Rahn
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What I'll be putting forward has a lot of caveats, but should still prove useful for people who want to figure out what class and spec might interest them to use for twinking in the level 11 area. Upfront I'll say that warriors are still the quickest for clearing out trash due to them having the strongest AoE, even if against bosses they aren't the fastest.
First is these rankings aren't normalized, I simply used the best gear I had on the character, but I will give each run a gear score of sorts. This is determined by doubling the main stat gained from gear and adding them together with the secondary stats (minus mastery if it doesn't contribute to dealing damage). Obviously a higher gear score will result in faster times, which might mean some classes would beat others if I had better gear on them. Though comparing each classes' specs to each other is more fair since the gear will be mostly the same.
These rankings are based on a single run of normal Halls of Atonement, so RNG will effect the times a fair bit, and the only reason why I picked this is because I currently have my level 11 warrior in there in the TWing version giving a few shots at a speed TW necklace proc now and then (so I can compare the times between TWing and normal once I get the necklace or eventually booted out of the instance itself) so the warrior spot will be represented by my level 10 and level 12 warrior until I can get the level 11 to run the normal version. Additionally I don't have a level 11 shaman, so a level 10 one will be filling that lot.
Halls of Atonement doesn't have any pure DPS bosses, the https://www.wowhead.com/ptr/npc=165408/halkias will fear, https://www.wowhead.com/ptr/npc=156827/echelon will stun and has adds to deal with, https://www.wowhead.com/ptr/npc=165410/high-adjudicator-aleez will have you move around, and https://www.wowhead.com/ptr/npc=164218/lord-chamberlain will move around; so each classes performance does factor in how well they can deal with those particular boss mechanics.
All of these bosses were fought using https://www.wowhead.com/item=173125/revitalizing-jewel-doublet and is basically a requirement to even beat the bosses if they don't have a reliable healing ability. Additionally even with this gem in mind, some classes have difficulty surviving the 10s required for it to activate (which will be reflected in longer kill times as I would have to run to avoid taking damage waiting for the gem to proc).
Also there's the skill issue, as how well these classes do does depend on my ability to pilot them; but at the same time there's not many abilities to use at low level.
At any rate here's what I got in my tests, placed in order of fastest to slowest boss clears:
Gearscore: Main stat x2 + Secondaries
AoE Strength: How quickly they can clear out Echelon's adds. "Mid" rating is if they can clear them barely before first stun. Also a rough measure of how effectively trash can be AoE cleared. Some AoEs are spammable, others not so much; I put in a rough time of how often you can use them based on resource regeneration.
Subtlety and Enhancement failed due to not having enough DPS to either take down Echelon's adds or himself before the adds became too much to handle.
Some of the times could be improved a fair bit with better gear, but I think this should give people a good idea of where the classes and specs stand when compared to each other.
I'll probably do my level 20s doing the same thing at some point, though this is certainly a bit time consuming to do; even if it's only one run per spec.
First is these rankings aren't normalized, I simply used the best gear I had on the character, but I will give each run a gear score of sorts. This is determined by doubling the main stat gained from gear and adding them together with the secondary stats (minus mastery if it doesn't contribute to dealing damage). Obviously a higher gear score will result in faster times, which might mean some classes would beat others if I had better gear on them. Though comparing each classes' specs to each other is more fair since the gear will be mostly the same.
These rankings are based on a single run of normal Halls of Atonement, so RNG will effect the times a fair bit, and the only reason why I picked this is because I currently have my level 11 warrior in there in the TWing version giving a few shots at a speed TW necklace proc now and then (so I can compare the times between TWing and normal once I get the necklace or eventually booted out of the instance itself) so the warrior spot will be represented by my level 10 and level 12 warrior until I can get the level 11 to run the normal version. Additionally I don't have a level 11 shaman, so a level 10 one will be filling that lot.
Halls of Atonement doesn't have any pure DPS bosses, the https://www.wowhead.com/ptr/npc=165408/halkias will fear, https://www.wowhead.com/ptr/npc=156827/echelon will stun and has adds to deal with, https://www.wowhead.com/ptr/npc=165410/high-adjudicator-aleez will have you move around, and https://www.wowhead.com/ptr/npc=164218/lord-chamberlain will move around; so each classes performance does factor in how well they can deal with those particular boss mechanics.
All of these bosses were fought using https://www.wowhead.com/item=173125/revitalizing-jewel-doublet and is basically a requirement to even beat the bosses if they don't have a reliable healing ability. Additionally even with this gem in mind, some classes have difficulty surviving the 10s required for it to activate (which will be reflected in longer kill times as I would have to run to avoid taking damage waiting for the gem to proc).
Also there's the skill issue, as how well these classes do does depend on my ability to pilot them; but at the same time there's not many abilities to use at low level.
