With the release of new content, it is the best time for the WoW Midnight Raid Class Tier List. In this guide, we will be discussing the overall performance of each class and specialization in the raid. We are also going to take into account their strengths and weaknesses in different situations. For more class and spec suggestions, read our Best Classes in WoW Midnight guide.
WoW Raid Class Tier List Key Takeaways:
- Arms Warrior, Arcane Mage, and Subtlety Rogue currently lead the Midnight Season 2 raid DPS ranking.
- Preservation Evoker, Holy Paladin, and Discipline Priest form the top tier of raid healers.
- Blood Death Knight remains the best raid tank, combining strong durability, damage, and useful raid utility.
- Raid rankings account for damage, utility, survivability, and raid buffs such as Bloodlust, Rallying Cry, and Power Infusion.
4.9WoW Raid Class Ranking
In WoW Midnight Season 2, the basis for the ranking of classes and specs considers the equal importance of damage, utility, and survivability. Damage is still vital in ending fights faster and making the lives of the Tanks easier. Utility can be essential to further smooth encounters and make them more manageable, as it is with Bloodlust.
Our ranking system for WoW Raid Tier List follows a classical format for assessing the power and utility of each class and spec:
| Tier | Specs |
|---|---|
| S | Arms Warrior, Arcane Mage, Subtlety Rogue, Preservation Evoker, Holy Paladin, Discipline Priest, Blood Death Knight |
| A+ | Devastation Evoker, Elemental Shaman, Outlaw Rogue, Shadow Priest, Assassination Rogue, Fury Warrior, Destruction Warlock, Marksmanship Hunter, Balance Druid, Retribution Paladin |
| A | Fire Mage, Devourer Demon Hunter, Demonology Warlock, Enhancement Shaman, Windwalker Monk, Frost Mage, Affliction Warlock, Restoration Druid, Restoration Shaman, Holy Priest, Guardian Druid, Brewmaster Monk, Protection Warrior, Protection Paladin |
| B | Beast Mastery Hunter, Unholy Death Knight, Frost Death Knight, Havoc Demon Hunter, Feral Druid, Survival Hunter, Mistweaver Monk, Vengeance Demon Hunter |
| C | Augmentation Evoker |
📌 Tier list updated for WoW Midnight Patch 12.1.
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Raid DPS Tier List
We are going to start our WoW Midnight class tier list with the outline of the best classes and specs from DPS. This role carries the liability of dealing sustained damage and performing at their peak. A good DPS usually combines the following traits:
- Survivability to stay alive in critical situations and not place all the responsibility for accidental damage or death on the healers;
- Personal defensives to avoid critical situations and, in some cases, even perform boss mechanics more effectively without losing focus on dealing damage;
- Mobility to dodge attacks and keep up with the boss.
Based on these criteria, we’ve compiled a tier list, featuring the best Raid DPS in Season 2 Midnight:
| Tier | Specs |
|---|---|
| S | Arms Warrior, Arcane Mage, Subtlety Rogue |
| A+ | Devastation Evoker, Elemental Shaman, Outlaw Rogue, Shadow Priest, Assassination Rogue, Fury Warrior, Destruction Warlock, Marksmanship Hunter, Balance Druid, Retribution Paladin |
| A | Fire Mage, Devourer Demon Hunter, Demonology Warlock, Enhancement Shaman, Windwalker Monk, Frost Mage, Affliction Warlock |
| B | Beast Mastery Hunter, Unholy Death Knight, Frost Death Knight, Havoc Demon Hunter, Feral Druid, Survival Hunter |
| C | Augmentation Evoker |
📌 Tier list updated for WoW Midnight Patch 12.1.
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S-Tier
This is the top tier with the best DPS options. They are not only perfect damage dealers but also often bring a lot of utility and overall effectiveness, and improve your best raid comp in Midnight.
Arms Warrior
Arms Warriors are often considered extremely powerful in 2-target cleave due to the Sweeping Strikes ability. They also excel at executing targets with their Execute ability. Their single-target damage also looks strong in Patch 12.1, while they continue to bring Rallying Cry.
Arcane Mage
Arcane Mage is one of the strongest raid DPS specs in the current Season 2 meta, with excellent single-target damage. They have strong Burst Damage during their short burst periods. In addition, Mages have good defenses. Their immunities, such as Ice Block, are always welcome in raiding scenarios.
