WoW Forever PvP Planner
All 406 spec pairings · graded A–F on Fun, Effectiveness and Ease · Launch Nov 4, 2026
How Ratings Work
Grades: A = 5, B = 4, C = 3, D = 2, F = 1. The overall grade is the average of the category scores: 4.5+ A, 3.5–4.49 B, 2.5–3.49 C, 1.5–2.49 D, below 1.5 F. Sorting still uses the underlying numbers.
Every score is a 1–5 rating built from weighted factors: rate each factor 1–5, multiply by its weight, add them up, round to the nearest whole number. The same rubric is applied to every spec and pairing. Scores are judgments about level-60 play with comparable gear, not measured win rates.
Duo Total = Fun + Effectiveness + Ease max 15
- Total colors use a normalized rating (Total ÷ Max × 5): 4.5+ Blue · 3.5–4.49 Green · 2.5–3.49 Yellow · 1.5–2.49 Red · below 1.5 Gray. For /15 that is 14–15, 11–13, 8–10, 5–7, 3–4.
- A 15 has to be extremely fun, extremely effective, and very easy for two people to run together. Hard pairings can still be fun and effective; Ease is never flipped into a bonus for difficulty.
Fun How enjoyable is this for two people playing together?
| Combat excitement | 30% | Exciting abilities, satisfying hits, engaging fights |
| Duo interaction | 30% | How often both players actively support and complement each other |
| Gameplay variety | 20% | Different strategies, encounters and tactical options |
| Role satisfaction | 20% | Both players feel valuable, active and important |
- 5 Both roles engaging with exciting synergy · 4 Excellent cooperation, occasionally repetitive · 3 Enjoyable but limited variety or interaction · 2 Repetitive, or one player often feels sidelined · 1 Little cooperation or engagement
Effectiveness How successful is the pair in coordinated PvP?
| Kill pressure | 30% | Damage output and the ability to secure kills |
| Survivability | 25% | Healing, mitigation, defensive cooldowns, escapes |
| Crowd control | 20% | Stuns, fears, roots, silences, interrupts, dispels |
| Mobility & objectives | 15% | Chasing, escaping, repositioning, contesting flags and bases |
| Matchup versatility | 10% | Performance against different enemy classes and comps |
- Judged for world PvP, battlegrounds and small skirmishes. No rated 2v2 arena is assumed in Forever.
- 5 Excellent offensive and defensive synergy · 4 Strong with manageable weaknesses · 3 Competitive with noticeable limits · 2 Significant weaknesses vs. common opponents · 1 Poor synergy, major disadvantages
Ease How easy is this duo to learn and play well? 5 = easiest.
| Class simplicity | 30% | Ability complexity, rotations, resource management, keybinds |
| Coordination needed | 30% | How much timing and communication the pairing demands |
| Forgiveness | 25% | Recovering from mistakes or badly timed cooldowns |
| Learning curve | 15% | How fast two average players become competent together |
- 5 Simple coordination, forgiving · 4 Some coordination, straightforward mechanics · 3 Needs practice and awareness · 2 Precise timing and complex mechanics · 1 Extremely demanding and unforgiving
Solo mode = Fun + Ease + Leveling + Solo PvP max 20
- Same normalized bands: for /20 that is 18–20 Blue, 14–17 Green, 10–13 Yellow, 6–9 Red, 4–5 Gray.
- Solo scores are kept completely separate from duo scores and never feed into a pairing's 15-point total.
- Fun and Ease use the rubrics above, applied to one player with no partner.
- Solo PvP uses the Effectiveness rubric for a player fighting alone: can you both survive and finish a kill without help?
Leveling How efficiently and comfortably does this spec level 1–60 alone?
| Kill speed | 30% | How quickly normal enemies die |
| Solo survivability | 25% | Surviving tough enemies without help |
| Downtime | 20% | Time spent eating, drinking, healing or regenerating |
| Quest capability | 15% | Handling multiple enemies and quest objectives alone |
| Leveling toolkit | 10% | Mobility, early ability access, utility, power progression |
- Judged across the whole 1–60 journey, not just the level-60 kit. A great PvP spec can still level poorly, and a tank or healer can score low here while scoring high on duo Effectiveness.
Duo grades come from the players' own assessments. Solo grades and the one-line rationales are Claude's starting estimates from classic-era mechanics plus the latest credible Forever reporting, with estimates kept distinct from verified mechanics. Revise them freely once you have played.