Best Raid setup in Shadowlands

If you are a raid leader or looking for information on what class you want to play in Shadowlands, then this is for you. Or maybe you are just interested in general.

When it comes to raid setup, there are different factors that you must take in consideration

  • Buffs
    What buffs are there in the game?
    What classes can buff what?
    Scroll buffs are removed in Shadowlands

  • Utilities
    What classes can give that extra boost in a raid fight?
    What classes can survive better or help raid move faster, in order to handle some boss abilities?
    What classes can help the raid survive better?
    What class can resurrect a player during a fight?
    Engineering Battle Rez are removed in Shadowlands. NEW - Latest beta build has an engineering item for Battle rez in Shadowlands. 
    Drums are nerfed in Shadowlands. 

  • Dmg
    What classes and specs are better in AoE?
    What classes and specs are better in Single Target?
    What classes and specs are better in cleave (2 targets)?
    What classes and specs are better in burst dmg?
    What classes and specs are better Sustained dmg?

  • Heal
    What classes are better in healing the entire raid?
    What classes are better in single target healing?
    What classes are better in burst healing?

  • Tank
    What class is better in defense against physical dmg?
    What class is better in defense against spell dmg?
    What class is better in defense against several enemies?
    What class is better in defense against heavy dmg?

Buffs

Here are the classes that can buff the raid in different ways

Buff

Class

5% Attack Power

Warrior

5% Intellect

Mage

5% Stamina

Priest

5% Magic dmg

Demon Hunter

5% Physical dmg

Monk

3% dmg reduction

Paladin

20% Auto-attacks

Enhancement Shaman

Utilities

Utility

Classes (Specs)

Battle Rez

Death Knight, Druid, Warlock

Haste (Bloodlust/Timewarp/Heroism)

Hunter, Mage, Shaman

Healthstones

Warlock

Immunities

Death Knight, Demon Hunter (Havoc), Hunter, Mage, Paladin, Rogue

Movement CD´s

Druid, Shaman, Warlock

Raid Defense CD´s

Death Knight, Demon Hunter (Havoc), Paladin (Holy), Priest (Discipline), Shaman (Restoration), Warrior

Dmg

Type of Dmg

Class (Spec)

AoE

Death Knight, Demon Hunter (Havoc)

Burst

Mage (Arcane), Paladin (Retribution)

Cleave

Mage (Frost), Priest (Shadow), Shaman (Elemental), Warlock (Affliction / Destruction)

Execute

Hunter (Marksman), Warrior

Single target

Rogue (Assassination)

Sustained

Druid (Feral), Hunter (Beast Mastery)

Heal

Heal type

Class (Spec)

Burst

Druid, Monk, Priest (Discipline)

AoE

Shaman, Druid, Priest (Holy)

Single Target

Paladin

Tank

Type of Defense

Class

heavy dmg

Monk

physical dmg

Monk    

several enemies

Death Knight, Monk

spell dmg

Death Knight, Demon Hunter

Self-heal

Death Knight, Demon Hunter

Overall

Paladin

 

13 Sep 2020