DPS

WoW DPS Rankings and Tier List for PvP

PvP Season 11 Cataclysm 4.4.2
Last updated: June 23, 2025

These statistics show the current WoW Meta in Cataclysm, using daily-updated data from the Official Blizzard PvP Leaderboards API.

📖 Explanation
  • LB_CI: Lower bound of a 95% confidence interval, calculated on the full dataset. This metric is chosen because it provides a conservative estimate of player performance, accounting for variability in the data.
  • MEAN: Calculated by summing all values and dividing by N, representing the average performance metric across all players.
  • MAX: Maximum value of the metric, indicating the highest performance achieved in the dataset.
  • N: Number of players in the dataset, providing the sample size for statistical calculations.
  • Win Rate: Calculated by dividing the number of wins by the total number of games played. For example, if a player has played 175 games and won 45, the win rate would be 45 / 175 = 0.257, or 25.7%. This metric provides a straightforward measure of a player’s success rate.

Tiers are formed by distributing specs using the Ckmeans algorithm, which is chosen for its optimal one-dimensional clustering capabilities. Specs are binned in clusters (tiers) based on the LB_CI value.

This algorithm is particularly effective for datasets where the goal is to create distinct, non-overlapping groups based on a single variable, in this case, the LB_CI value.

The algorithm ensures optimal and deterministic clustering results, meaning tier boundaries remain consistent when run multiple times with the same data. The number of clusters is 5: S, A, B, C, D, with each tier representing a different level of performance.

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DPS Tier List

Data based on: 4,928 records

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Rankings

# Tier
lb_ci
Mean Rating
Max Rating
n
Win Rate
Specialization
1
S
2,223.50 2,232.57
2,936.00
831 55.29% Subtlety Rogue Icon
Subtlety Rogue
2
S
2,215.85 2,223.89
2,727.00
794 54.39% Retribution Paladin Icon
Retribution Paladin
3
A
2,230.98 2,240.63
2,762.00
670 55.87% Fire Mage Icon
Fire Mage
4
B
2,217.29 2,229.87
2,843.00
458 55.75% Feral Druid Icon
Feral Druid
5
B
2,229.34 2,242.37
2,750.00
446 54.98% Marksmanship Hunter Icon
Marksmanship Hunter
6
B
2,203.86 2,216.53
2,722.00
372 54.62% Arms Warrior Icon
Arms Warrior
7
B
2,204.41 2,215.90
2,713.00
362 54.25% Unholy Death Knight Icon
Unholy Death Knight
8
C
2,199.20 2,215.16
2,804.00
229 54.80% Frost Mage Icon
Frost Mage
9
C
2,204.83 2,220.15
2,608.00
225 55.68% Shadow Priest Icon
Shadow Priest
10
C
2,202.40 2,224.59
2,707.00
145 58.09% Affliction Warlock Icon
Affliction Warlock
11
D
2,197.51 2,223.75
2,547.00
79 56.17% Balance Druid Icon
Balance Druid
12
D
2,176.28 2,195.99
2,413.00
68 53.52% Frost Death Knight Icon
Frost Death Knight
13
D
2,160.20 2,193.38
2,529.00
53 55.41% Elemental Shaman Icon
Elemental Shaman
14
D
2,100.09 2,143.83
2,468.00
47 54.11% Survival Hunter Icon
Survival Hunter
15
D
2,169.10 2,191.50
2,403.00
46 53.63% Enhancement Shaman Icon
Enhancement Shaman
16
D
2,127.03 2,179.52
2,506.00
44 55.09% Combat Rogue Icon
Combat Rogue
17
D
2,058.64 2,161.50
2,420.00
16 54.68% Assassination Rogue Icon
Assassination Rogue
18
D
2,154.39 2,238.79
2,546.00
14 53.49% Beast Mastery Hunter Icon
Beast Mastery Hunter
19
D
2,086.27 2,175.79
2,358.00
14 55.23% Demonology Warlock Icon
Demonology Warlock
20
D
2,145.01 2,233.45
2,536.00
11 57.67% Destruction Warlock Icon
Destruction Warlock
21
D
2,132.40 2,204.50
2,260.00
4 58.49% Arcane Mage Icon
Arcane Mage