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WoW Forever updates

What each change of the benchmark did to every WoW Forever spec: the biggest DPS winners and losers and every rank change. A change can come from a game patch (Blizzard’s data) or from our simulator, its item pool or its optimisation: each update says which.

Winners and losers on 1 boss · 3 min, damage specs by the change of their DPS

Hotfixes of 8 October, a new item pool and the tank survival model

Game data and sim 9 Oct 2026

The simulator's game data took Blizzard's hotfixes of 8 October, and on the same day the item pool, the tank model and the gear search changed: a spec can move for either reason.

Winners on 1 boss · 3 min

  1. Beast Mastery Hunter +1.4 %725.3 → 735.3 · #13 → #10
  2. Marksmanship Hunter +0.7 %819.6 → 825.6 · #5
  3. Feral Druid +0.2 %724.3 → 726.0 · #15 → #12

Losers

  1. Balance Druid −3.9 %712.5 → 685.1 · #17 → #19
  2. Shockadin −3.8 %1,075.1 → 1,034.3 · #1
  3. Elemental Shaman −3.4 %558.9 → 539.7 · #24 → #25
The game data and our simulator both changed: a move can come from either, so it is not on its own a Blizzard buff or nerf. The notes say what each side changed. Every spec, every list →

Client data 70245, per-fight optimisation and simulator fixes

Game data and sim 8 Oct 2026

The simulator's game data moved two client builds, and every fight was re-optimised after a batch of engine fixes: a spec can move for either reason.

Winners on 1 boss · 3 min

  1. Survival Hunter its best build changed+15.4 %697.2 → 804.7 · #14 → #7
  2. Arms Warrior +10.5 %764.9 → 845.5 · #5 → #4
  3. Assassination Rogue +9.5 %602.2 → 659.7 · #20 → #21

Losers

  1. Beast Mastery Hunter −4.2 %756.9 → 725.3 · #6 → #13
  2. Elemental Shaman −0.7 %562.9 → 558.9 · #22 → #24
The game data and our simulator both changed: a move can come from either, so it is not on its own a Blizzard buff or nerf. The notes say what each side changed. Every spec, every list →

Hotfixes of 4 and 5 October, tank focuses and a mana regeneration fix

Game data and sim 6 Oct 2026

Hotfixes to the game data and a set of simulator fixes, with tank builds per focus and new fights: only the three-minute single-boss fight has results on both sides.

Winners on 1 boss · 3 min

  1. Smite Priest +6.4 %606.3 → 645.2 · #21 → #19
  2. Feral Druid +4.1 %660.7 → 687.5 · #18 → #17
  3. Arcane Mage +1.3 %685.0 → 694.2 · #17 → #16

Losers

  1. Fury Warrior −8.1 %1,048.1 → 962.9 · #1
  2. Assassination Rogue −8.0 %654.6 → 602.2 · #19 → #20
  3. Combat Rogue its best build changed−7.8 %707.1 → 651.9 · #15 → #18
The game data and our simulator both changed: a move can come from either, so it is not on its own a Blizzard buff or nerf. The notes say what each side changed. Every spec, every list →

Client 70205 and the simulator rebuilt on upstream

Game data and sim 4 Oct 2026

The game data moved from client 70170 to 70205 and the simulator was rebuilt on upstream's: only the three-minute single-boss fight has results on both sides.

Winners on 1 boss · 3 min

  1. Survival Hunter +19.3 %618.0 → 737.5 · #20 → #9
  2. Marksmanship Hunter +13.3 %734.0 → 831.6 · #6 → #3
  3. Arms Warrior +13.2 %733.1 → 829.6 · #7 → #4

Losers

  1. Combat Rogue −1.3 %716.1 → 707.1 · #12 → #15
  2. Assassination Rogue −0.9 %660.4 → 654.6 · #18 → #19
  3. Smite Priest −0.3 %608.2 → 606.3 · #21
The game data and our simulator both changed: a move can come from either, so it is not on its own a Blizzard buff or nerf. The notes say what each side changed. Every spec, every list →

Every build simulated with known items only on WoWSims Forever, the open-source simulator (MIT); your own runs simulate in your browser (WebAssembly). Not affiliated with Blizzard or WoWSims; item links go to Wowhead Forever. World of Warcraft and Blizzard Entertainment are trademarks or registered trademarks of Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries.

