Build around the character you have

Looking for a class tier list?

See all nine classes in the sourced tier list → for the dated S/A/B/C placements, progression limits and class-by-class trade-offs. Use this directory for the route inside the class you select.

Record a build instead of keeping it in your head

Mage & Warlock build planner and talent calculator → checks a dated set of rank caps, row gates and exclusions. Start from your earned budget, inspect an editable 31-point core, then keep the talent order with skill and gear notes. For other classes, use the route table below and check the current tree in the game.

ASBuilder web loadouts and addon codes → offers staged spell and jewelry planning. Its code format is separate from our on-site talent planner.

All nine classes: choose a build route

Class	Default starter	Routes to compare	Choose by this engine
Warrior →	Cleave	Fury / Protection	Repeated melee hits or health/shield scaling
Paladin →	Consecration	Protection / Retribution	Shield retaliation or critical-triggered bursts
Hunter →	Auto Shot	Marksmanship / Beast Mastery	Aimed Shot or developed pets
Rogue →	Sinister Strike	Combat / Assassination / Subtlety	Nearby hits, poison deaths or Backstab
Priest →	Smite	Discipline / Shadow	Shield recovery or spreading Shadow damage
Shaman →	Lightning Bolt	Elemental / Restoration	Repeated lightning or a developed totem route
Druid →	Wrath	Balance / Feral	Repeated ranged spells or one melee form
Mage →	Fireball	Fire / Frost / Arcane	Fire kills, Frost control or Arcane repeat strikes
Warlock →	Shadow Bolt	Affliction / Demonology / Destruction	DoT spread, demons or direct spell interactions

All nine classes are listed here. Mage includes Arcane; Warlock includes Destruction. The table is a route index, not a performance ranking. Earlier eight-class guides retain their v0.127.0 details; new Mage/Warlock advice and Shaman use the dated v0.130.0 evidence.^[1]

Choose by progress and the run you want

Your situation	Start here	Next decision
Fresh Mage, learning space control	Frost preparation →	Use Fireball until a talent actually changes the starter; a planned elemental is not yet a summon.
Mage with a Fire engine already allocated	Fire priorities →	Support Fire damage and critical triggers; judge isolated bosses separately from death explosions.
Warlock seeking spreading damage	Affliction priorities →	Establish DoTs first, then check whether Contagion and Siphon Life are active.
Warlock building around direct spells	Destruction priorities →	Read the Immolate-start milestone before drafting Shadow Bolt and Searing Pain support.
A developed summon character	Demonology choices →	Choose the actual demon branch; mutually exclusive pets do not form one loadout.

These are editorial starting decisions. For another class, use the nine-class table above. A route name is not a point-by-point allocation. Check what your point budget can reach →^[1]

Fresh character or developed build?

1. Read the selected talent. Does it change the opening spell, add a summon, or create a free cast?
2. Check whether you can actually afford its prerequisites. A named endpoint is not a complete point-by-point levelling plan.
3. Choose cards for the present engine. An unavailable endpoint cannot supply its damage during the current run.
4. After the engine functions, choose the next upgrade for the problem that still ends your runs.

Read the trigger before the damage number

These distinctions come from the original talent text; the priority order is editorial synthesis. No simulated DPS or clear-rate ranking is claimed. ^[1]

Compare attempts without losing the context

Keep the same class, zone, difficulty and permanent investment when judging a change. Then record the engine, one changed choice and the point where the run failed. Use a damage meter to inspect the relevant target and time window, and keep your save file before moving between clients. Read DPS windows →

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