Best PVP Classes Cataclysm Classic
Summary
TLDRThe video script discusses the highly anticipated release of the Cataclysm beta in World of Warcraft, focusing on its impact on player versus player (PvP) gameplay. The speaker shares their fondness for the expansion, particularly for certain character specializations. They construct a tier list ranking these specializations based on their performance and enjoyment in PvP scenarios. Notable standouts include the Unholy Death Knight, Balance Druid, and Fire Mage, each offering unique and powerful abilities that were particularly effective in the expansion. The speaker also mentions that while some specializations like the Blood Death Knight were dominant, others like the Restoration Druid and Beast Mastery Hunter did not fare as well in competitive play. The video is a nostalgic look back for the speaker and an informative guide for players interested in the dynamics of Cataclysm's PvP environment.
Takeaways
- 🎮 Cataclysm beta is set to release soon and is highly anticipated for its impact on PVP gameplay in World of Warcraft.
- 🗡️ Combat Rogue is not considered the most sensational specialization in the expansion, with Subtlety being more prevalent.
- 👹 Blood Death Knight is a powerful and feared specialization, though potentially making enemies in the game.
- ❄️ Frost Death Knight offers more crowd control and a more spread-out damage profile compared to retail WoW, making it a solid choice.
- 🧊 Unholy Death Knight is particularly strong in Cataclysm, with unique mechanics like Gargoyle and Desecrated Ground.
- 🌿 Balance Druid gains new abilities like Thorns as a cooldown and the introduction of the Eclipse system, making it a top-tier specialization.
- 🐺 Feral Druid benefits from predatory swiftness and instant clones, offering a potent and powerful gameplay experience.
- 🏺 Guardian Druid and Resto Druid are not highlighted as strong in Cataclysm, with the latter being potentially the weakest healer in the expansion.
- 🔫 Beast Mastery Hunter does not stand out, with most players opting for Marksmanship for its instant crowd control and Focus resource.
- 🔥 Fire Mage is a highlight of the expansion, with a unique play style and high damage potential, especially with the Combustion ability.
- ❄️ Frost Mage sees an improvement over Wrath of the Lich King, with the ability to use Cold Snap on offensive abilities for enhanced control.
Q & A
What is the Cataclysm beta?
-The Cataclysm beta refers to a testing phase for the Cataclysm expansion of World of Warcraft, which introduced significant changes to the game world and gameplay.
Why is the Cataclysm expansion considered important for PVP?
-The Cataclysm expansion is considered important for PVP because it introduced many changes to various specializations that had a significant impact on tournament play and high-rating success, making it a cornerstone for amazing PVP gameplay.
Which specialization is mentioned as not being sensational in the Cataclysm expansion?
-Combat Rogue is mentioned as not being the most sensational specialization in the Cataclysm expansion, with most rogues favoring the Subtlety playstyle.
What makes the Blood Death Knight specialization stand out in the Cataclysm expansion?
-The Blood Death Knight specialization is described as tyrannical and a monster in the Cataclysm expansion due to its high performance and dominance in PVP, although it could make enemies due to its strength.
How does the Frost Death Knight specialization differ in Cataclysm compared to retail World of Warcraft?
-In Cataclysm, the Frost Death Knight had extra crowd controls, a more spread-out damage profile with abilities like Howling Blast, and was considered a solid specialization, especially in double melee DPS situations.
What was unique about the Balance Druid specialization in the Cataclysm expansion?
-The Balance Druid in Cataclysm had a unique Eclipse system, Thorns as a cooldown, Wild Mushrooms that could be manually detonated for burst damage, and a hybrid of Resto Druid spells for off-healing and support roles.
Why is the Feral Druid considered good in the Cataclysm expansion?
-The Feral Druid was considered good in Cataclysm due to the predatory swiftness and instant clone abilities, which allowed for a tremendous amount of damage and pressure in PVP scenarios.
What is the general ranking of the Guardian Druid specialization in the Cataclysm expansion?
