What some good 1v1 specs?

PVP War Mode and World PvP
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I know that for a lot of the PvP community, wPvP and duels etc. aren’t real PvP, but I enjoy them, even though I’m not very good.

My main is a Fire Mage, and while I like it thematically, I’m just not good at soloing people with it. If they don’t die in Combustion I feel like that’s GG, and a lot of the times, they don’t die during my Combustion window.

I’d like to play something else that may be better suited to these scenarios than Fire Mage, but I don’t want to play something I don’t enjoy thematically.

What specs would you say are good in 1v1s from the below list?

  • Shadow Priest
  • Subtlety Rogue
  • Frost Death Knight

I know there are better specs than these in wPvP 1v1s. MM Hunter, Feral Druid, Havoc DH, pretty much any tank or healer spec etc. I’m leaning towards Sub, but despite what I’ve read about Rogue being the ultimate 1v1 spec, most Rogues I see in Goldshire or outside Orgrimmar have negative duel records. I’ve very rarely gotten jumped by a Rogue 1v1 in wPvP so I’m not sure what that looks like since I haven’t leveled a Rogue yet.

I know this is dumb and a total non-issue thing. But I’d love some advice / feedback.

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The only spec listed that’s top 50% in 1v1 is sub. Frost gets shellacked by RDPS and some melee. SP gets wrecked by DK, rogues, warriors

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Pres evoker! Just gotta get a little crafty out there.

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Ugh, I really wish I could play Dev. Functionally it’s my favorite class / spec gameplay-wise, but I just don’t like the Dracthyr and having to be stuck in dragon form kills it for me. :frowning:

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Spriest can be excellent 1v1 if you play really carefully and are very comfortable but yeah, dks and warriors are going to be a nightmare. Best 1v1 spec will probably always be sub rogue though. That said, wpvp allows for utilizing a much larger area than duels or instanced pvp, so classes with high mobility like druids/DH/hunters that can retreat are excellent. Fdk is gimmicky and a potato imo lol.