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The War Within Melee Tier List (PvP, M+, Solo & Most Fun) - TWW Melee DPS Ranking

8/21/2024 9:36:46 AM

The War Within is going to be a very fun expansion for melees. When choosing a good melee class in The War Within, what factors to consider? Read our the War Within melee DPS tier list, we have ranked the best PvP, Mythic+, Solo, and Most Fun melees.

The War Within Best Melee - TWW Melee DPS Ranking & Tier List

Damage output is extremely important for melee classes in PvE and PvP. They need to be able to dish out high sustained damage as well as strong cooldown-based bursts to kill targets quickly. Survivability is also crucial, as melees need to be able to stay in the fight. Self-healing and damage reduction cooldowns can help with this. Utility is very valuable in group play. Melees bringing useful tools like interrupt armour, stuns, mobility increases help the whole party. If want to find out the War Within best melee dps, check our TWW melee rankings for PvP, M+, Solo RBG and Most Fun.

The War Within PvP Melee Tier List

This tier list ranks the War Within best melee DPS in PvP based on their overall strength and effectiveness in the current arena and rated battleground seasons. Specializations in S tier like Fury Warrior are considered the best of the best, possessing great damage output, survivability and utility. Classes in A tier like Unholy Death Knight and Feral Druid are also very strong options, though perhaps slightly more niche or harder to master. B tier classes in Arms Warrior and Frost Death Knight are still solid choices but have some noticeable weaknesses holding them back from the top. Finally, C tier specializations such as Windwalker Monk and Survival Hunter are likely lacking in certain areas like sustain or crowd control potential that makes them riskier picks for competitive PvP.

S Tier

Fury Warrior

A Tier

Unholy Death Knight
Feral Druid
Subtlety Rogue

B Tier

Assassination Rogue
Arms Warrior
Outlaw Rogue
Frost Death Knight

C Tier

Windwalker Monk
Retribution Paladin
Survival Hunter
Havoc Demon Hunter

The War Within M+ Melee Tier List

This TWW Mythic+ melee tier list ranks melee specializations for their effectiveness in M+ dungeons at lower key levels that are accessible to beginner and average skill players. Classes in S tier like Assassination Rogue and Frost Death Knight bring very strong sustained AOE damage, utility, and survivability that serve groups well in this content. A tier specs in Enhancement Shaman, Havoc DH, and Fury Warrior are also excellent options due to strong cleave and group support. B tier classes may lack some utility or find it harder to deal with consistent AOE, while C tier Feral Druid struggles without the gear and mastery to shine. Overall, this tier list aims to reflect which melee specs perform best in the +2 to +15 key range where mistakes can be forgiven and affixes/enemy hits are not as punishing as higher-end content - valuing consistent damage profiles and group supportive capabilities.

S Tier

Assassination Rogue
Frost Death Knight

A Tier

Enhancement Shaman
Havoc Demon Hunter
Fury Warrior
Unholy Death Knight
Survival Hunter
Outlaw Rogue

B Tier

Windwalker Monk
Retribution Paladin
Arms Warrior
Subtlety Rogue

C Tier

Feral Druid

The War Within Solo RBG Melee Tier List

This TWW melee DPS tier list ranks melee specializations based on their effectiveness in solo queue ranked battlegrounds. The S-tier specs excel here due to bringing great damage output as well as providing valuable self-survival and utility that can shift fights. Unholy DK, Subtlety Rogue, and Feral Druid stand out with strong 1v1 potential and pressure. A-tier classes are still solid choices but may lack something the top-tiers have, like consistent self-healing. Most melee designs provide strengths needed in RBGs like mobility, damage, or crowd control. Even D-tier Enhancement brings utility, just falling behind in sustain. Overall solo queue RBGs play to the strengths of melee who can sway encounters alone through brute force or skill. While teamwork matters, these specs can best make individual impacts large enough to turn games—a testament to the balanced design of most melee in the current PvP environment.

S Tier

Unholy Death Knight
Subtlety Rogue
Assassination Rogue
Outlaw Rogue
Feral Druid
Survival Hunter

A Tier

Retribution Paladin
Havoc Demon Hunter
Frost Death Knight
Fury Warrior
Arms Warrior
Windwalker Monk

D Tier

Enhancement Shaman

The War Within Most Fun Melee Tier List

This tier list aims to rank melee specializations based primarily on subjective notions of fun and engaging gameplay. Classes in S tier like Windwalker Monk, Survival Hunter and Retribution Paladin are viewed as very enjoyable to play due to their fast-paced, high-activity rotations with a variety of proactive abilities. A-B tier classes like Frost DK and Feral Druid also receive high marks for accessibility of rotations that flow smoothly. Meanwhile, specs in C tier like Enhancement Shaman and Assassination Rogue are criticized by some as feeling stagnant or button-heavy. At the bottom, Arms Warrior in D tier is seen as too simplistic and passive by most.

S Tier