Subtlety Rogue
Subtlety Rogues bring single-target damage, strong AoE, and cleave capabilities. In Season 2, its burst profile lines up well with several important raid damage windows, which pushes Subtlety into the S-Tier. When a mix of single-target damage, AoE, and cleave is needed, Subtlety can compete with the strongest raid DPS options.
A+-Tier
A+-Tier specs sit just below the very best raid DPS. They combine strong current tuning with useful damage profiles or valuable raid tools.
Devastation Evoker
Devastation Evokers bring great burst AoE damage and decent single-target damage, with much better movement handling compared to most other ranged DPS. Keep in mind that they are a very short-ranged DPS, only being able to attack from 25 yards, which can be a huge detriment in certain encounters, depending on how your raid is positioned.
Elemental Shaman
Elemental Shamans have very consistent single-target damage, along with great cleave and AoE potential. This makes them exceptionally good on encounters that have multiple, different damage profiles throughout the fight.
Compared with classes like Mages or Warlocks, Elemental Shamans may offer fewer defensive tools. Still, their current Season 2 damage profile pushes them into A+-Tier, especially on movement-heavy encounters.
Outlaw Rogue
The Outlaw Rogue is known for his extremely good cleave and AoE damage courtesy of Blade Flurry‘s power. They have very good damage, even on single-target, and a great and solid defensive toolkit for all Rogue specs. They can apply the needed Atrophic Poison debuff.
Outlaw scales dramatically once more targets are introduced. Its current damage and cleave profile now place the spec firmly in A+-Tier for Season 2 raids.
Shadow Priest
The Shadow Priest is currently a strong raid spec due to their excellent multi-target damage profile and Power Infusion.
Since Shadow Priests can use Power Infusion on a target other than themselves, they are greatly amplifying the potential damage being put out by the player they apply it to. The priests themselves also benefit from said increased damage. Shadow Priests are attractive damage dealers, especially in a situation where you need the potential damage increase.
Assassination Rogue
Assassination Rogue remains a strong raid option mainly because of its good damage output. They can do a decent amount of single-target damage and are also one of the best classes for executing targets. On top of that, Rogues possess some of the greatest defensive capabilities.
Their biggest strength is still single-target damage, and Subtlety currently sits higher in S-Tier. Still, Assassination’s current output and execute profile make it an A+-Tier raid choice.
Fury Warrior
Fury Warriors have some good cleave on low-target encounters and deal heavy execute damage with their Execute ability. Current Season 2 tuning gives Fury enough overall output to reach A+-Tier. They also provide one of the strongest raid cooldowns in the game — Rallying Cry.
Destruction Warlock
Destruction Warlocks boast average single-target damage but compensate for this with their 2-target cleave, Havoc, and decent burst windows of Summon Infernal that might get them into a raid group.
Besides that fact, the Destruction Warlocks can also be quite resilient, and having at least one Warlock in a raid is necessary in case other classes need some utility provided by that class. For them, a raid with stronger allies should still be doable.
Marksmanship Hunter
Marksmanship Hunters are good in the 3-5 target cleave scenario and have a decent AoE burst, while their overall damage is competitive in Season 2. They scale well across different target counts, and Hunter’s Mark gives the class meaningful raid value in The Venomous Abyss.
Their survivability is just fine. While Beast Mastery can be a bit better than Survival during single-target encounters, Marksmanship Hunters truly excel in fights that call for versatility, especially if a bit of AoE burst damage is desirable.
Balance Druid
Balance Druid has a harmonic, diverse toolkit that really makes them stand out in-game. Their Starfall creates a unique capability to cleave and spread damage consistently to groups of enemies in a way no class can match.
While this may not be necessary during most fights, it makes them invaluable during those encounters that require such a specific capability. Balance Druid stands out as one of the most valuable classes for damage in multi-target fights, and its current damage profile is well suited to The Venomous Abyss.
Retribution Paladin
With two powerful auras in their toolkit, Retribution Paladins can always be a welcome addition to any raid team. With talent nodes like Sanctified Plates, Ret Paladins also have strong survivability. Current Season 2 tuning has pushed Retribution into A+-Tier thanks to its damage profile and raid utility.
