39 Class Tier List

jake11241

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I tried searching and haven't seen a tier list. I'm thinking about checking out another bracket and was curious how 39s are. I saw a couple on horde dueling outside Org today and gave me some hope on maybe making an alt for another bracket

Can someone maybe provide a class tier list as well as your opinion on the bracket? How are the queue times, balanced teams with twinks, horde or alliance etc..
 
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So I'll bite and give my .02 cents on this bracket. Everything expressed in this post is simply my OPINION™, based on my observations. Also for those who may have a hard time seeing colors, most of the class/specs I list have an armory linked to them.

TIER 1 (GODMODE)
Fury Warrior
Discipline Priest

TIER 2 (VERY GOOD)
Arcane Mage
Marksmanship/Survival Hunter
Balance/Restoration Druid
Restoration Shaman
Outlaw Rogue
Retribution Paladin

TIER 3 (Competitive in the hands of an experienced & geared player)
Beastmaster Hunter
Feral Druid
Shadow/Holy Priest
Elemental/Enhancement Shaman
Windwalker/Mistweaver Monk
Fire/Frost Mage
Affliction/Destruction/Demonology Warlock
Arms Warrior
Holy Paladin
Subtlety/Assassin Rogue

TIER 4 (Why Bother?)
Protection Warrior
Protection Paladin
Guardian Druid
Brewmaster Monk

So a quick breakdown of what each tier means:
Tier 1 are busted solo & group monsters, able to take on multiple players with ease while laughing at their pathetic attempts to tickle them to death.
Tier 2 are solid choices that are highly competitive for solo & group play.
Tier 3 are for those players who like to challenge themselves by playing class/spec combinations that are thoroughly rewarding for those who take the time to properly gear & learn them. Because of this, there generally is not a noticeable difference in power lvl between tier 2 & 3.
Tier 4 are for those who love to smash their monitors & keyboards in fits of fury as they continually die in battlegrounds without ever killing a single player.

Now on to bracket culture, queue times, horde vs alliance, etc. I think 39's are in a great spot right now, as they are among the most active (queue times average ~5 mins for alliance, ~10 mins for horde), and I believe it to be a healthier and more fun bracket than the previous two. Reasons for this are: You have access to your second row of talents which provides a little more diversity and depth to playstyle. This is the first bracket where you can use the new scaled epics, which although they are not necessary to have a well geared character, do provide that little extra edge over the competition, as well as swag factor. Gearing and leveling are still quick and easy. Basically all class/spec combos are viable. The communities set up by @Sun are thriving, though it seems that alliance tends to be more active. There doesn't seem to be a lot of toxic flaming going on, as most players seem to be about playing competitive games against each other, and not about degrading or humiliating one another.

All in all, if you are looking for a fun bracket to start twinking in with a low barrier to entry, 39's are it!
 
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fury isnt NOT killable.. its just they usually kill you first haha.. disc is only god-tier class imo because no class can solo a disc priest unless that disc priest is VERY bad.

If you are referring to the classes ability to wreck face then yes fury warrior is pretty high up there very close to god tier but because of their inability to survive and the fact they CAN be 1v1'd and lose I'd put them in the 2nd tier with the rest of the dps classes. I'd move around a few classes but for the most part pretty accurate. I personally dont think a holy paladin is useless. Ahealer over NO healer is way better than any of those classes down there in your rank 4 list. Do i consider them a "wargame" class or even really viable in a premade 5v5 like we've been doing.. no. but i wouldnt consider any healing class a "why bother" since with the right protection any healer can do exceptionally well in a bg for their team where'as those other classes in rank 4 are 100% dead weight rofl


A rank list for me I dont really like doing however. Pick a class you enjoy playing and try the specs. You'll find one you enjoy and can make work. I used to always play elemental shaman but a few xpacs ago I swapped to hunter and have really liked hunter lately. Don't just ask for tier list to find a FOTM. Find your enjoyment in class playstyle and go from there.
 
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Well it's funny because even before posting this I was between a warrior and priest as those have always been my favorite classes. I just wanted to have an idea of what to look out for. Now that they are both top, it's a decision between one or the other. Although I was looking at the 39's armory links and wasn't impressed with the twinks. Most links were just BOA fillers. Didn't seem like there were any BiS links.

