Beta ratings. Trio, quad and full-party ratings are calculated by an analytical AI model from our own criteria, not from in-game testing. They rate how easy a squad is to level together through questing when one player runs every character – not how well it does in dungeons. They are not final: we adjust them as we and other players test squads in game, so treat them as examples, not verdicts. Played a squad that feels rated wrong? Tell us on Discord (opens in a new tab).
Paladin + Priest + Warlock
Tier S: Levels itself: something holds the mobs and heals, few buttons, no melee crowding.
- Survival9.6 of 10Holds the mobs: Warlock. Heals: Priest. Way back from a wipe: yes.
- Your workload9.2 of 10About 7 key presses per pull across your windows (Warlock leads, the others follow).
- Kill speed5.0 of 10How fast the squad kills while questing: the classes' average damage, 5.0 of 10.
- Melee crowding10.0 of 10Melee load 1: every extra melee makes pulls harder.
- Teamwork9.4 of 104 bonuses between the classes, 2 class buffs.
Who leads: Warlock, on the big window. The others follow.
Bonuses
- Blessings on the pet
- Life Tap, then the healer tops the warlock up
- Healthstones and a Soulstone for the squad
- The priest keeps the pets alive
Add a fourth: try these
Featured trios
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)
A trio covers the classic roles: someone who takes hits, someone who heals, someone who deals damage. It is where boxing starts to feel like running a real party.
Our trio: Paladin, Priest, Warlock
This is the squad WoWBoxer was built around.
- Paladin (leader). Tanks, heals itself, buffs the party with auras and blessings. You play it like a solo character.
- Priest (follower). Heals the leader through
@party1macros and adds Smite and Shadow Word: Pain on the leader's target. - Warlock (follower). Damage over time and a pet. A good fit for a sequence key: one key, the next spell each press.
Mana is the limit. The Priest and the Warlock run dry before the Paladin. Plan short breaks, and let the Warlock use Life Tap while the Priest drinks.
Other trios
WoWBoxer tips, not official advice.
| Leader | Followers | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Warrior | Priest, Mage | Strong pulls, but the Warrior needs careful healing. |
| Paladin | Priest, Hunter | The Hunter's pet adds a second front line. Easy to box. |
| Druid | Shaman, Warlock | Flexible: the Druid tanks or heals; Shaman totems buff the whole party. |
| Hunter | Hunter, Hunter | Three pets. Simple keys, strong solo leveling, weak in dungeons. |
Layout
One monitor: the leader on the left (about two thirds), two followers stacked on the right. In the WoWBoxer app: 3 clients, Main + side.
Two monitors: the leader fills one monitor, the two followers share the other. In the app: Main + side with Monitors: 2.
On a 1440p screen this gives followers of about 830 × 664. That needs a UI Scale of about 0.93 for the whole action bar. The app's Auto-fit action bar sets it.
Keys
| Key | Paladin (leader) | Priest | Warlock |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Main attack | Smite | Sequence key or Shadow Bolt |
| 2 | Seal or Judgement | Shadow Word: Pain | Corruption |
| 3 | Holy Light | Heal the leader | Drain Life |
| 4 | Aura or blessing | Shield the leader | Life Tap |
| R | You pick the target | Assist macro | Assist macro |
| F | You lead | Follow macro | Follow macro |
How a fight goes
- Paladin: pull with 1, hold the monster.
- Warlock: 2 then 1. The pet joins the leader's target.
- Priest: 2 on the monster, 3 when the Paladin drops below about half.
- Loop through the windows until it dies. F on both followers.
Tip: pull one monster at a time until the loop feels natural.
Classic Era notes
The same trio works. Some spells differ (Forever has Bane of Agony where Classic Era has Curse of Agony), and talent trees differ. On Classic Era the AddOn only uses the spells you really know.
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.