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Midnight DPS Builds

Melee, ranged, caster, and support DPS specs for Midnight raids, Mythic+, and delves. Solve your hero talent choice and stat direction first, then chase tier and Voidforge upgrades.

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DPSMelee DPS

Frost Death Knight

Critical Strike and Mastery after Strength; hero talents: Rider of the Apocalypse / Deathbringer.

  • Armor: Plate
  • Utility: Anti-Magic Zone
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DPSMelee DPS

Unholy Death Knight

Mastery and Haste after Strength; hero talents: San'layn / Rider of the Apocalypse.

  • Armor: Plate
  • Utility: Anti-Magic Zone
Open build
DPSMelee DPS

Havoc Demon Hunter

Critical Strike and Mastery after Agility; hero talents: Aldrachi Reaver / Fel-Scarred.

  • Armor: Leather
  • Utility: Chaos Brand magic-damage debuff
Open build
DPSCaster DPS

Balance Druid

Haste and Mastery after Intellect; hero talents: Keeper of the Grove / Elune's Chosen.

  • Armor: Leather
  • Utility: Mark of the Wild
Open build
DPSMelee DPS

Feral Druid

Critical Strike and Mastery after Agility; hero talents: Druid of the Claw / Wildstalker.

  • Armor: Leather
  • Utility: Mark of the Wild
Open build
DPSCaster DPS

Devastation Evoker

Haste and Mastery after Intellect; hero talents: Flameshaper / Scalecommander.

  • Armor: Mail
  • Utility: Blessing of the Bronze
Open build
DPSSupport DPS

Augmentation Evoker

Haste and Critical Strike after Intellect; hero talents: Chronowarden / Scalecommander.

  • Armor: Mail
  • Utility: Ebon Might and Prescience ally buffs
Open build
DPSPhysical Ranged

Beast Mastery Hunter

Haste and Critical Strike after Agility; hero talents: Pack Leader / Dark Ranger.

  • Armor: Mail
  • Utility: Hunter's Mark
Open build
DPSPhysical Ranged

Marksmanship Hunter

Critical Strike and Mastery after Agility; hero talents: Dark Ranger / Sentinel.

  • Armor: Mail
  • Utility: Hunter's Mark
Open build
DPSMelee DPS

Survival Hunter

Haste and Critical Strike after Agility; hero talents: Pack Leader / Sentinel.

  • Armor: Mail
  • Utility: Hunter's Mark
Open build
DPSCaster DPS

Arcane Mage

Haste and Mastery after Intellect; hero talents: Sunfury / Spellslinger.

  • Armor: Cloth
  • Utility: Arcane Intellect
Open build
DPSCaster DPS

Fire Mage

Haste and Mastery after Intellect; hero talents: Sunfury / Frostfire.

  • Armor: Cloth
  • Utility: Arcane Intellect
Open build
DPSCaster DPS

Frost Mage

Haste and Critical Strike after Intellect; hero talents: Frostfire / Spellslinger.

  • Armor: Cloth
  • Utility: Arcane Intellect
Open build
DPSMelee DPS

Windwalker Monk

Critical Strike and Haste after Agility; hero talents: Conduit of the Celestials / Shado-Pan.

  • Armor: Leather
  • Utility: Mystic Touch debuff
Open build
DPSMelee DPS

Retribution Paladin

Mastery and Critical Strike after Strength; hero talents: Herald of the Sun / Templar.

  • Armor: Plate
  • Utility: Devotion Aura
Open build
DPSCaster DPS

Shadow Priest

Haste and Mastery after Intellect; hero talents: Voidweaver / Archon.

  • Armor: Cloth
  • Utility: Power Word: Fortitude
Open build
DPSMelee DPS

Assassination Rogue

Critical Strike and Mastery after Agility; hero talents: Deathstalker / Fatebound.

  • Armor: Leather
  • Utility: Atrophic/Numbing poisons
Open build
DPSMelee DPS

Outlaw Rogue

Critical Strike and Versatility after Agility; hero talents: Trickster / Fatebound.

  • Armor: Leather
  • Utility: Poison debuffs
Open build
DPSMelee DPS

Subtlety Rogue

Mastery and Versatility after Agility; hero talents: Trickster / Deathstalker.

  • Armor: Leather
  • Utility: Poison debuffs
Open build
DPSCaster DPS

Affliction Warlock

Haste and Mastery after Intellect; hero talents: Hellcaller / Soul Harvester.

  • Armor: Cloth
  • Utility: Healthstones
Open build
DPSCaster DPS

Demonology Warlock

Haste and Critical Strike after Intellect; hero talents: Diabolist / Soul Harvester.

  • Armor: Cloth
  • Utility: Healthstones
Open build
DPSMelee DPS

Arms Warrior

Critical Strike and Mastery after Strength; hero talents: Colossus / Slayer.

  • Armor: Plate
  • Utility: Battle Shout
Open build
DPSMelee DPS

Fury Warrior

Haste and Critical Strike after Strength; hero talents: Slayer / Mountain Thane.

  • Armor: Plate
  • Utility: Battle Shout
Open build

Choosing well

How to pick your Midnight dps spec.

Picking a damage spec for Midnight is less about the tier list than people think. Tuning passes land every few weeks, and the spec that tops the meters in week one of a season rarely tops them in week ten. What does not change: specs you enjoy get practiced, and practiced players out-damage meta-chasers in every guild we have ever run. Pick the rotation that feels good in a delve, then commit.

That said, composition still matters at the margins. The guild aims for a spread of damage profiles on raid rosters — sustained single-target for patchwerk phases, burst cleave for add moments, and at least one Augmentation Evoker when the roster supports it. If you are torn between two specs, ask in Discord which profile the raid is short on; you will get an honest answer and probably a gold-covered respec.

Every build below follows the same skeleton: hero talent options, stat direction, the crest-and-tier gearing loop, and the consumable checklist. Read yours before raid night, and re-check it after each balance patch — officers update the pages when tuning moves.

Whichever build you open, joining works the same way: hop into the guild Discord, say which spec you are bringing, and an officer will slot you into the next roster.