A-Tier
Specs in the A-Tier remain strong raid picks with competitive DPS and useful tools. They sit behind the highest-ranked options but still work well in progression groups.
Fire Mage
Fire Mage now delivers competitive raid damage with strong burst windows and useful mobility. Its current Season 2 performance is much stronger than earlier tuning suggested, which moves the spec into A-Tier.
Arcane still sits higher in the overall ranking, but Fire retains the strong defensive toolkit shared by all Mage specializations. This includes immunities that can simplify several raid mechanics.
Devourer Demon Hunter
Devourer is a new Demon Hunter spec introduced in the WoW Midnight Season 1. With a relatively small number of active spells, this spec is capable of dealing decent damage, especially in the hands of a skilled player. The spec remains mobile like all DHs, and its mid-range is now beneficial for most boss mechanics and trash clearing.
Demonology Warlock
Demonology Warlocks always shine in cleave and burst AoE situations. Any raid serious about success will want at least one Warlock for the class utility provided. Demonology also happens to be among the toughest non-tank specs in the game. Its current performance is strong enough to place it in A-Tier.
Enhancement Shaman
Enhancement Shaman is very good at dealing single-target and cleave damage on his own. The spec can provide Skyfury, but Elemental or Restoration Shaman can cover the same raid buff while using a ranged or healer slot. Current tuning still gives Enhancement enough damage to secure an A-Tier position.
Windwalker Monk
As a whole, Windwalker Monks remain a solid raid choice due to their burst AoE and single-target damage. We should also take into account the enormous amount of group buffs they provide. In addition, every raid benefits from Mystic Touch, and Windwalker can provide it if another Monk specialization is not already covering the debuff.
What’s more, through the use of talents, Windwalker Monks can talent into two very strong buffs: Generous Pour and Close to Heart. These will become very important when doing very high-damage encounters where you’re stacked with the raid group.
Frost Mage
In the current season, Frost Mage features good sustained single-target damage. But usually, they are placed among the best classes in funnel damage and 2-3 target stacked cleave scenarios. Frost Mages may be preferable on more AoE-oriented encounters. More generally, Frost Mages are very strong defensively. Their immunities will always be worth a lot when it comes to raid survivability.
Affliction Warlock
They’re also very valued for every raid due to class utility, and it is usually considered a must to have at least one in any group. With some recent buffs, Affliction became one of the most popular choices for several encounters.
You’re going to get a DoT-based playstyle that works even on movement and can even provide decent AoE conversion with the right talents. It has made all three specializations viable with their different strengths that can be used in conjunction with certain situations.
B-Tier
B-Tier DPS classes show decent performance and can be rather viable in Raids, but still, they are not as versatile as A and S Tiers.
Beast Mastery Hunter
Currently, the Beast Mastery Hunter is considered not the best, but not the worst spec for raiding. The most persuasive reason to bring a Beast Mastery Hunter into your group would be their unparalleled ability to handle movement. Currently, they are the only ranged DPS specs that can do their full rotation while on the move. That’s why they are decent for encounters that require high mobility.
Unholy Death Knight
The Unholy Death Knight spec still retains three main strengths that make it a reliable melee spec. First, it has one of the best burst damage outputs in-game, which it is able to unleash every three minutes. Second, it does great target execution under 35% health due to its potent Soul Reaper ability. Lastly, Unholy Death Knights have nice high-target AoE capabilities. Anyway, in this season, Unholy Death Knights somehow show results a little bit worse than other specs and classes.
Frost Death Knight
Frost Death Knights are mainly famous for their outstanding AoE and cleave because of the great usage of Breath of Sindragosa. Their current overall performance falls behind the higher-ranked raid options, which moves Frost Death Knight into B-Tier. Burst AoE and cleave remain major strengths, so the spec is still a viable Season 2 raid choice.
Havoc Demon Hunter
Demon Hunters are always valuable in raids thanks to their class utility. The Havoc Demon Hunter spec, in particular, holds one of the most versatile damage toolkits in the game. It enables them to perform exceptionally well in any given situation. What’s more, it allows them to do this with just a single talent build. It’s an excellent spec for fights featuring blended fighting styles.
The Havoc Demon Hunter’s most powerful feature is their ability to execute powerful 2-5 target cleaves and burst AoE. Put simply, they are second to none in their burst AoE, which proves to be fabulously useful when trying to deal with add waves during several very problematic raid encounters. Finally, Havoc Demon Hunter remains an incredibly valuable raid cooldown in the form of Darkness.