At any rate here's what I got in my tests, placed in order of fastest to slowest boss clears:
Gearscore: Main stat x2 + Secondaries
AoE Strength: How quickly they can clear out Echelon's adds. "Mid" rating is if they can clear them barely before first stun. Also a rough measure of how effectively trash can be AoE cleared. Some AoEs are spammable, others not so much; I put in a rough time of how often you can use them based on resource regeneration.
| Evoker (11) | Gearscore | Halkias | Echelon | Aleez | Chamberlain | Total Time | AoE Strength | AoE Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preservation | 419 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 58 | Good | 2000 / 30s |
| Devastation | 419 | 13 | 19 | 17 | 24 | 73 | Good | 750 / 9s |
| Augmentation | 419 | 23 | 31 | 19 | 30 | 103 | Good | 1500 / 30s |
| Shaman (10) | Gearscore | Halkias | Echelon | Aleez | Chamberlain | Total Time | AoE Strength | AoE Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Restoration | 359 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 77 | Good | 611 / 1s |
| Elemental | 359 | 50 | 67 | 43 | 52 | 212 | Mid | 244 / 1s |
| Enhancement | 234 | 93 | X | 135 | 127 | Failed | Weak | 58 / 1s |
| Priest (11) | Gearscore | Halkias | Echelon | Aleez | Chamberlain | Total Time | AoE Strength | AoE Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holy | 314 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 113 | Mid | 137 / 1s |
| Shadow | 314 | 33 | 49 | 31 | 32 | 145 | NA | |
| Discipline | 314 | 79 | 58 | 54 | 66 | 257 | Weak | 67 / 1s |
| Druid (11) | Gearscore | Halkias | Echelon | Aleez | Chamberlain | Total Time | AoE Strength | AoE Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resto (Cat) | 338 | 25 | 30 | 32 | 35 | 122 | NA | |
| Resto | 338 | 49 | 54 | 36 | 42 | 181 | Good | 181 / 2s |
| Resto (Bear) | 338 | 61 | 71 | 57 | 71 | 260 | Good | 230 / 6s |
| Balance | 338 | 28 | 59 | 38 | 41 | 166 | Good | 168 / 2s |
| Balance (Cat) | 338 | 58 | 64 | 59 | 66 | 247 | NA | |
| Balance (Bear) | 338 | 80 | 93 | 75 | 97 | 345 | Mid | 200 / 6s |
| Guardian | 270 | 47 | 43 | 36 | 40 | 166 | Good | 230 / 1s |
| Guard (Cat) | 270 | 52 | 55 | 60 | 65 | 232 | Good | 165 / 3s |
| Guard (Caster) | 270 | 100 | 105 | 96 | 93 | 554 | Weak | 52 / 2s |
| Feral | 270 | 52 | 55 | 60 | 65 | 195 | Good | 196 / 3s |
| Feral (Bear) | 270 | 52 | 70 | 58 | 75 | 255 | Good | 170 / 1 |
| Feral (Caster) | 270 | 195 | 210 | 201 | 182 | 788 | Weak | 46 / 2 |
| Mage (11) | Gearscore | Halkias | Echelon | Aleez | Chamberlain | Total Time | AoE Strength | AoE Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frost | 305 | 28 | 44 | 24 | 29 | 125 | Mid | 82 / 1s |
| Arcane | 305 | 31 | 66 | 30 | 33 | 160 | Mid | 82 / 1s |
| Fire | 305 | 40 | 57 | 36 | 35 | 168 | Mid | 82 / 1s |
| Warrior (12) | Gearscore | Halkias | Echelon | Aleez | Chamberlain | Total Time | AoE Strength | AoE Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fury | 321 | 38 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 134 | Good | 381 / 1s |
| Arms | 327 | 43 | 42 | 55 | 68 | 208 | Good | 360 / 3s |
| Protection | 307 | 59 | 57 | 59 | 63 | 208 | Good | 386 / 6s |
| Monk (11) | Gearscore | Halkias | Echelon | Aleez | Chamberlain | Total Time | AoE Strength | AoE Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windwalker | 275 | 31 | 35 | 32 | 38 | 136 | Good | 738 / 6s |
| Mistweaver | 312 | 47 | 49 | 36 | 38 | 170 | Good | 258 / 1s |
| Brewmaster | 275 | 40 | 49 | 46 | 58 | 193 | Mid | 123 / 1s |
| Warlock (11) | Gearscore | Halkias | Echelon | Aleez | Chamberlain | Total Time | AoE Strength | AoE Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Destruction | 269 | 40 | 47 | 26 | 37 | 150 | NA | |
| Affliction | 269 | 49 | 64 | 44 | 53 | 210 | NA | |
| Demonology | 269 | 69 | 77 | 65 | 57 | 268 | Mid | 167 / 5s |
| Paladin (11) | Gearscore | Halkias | Echelon | Aleez | Chamberlain | Total Time | AoE Strength | AoE Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holy | 273 | 37 | 46 | 46 | 37 | 166 | Good | 300 / 4s |