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WoW Forever updates

What each change of the benchmark did to every WoW Forever spec: the biggest DPS winners and losers and every rank change. A change can come from a game patch (Blizzard’s data) or from our simulator, its item pool or its optimisation: each update says which.

Winners and losers on 1 boss · 3 min, damage specs by the change of their DPS

Hotfixes of 8 October, a new item pool and the tank survival model

Game data and sim 9 Oct 2026

The simulator's game data took Blizzard's hotfixes of 8 October, and on the same day the item pool, the tank model and the gear search changed: a spec can move for either reason.

Winners on 1 boss · 3 min

  1. Beast Mastery Hunter +1.4 %725.3 → 735.3 · #13 → #10
  2. Marksmanship Hunter +0.7 %819.6 → 825.6 · #5
  3. Feral Druid +0.2 %724.3 → 726.0 · #15 → #12

Losers

  1. Balance Druid −3.9 %712.5 → 685.1 · #17 → #19
  2. Shockadin −3.8 %1,075.1 → 1,034.3 · #1
  3. Elemental Shaman −3.4 %558.9 → 539.7 · #24 → #25
The game data and our simulator both changed: a move can come from either, so it is not on its own a Blizzard buff or nerf. The notes say what each side changed. Every spec, every list →

Client data 70245, per-fight optimisation and simulator fixes

Game data and sim 8 Oct 2026

The simulator's game data moved two client builds, and every fight was re-optimised after a batch of engine fixes: a spec can move for either reason.

Winners on 1 boss · 3 min

  1. Survival Hunter its best build changed+15.4 %697.2 → 804.7 · #14 → #7
  2. Arms Warrior +10.5 %764.9 → 845.5 · #5 → #4
  3. Assassination Rogue +9.5 %602.2 → 659.7 · #20 → #21

Losers

  1. Beast Mastery Hunter −4.2 %756.9 → 725.3 · #6 → #13
  2. Elemental Shaman −0.7 %562.9 → 558.9 · #22 → #24
The game data and our simulator both changed: a move can come from either, so it is not on its own a Blizzard buff or nerf. The notes say what each side changed. Every spec, every list →

Hotfixes of 4 and 5 October, tank focuses and a mana regeneration fix

Game data and sim 6 Oct 2026

Hotfixes to the game data and a set of simulator fixes, with tank builds per focus and new fights: only the three-minute single-boss fight has results on both sides.

Winners on 1 boss · 3 min

  1. Smite Priest +6.4 %606.3 → 645.2 · #21 → #19
  2. Feral Druid +4.1 %660.7 → 687.5 · #18 → #17
  3. Arcane Mage +1.3 %685.0 → 694.2 · #17 → #16

Losers

  1. Fury Warrior −8.1 %1,048.1 → 962.9 · #1
  2. Assassination Rogue −8.0 %654.6 → 602.2 · #19 → #20
  3. Combat Rogue its best build changed−7.8 %707.1 → 651.9 · #15 → #18
The game data and our simulator both changed: a move can come from either, so it is not on its own a Blizzard buff or nerf. The notes say what each side changed. Every spec, every list →

Client 70205 and the simulator rebuilt on upstream

Game data and sim 4 Oct 2026

The game data moved from client 70170 to 70205 and the simulator was rebuilt on upstream's: only the three-minute single-boss fight has results on both sides.

Winners on 1 boss · 3 min

  1. Survival Hunter +19.3 %618.0 → 737.5 · #20 → #9
  2. Marksmanship Hunter +13.3 %734.0 → 831.6 · #6 → #3
  3. Arms Warrior +13.2 %733.1 → 829.6 · #7 → #4

Losers

  1. Combat Rogue −1.3 %716.1 → 707.1 · #12 → #15
  2. Assassination Rogue −0.9 %660.4 → 654.6 · #18 → #19
  3. Smite Priest −0.3 %608.2 → 606.3 · #21
The game data and our simulator both changed: a move can come from either, so it is not on its own a Blizzard buff or nerf. The notes say what each side changed. Every spec, every list →