DPS Tier List for The Burning Crusade Classic (Phase 2) - PvE Rankings

By Jurdi Updated: 2026/05/10

Disclaimers About This Tier ListopinionsIn TBC Classic Anniversary Edition, Tier Five Raids will be in their post-nerf state. This means that the rankings may change slightly post-launch due to the speed of some fights. Phase 2 TBC Classic DPS Tier List for Serpentshrine Cavern DPS Rankings and Explanations for Phase 2 of TBC Classic

Arcane Mage (S Tier)

Destruction Warlock (S Tier)

Beast Mastery Hunter (S Tier

Fury Warrior (S Tier)

Arms Warrior (A Tier)

Enhancement Shaman (A Tier)

Affliction Warlock (A tier)

Survival Hunter (A tier)

Retribution Paladin (B Tier)

Combat Rogue (B Tier)

Shadow Priest (B Tier)

Elemental Shaman (B Tier)

Balance Druid (B Tier)

Fire Mage (B tier)

Feral Combat Druid (C Tier)

Frost Mage (C Tier)

Demonology Warlock (C Tier)

Marksmanship Hunter (D Tier)

Assassination Rogue (D Tier)

Subtlety Rogue (D Tier)

S-Tier SpecsOverall Rating: SInnervateLady VashjKael'thas SunstriderIce BlockInvisibilityOverall Rating: SMaster HealthstoneRitual of SummoningMaster SoulstoneSeed of CorruptionOverall Rating: SMisdirectionHydross the UnstableLeotheras the BlindVoid ReaverFreezing TrapFrost TrapFeign DeathFeign DeathOverall Rating: SA Tier SpecsOverall Rating: AHeroismBloodlustTremor TotemB Tier SpecsOverall Rating: BOverall Rating: BCloak of ShadowsOverall Rating: BShadowfiendOverall Rating: BTremor TotemEarthbind TotemOverall Rating: BInnervateRebirthC Tier SpecsOverall Rating: CsomeChangelog

Comments

Comment by Zhov

You guys need new class writers if this is the content they are putting out, your classic content in general is very lacking in quality (your PvP page is completely devoid of any relevant links or meaningful information).

Feral and Warriors below rogues? The Arms debuff is a larger physical damage boost than imp expose and Feral brings an extremely powerful buff for your hunter group, how did you guys rate rogues above these two and on par with a boomkin or even ret?

Additionally, how is shaman not S tier? Easily the most important class in TBC as you really need 1 for every group because the totems are just that powerful.

Comment by absonom

This list is so cooked. Fire mage ranked an A while Ret paladin is a B? Fire mage is barely viable and you gotta run like 5-8 warlocks to make it worthwhile.

Comment by NorthCode

Great reminder to never use wowhead for anything like this or like it. Wowheads spec ''guides'' are also comically bad.

Comment by Waxwing

Enhance Shaman is S tier and Elemental Shaman is A tier in the initial overview, but the write ups by Woah and TheKrugLife have them the opposite way around, Elemental being S tier and Enhancement being A tier. Which is correct?

DPS Tier List for The Burning Crusade Classic (Phase 2) - PvE Rankings

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