| Protection | 272 | 44 | 56 | 46 | 56 | 202 | Weak | 300 / 15s |
| Retribution | 270 | 48 | 58 | 61 | 68 | 235 | Weak | 99 / 11s |
| Rogue (11) | Gearscore | Halkias | Echelon | Aleez | Chamberlain | Total Time | AoE Strength | AoE Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assassination | 294 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 43 | 167 | NA | |
| Outlaw | 294 | 38 | 44 | 37 | 57 | 176 | NA | |
| Subtlety | 294 | 90 | X | 112 | 113 | Failed | Weak | 89 / 5s |
| DH (11) | Gearscore | Halkias | Echelon | Aleez | Chamberlain | Total Time | AoE Strength | AoE Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Havoc | 283 | 38 | 50 | 38 | 48 | 174 | Good | 1457 / 30s |
| Vengeance | 283 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 53 | 195 | Good | 282 / 3s |
| Devourer | 224 | 67 | 70 | 63 | 75 | 275 | Mid | 420 / 20s |
| Warrior (10) | Gearscore | Halkias | Echelon | Aleez | Chamberlain | Total Time | AoE Strength | AoE Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fury | 297 | 52 | 43 | 35 | 47 | 177 | Good | 341 / 1s |
| Arms | 297 | 53 | 40 | 44 | 56 | 193 | Good | 372 / 3s |
| Protection | 313 | 59 | 56 | 57 | 62 | 234 | Good | 336 / 6s |
| DK (11) | Gearscore | Halkias | Echelon | Aleez | Chamberlain | Total Time | AoE Strength | AoE Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blood | 261 | 42 | 44 | 47 | 53 | 186 | Weak | 336 / 15s |
| Frost | 261 | 93 | 91 | 88 | 93 | 365 | Weak | 115 / 8s |
| Unholy | 261 | 89 | 124 | 88 | 98 | 399 | Good | 434 (on kill) |
| Hunter (11) | Gearscore | Halkias | Echelon | Aleez | Chamberlain | Total Time | AoE Strength | AoE Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marksmanship | 302 | 51 | 68 | 36 | 52 | 207 | Weak | 218 / 2s |
| Survival | 302 | 53 | 81 | 52 | 62 | 248 | NA | |
| Beastmaster | 302 | 90 | 81 | 75 | 81 | 327 | NA |
| Full List by Spec | Gear Score | Total Time |
|---|---|---|
| Preservation | 419 | 58s |
| Devestation | 419 | 73s |
| Restoration (lvl 10) | 359 | 77s |
| Augmentation | 419 | 103 |
| Holy | 314 | 113 |
| Restoration (Cat) | 338 | 122 |
| Frost | 305 | 125 |
| Fury (lvl 12) | 321 | 134 |
| Windwalker | 275 | 136 |
| Shadow | 314 | 145 |
| Destruction | 269 | 150 |
| Arcane | 305 | 160 |
| Holy (Paladin) | 273 | 166 |
| Guardian | 270 | 166 |
| Balance (Caster) | 338 | 166 |
| Assassination | 294 | 167 |
| Fire | 305 | 168 |
| Mistweaver | 312 | 170 |
| Havoc | 283 | 174 |
| Outlaw | 294 | 176 |
| Fury (lvl 10) | 297 | 177 |
| Restoration (Caster) | 338 | 181 |
| Blood | 261 | 185 |
| Brewmaster | 275 | 193 |
| Arms (lvl 10) | 297 | 193 |
| Vengeance | 283 | 195 |
| Feral (Cat) | 270 | 195 |
| Protection | 272 | 202 |
| Marksmanship | 302 | 207 |
| Arms (lvl 12) | 321 | 208 |
| Affliction | 269 | 210 |
| Elemental (lvl 10) | 359 | 212 |
| Guardian (Cat) | 270 | 232 |
| Protection (lvl 10) | 313 | 234 |
| Retribution | 270 | 235 |
| Balance (Cat) | 338 | 247 |
| Survival | 302 | 248 |
| Feral (Bear) | 270 | 255 |
| Discipline | 314 | 257 |
| Restoration (Bear) | 338 | 260 |
| Demonology | 269 | 268 |
| Devourer | 224 | 275 |
| Beastmaster | 302 | 327 |
| Balance (Bear) | 338 | 347 |
| Frost | 261 | 365 |
| Protection (lvl 12) | 307 | 386 |
| Unholy | 261 | 399 |
| Guardian (Caster) | 270 | 554 |
| Feral (Caster) | 270 | 788 |
| Subtlety | 294 | Failed |
| Enhancement (lvl 10) | 234 | Failed |
Subtlety and Enhancement failed due to not having enough DPS to either take down Echelon's adds or himself before the adds became too much to handle.
Some of the times could be improved a fair bit with better gear, but I think this should give people a good idea of where the classes and specs stand when compared to each other.
I'll probably do my level 20s doing the same thing at some point, though this is certainly a bit time consuming to do; even if it's only one run per spec.
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