Frost Mage vs Shadow Priest

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Frost Mage

1,518,979 DPS (100.0%)

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2.

Shadow Priest

1,327,681 DPS (87.4%)

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When simulating boss fight encounters, Frost Mages averaged +191,298.55 more DPS than Shadow Priests, a 12.59% increase.

1.

Shadow Priest

3,231,615 DPS (100.0%)

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2.

Frost Mage

2,847,978 DPS (88.1%)

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When simulating AoE DPS, Shadow Priests averaged +383,637.83 more DPS than Frost Mages, a 11.87% increase.

1.

Shadow Priest

4,653,693 DPS (100.0%)

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2.

Frost Mage

2,782,321 DPS (59.8%)

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Shadow Priests have higher burst damage potential, achieving +1.9M more DPS than Frost Mages.

Note: this is the highest temporary DPS achieved in any given moment and is not sustained DPS.

• +44 ilvl improved the DPS of Frost Mage by 67.45%.
• +44 ilvl improved the DPS of Shadow Priest by 66.94%.

When comparing how both specs scale with gear, Frost Mages had a higher DPS increase, a +0.51% higher increase than Shadow Priests.

• + Movement and latency lowered the DPS of Shadow Priest by 7.99%.
• + Movement and latency lowered the DPS of Frost Mage by 15.35%.

When introducing occasional movement and real-world latency, Shadow Priests were less affected with a 7.99% decrease in DPS, whereas Frost Mages suffered a higher loss of 15.35% DPS.

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