The following compares the current state of Frost 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
Frost Mage
+1.11%
When simulating boss fight encounters, Frost Mages averaged 1.11% more DPS than Fury Warriors (+17K DPS).
Frost Mage
+1.05%
When simulating AoE DPS, Frost Mages averaged 1.05% more DPS than Fury Warriors (+11K DPS).
Fury Warrior
+42.22%
Fury Warriors have higher spike damage potential, achieving +2.0M more DPS than Frost Mages.
Spike damage is the peak DPS achieved in any given moment and is not sustained DPS.
Fury Warrior
+0.04%
When upgrading the gear for both specs by +44 ilvl, Fury Warrior DPS improved the most, +0.04% more than Frost Mage. In total, Fury Warriors DPS increased by 67.45% and Frost Mages by 67.41%.
Fury Warrior
+9.11%
+ Movement and latency lowered the DPS by 6.17% for Fury Warriors.
+ Movement and latency lowered the DPS by 15.28% for Frost Mages.
When introducing occasional movement and real-world latency, Fury Warriors performed better, as Frost Mages suffered a +9.11% DPS loss.
Frost Mage
When evaluating abilities used during boss encounters, Frost Mages had fewer damaging abilities in total, indicating a potentially less complex rotation.
The comparisons above highlight some of the key differences between Frost Mage and Fury Warrior in the current meta, which can hopefully help you determine which spec to play or group up with.
Frost Mage
Fury Warrior