Do you have any recommended players armories for a warrior and priest I can look at?
[doublepost=1538872480,1538872443][/doublepost]NVM! Just realized the first post were all armory links
 
i just noticed that as well haha but yeah the armory link doesnt have a lot of BIS char currently needs cleaning up imo. but careful about what bis is to you.. do you like bis against levelers or bis against twinks? very different style of gearing imo
 
Damn Axonn you why bothered my holy paladin :p

Option on brackets

19 - people who want to play 19s do, those who don't don't. more twinks than any other bracket, you can 10v10, frag belts are stupid here.
29 - frag belts still stupid. lots of twinks, i prefer pace over 19s, like having mount
39 - frag belts not huge deal anymore, my favorite play speed, my favorite bracket
49 - ramstiens and zulthraze ruin bracket imo
59 - great bracket but a long ways to level to, not a lot of twinks, easy to have bis gear gear
 
jake11241 said:
Well it's funny because even before posting this I was between a warrior and priest as those have always been my favorite classes. I just wanted to have an idea of what to look out for. Now that they are both top, it's a decision between one or the other. Although I was looking at the 39's armory links and wasn't impressed with the twinks. Most links were just BOA fillers. Didn't seem like there were any BiS links.

Do you have any recommended players armories for a warrior and priest I can look at?
[doublepost=1538872480,1538872443][/doublepost]NVM! Just realized the first post were all armory links
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btag add me if you want to chat more. I usually help organize the premades horde vs ally when im on. nebulous#11676
 
Taofight said:
Damn Axonn you why bothered my holy paladin :p
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LOL, I'm sorry man, I just haven't seen many good holy pallys in this bracket, so if you are 1 of the 2 good ones, I apologize ;P
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Skrubform said:
fury isnt NOT killable.. its just they usually kill you first haha.. disc is only god-tier class imo because no class can solo a disc priest unless that disc priest is VERY bad.

If you are referring to the classes ability to wreck face then yes fury warrior is pretty high up there very close to god tier but because of their inability to survive and the fact they CAN be 1v1'd and lose I'd put them in the 2nd tier with the rest of the dps classes. I'd move around a few classes but for the most part pretty accurate. I personally dont think a holy paladin is useless. Ahealer over NO healer is way better than any of those classes down there in your rank 4 list. Do i consider them a "wargame" class or even really viable in a premade 5v5 like we've been doing.. no. but i wouldnt consider any healing class a "why bother" since with the right protection any healer can do exceptionally well in a bg for their team where'as those other classes in rank 4 are 100% dead weight rofl


A rank list for me I dont really like doing however. Pick a class you enjoy playing and try the specs. You'll find one you enjoy and can make work. I used to always play elemental shaman but a few xpacs ago I swapped to hunter and have really liked hunter lately. Don't just ask for tier list to find a FOTM. Find your enjoyment in class playstyle and go from there.
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You're probably right on the H Pally, I'm being a bit harsh on them because they are such unicorns in this bracket. And yes I totally agree, a tier list should NEVER be used to roll FOTM class/specs. Fortunately with the nerf bat coming soon to disc, that just leaves fury which isn't as cancerous in comparison.
 
You were asking me for a list of reasonably easy to obtain pieces for priest, this what I'm thinking.

(Ideal situation would be to have each piece heavy on vers, but you're probably just gonna have to keep searching AH until you got all the right pieces)

Green Lens of the Aurora
Armsmaster's Sealed Locket / ilvl 44 Neck of Aurora w/ Priestess or Satyr
BoA Shoulders w/ 4+ int
Chain Link Towel / ilvl 44 Cape of Aurora w/ 4 Int
Robe of the Magi / ilvl 44 Robe of Aurora w/ 7 All stats
Bloodband Bracers / ilvl 44 Wrists of Aurora w/ 8 Stam
Blade of Eternal Darkness w/ 18 Spell Power
ilvl 44 Aurora Off-hand w/ 8 Int
ilvl 44 Aurora Gloves w/ 14 Stam
ilvl 44 Aurora Waist
BoA pants w/ 4 SP + 4 Stam
Gnomish Inventor Boots / ilvl 44 Aurora Boots / Boar's Speed
WSG Ring + Electrocutioner Lagnut w/ 2 Vers
Mindtap Talisman + Heart of Noxxion
 
Happypanda said:
You were asking me for a list of reasonably easy to obtain pieces for priest, this what I'm thinking.