-The Guardian Druid specialization is ranked in the D tier, as it was not as strong in comparison to other tank specializations in PVP during the Cataclysm expansion.
How does the Marksmanship Hunter specialization utilize Focus in the Cataclysm expansion?
-In the Cataclysm expansion, the Marksmanship Hunter specialization transitioned to using Focus instead of Mana, providing more on-demand damage and less worry about resource management.
What is the significance of the Restoration Shaman's dispel heal in the Cataclysm expansion?
-The Restoration Shaman's dispel heal was significant in the Cataclysm expansion because it allowed for the removal of dots, which were prevalent with locks, and the ability to dispel magic, making the specialization very strong in PVP.
Why is the Affliction Warlock considered a must-play specialization in the Cataclysm expansion?
-The Affliction Warlock is considered a must-play in the Cataclysm expansion because it offers a super fun and impactful gameplay experience with great control over fights and significant dot damage.
Outlines
🎮 Cataclysm Beta and Tier List Overview
The video discusses the upcoming Cataclysm beta in World of Warcraft (WoW), focusing on the significance of the expansion for player versus player (PvP) gameplay. The speaker shares their fondness for the expansion, highlighting their personal achievements and memorable moments. They introduce a tier list for WoW specializations, emphasizing which ones are worth playing in the expansion, and what makes them sensational.
🔥 Specialization Insights and Recommendations
This paragraph delves into the specifics of various WoW specializations in the Cataclysm expansion. It provides insights into the strengths and weaknesses of classes like Combat Rogue, Blood Death Knight, Frost Death Knight, and others. The speaker shares their experiences with these classes in PvP, mentioning the unique mechanics and playstyles that made certain specializations stand out, and offers recommendations for players interested in PvP.
🤔 Tier List Placement and PvP Dynamics
The speaker continues the discussion on the tier list, evaluating different classes and their roles in PvP. They discuss the performance of healers, damage dealers, and tanks, providing a nuanced view of how each specialization fares in the competitive scene. The paragraph also touches on the changes in gameplay mechanics and the strategic implications of these changes for players.
🌟 Top Tier Specializations and PvP Experiences
The final paragraph wraps up the video by focusing on the top-tier specializations that offer a unique and enjoyable PvP experience in the Cataclysm expansion. The speaker reminisces about the fun they had playing certain classes and encourages viewers to try out the expansion to experience these specializations firsthand. They also invite viewers to subscribe for more WoW-related content.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Cataclysm Beta
💡Specializations
💡PvP (Player versus Player)
💡Tournament
💡Legendary Moment
💡Rogue
💡Death Knight
💡Balance Druid
💡Marksmanship Hunter
💡Arcane Mage
💡Retaliation Paladin
Highlights
Cataclysm beta release is anticipated to bring exciting changes to the game.
Cataclysm PVP is considered a cornerstone for amazing gameplay.
The expansion is known for high-rating success in tournaments and legendary moments.
Combat Rogue is not listed as the most sensational specialization.
Blood Death Knight is a tyrannical specialization, not recommended unless playing aggressively.
Frost Death Knight in Cataclysm offers more crowd control and a more spread-out damage profile.
Unholy Death Knight is placed in the S-tier due to its strength and unique mechanics.
Balance Druid features Thorns as a cooldown and the introduction of the Eclipse system.
Feral Druid benefits from predatory swiftness and instant clones for high damage pressure.
Marksmanship Hunter sees a shift to using Focus and gains significant crowd control abilities.
Fire Mage is one of the best times in PVP history, with a unique play style and high damage potential.
Retribution Paladin gains significant survivability with the introduction of Word of Glory.
Shadow Priest offers extra utility and is strong in dot matchups with abilities like Prayer of Mending.
Restoration Shaman becomes powerful with the ability to dispel heals and the potential use of Bloodlust.
Affliction Warlock is a must-play specialization, offering impactful damage and great fight control.
Arms Warrior is noted for being fun with abilities like Throw Down and Colossus Smash.
Subtlety Rogue, with the introduction of Recuperate, becomes nearly invincible and is a top choice for competitive play.
