1v1 tier list
Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2016 1:05 amMy first draft of a duel tier list would look like this:
S: Rogue & Warlock
A: Mage & Priest
B: Shaman & Paladin
C: Druid & Hunter
D: Warrior
Hold on, I know what you're thinking 'but paladin reckoning lol!' and 'durid fit 4 fite n flag flight!'. Take a breather and understand the boundaries of the list:
The list assumes that classes are geared but without resistance sets, and do not use tools outside of their natural abilities such as engineering trinkets or alchemy potions. This list also assumes that each character starts the duel 'clean', meaning that warriors for example aren't already enraged or Paladins with full reckoning stacks. This list also doesn't include factors like lag, bugs or exploits that simply 'shouldn't be present' in a clean duel. Lastly, the list assumes that each class is played well. This is quite important because it takes a decent rogue to 100-0 a warrior through bleed kiting for example.
I'm the most confident in the placement of: rogue, warlock, mage, priest, shaman and warrior. The least in paladin, druid and hunter as I rarely see them duel. I think that these 3 belong in either the B or C category but thoughts are welcome.
S: Rogue & Warlock
A: Mage & Priest
B: Shaman & Paladin
C: Druid & Hunter
D: Warrior
Hold on, I know what you're thinking 'but paladin reckoning lol!' and 'durid fit 4 fite n flag flight!'. Take a breather and understand the boundaries of the list:
The list assumes that classes are geared but without resistance sets, and do not use tools outside of their natural abilities such as engineering trinkets or alchemy potions. This list also assumes that each character starts the duel 'clean', meaning that warriors for example aren't already enraged or Paladins with full reckoning stacks. This list also doesn't include factors like lag, bugs or exploits that simply 'shouldn't be present' in a clean duel. Lastly, the list assumes that each class is played well. This is quite important because it takes a decent rogue to 100-0 a warrior through bleed kiting for example.
I'm the most confident in the placement of: rogue, warlock, mage, priest, shaman and warrior. The least in paladin, druid and hunter as I rarely see them duel. I think that these 3 belong in either the B or C category but thoughts are welcome.