The following compares the current state of Fire Mages to Fury Warriors using the latest SimulationCraft data for end-game PvE in World of Warcraft The War Within patch 11.0.2.
Comparison
Category
Winner
Fury Warrior
+10.27%
When simulating boss fight encounters, Fury Warriors averaged 10.27% more DPS than Fire Mages (+154K DPS).
Fury Warrior
+36.06%
When simulating AoE DPS, Fury Warriors averaged 36.06% more DPS than Fire Mages (+365K DPS).
Fury Warrior
+50.14%
Fury Warriors have higher spike damage potential, achieving +2.4M more DPS than Fire Mages.
Spike damage is the peak DPS achieved in any given moment and is not sustained DPS.
Fury Warrior
+1.25%
When upgrading the gear for both specs by +44 ilvl, Fury Warrior DPS improved the most, +1.25% more than Fire Mage. In total, Fury Warriors DPS increased by 67.45% and Fire Mages by 66.2%.
Fury Warrior
+22.24%
+ Movement and latency lowered the DPS by 6.17% for Fury Warriors.
+ Movement and latency lowered the DPS by 28.41% for Fire Mages.
When introducing occasional movement and real-world latency, Fury Warriors performed better, as Fire Mages suffered a +22.24% DPS loss.
Fire Mage
When evaluating abilities used during boss encounters, Fire Mages had fewer damaging abilities in total, indicating a potentially less complex rotation.
The comparisons above highlight some of the key differences between Fire Mage and Fury Warrior in the current meta, which can hopefully help you determine which spec to play or group up with.
Fury Warrior
Fire Mage