Chaos Brand plus Annihilator Voidfall bursts delete packs. 12.0.5 cemented it at the top of the meta — Void Metamorphosis means no cooldown downtime.

Festering Wounds spread, no bad matchups. Ate a -5% on May 5 for overperforming and is still locked at #2.

Ebon Might scales the whole group. Highest Archon score on the board — you get whispered, you don't apply.

Undisputed king. The Vital Flame rework added 50% leech — highest tank damage and the smoothest intake in the game.

Biggest healer riser. Sheilun's Gift plus Essence Font burst carries high-key damage patterns. Leads the live data.

The safe S. Rejuv and Wild Growth HoT layering matches the tick-rate damage profile, and you deal real Thrash damage.

Climbed to S. Healing Tide and Spirit Link are essential high-key cooldowns, with cleanse on poison keys. Best PUG pick — you can't fail it.

Pet tankiness means zero ramp. Held A through every tuning pass. Gateway and Healthstone utility keep it invited.

Sleeper. Method-ranked S. Instant bleeds spread on AoE and May 26 added more — Rake scaling is disgusting.

Most-played spec in the game, but the value is the kit — Hammer of Justice is the best interrupt going.

Biggest M+ riser of the patch. Mortal Wounds stacking and Colossus Smash windows finally line up with the meta.

Lava Burst and Ascendance scaling made it one of the patch's biggest winners. Lust and totem utility on top.

Bomb-spread AoE is clean and Flanking Strike ST holds up. Melee range is the only real risk.

Roll the Bones buffs scale hard and Run Through AoE is clean. Damage and survival finally balanced.

Riser. Caustic Venom build is disgusting and Exsanguinate windows burst hard in AoE-heavy keys.

Settled from its April peak. Beacon is strong but needs geared tanks, and there's no real AoE healing in dungeons.

The March -12% damage still stings in keys, but shields and Atonement keep it viable to about +18.

Dropped from A on 12.0.5 nerfs, but the defensive kit (Ice Block, Barrier, Alter Time) still makes it the safe ranged pick.

Whirlwind procs shine on trash and ST keeps up. Consistent if unflashy.

Shadow Word: Death windows and Vampiric Touch spread. Mind Sear filler. Steady, unspectacular.

Method ranks it high. Shadow Dance bursts, Secret Technique cleave, Sap for skips.

Chain Lightning and Stormstrike with utility for everyone. ST got the Elemental treatment.

Lost cooldown-reduction talents — now a ~60s cycle. Utility (BoP, Divine Shield) is still elite.

May 12 and 26 defensive buffs (Demonic Wards 12%, more Stamina and Armor) shored up its weakest area. Mobile, demon-fueled.

Shield Block is the gold standard — steady, unspiky, solid damage on a ~60s cycle.

Death Strike sustain fits the sustained-damage dungeon pool. May 26 smoothing buffs helped the spike windows.

Back from the dead. Full talent-tree rework restored damage and mitigation. Big health pool, viable again.

Hover trivializes mechanics — safe, but lower raw throughput than the S healers.

May 26 buffs are pulling it back up. Spellsteal, Lust, and Touch of the Magi pack burst. Recovering.

Still mobile and clean, but Devourer outclasses it now — you're the off-pick DH in keys.

The +20% earlier this season turbocharged Solar Eclipse. Utility for days, solid value.

Strong during Serenity but healer-dependent, with a lower ceiling than A-tier.

Ignite spread and Phoenix Flames procs. May 26 buffs helping; CD-reliant but recovering.

All-ranged, full mobility, +5% all-damage group buff still holding. The safe Hunter pick.

Everything's slow. Fine at +10-12, falls off above that. May 26 mana relief helps a little.

Cataclysm bursts are inconsistent in short pulls. Better for raid cleave than keys.

The -5% nerf stuck. Personal damage is low and, unlike Aug, you bring no group multiplier.

Crashed A to C. Rapid Fire and crit scaling got gutted. Play BM.

Weak ST, mediocre AoE, no raid utility. Unholy is the DK spec.

Dropped A to C. DoT scaling hit, UA chains don't land like they did. Demo is the lock.