Analysis of Shadowlands DPS in Mythic Sanctum of Domination - Weeks of January 4th and January 11th

Live Posted 2022/01/18 at 1:25 AM by 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.

Position of specs for the 95th percentile might be skewed by alternative strategies and parse funneling. For that, we're including the chart showing the result for all percentiles to paint a better picture for all specs.

DPS Rankings in Shadowlands Season 2 - Mythic Sanctum of Domination Weeks of January 4th and January 11th

Position

Spec and Class

Population Size

Assassination Rogue

13388

Balance Druid

38773

Fury Warrior

10552

Subtlety Rogue

14219

Outlaw Rogue

3681

Havoc Demon Hunter

32762

Windwalker Monk

14254

Arms Warrior

29205

Fire Mage

19928

Frost Mage

21421

Arcane Mage

5701

Demonology Warlock

19356

Elemental Shaman

8879

Retribution Paladin

11559

Frost Death Knight

4909

Feral Druid

4935

Survival Hunter

1779

Marksmanship Hunter

13296

Shadow Priest

20625

Affliction Warlock

3620

Unholy Death Knight

12544

Beast Mastery Hunter

38027

Destruction Warlock

13155

Enhancement Shaman

10813

For more information on specs in the Shadowlands Season 2, check out our Sanctum of Domination Class Guides!

Comment by ZtinktoofGood to see the fellow mail wearers all trying to stick together near the bottomComment by lovelywazHOW did Destro Locks and Enh Shammies manage to beat BM Hunters to the bottom?

This is all wrong, it should be fixed! I think it's already on Blizz's radar and will be appropriately addressed with tier set bonuses in 9.2 😂Comment by ErnteschnitzelSo Survival is the "best" Hunter spec and it's still by far the least popular judging by the number of logs. It has 1/20th of BM's logs and fewer than half compared to Outlaw or Affliction. 3.4% of the Hunter logs come from their best performing spec.
How long until the devs (hello Ion) accept that they messed up Survival? You can't sugarcoat it with "well it's performing badly so nobody plays it" anymore. And before anyone brings up the argument that people just underestimate Survival... this is Mythic and it's over half a year into the tier. Fix the spec.Comment by Spauldo01Imo casters and all melee should be at the top of the charts within like 5% depending on the fight and hunters with ranged should be at the bottom.

Casters and melee have to deal with the most mechanics while dpsing and that’s why they should be balanced this way.

BM and MM do not and have complete freedom to avoid mechanics without losing uptime and that’s why they should be balanced lower.Comment by minka25Broken enhancer wuhuuuComment by dankmaymay88Imo casters and all melee should be at the top of the charts within like 5% depending on the fight and hunters with ranged should be at the bottom.

Casters and melee have to deal with the most mechanics while dpsing and that’s why they should be balanced this way.

BM and MM do not and have complete freedom to avoid mechanics without losing uptime and that’s why they should be balanced lower.Comment by ShouldranSo Survival is the "best" Hunter spec and it's still by far the least popular judging by the number of logs. It has 1/20th of BM's logs and fewer than half compared to Outlaw or Affliction. 3.4% of the Hunter logs come from their best performing spec.
How long until the devs (hello Ion) accept that they messed up Survival? You can't sugarcoat it with "well it's performing badly so nobody plays it" anymore. And before anyone brings up the argument that people just underestimate Survival... this is Mythic and it's over half a year into the tier. Fix the spec.Comment by deathlavitzImo casters and all melee should be at the top of the charts within like 5% depending on the fight and hunters with ranged should be at the bottom.

Casters and melee have to deal with the most mechanics while dpsing and that’s why they should be balanced this way.

BM and MM do not and have complete freedom to avoid mechanics without losing uptime and that’s why they should be balanced lower.Comment by koishishouts into the void in Destro Lock

Hello? Blizzard? Anybody home?Deafening silenceComment by steelangelI honestly don't understand what Fury warriors are doing to get parses that high single target. I switched to Arms and my DPS went up by 2k, nearly matching the sims. I can't get anywhere near my simmed DPS as Fury single target at all.Comment by GreengrovegrannyImo casters and all melee should be at the top of the charts within like 5% depending on the fight and hunters with ranged should be at the bottom.

Casters and melee have to deal with the most mechanics while dpsing and that’s why they should be balanced this way.

BM and MM do not and have complete freedom to avoid mechanics without losing uptime and that’s why they should be balanced lower.Comment by twofourtyfourWhere is the analysis?Comment by erehwonlostThis is just funny...Comment by 1726So Survival is the "best" Hunter spec and it's still by far the least popular judging by the number of logs. It has 1/20th of BM's logs and fewer than half compared to Outlaw or Affliction. 3.4% of the Hunter logs come from their best performing spec.
How long until the devs (hello Ion) accept that they messed up Survival? You can't sugarcoat it with "well it's performing badly so nobody plays it" anymore. And before anyone brings up the argument that people just underestimate Survival... this is Mythic and it's over half a year into the tier. Fix the spec.Comment by lovelywazImo casters and all melee should be at the top of the charts within like 5% depending on the fight and hunters with ranged should be at the bottom.

Casters and melee have to deal with the most mechanics while dpsing and that’s why they should be balanced this way.

BM and MM do not and have complete freedom to avoid mechanics without losing uptime and that’s why they should be balanced lower.badComment by KaiteirAh good ol predictable Blizz, continuing the trend of hating on enhancement shaman 90%+ of xpacs!Comment by BullseyedSo Survival is the "best" Hunter spec and it's still by far the least popular judging by the number of logs. It has 1/20th of BM's logs and fewer than half compared to Outlaw or Affliction. 3.4% of the Hunter logs come from their best performing spec.
How long until the devs (hello Ion) accept that they messed up Survival? You can't sugarcoat it with "well it's performing badly so nobody plays it" anymore. And before anyone brings up the argument that people just underestimate Survival... this is Mythic and it's over half a year into the tier. Fix the spec.Comment by XernesImo casters and all melee should be at the top of the charts within like 5% depending on the fight and hunters with ranged should be at the bottom.

Casters and melee have to deal with the most mechanics while dpsing and that’s why they should be balanced this way.

BM and MM do not and have complete freedom to avoid mechanics without losing uptime and that’s why they should be balanced lower.Comment by XernesSo Survival is the "best" Hunter spec and it's still by far the least popular judging by the number of logs. It has 1/20th of BM's logs and fewer than half compared to Outlaw or Affliction. 3.4% of the Hunter logs come from their best performing spec.
How long until the devs (hello Ion) accept that they messed up Survival? You can't sugarcoat it with "well it's performing badly so nobody plays it" anymore. And before anyone brings up the argument that people just underestimate Survival... this is Mythic and it's over half a year into the tier. Fix the spec.Comment by PoetthepriestDid I miss something? The title says the article is an analysis, but this is just a copy + paste of charts and tables from Warcraft Logs.