Best Designed Specs in the History of the Game

[ro9ue]

I want everyone to think back to the best iterations of every spec in the game, and point out what you thought was the most fun.

I'll give my top 10.


1. 7.0 Unholy DK
2. 4.3 Assassination Rogue
3. 4.3 Arms Warrior
4. 7.0 Enhancement Shaman
5. 3.0 32/39 Frost/Unholy DK
6. 4.0 Retribution Paladin
7. 5.4 Frost Mage
8. 1.2 Enhancement 2h Shaman
9. 7.0 Frost DK
10. TIE - 3.3 Affliction Warlock / 3.3 Balance Druid

[Super Kami Dende]

5.2 Brewmaster Monk. #1

[Dire]

#1 Ret Paladin 3.0 Beta
#1 Ret Paladin 3.0 Beta
#1 Ret Paladin 3.0 Beta
#1 Ret Paladin 3.0 Beta
#1 Ret Paladin 3.0 Beta
#1 Ret Paladin 3.0 Beta
#1 Ret Paladin 3.0 Beta
#1 Ret Paladin 3.0 Beta
#1 Ret Paladin 3.0 Beta
#1 Ret Paladin 3.0 Beta

[Saybel]

1) 6.1 BoS Blood DK
2) 5.4 BrM Monk
3) 6.1 BrM Monk
4) 4.3 Sub Rogue
5) 5.4 all 3 Mage specs (Frost and Fire moreso than Arcane though)
6) 5.4 Elemental
7) 3.3 Fury Warrior
8) WoD-era Disc Priest
9) 6.0 Seraphim Prot Paladin (pre nerfs to Seals)
10) 4.3 Survival Hunter

Most of the most fun/interesting specs to play were contained within MoP/WoD to me with a few interesting WoTLK and Legion specs (though they would make the list a bit better if it was 15)

[threads]

MoP BM hunter
Cata/MoP Survival Hunter
MoP Warlocks
Wrath Feral

[Jonnusthegreat]

3.3 feral druid
5.2 BM monk
1.0 surv/bm hunter

[Marxman]

2.1 (BT/Hyjal) Holy Paladin
3.0 (Pre-WotLK) MM Hunter
3.0 (Pre-WotLK) BM Hunter
3.3 (ICC) Ret Paladin
3.3 (ICC) Resto Druid
3.3 (ICC) Feral Druid
3.3 (ICC) Fire Mage
5.4 (SoO) Survival Hunter
5.4 (SoO) BM Hunter
5.4 (SoO) Brewmaster Monk

ICC and SoO had some pretty great class designs. SoO Survival Hunter is probably my favorite spec ever. So smooth, so satisfying, so simple.

[Banthare]

MoP Destro/Affliction
MoP Warrior
Cata Rogue
WoD Ret
Legion Windwalker Monk?

[Coffeexbean]

legion demonology is pretty well designed

[WskyDK]

MoP-launch Mistweaver was the most fun I've ever had in World of Warcraft (been playing since classic).
Fistweaving was a real thing and was incredibly effective.

#RIP

[TheWorkingTitle]

The five best iterations of Mage have been 1.11 Fire, WoTLk Fire, Cata Frost PvP, MoP Fire, and Legion Fire pre 7.1.5. Can't speak for any other class.

[Crimewave]

1. WoD WW
2. Cata Shadow Priest
3. MoP Fury Warrior
4. WoD MW
5. MoP Demonology.
6. Cata Rogues.

[Deleted]

1 - WotlK HARP Tank Mace Rogue (my favorite iteration of a rogue, most fun i had playing WoW)
2 - Cataclysm Rogue (The most overpowerd rogue of all time with insane healing and sustain from recuperate)

[FelPlague]

1. Wotlk Demo "Support" lock
2. Wotlk Demo "Support" lock
3. Wotlk Demo "Support" lock
4. Wotlk Demo "Support" lock
5. Wotlk Demo "Support" lock


top 5

[Deleted]

MoP Warlock, all specs really.

How we ever went from that to the current state is a mystery to me.

[sjuk]

Swear to god this thread will turn into MoP vs vanilla.

[FarmI3oy]

1.12 Elemental spec Mage - Cold Snap - Shatter - Ice Block - Blast wave
1.12 2H Fury Warrior - Death Wish - Flurry - Sweeping Strikes - Enrage - Impale
3.3.3 Frost Mage (By far my favorite class ever to duel on)
3.3.3 Disc Priest - The last point so far where Disc priest was viable in rank 1 arena comps, been nothing but glimmers of hope ever since
5.4 Arms Warrior - Had tons of Utility and Rotation was situation based

Special mention to 3.3.3 Arcane Mage - May you rest in peace Abni

[wombinator04]

Vanilla Ret Paladin.

I mean, clearly that was the greatest thing to have ever existed.......

[TheWorkingTitle]

Vanilla Ret Paladin.

I mean, clearly that was the greatest thing to have ever existed.......

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvWFOvGfbH8 jokes on you

[shoegazing]

Subtlety in Cata, MoP, and WoD (all 3 versions were quite similar to each other with some relatively minor differences)

As for the worst designed spec in the game, look no further than Subtlety in Legion where our genius class designer Celestalon, Lord of Tablets himself, decided that "we are going to reduce the complexity of Sub to make it appeal to a wider audience" (actual quote from alpha forums)

Yeah great job taking Shadow Dance, easily the most exciting cooldown in the entire game, and turning it first into a stupid passive and then into just another forgettable button that you press rotationally

Great job also pruning poisons, bleeds, gouge, garrote, shiv, preparation, premeditation, etc.... you know all the unique utility that made us feel like we were playing a rogue instead of some generic button mashing 223 223 223 melee..........

This is what happens when people who only understand dps rotations and spreadsheets are put in charge of class design.