Which specs fill each role and what they bring to a raid.
Brings to the raid
Battle Shout (+AP) & Sunder Armor (-2,250 Armor)
Main tank for bosses: Shield Slam, Shield Wall, Last Stand and strong single-target threat.
Brings to the raid
Blessing of Sanctuary, Kings & Salvation (-30% Threat)
Holds groups of enemies with Consecration and Holy Shield, and brings Blessing of Sanctuary.
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Leader of the Pack (+3% Melee/Ranged Crit) & Faerie Fire
Large health and armor pool, Maul and Swipe for threat, plus Innervate and Rebirth.
Holy and Discipline Priest
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Power Word: Fortitude, Divine Spirit & Power Infusion
Flexible healing: Flash Heal, Greater Heal, Prayer of Healing, and magic and disease dispels.
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Greater Blessings (Kings / Might / Wisdom / Light)
Strong single-target healing; Illumination returns mana on critical heals, and Cleanse removes magic, poison and disease.
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Windfury Totem, Mana Tide Totem & Strength of Earth
Chain Heal keeps groups alive; Windfury and Mana Tide Totems help the party.
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Gift of the Wild (+Armor/Stats/Resists) & Innervate
Rejuvenation, Regrowth and Swiftmend keep tanks topped up; Innervate and Rebirth help the whole raid.
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Battle Shout & Execute Phase Burst (<20% Boss HP)
Grows strongest with buffs and raid weapons: Bloodthirst, Whirlwind, Heroic Strike and Execute.
Combat and Assassination Rogue
Brings to the raid
Expose Armor, Kick Interrupts & Feint Threat Drop
Steady single-target damage with Slice and Dice, Blade Flurry for two targets, Vanish to drop threat.
Retribution Paladin and Enhancement Shaman
Brings to the raid
Sanctity Aura (+10% Holy) / Unleashed Rage & Totem Twisting
Hybrid melee damage that also brings strong buffs: auras for the Paladin, totems for the Shaman.
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Arcane Brilliance (+Intellect), Conjured Water & Decurse
Strong ranged damage on one or many targets with Frostbolt, Fireball and Ignite; brings Arcane Brilliance and Remove Lesser Curse.
Destruction and Affliction Warlock
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Curse of Elements / Recklessness / Shadow, Healthstones & Summons
Shadow Bolt damage with curses and damage over time; brings Healthstones, Soulstones and summons.
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Trueshot Aura (+Attack Power), Hunter’s Mark & Tranq Shot
Tranquilizing Shot removes the frenzy of some bosses; Trueshot Aura helps the group.
Balance Druid and Shadow Priest
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Moonkin Aura (+3% Spell Crit) & Shadow Weaving (+15% Shadow)
Caster support: Shadow Weaving raises shadow damage and Moonkin Aura raises the group's spell crit.