The video provides a comprehensive tier list for all specializations in the upcoming expansion.
Transcripts
good morning good afternoon and good
evening everybody thanks for tuning to
another superas video the cataclysm beta
just released and it seems like it's
going to be just around the corner and
cataclysm PVP is a Cornerstone for
amazing game play this is one of my
alltime favorite expansions when it
comes to PVP it was the first expansion
that I started to see high rating
success participating in tournaments and
it held huge legendary moment from this
expansion and it's one that you
certainly do not want to miss out on
especially for certain specializations
when you compare them to retail World of
Warcraft so in today's video I'm going
to be constructing a tier list of the
specializations and which ones you
absolutely need to play and what is it
about them that is making them so
Sensational in this expansion so let's
get started the first specialization not
going to be the most Sensational at
least that's listed here which is the
Combat Rogue at least to my memory
pretty much every Rogue was plain
subtlety so if you're somebody who
prefers the assassination or the combat
play style it's probably not going to be
one of the best expansions for you the
blood death knight is a tyranical
specialization it is absolutely a
monster completely disgusting and I do
not suggest that you play it unless you
want to make enemies but I do remember
having nightmares of multiple blood
death nights and R paladins coordinating
together this is one of the maybe more
negative sides uh of the cataclysm
expansion so this this thing was an
absolute monster really disgusting
specialization Frost death knight now if
you played a lot of retail wow you
probably you know might be getting bored
of Frost death knight cataclysm Frost
death knight was actually pretty fun you
had a lot of extra crowd controls like
the hungering cold an AOE polymorph your
damage was more spread out into things
like howling blast it was actually a
pretty solid specialization overall
predominantly with double melee DPS I'm
going to be putting in about mid maybe
an a tier even um it it was definitely a
lot better than retail overall in class
design and performance so I would
definitely recommend it if you're a
Frost death knight PVP fan to give
cataclysm a go on holy death knight I
think it's one leg up though on FR Frost
death KN I think the Rune system was a
lot more unique and special to death
knight in cataclysm which made it very
fun gargoyle is super powerful uh in
this expansion you're going to be
powering enemies down and Unholy and
death knight in general was really
strong because Resto Shaman was so good
and you just kind of ran at Resto Shaman
and took them out the desecrated ground
uh and the necrotic strike or super fun
mechanics that are kind of missing uh
from Unholy on retail wow so I'm
slapping Unholy DK up here onto the S
tier I think if you're a death knight
player in general this is an expansion
that you like absolutely should not miss
out on if you missed it the first time
uh to really see what what you know
death knight in the past could offer to
you balance Druid is another fantastic
specialization you're going to see
Thorns become a cooldown and it's
actually pretty threatening towards fast
attacking melee like feral D and Rogues
you're going to be getting wild mushroom
and this is when the eclipse system was
first introduced now the cataclysm
Eclipse system you would pause yourself
generally in solar eclipse because it
would convert your Moonfire to Sunfire
you'd have Moonfire and or Sunfire
insect SW which were both nature which
would amplify your dot damage to a huge
level you had wild mushrooms and what I
would consider to be the most fun
version of wild mushrooms you could
place them on the ground and then
manually detonate them so you could
Cyclone a Target Place three mushrooms
below them hard cast a Starfire and as
that Cyclone ends explode the mushrooms
and just hit somebody for a massive
amount of burst damage you carry a huge
amount of hybrid abilities you have all
of your Resto Druid spells nourish life
Bloom so you can off heal Play support
and in this expansion agility and
intellect were somewhat shared so you
can go in cat form as well and add
meaningful damage to me this is like one
of the Highlight moments for moonkin of
almost any expansion it's my favorite at
least so we're putting it up up here
onto the S tier it's a remarkable
specialization you do not want to miss
out on if you've considered playing
balance DD feral D is another one that
is really good in cataclysm you get
predatory swiftness instant clones
although this is not necessarily you
know necessarily completely new to
Ferell with cataclysm from Wrath of the
Lich King it's still a really powerful
