shock) | 102.9 | 128.2 | 8.0 | 13.2 | 35.8 | 2.9x | 6, 2, 2 |
| Druid | Balance | 101.3 | 85.8 | 5.9 | 9.6 | 21.9 | 4.6x | 7, 7, 8 |
| Rogue | Assassination (Mutilate, daggers) | 93.6 | 105.1 | 7.5 | 11.3 | 24.4 | 3.8x | 8, 6, 6 |
| Warrior | Fury (dual wield) | 80.0 | 93.2 | 5.7 | 7.2 | 22.9 | 3.5x | 9, 8, 7 |
The best minute is the top 10% of each class's minutes in the logs. Rank agreement between the simulation and the logs (Spearman): 0.53 against the median, 0.50 against the best minute. Real fights move, get crowd-controlled, heal and fight back; classes that are hard to stop turn more of their ceiling into damage.
Assumptions and limits
- The fight: a level-30 attacker against a level-30 player who never attacks, moves, heals, dispels or uses defensives, with no crowd control either way. Both start full; rage starts at 0.
- One race per class (Orc Warrior, Rogue, Hunter, Shaman and Warlock; Undead Mage and Priest; Tauren Druid; Human Paladin), with passive racials only, and gear from that race's faction.
- Talents are searched by the simulator (a beam search and hill climb, not every build). Talents it doesn't model count as filler.
- Gear is the best the simulator found among items obtainable at level 30 for the class, spec and faction. Random enchantments at the middle of their range.
- Targets wear the median level 25-30 item of their armour type in every slot. The heaviest target is a Paladin in mail with a shield: nobody wears plate at 30.
- Energy regenerates at 10 per second. Warriors get no rage from being hit, because the target never attacks.
- Hunter pets are always happy; warlock pets use TBC scaling and never run out of mana.
- Weapon procs at one per minute. Self-buffs before the fight are allowed; no other buffs, consumables or enchants.
- A 100 ms reaction time between a resource or cooldown being ready and the next action.
Not modelled
- Searing and Magma Totem, Flametongue Weapon, Maelstrom Weapon and the Hunter's Summon Hawk (their values are server-side).
- Abilities that need the target to attack, die or be low: Revenge, Riposte, Counterattack, Overpower from parries, Execute, Victory Rush, Hammer of Wrath, Enrage and the like.
- Crowd control and what it sets up (Cheap Shot, Kidney Shot, Frost Nova and Shatter, stun bonuses).
- Point-blank area spells for ranged specs (Arcane Explosion, Cone of Cold, Blast Wave, Holy Nova, Consecration, Hellfire).
- Movement, range, line of sight, the target's healing, absorbs, interrupts and trinkets.
- Consumables and enchants.