(Ideal situation would be to have each piece heavy on vers, but you're probably just gonna have to keep searching AH until you got all the right pieces)

Green Lens of the Aurora
Armsmaster's Sealed Locket / ilvl 44 Neck of Aurora w/ Priestess or Satyr
BoA Shoulders w/ 4+ int
Chain Link Towel / ilvl 44 Cape of Aurora w/ 4 Int
Robe of the Magi / ilvl 44 Robe of Aurora w/ 7 All stats
Bloodband Bracers / ilvl 44 Wrists of Aurora w/ 8 Stam
Blade of Eternal Darkness w/ 18 Spell Power
ilvl 44 Aurora Off-hand w/ 8 Int
ilvl 44 Aurora Gloves w/ 14 Stam
ilvl 44 Aurora Waist
BoA pants w/ 4 SP + 4 Stam
Gnomish Inventor Boots / ilvl 44 Aurora Boots / Boar's Speed
WSG Ring + Electrocutioner Lagnut w/ 2 Vers
Mindtap Talisman + Heart of Noxxion
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This is perfect! Thank you! Do you mind sharing a similar list of what a warrior would be looking for?
 
Skrubform said:
i just noticed that as well haha but yeah the armory link doesnt have a lot of BIS char currently needs cleaning up imo. but careful about what bis is to you.. do you like bis against levelers or bis against twinks? very different style of gearing imo
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everytime it gets cleaned up, either players go inactive so gear falls off, or blizzard makes some crazy changes. Pretty much been letting people figure out what is bis before doing another big update. but yea its almost time.
 
DigitalChemyst said:
I saw that too in 29's, but I would not agree that is how it is in 39's lol.
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hmm,cuz US doesn't have any BIS druid
my friend in China Sever playing 39Drd,he have all the ilv45-48 highest int items
and done 270kdmg in eyestorm

i'll post the picture after that
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5premade vs 5premade
[doublepost=1538936273][/doublepost]when you got ilv48edward feathermoon int ench basilik ull become god
 

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doing high dmg doesnt always mean much.
looks a lot like he was just dmging the things the enemy priest was healing over and over..

only class i'd put in god-tier is the class that will NEVER lose a 1v1..

i.e. disc priest.

and i dont know the language but i believe that says alliance wins that bg doesnt it? so uh yeah.. lol
 
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jealousy89741 said:
hmm,cuz US doesn't have any BIS druid
my friend in China Sever playing 39Drd,he have all the ilv45-48 highest int items
and done 270kdmg in eyestorm

i'll post the picture after that
[doublepost=1538935815,1538934813][/doublepost]39s
5premade vs 5premade
[doublepost=1538936273][/doublepost]when you got ilv48edward feathermoon int ench basilik ull become god
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What I don't understand from this is how he lost. He had 15 KBs, 0 Deaths, and 66 HKs, and 200k DMG with 70k Healing done, and yet he didn't make a BIG ENOUGH impact to win them that BG? Clearly, I think that just proves what I was saying in my previous post. Boomie can't carry BGs in 39s.

Damage alone doesn't mean you've won, you have to play objectives too, even if that means sacrificing damage. I remember one night, my group was running up against a double boomie grp, and we beat them 5 out of 6 times. Sure, they were out damaging me almost every BG, but they didn't play objectives, so they lost.
 
DigitalChemyst said:
I saw that too in 29's, but I would not agree that is how it is in 39's lol.
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If I'm Solo queuing I wouldn't queue on anything else other than my Boomie@ 39. Boomie is great for spread pressure, and will delete levelers in 2 intstant casts. Not played any Wargames on mine as activity on the EU 39's is low so cant comment how it performs there.
 
looks like for gear he has:

elven chain gloves
bg vendor belt
footpads of the fang and chest of the fang(2 pc bonus+9 int)
basilisk hide pants
advisors ring and aquamarine ring
edward od hand
boe ilvl 44 offhand probably with versatility of some sort by the looks of the model
lady maye's pendant
feathermoon headdress
boa shoulders
boe ilvl 44 cloak
and it looks like probably a bg crate bracers maybe?
 
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