WoW Forever DPS tier list
Early estimates from the Forever talent trees after the November 4 launch, before raid logs settle the meta. Capstone damage and raid utility decide the order; expect this to move as Phase 1 parses come in.
Combustion and Arcane Power give the biggest controlled burst windows, and Winter's Chill buffs the whole raid.
Mutilate and Seal Fate stack crit into combo points; Adrenaline Rush carries sustained fights.
Wrack-sustained damage plus Bane of Havoc in two-target encounters. Scales with fight length.
Mortal Strike and Deep Wounds output is honest; world-drop weapon quality gates the ceiling.
Sniper Shot rounds out Marksman; Bestial Wrath keeps Beast Mastery competitive while leveling.
Devouring Contagion and Early Demise improve the DoT loop, but throughput trails the top three.
Elemental Fury crits hit hard but mana limits long encounters; Rage of the Farseer helps melee.
Primal Bite era cat damage improved, still gear-dependent and behind Rogue on the same weapons.
Unsealed Wrath makes Ret playable at last; still burst-gated rather than sustained.