Priest + Warlock
Tier S: Plays itself: something tanks, something heals, and few buttons.
Our top pick: the Voidwalker tanks, the warlock dots and wands, the priest heals and the warlock Life Taps into the heals.
Who leads: Warlock. Both are light on buttons; the warlock leads because it holds the mobs, and the priest follows and heals.
Bonuses
- Life Tap, then the healer tops the warlock up
- The priest keeps the pet alive
- Healthstones and a Soulstone for the partner
Watch out for
- You'll want the same gear on both
All 45 pairs
Each pair appears once. The diagonal is two characters of the same class. Pick a square to see the pair.
 Warrior |  Paladin |  Hunter |  Rogue |  Priest |  Shaman |  Mage |  Warlock |  Druid | |
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| Druid |
- Plays itself: something tanks, something heals, and few buttons.
- Strong, with one thing to keep an eye on.
- Works well, but you'll be busier.
- Something important is missing: plan around it.
- Both characters want your attention at once. Not for a first squad.
Tier list
Best first. Hover a pair to find it in the grid; pick it to see why.
Stier
Atier
Btier
Ctier
Dtier
Unconfirmed until the Forever launch
- Paladin taunt in Forever (Seal of Fury + Judgement?)
- Shaman tanking in Forever
- Windfury in druid forms (claimed by Recoil Mojo)
Two characters is the best way to start. You learn the loop (act, switch, act) without juggling a full party.
Good pairs
Our top picks, from our own ratings of all 45 pairs. Any two classes can work.
| Leader | Follower | Tier | Why it works |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warlock | Priest | S | Our top pick: the Voidwalker tanks, the warlock dots and wands, the priest heals and the warlock Life Taps into the heals. |
| Paladin | Warlock | S | The Voidwalker tanks, the warlock dots and Life Taps, and the paladin heals and blesses. Very relaxed. |
| Hunter | Priest | S | The pet tanks, the hunter shoots, and the priest heals the pet and shields everyone. Few buttons, very safe. |
| Druid | Priest | S | The druid tanks in bear form and the priest heals; Rebirth and Resurrection mean a wipe is never the end. |
| Paladin | Priest | S | Nearly unkillable: the paladin holds the mobs, the priest heals and shields. Safe, but slower than a pet pair. |
All 45 pairs, who leads and why: pick them in the tool above, or click a square in the grid.
Avoid at first: two melee classes without a healer, and Rogues as followers (stealth and positioning are hard to box).
Layout
One monitor: give the leader about two thirds of the width. The follower takes the rest, but not the full height: keep it at least 5:4 (for example 850 × 680 on a 1440p screen), or it gets black bars. In the WoWBoxer app, choose 2 clients and Main + side; the layout handles the shapes.
Two monitors: the leader fills one monitor, the follower the other. In the app: Main + side with Monitors: 2.
Check the follower's action-bar dot. If it is not green, let Auto-fit action bar (on by default) set the UI Scale, or lower it yourself. Why.
Keys
Use the same keys for the same jobs on both characters:
| Key | Leader | Follower |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Main attack | Main attack on the leader's target |
| 2 | Damage over time | Damage over time on the leader's target |
| 3 | Heal yourself | Heal the leader |
| R | Pick a target | Assist the leader |
| F | – | Follow the leader |
The AddOn builds these for your classes and level.
How a fight goes
- Leader: target and pull with 1.
- Point at the follower window: 1, maybe 2.
- Back to the leader: keep attacking. Check the follower's health between presses.
- After the fight: F on the follower.
Tip: let the follower drink while the leader loots and picks the next target.
Classic Era notes
The same pairs work. Talent trees and some spells differ (Forever has Bane of Agony where Classic Era has Curse of Agony), so check your spells in the game.
How we rate a squad
We rate how easy a squad is to level while questing when you run every character yourself. Five things count: Survival (something holds the mobs, something heals, a way back from a wipe; four or five characters need a second healer), your workload (key presses per pull), kill speed, melee crowding (every extra melee makes pulls harder; two or more melee is never S) and teamwork (buffs and help between the classes). Each size is compared with its own kind. Duos are rated by hand; trios, quads and full parties are calculated (Beta).
The busiest character leads on the big window and the others follow; a Rogue always leads.
Professions: the tab next to the rating gives each character two professions and the camp object it places. Tap a profession to change it.
For your windows: the WoWBoxer app places 1 to 10 clients. For your keys: the WoWBoxer AddOn, type /wbx in the game. Each size has its own tab above: duo, trio, quad and full party.
Further watching
Recoil Mojo – WoW Forever Dual Box Tier List (opens in a new tab) (YouTube). A different, opinion-based take – worth watching.