I’m not just talking about 1v1 duals, or world pvp, but also battlegrounds.
Shadow Priests, Warlocks or Mages? Maybe something else entirely. What do you think the best pvp class is, and why?
Ideally you’d want them to be good in pve aswell so you can get gear from raids still. Asking for a friend ;).
Feral druid
rock paper scissors
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Warrior is the best pvp class. Needs support from other classes but there’s a reason warrior pvp videos were the most popular back in the day.
When played at peak levels probably Mage or Warrior. Maybe warlock as well but definitely between those three.
If you are playing exclusively by yourself I imagine rogue probably would be. You either stomp other classes, or put up a decent fight. When I played a rogue there were some tough classes, but never a “I have zero chance of beating this” kind of deal. In group PvP it varies depending on the other classes involved.
I keep reading SP is hands down the best at 1v1. Great in team fights and WPvP.
This all depends on group comp, level, venue, gear, and playstyle.
There is no one size fits all answer.
There is no “overall” best class, but classes do excel at different things, and there are differences based on specs.
i.e. warlocks and shadow priests(and sometimes rogues) are good 1 v 1 classes, warriors, mages, healers, and shamans excel in groups and BGs, stealth classes have advantages in world pvp, druids are best flag runners for BGs, etc etc etc.
Warrior is best.
It’s going to come down to the skill of the player 9 times out of 10.
Given equally skilled players it’ll come down to the matchup; as in mage beats warrior, priest beats mage etc…
Given a good matchup and equal skill it’ll come down to gear.
There isn’t a best class. There’s just best players.
Mage.
There is never a point in classic when mage are not top contenders in every aspect of the game.
Guess it helps that the more popular classes are melee.
Dueling - Warlock, shadowpriest, mage, rogue.
Open world - Warlock, shadowpriest, mage, rogue, druid
BGs - Warlock, Shadowpriest, warrior (if you’re being supported by dispels and heals), Ele shamans are pretty good too.
Prob in that order or close to if you’re talking about overall capability to win fights.
Doesn’t mean other classes are worthless/don’t have their favorable fights but these classes will pretty much dominate their respective areas. Prepared to be miserable if you aren’t playing a lock or priest or warrior (running with friends) in bgs.
Warlock tops charts 24/7 from what I remember and they are beasts in world Pvp. Shamans are also good but in instanced Pvp they may be prone to interrupts a weakness warlock’s lack
There isn’t one, unlike retail where everyone has the same cc’s and everyone can heal and everyone everyone everyone…
Classic is Rock / Paper / Scissors. Every class has a counter class or more.
Some classes can succeed easier especially ranged getting free casts off! But for the most part I honestly feel all classes are viable.
Assuming you’re talking from a damage dealing perspective and not support roles:
Solo PvP, clear winners are SL/Demo Locks & Shadow Priests
Group PvP, clear winners are Warriors
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Can someone elaborate on the druid?
Druids are good when everyone is gimp, and in open world pvp simply because they can disengage any fight.
But in terms of winning a fight, a warlock and shadowpriest will destroy them, as well as a good rogue.
In team fights they are kind of forced to play a support role to be effective.
In duels they have some easily winnable matches and some absolute hard counters that really cant be beat unless the other player lets them.
Warlock can be awesome but juggling SoulShards after deaths all the time gets annoying