Frost Death KnightvsFury Warrior

Debating whether to play a Fury Warrior or Frost Death Knight? Knowing which currently performs better DPS in PvE might help make a decision.

This page analyzes multiple simulations for both Fury Warriors and Frost Death Knights using profiles and settings intended to achieve their maximum DPS. Multiple sim environments are used to test how they perform in various conditions. Is one the AoE king? Does one scale better with gear upgrades? Is one more bursty, and more reliant on big cooldowns? Below analyzes the data to find the strengths of each.

Simulation results were created with SimulationCraft
Using game data from Patch 10.0.5 • WoW Dragonflight •

Frost Death Knight
Best boss DPS (in perfect settings)Frost Death Knight achieved 5.9% more maximum boss DPS than Fury Warrior when there was no movement or lag.
Best boss DPS (in realistic settings)Frost Death Knight achieved 0.82% more maximum boss DPS than Fury Warrior when dealing with occasional movement, lag and crowd-control.
Best AoE DPS (in perfect settings)Frost Death Knight achieved 47.11% more AoE DPS than Fury Warrior when there was no movement or lag.
Best gear scalingFrost Death Knight scaled better with increased item-levels, single-target DPS benefited 14.31% more from 372 ilvl to 422 compared to Fury Warriors.
Simplest GameplayFrost Death Knight has fewer damaging abilities which could indicate a simpler rotation.

Fury Warrior
Least affected by movement (single-target)Fury Warrior’s single-target DPS was -63.29% less affected by increased movement compared to Frost Death Knights.
DPS less dependant on big cooldownsFury Warrior’s DPS is less bursty, meaning it had more consistent damage. With 9.83% less difference in lowest and peak DPS during a fight when compared to Frost Death Knights.

While the above highlights the DPS advantages between Frost Death Knight and Fury Warriors, the DPS potential should not be the only factor in your decision. Ultimately, you should also consider the playstyle that you enjoy most while crushing it in Mythics+ and Raids!

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