Feral Druid
Feral Druids bring all of the standard utility provided by Druids, including the highly valuable Innervate ability. Raid melee spots remain competitive, but Feral retains decent single-target damage alongside strong AoE and cleave.
Current tuning places Feral in B-Tier rather than among the weakest raid DPS options. While Feral Druid can be buffed in the near future, go grab Druid Forms from our pro team and get ready to dominate Midnight.
Survival Hunter
Survival Hunter remains behind the strongest Hunter options in the current Season 2 raid meta. Its melee range makes positioning more demanding, while Marksmanship offers stronger overall raid value.
Still, Survival can contribute enough damage to remain viable in regular raid groups. Its current performance places the spec in B-Tier rather than at the bottom of the ranking.
C-Tier
C-Tier currently contains the most situational raid DPS option. The spec can still work in organized groups, but it depends more heavily on encounter design and team composition.
Augmentation Evoker
Currently, Augmentation Evoker can be estimated as a situational spec for Raids in Midnight Season 2. They have an exclusive role of damage amplification, which allows allies to deal more serious damage and perform better.
Augmentation spec does not really supply raw personal DPS numbers like some of the other specs. However, in raid-wide burst phases, it can still add strong group value when its buffs line up with heavy-hitting classes. Choose this spec if you are all about helping the whole raid in encounters where maximizing the team’s output is critical.
Raid Healer Tier List
In WoW Raid Healers play a highly appreciated role of supportive allies, who can use defensive or healing spells on their raidmates. Even if your raid composition includes only tough Tanks and DPSers with high survivability, a Healer is still essential for some boss mechanics.
| Tier | Specs |
|---|---|
| S | Preservation Evoker, Holy Paladin, Discipline Priest |
| A | Restoration Druid, Restoration Shaman, Holy Priest |
| B | Mistweaver Monk |
📌 Tier list updated for WoW Midnight Patch 12.1.
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S-Tier
Just like S-Tier DPS, Healers in this spec show excellent results in HPS and bring lots of utility to raid groups.
Preservation Evoker
Preservation Evoker has high burst healing and the best defensive cooldowns in the game. Their offensive kit is really solid, featuring above-average damage both in single-target and AoE situations, while keeping up with competitive HPS and high mobility.
While their 30-yard range is a headache in some of the boss fights, the utility they offer makes them extremely valuable to any raid composition. Their toolkit is good for any combat.
Holy Paladin
Holy Paladins have strong burst healing during their cooldowns and are one of the best choices for dangerous raid damage windows. They are also capable of providing a significant amount of damage reduction courtesy of Devotion Aura and Aura Mastery.
Holy Paladins also bring unique utility through Blessing of Protection and Divine Shield. Their current throughput, priority healing, and raid utility push Holy Paladin into S-Tier for Season 2.
Discipline Priest
Discipline Priests are a very unique playstyle that tends to balance dealing damage against healing and offer exceptional utility to their raid. They can negate the need for damage altogether with such spells as Atonement and Power Word: Radiance while offering high throughput healing if needed. This makes them extremely flexible and versatile healers who can fit into many types of encounter mechanics and situations. Furthermore, Discipline Priests can move much more easily around the encounter area to reach their targets.
A-Tier
A-Tier Healers are a good pick for any raid. They offer good healing and usually bring extra DPS, interrupts, or debuff capabilities.
Restoration Druid
Restoration Druid is a popular choice for a healing role, providing great overall healing output and a versatile toolkit. They have one of the most powerful healing throughput cooldowns in the game and thus fit perfectly within many healing compositions.
Their damage output is not as strong compared to some other healing specifications, but they can provide supplemental DPS at specific parts of the fight. Current Season 2 performance moves Restoration Druid into A-Tier, while its healing toolkit remains useful across many encounters.
Restoration Shaman
Recent balance changes added an interesting twist to the storyline of Restoration Shaman. The truth is that Resto Shaman’s performance heavily depends on raid composition and encounter mechanics. They turn out great in stacked healing and have such influential cooldowns as Spirit Link Totem, but unfortunately struggle in fights where players spread out. Watch for future changes because the meta can often change rapidly in raids.
