Embers of Neltharion Mythic+ Specs Meta Prediction and Tier List
Time flies, and World of Warcraft does not stand still. Blizzard makes their move and publishes information about the new content. New WoW patch called the Embers of Neltharion is dropping soon. In it, we will get a lot of innovations, for example, a new raid with nine bosses. But this article is not about such trifles as new lore or raid. We gathered here to discuss what class will give out the biggest DPS or HPS numbers and die the least. So, let’s start the review ->
Tanks or “Big Pull Lovers”
Let’s see the tank statistics on the Raider Io report. In the first season, we can see the absolute dominance of Prot Warriors and Paladins in Mythic+ dungeons. As practice shows, Blizzard doesn’t understand how to nerf any class properly. However, if Prot Warriors are at the top of almost every addon, then Prot Paladins are in the opposite situation. I think warriors will get a strong nerf, while paladins are more symbolic. Probably we’ll see a Demon Hunter or a Monk at the S-Rank, instead of a Warrior. My Embers of Neltharion mythic+ tanks predictions:
Now let’s move on to Melee DPS Classes ->
Melee DPS or “How did this thing hit me?”
Among the melee DPS, we can see absolute leaders according to the data of the first season. Let’s go through each of them in detail:
- Fury Warrior – right now, the absolute king of any mythic+. They deal massive damage due to the very small CD’s on their bursts, the longest being only 1.5 minutes. Anger Management talent allows them to lower the cooldown even more on Recklessness and Ravager. By pressing Recklessness or Avatar, your Berserker’s Torment talent will activate a second burst for you. Due to the work of the Fury talent combination, the warrior has a burst cd for each pack of mobs, which allows him to deal tremendous damage relative to the rest of the group.
- Retribution Paladin – the situation is similar to the Fury warrior. Paladin got 2 two sources of Avenging Wrath, the ability itself and Divine Toll usage. The cd of Divine Toll is 1 minute, and the cd of Avenging Wrath is 2 minutes. Thanks to this combination, they, like a fury warrior, have a CD for each pack of mobs.
- Havoc Demon Hunter – little can be written about the demon hunter. They have been one of the best melee DPS since his release. DH got all – survivability, excellent sustain damage, crowd control, and mobility. If you want to always get invites to keys as DPS, in this case, this is the best choice.
Now let’s move on to Dragonflight Season 2 predictions. I think the overall mythic+ meta will stay similar. DK is the dark horse of the melee DPS. Perhaps we’ll see Frost or Unholy DK on the top of the list. My melee DPS mythic+ predictions:
Now let’s move on to the analysis of ranged DPS ->
Ranged DPS or “Stop moving, I cannot cast!”
Let’s look at the current statistics of ranged DPS. We can see that only the hunter is far out of the overall stats. Otherwise, almost every class has a good specialization for Mythic+ dungeons. Now, to briefly go over the pros of all the top-tier specs of the first Dragonflight season:
- Beast Mastery Hunter – can damage even when moving, has a small cooldown on Bestial Wrath, and an unlimited cleave. In addition to the damage, they have crowd control, mobility, and high survivability.
- Marksmanship Hunter – low cd and significant damage while under Trueshot. Similar to Beast Mastery, they have crowd control, mobility, and survivability.
- Shadow Priest – besides the damage, Priest can buff teammates with Power Infusion. Additionally, they can help the group in difficult moments with Vampiric Embrace.
- Frost Mage – most versatile spec among all ranged DPS. Considerable sustain damage, possibility to block mechanics with Ice Block, and mobility because of two Shimmers. All this makes Frost Mage one of the easiest and most effective DPS specs.
- Demonology Warlock – complex spec to play with random groups. Requires preparation before being able to deal good damage. However, when used in good hands feels great. They can offer Healthstone, Demonic Gate, and crowd control to the rest of the group.
- Balance Druid – Burst has a long cd but works on AoE and Single target. Excellent crowd control in the form of silence and roots. Possibly can “replace” a tank in the form of a bear for a while.
Based on information from patch 10.1, let’s move on to my Embers of Neltharion mythic+ ranged DPS predictions:
Move on to Healers ->
Healers or “Get out of the fire!”
And so, let’s move on to the role, without whom it is impossible to complete any Mythic+ dungeon – Healers. In the first season of Dragonflight, an absurd situation developed. Restoration Druids and Preservation Evokers vastly dominated all other healers. Let’s briefly go over the benefits of Druid Restoration and Preservation Evokers that allowed them to outperform other healers so much:
- Restoration Druid – very versatile healer. They can tank if the main tank of your group has died or got crowd controled. They can also deal a decent amount of damage as a healer because their primary healing spells take no time to cast.
- Preservation Evoker – new spec, which appeared with Dragonflight expansion, got excellent healing potential and good mobility. Evokers can remove many negative debuffs. They can also save teammates with the help of the Rescue ability. And so, let’s move on to my predictions for the new Embers of Neltharion patch:
Conclusion
Above, I looked at the meta of the current season. Based on this, I tried to make predictions for Dragonflight m+ meta in the Embers of Neltharion patch. How right I was, we will find out very soon. Thank you for reading to the end. See you very soon in Dragonflight season 2!
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