Tier lists
Each list states the level and build it rests on. Tiers are synthesised from our 27 spec verdicts and cross-checked against published lists.
PvP overall
Battlegrounds and world PvP. No arena and no rated ladder. One letter per spec for the job it actually does: flag, node, healer, or kill.
PvE DPS
Level-60 dungeons and the raids that open December 9. One letter per damage spec. Tanks and healers are on their own lists.
PvE tanks
Who holds a level-60 dungeon, and who you trust first when raids open on December 9. Three specs can tank. That is the whole list.
PvE healers
Five healers, one letter each, for level-60 dungeons and the December raids. Absorb, single-target, and raid healing are different jobs.
Leveling
Solo 10 to 60, no respec required. Dungeon invites help a healer. They do not move a spec that cannot kill a quest mob.
Racials
All 37 racials, counted once when both Skyborne factions share the name. Combat value first. Treasure-tracking is not a combat racial.