Arcane Mage vs Balance Druid

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Balance Druid

0 DPS 0.00 DPS (0.0%)

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Arcane Mage

0 DPS 0.00 DPS (0.0%)

When simulating AoE DPS, Balance Druids averaged 21.93% more DPS than Arcane Mages (+210K DPS).

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Arcane Mage

0 DPS 0.00 DPS (0.0%)

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Balance Druid

0 DPS 0.00 DPS (0.0%)

Arcane Mages have higher spike damage potential, achieving +3.7M more DPS than Balance Druids.

Spike damage is the peak DPS achieved in any given moment and is not sustained DPS.

When upgrading the gear for both specs by +44 ilvl, Arcane Mage DPS improved the most, +0.82% more than Balance Druid. In total, Arcane Mages DPS increased by 67.86% and Balance Druids by 67.04%.

• + Movement and latency lowered the DPS by 10.42% for Balance Druids.
• + Movement and latency lowered the DPS by 29.71% for Arcane Mages.

When introducing occasional movement and real-world latency, Balance Druids performed better, as Arcane Mages suffered a +19.29% increased DPS loss.

When evaluating abilities used during boss encounters, Balance Druids had fewer damaging abilities in total, indicating a potentially less complex rotation.