DPS

WoW DPS Rankings and Tier List for PvP

PvP Season 11 Cataclysm 4.4.2
Last updated: July 13, 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: 4,793 records

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Rankings

# Tier
lb_ci
Mean Rating
Max Rating
n
Win Rate
Specialization
1
S
2,229.01 2,236.98
2,727.00
789 54.37% Retribution Paladin Icon
Retribution Paladin
2
S
2,236.86 2,246.24
2,923.00
768 55.13% Subtlety Rogue Icon
Subtlety Rogue
3
A
2,239.83 2,249.61
2,762.00
606 55.65% Fire Mage Icon
Fire Mage
4
B
2,230.25 2,242.86
2,861.00
436 55.67% Feral Druid Icon
Feral Druid
5
B
2,249.43 2,262.97
2,783.00
383 55.16% Marksmanship Hunter Icon
Marksmanship Hunter
6
B
2,218.95 2,231.78
2,714.00
341 54.25% Arms Warrior Icon
Arms Warrior
7
C
2,209.15 2,221.24
2,713.00
321 54.49% Unholy Death Knight Icon
Unholy Death Knight
8
C
2,222.52 2,236.89
2,772.00
264 55.55% Shadow Priest Icon
Shadow Priest
9
C
2,220.33 2,238.26
2,867.00
240 55.16% Frost Mage Icon
Frost Mage
10
D
2,215.73 2,239.65
2,676.00
130 58.74% Affliction Warlock Icon
Affliction Warlock
11
D
2,207.53 2,231.06
2,830.00
108 55.28% Balance Druid Icon
Balance Druid
12
D
2,189.96 2,214.40
2,657.00
80 53.22% Frost Death Knight Icon
Frost Death Knight
13
D
2,150.02 2,183.45
2,635.00
71 54.20% Survival Hunter Icon
Survival Hunter
14
D
2,197.47 2,223.09
2,573.00
64 55.66% Elemental Shaman Icon
Elemental Shaman
15
D
2,170.23 2,218.39
2,772.00
59 54.66% Combat Rogue Icon
Combat Rogue
16
D
2,200.29 2,221.33
2,403.00
52 53.58% Enhancement Shaman Icon
Enhancement Shaman
17
D
2,088.31 2,168.00
2,396.00
21 54.07% Assassination Rogue Icon
Assassination Rogue
18
D
2,178.33 2,237.80
2,643.00
20 53.80% Beast Mastery Hunter Icon
Beast Mastery Hunter
19
D
2,114.77 2,187.05
2,489.00
19 54.55% Demonology Warlock Icon
Demonology Warlock
20
D
2,075.98 2,184.36
2,602.00
14 55.00% Destruction Warlock Icon
Destruction Warlock
21
D
2,132.71 2,186.83
2,283.00
6 59.53% Arcane Mage Icon
Arcane Mage
22
D
0.00 2,106.00
2,106.00
1 54.08% Fury Warrior Icon
Fury Warrior