and potent mechanic you do a tremendous
amount of damage um in terms of pressure
I'm going to be FAL D up onto the a tier
um it doesn't have any anything that I
remember that's completely unique to
something like retail wow aside from the
instant cast Cyclones but its overall
performance was really good combinations
like feral Druid and death knight were
pretty scary combinations for 3v3
Guardian Druid I don't remember anything
happening with Guardian Druid I don't
think that it was strong in comparison
to feral Druid or blood death knight or
some of the other tank specializations
that were in PvP so I'm placing it down
at a d tier Resto DD unfortunately was
not great in this expansion I would
probably debate it to be the worst
healer overall um it was really tough
just with overall throughput to come
through everybody was struggling most
people gave up on this so if you're a
Resto Druid Main and you really want to
play Resto Druid unfortunately I think
cataclysm is likely going to have to be
a pass um I just remember it being not
competitive with all the other healers
um beast Mastery Hunter again similarly
I don't remember anyone playing Beast
Mastery most people were playing
Marksmanship it had a lot of instant
crowd control a little bit of the points
obviously into the survival tree but I
don't remember any dedicated Beast
masteries I feel like this is when Beast
Mastery fell off from Wrath of the Lich
King so Beast Mastery Hunter is probably
not something that's going to be you
know something really worth checking out
I think with this expansion um
Marksmanship Hunter on the other hand
though was you had this is when it first
transferred over into using Focus as
opposed to Mana which gave it a lot of
you know on demand damage you have to
worry about resetting your Mana or
running out of resources you had a huge
amount of instant crowd control you had
pets that had abilities like monkey stun
where you'd sit on an island taming
monkeys now assuming that we are using
the final patch tuning in the first
patch you're not going to be able to do
that but you still have some of the most
instant cast crowd control you can use
on multiple targets which enables you to
just control the fight way more than you
can on Marksmanship on retail which is
why I think Marksmanship is a way better
experience on cataclysm and if you play
Marksmanship Hunter you really got to
give it a go to see for yourself all the
benefits that were provided to it in
this expansion survival Hunter again
because the talent trees are shared
they're like a mixed tree you're going
to play some combination of marksman and
survival I don't remember anybody
playing like maybe maybe my memory of
Hunter isn't serving me exactly but I
wouldn't say that survival it's either
survival and Marksman were like very
similar in identity I think Marksman was
for the silencing shot um and survival
was more for like some of the you know
the roots on your traps um and I think
the wyver sting as well into that but I
don't think anybody was really a
dedicated survival Hunter so it's
probably somewhere down here um
specifically Arcane Mage at the start of
cataclysm and its original release was
absolutely disgusting um but since we're
using the final patch I could see it
being squishier and not as good um it
was still pretty straightforward with
just spamming Arcane blasts I don't
think that it's going to be like the
Highlight Mage specialization I actually
think probably Arcane on retail is going
to be a little bit of a better
experience than Arcane on cataclysm so
putting it kind of like middle of the
pack maybe a little bit lower than
middle of the pack for cataclysm
specifically fire Mage on the other hand
this is like one of the best times to
have ever been a fire Mage throughout
PVP um I I can remember vul was are
playing with sanus and playing balance
St fire Mage and you would just melt
people with combustion combustion was a
damage over time effect that you would
be stacking up your dots and then blast
and then spread onto the entire team
like a wildfire and just melt everybody
on the team completely unique flavor
amazing fun unique play style we're
shoving this one up onto the S tier it's
a really powerful and good one Frost
Mage this is another one that's really
fun and a step up from uh Wrath of the
Lich King you can use cold snap on
offensive abilities like your orb and I
remember fighting like Mitch Jones in
cataclysm he was just he'd send out his
orb he'd cold snap send out a second orb
You' use some combination of like deep
freeze blanket and you would just
absolutely tap people with ice Lance um
it was a really big Powerhouse I don't
think it's as flavorful as fire Mage was
in terms of a unique play style it's
still kind of similar in the sense on
retail with builds that you've got so
it's going to be a little bit lower but