Holy Priest
Holy Priests have nice healing throughput. They can compete well in pure output with other healers, which puts them into the A-tier category.
They are also very good at dealing damage and have a very valuable Power Infusion ability. For that reason, they are a very good choice when doing progression, and DPS is tight, but buffs or throughput can be sacrificed. Holy Priests still bring solid healing and utility, but their strength lies in damage contribution.
B-Tier
Healers in B-Tier show average results, and though they are not the best, you can still enjoy raiding with them.
Mistweaver Monk
Mistweaver Monks have reliable HPS output. They do very good damage for a healer and have great mobility and decently high durability. The lack of a damage reduction cooldown remains a major weakness, and its throughput alone is no longer enough to offset weaker raid utility in Season 2. Mystic Touch can still add value if another Monk specialization is not already covering it.
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Raid Tank Tier List
Tanks are the pillars of the raid. You usually need 1-2 experienced Tanks for a successful Raid completion. A good Tank is hard to kill, easy to heal, and impossible to forget. The best WoW Raid Tank should also be able to maintain the threat and avoid losing it, which often results in numerous wipes.
| Tier | Specs |
|---|---|
| S | Blood Death Knight |
| A | Guardian Druid, Brewmaster Monk, Protection Warrior, Protection Paladin |
| B | Vengeance Demon Hunter |
📌 Tier list updated for WoW Midnight Patch 12.1.
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S-Tier
Tanks that are lucky enough to be placed into S-Tier are perfect for taking damage, generating enough threat, and sharing their utility with the group.
Blood Death Knight
The Blood Death Knights are the go-to tank for handling magical damage. In Patch 12.1, they combine excellent survivability with high damage, making them the strongest overall raid tank in the current ranking.
Blood DKs also bring useful raid tools through Anti-Magic Zone and Death Grip. Their durability and self-sustain make them a reliable fit for demanding Mythic progression.
A-Tier
In this tier, we have strong Tanks that offer reliable survivability, damage, and raid utility. They sit behind Blood Death Knight but remain good choices for progression.
Guardian Druid
Guardian Druids move into A-Tier thanks to their current survivability and overall raid performance. They can deal enough damage while remaining durable throughout demanding encounters. Guardian Druids also bring Mark of the Wild, which is a valuable addition to the group.
Brewmaster Monk
Brewmaster Monks have shown good results in the current season. The buffs they bring through the Mystic Touch debuff can make them a real asset to the raid. Brewmasters also have very strong mobility, which in certain encounters can be of great help. Their tankiness is still a question mark, but recent buffs to their survivability seem to be helpful. Overall, Brewmasters are a solid choice in their tier.
Protection Warrior
Protection Warriors are the kings of mitigation. They have the most powerful non-healer raid cooldown, Rallying Cry, and their provided buff is really valuable. The Protection Warrior excels at nearly every other single instance aside from magic damage. Their Defensive Stance allows them to survive damage that would kill any other tank. Besides, Protection Warrior’s damage output is no chump change, making them a strong A-Tier raid tank.
Protection Paladin
Protection Paladins have a nice mix of offense and defense. They have an awesome toolkit of abilities to fit every encounter. For instance, Blessing of Spellwarding to Final Stand. They also have an immense array of defensive cooldowns that let them handle most incoming damage patterns. Their current performance moves Protection Paladin into A-Tier.
B-Tier
B-Tier tanks remain viable for raid progression but currently offer less overall value than the higher-ranked options.
Vengeance Demon Hunter
Vengeance Demon Hunters are a versatile tank choice with very strong self-healing and durability that can fit into many situations. They provide strong damage output and a good defensive toolkit.
Their primary utility comes in the form of Chaos Brand, which is a tremendous debuff to have in the raid. If there is already a Havoc Demon Hunter in the group, part of that unique value is covered. Vengeance remains viable, but the other tank options currently offer stronger overall raid performance.
4.9All in all, the variability of specs for raids is immense. We believe that everyone will be able to choose the one they like most. Thank you for relying on our Midnight Raid Class Tier List. Our team will constantly update and modify these rankings according to game changes. The meta changes rapidly, so even if your favorite class isn’t currently sitting in the top tier, it may prove more viable in further patches. We encourage you to keep an eye on the list and revisit us to stay informed of any changes.
