Analysis of Shadowlands DPS in Mythic Castle Nathria - Patch 9.0.5 Week of April 20th

Live Опубликовано 27.04.2021 в 09:32 Anshlun

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Specs that are considered underpowered are generally played less and tend to appear weaker than they actually are.

This happens as many performance-oriented players will tend to play the strongest spec or class, increasing even further the gap between top and bottom specs.

The balance between specs is very delicate and will likely change throughout Season 1, as player acquire more gear, different classes and specs tend to perform better with more secondaries.

DPS Rankings in Shadowlands Season 1 - Mythic Castle Nathria Week of April 20th

Position

Spec and Class

Population Size

Change from Previous Week

Balance Druid

46650

Shadow Priest

21353

Affliction Warlock

30015

Fire Mage

43725

Elemental Shaman

13296

Arcane Mage

1330

Frost Death Knight

3604

Windwalker Monk

11939

Unholy Death Knight

31155

↑2

Assassination Rogue

9807

Fury Warrior

24323

↓2

Retribution Paladin

13195

Demonology Warlock

1783

↑3

Outlaw Rogue

11122

↓1

Destruction Warlock

5972

Frost Mage

6886

↓2

Marksmanship Hunter

37296

↑1

Havoc Demon Hunter

15316

↓1

Feral Druid

2926

Survival Hunter

443

↑2

Enhancement Shaman

4281

Beast Mastery Hunter

11672

↓2

Arms Warrior

5018

Subtlety Rogue

727

Spec Analysis for Week of April 20thFire MageFire Mage is one of the stronger picks for Mythic Замок Нафрия due to the damage profile and other benefits it brings to raid. Today we will be revisiting some of the reasons why.

In terms of utility, Fire Mage has the Чародейский интеллект and Искажение времени. This means that having one Mage is essentially a requirement. Adding additional Mages does not add to the utility, so even though one is required, two adds no real benefit. That being said, there are other reasons why Fire is desirable in Замок Нафрия.

Fire Mage has always been a very strong defensive pick in raids due to its many proactive defensive abilities such as Пылающая преграда, Зеркальное изображение, Манипуляции со временем, and Ледяная глыба in addition to Прижигание as a cheat death. Because of this, Fire Mage is often talked about as being unkillable due to all its defensive strengths. Fire Mages also have exceptional mobility, but most of the time individual mobility isn't especially valuable unless there is a mechanic that demands it. Even so, it's worth noting for fights like Изобретатель Зи'Мокс.

Fire Mages are at their best in AoE or single target. Fire Mage has strong sustained AoE damage with Огненный столб and Огненный след for fights like Sun King's Salvation. Even though Fire lacks Spread cleave, sacrificing single target damage isn't required to cleave with Искусность: воспламенение. Поджигатель increases damage at the start of the fight and is especially useful for Грязешмяк. Thing Fire is best known for, though, is high burst thanks to Возгорание on about a one minute cooldown. Fire Mage has no spread cleave Fire Mage damage outside of cooldowns is very low and the spec is very cooldown reliant. Luckily in Castle Nathria, these weaknesses don't really make much of a difference. In future raids this may not be the case.

Elemental ShamanElemental Shaman have been sitting fairly pretty in Castle Nathria since 9.0.5, and when looking closely into it it's not hard to see why. Our single-target was already one of the strongest sustained single-target dps for progression kills, and with the buffs in 9.0.5 we gained the AoE we were lacking to make use quite desirable in all situations.

From a progression standpoint, the most important fights are the final 3 - Sludgefist, Stone Legion Generals, and Sire Denathrius. For Sludgefist, Elemental takes advantage of our strong consistent damage and ability to maintain dps on any movement that fight requires. However, we're merely average there as our single-target strength is in our sustained damage rather than in burst that could be funneled into the double damage windows provided by Разрушительный удар. With the buffs in 9.0.5 to Цепная молния & Землетрясение, Elemental is able to shine brightly on Stone Legion Generals. Хранитель бурь lines up well with the spawns of Налетчица из Каменного легиона & burns on Диверсант из Каменного легиона which allow us to consistently put respectable burst AoE out on them. While our burst AoE isn't as high as other specs during their major cooldown windows, that ours lines up consistently with add spawns makes it quite powerful. On Sire Denathrius, our strong sustained damage and tools to maintain dps while on the move make us a strong choice for the most difficult damage check in the fight (the Phase 3 single-target burn) despite our lack of an execute. In addition to this, Первозданная волна & Хранитель бурь allow us to do fairly high damage in Phase 2 on the whole.
From a utility standpoint, Тотем ветряного порыва can be covered by Druids or other Shaman, though is worth noting as there are fights (namely Artificer Xy'mox & Stone Legion Generals) where having several can be quite useful to the raid. Наставления предков also has limited use in scenarios where an extra minor healing cd may be useful like Sludgefist. Finally, though this is minor, Elemental is relatively tanky this tier. Between Астральный сдвиг, Каменные доспехи, and Скульптор плоти we are able to easily handle most dangerous damage events in the raid.

Finally, while Elemental stock is high (especially with nerfs on the horizon for Affliction, Balance, and Fire,) expect rankings on warcraftlogs to fall a bit the farther we get into farm. Elemental isn't very bursty, and as such doesn't scale as well as other specs do with lower kill times and the stacking of buff spells like Придание сил
Arcane MageWhile Arcane overall has struggled to compete with Fire in Castle Nathria, there are some standout fights where the spec shines - especially later in the tier, which is behind its slow rise through the ranks. Shadowlands Arcane excels at frequent burst and execute damage but is seriously hurt by forced movement (as I frequently point out, this is a terrible weakness to have in modern raiding), elements that lend themselves well to two encounters - one of which is perhaps the most difficult in the raid.

Грязешмяк is probably our best fight in Castle Nathria thanks to Arcane's cooldown-based playstyle, with at least two of Касание мага, Руна мощи and Мощь тайной магии available for each pillar. We also do well on Stone Legion Generals, thanks to the importance of execute damage and the strength of Чародейская бомбардировка. There's little movement on Sludgefist, and almost all movement on Generals is predictable, so Манипуляции со временем and Воздушный поток are very strong.
For more information on specs in the Shadowlands Season 1, check out our Class Guides!

Blood DKFrost DKUnholy DK

Havoc DHVengeance DH

Guardian DruidFeral DruidBalance DruidRestoration Druid

Devastation EvokerPreservation Evoker

BM HunterMM HunterSurvival Hunter

Arcane MageFire MageFrost Mage

Brewmaster MonkMistweaver MonkWindwalker Monk

Holy PaladinProtection PaladinRetribution Paladin

Discipline PriestHoly PriestShadow Priest
Assassination RogueOutlaw RogueSubtlety Rogue

Elemental ShamanEnhancement ShamanRestoration Shaman

Affliction WarlockDemonology WarlockDestruction Warlock

Arms WarriorFury WarriorProtection Warrior

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