it was definitely a very good time and
cataclysm to my memory Paladin was kind
of like a counterpick Healer um it was
particularly good into like the hunter
comps and the Rogue comps where Resto
Shaman would normally struggle you'd see
that in the finals um at BlizzCon I
think it was PS uh was playing a paladin
in matchups against Hunters as opposed
to playing a shaman because it would
really struggle um so Paladin was pretty
decent from my memory uh I don't I don't
I don't want to say that was like
spectacularly amazing but maybe like
middle of the pack I think you'll have a
decent time but it is again more of a
counterpick you'll get other matchups
into non-hunters um but if you play with
Hunters I mean we saw Jung up win with
the Hunter and the death knight
composition so it's definitely still
going to be really good prop Paladin I
don't remember at all uh from cataclysm
I I don't it was all rep Paladin so I'm
going to assume that prop Paladin didn't
really have a huge Place unlike it did
in unless there's some sort of pro holy
builds that I'm forgetting about um I
don't remember it's distinctly standing
out so I don't think it's going to be
that great of one for for cataclysm
specifically R paladin on the other hand
you're getting a huge amount of
survivability with the introduction of
word of glory and this version heals for
a lot to the point where you could
basically substitute A Healer a lot of
people playing triple DPS they playing
Rogue Hunter and R Paladin playing you
know blood death knight R Paladin
compositions um you could really
substitute out Rogue death knight uh rep
Paladin just running down Shaman was how
this was adapted it was really strong uh
I would say it's probably still going to
feel pretty similar though to kind of a
retail rep palad in that sense off
healing support you got maybe more
sustain damage killing Shaman and stuns
I think it's it's probably GNA it's
definitely one of the most powerful
specs if we're ranking this on power so
maybe maybe we put it up here um with
Death Knight
it was a really good spec the guardian
of Kings for tankiness and defense
Inquisition to boost up your damage um
it it was it was a good time for red
Paladin in cataclysm disc priest
although you know maybe it wasn't noted
as much as Resto Shaman in terms of its
overall competitive viability you'd
still see it pop up particularly I
remember soda healing R paladins and
Unholy death Knights together and r&p
Rogue Mage priest I think that it was
still good I think it was a really fun
healer overall uh I'm going to be
slotting this one up onto the a tier
holy priest I don't remember seeing any
um I again like I I don't I think it's
probably similar to where Resto D is I
don't remember seeing almost any I think
holy priest doesn't really come into
competitive PVP till Mr Pandaria when
you get light well um so maybe not the
best but maybe you could make it work
and maybe people just didn't know in the
past and maybe my memor is not serving
me 100% but I I don't remember I don't
have any memories of it particularly
Shadow priest was remarkable much like
boomkin you had all the extra utility
you had prayer mending you could off
heal it was really strong in dot
matchups I remember talbadar adjusting
his strategy when he used to play shadow
play with his Zale um and seidu and he
would adapt his talents to become like a
second healer against Doom so they could
Outlast them had a lot of unique
specializations you got mind Spike for
burst damage in this expansion it was
decently tanky this is definitely a good
one I highly recommend playing with like
a warlock or with a rogue those were
pretty Commons and even feral DD in some
tournaments Shad PR feral DD uh for me I
think Shadow PRI is probably coming up
onto the S tier definitely a great
experience overall Ellie Shaman
unfortunately not so great
um you know you you don't get proc lava
burst I think or maybe you did get proc
lava burst I remember playing it in
season 9 at the start and it was okay
but then it got really bad really fast
um Ellie Shaman you know because it was
like the best spec in R the Lich King
they kind of just nailed it against the
wall to be really bad um in cataclysm so
I I think maybe it's like functional put
it down with Arcane but I wouldn't
recommend cataclysm as like an ell playe
expansion I I think it does fall off
pretty hard Enhancement Shaman is also
pretty similar I I remember remember
like death knight Enhancement Shaman um
popping up a little bit U but Beast
cleave kind of just ended in this
expansion uh I think it's probably very
similar to where Ellie is ranked
currently rest of shaman on the other
hand this is when they made your dispel
heal now I don't know how much it's
going to heal given that it's the final
patch in the first one but it was so
powerful because you could just Spam
dispel dots locks were prevalent and you
could now dispel magic as well so it was
really really strong in that sense um
I'm going to be slotting this one also
remember that I think you could use
blood still in Arena so having blood
lust on the shaman uh or or did they
remove it I think you could use it at
the start in season 9 cuz I remember
Major G time and then I think they
removed it it might not be usable if
blood loss is not usable it's Shaman is
still probably the best healer overall
it has some weaknesses in counters but
actually wonder if those counters will
be as prevalent the second time around
Affliction warlock now if you're an
Affliction main you've probably been
suffering a lot from many expansions in
terms of like what you want for the
class fantasy or the you know the
overall gameplay and threat this is one
where you have to play Affliction you
absolutely have to play Affliction this
version of Affliction is super fun one
of the most fun versions of it I would
debate maybe even close to the most fun
version of it your damage feels really
impactful meaningful um you have great
control of the fight just spread damage
dot damage really fun especially
basically any dot class is having a
great time in cataclysm demonology I
don't remember seeing any there was a
little bit of dester every once in a
while but I don't remember seeing like
practically any demonology so demonology
we're probably going to be slotting down
here um I don't I don't remember seeing
seen any of it really um Destro we saw a
bit but I wouldn't recommend it I'm I'm
trying to remember the situations where
we saw it was like cleave matchups maybe
some people went Destro instead it's not
really a Destro expansion I wouldn't
recommend it overall for Destro um but I
think it was like somewhat passable uh
arms Warrior was really fun uh you got
throw down which is a stun uh you got a
lot of extra damaging abilities as well
um it's it's it's it's still really good
even moving from Ral King I'm going to
be slotting it up here let's uh let's
just kind of like pair these the melee
with the melee the healers with the
Healer I think I think arms Warriors are
really fun I remember having one in
season 9 and just doing tremendous
amounts of damage with Colossus smash um
and just mowing people down with that it
was really fun just ping ponging around
still where you're still retains
basically the fun that it had from wrath
the lichking fury Warrior I don't
remember seeing any of uh I think Fury
Warrior is probably going to be similar
here I it was this was still kind of
like some some classes still only had
like one spec that was like considered
the most competitive spec and then so if
you're one of these guys probably not
going to be the greatest experience one
of these it's one of the best expansions
ever uh prop Warrior I I don't feel like
I remember any prop Warrior wrath there
was quite a bit of prop Warrior but I
don't remember it now it's possible that
it was it was still good um I'm slotting
it down here on the lower end I think
it's probably like somewhere I think
blood dek completely replaced all the
tanks generally speaking assassination I
think was better than combat but still
not super prevalent um Shadow dance was
just way better um one of the main
reasons Rogue was so good is the
introduction um of recuperate which gave
you health per second it made you
basically Invincible uh it was really
powerful um Rogue is maybe not going to
be so strong in season 9 when the PVE
gear isn't as prevalent um assassination
is probably like a little bit closer on
the lower end I think um than the other
specializations um but subtlety this is
one where it's like this is like the
king like rogue rogue lock Shaman right
the the combination of these s tier
specs was stupendously good like one of
the best most common composition easily
in competitive play and was one of the
most fun times to play it because you
had things like redirect come into the
game for rogue and soul swap for warlock
so you could redirect a stun and soul
swap a bunch of dots to a Healer and
feel you know this like epic swap moment
in the game which is what made it feel
completely unique so if you want of
these specializations on like a and up
and even B you know for these specs that
maybe you're coming from retail
cataclysm is absolutely worth it you've
got to see what these specializations
brought to PVP and really enjoy them
firsthand cuz a lot of them are
completely unique and a really good time
so I hope that you guys enjoyed this
video and insight into all the
specializations coming into cataclysm I
myself I'm definitely going to be diving
pretty deep into it as it's one of my
fondest times in the game from memory uh
and other than that thank you very much
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