Nerub'ar Palace Mythic DPS: Patch 11.0.7 Siren Isle Week

Key Takeaways

• Patch 11.0.7 "Siren Isle" went live on December 17, 2024, during The War Within Season 1, while Nerub'ar Palace was still the current Mythic raid tier.
• In the launch week's Warcraft Logs 95th-percentile Mythic data, Elemental Shaman sat at the front of the tracked standings, with Marksmanship Hunter and Enhancement Shaman close behind.
• The 11.0.7 tuning pass was mostly buffs: Devastation Evoker gained a 4% damage increase and a 20% Pyre boost, and Marksmanship Hunter picked up Trick Shots and Dark Ranger increases.
• Affliction Warlock climbed on a large Haunt buff and several talent increases, landing among the week's biggest movers.
• Subtlety Rogue and Frost Mage slipped in the tracked rankings that week, but neither received an 11.0.7 change, so the movement was relative, not a nerf.
• These standings captured one December week early in Season 1; Nerub'ar Palace was retired when Liberation of Undermine opened Season 2 in March 2025.

Here is how the Mythic Nerub'ar Palace DPS picture looked in the opening week of Patch 11.0.7, which spec movements the patch actually caused, and which were just the logs shifting underneath a stable roster.

Patch 11.0.7 "Siren Isle" and the State of the Tier

Patch 11.0.7 "Siren Isle" released on December 17, 2024, adding the Siren Isle zone and a round of class tuning. It landed in the back half of The War Within Season 1, so Nerub'ar Palace was still the live Mythic raid tier, and its DPS standings were current-content data rather than a nostalgia snapshot at the time.

The rankings below drew from the 95th percentile of logged Mythic runs on Warcraft Logs. Reading the top 5% of parses compares each spec by its ceiling, which is the fairer measure once a raid has been farmed for a few months.

The Specs at the Front of the Week

By the launch week of 11.0.7 the tier was mature, and a few specs held the top of the tracked list. Elemental Shaman led on parse strength, Marksmanship Hunter jumped up on the back of its patch buffs, and Enhancement Shaman remained one of the most-logged melee specs even after slipping a spot.

Those three sat at the front, but the more interesting story of the week was which specs moved because of the patch and which moved on their own.

What Patch 11.0.7 Actually Changed

The 11.0.7 class pass was buff-heavy. On the DPS side, the specs that received genuine PvE increases were Unholy Death Knight, Havoc Demon Hunter, Devastation Evoker, Marksmanship Hunter, and Affliction Warlock, alongside several healer buffs. Devastation Evoker took a flat 4% damage increase plus a 20% bump to Pyre, Marksmanship Hunter had Trick Shots raised to 75% along with Dark Ranger ability increases, and Affliction Warlock saw Haunt boosted by 75% with a stack of supporting talent increases. Those three all had a real reason to climb the week the patch dropped.

Climbers and Sliders

Devastation Evoker and Affliction Warlock were the clearest movers, and both traced directly to the 11.0.7 tuning. Marksmanship Hunter's two-rank jump lined up with its Trick Shots and Dark Ranger buffs. Those attributions hold up against the patch notes.

The falling specs are where older write-ups tended to overreach. Subtlety Rogue and Frost Mage both drifted down the tracked list that week, but neither spec received a single PvE change in 11.0.7. Their dip was other specs climbing past them in the logs, not a nerf. Enhancement Shaman slid one spot for the same reason, despite getting no 11.0.7 adjustment at all.

📌 A ranking drop is not proof of a nerf. When a spec falls in a week's Warcraft Logs standings, check the patch notes before blaming tuning: in 11.0.7, Subtlety Rogue and Frost Mage lost ground purely because buffed specs like Devastation Evoker leapfrogged them.

Raiders who wanted a clean Mythic run rather than chasing the weekly meta could book a Mythic Nerub'ar Palace run and focus on their own logs instead of the roster churn.

Frequently Asked Questions

When did Patch 11.0.7 "Siren Isle" release?

Patch 11.0.7 "Siren Isle" went live on December 17, 2024 in North America, and December 18 in Europe. It added the Siren Isle zone and a class-tuning pass during the back half of The War Within Season 1, while Nerub'ar Palace was still the current Mythic raid.

Which DPS specs led Nerub'ar Palace in the 11.0.7 launch week?

That week's Warcraft Logs 95th-percentile Mythic data put Elemental Shaman at the front of the tracked standings, with Marksmanship Hunter and Enhancement Shaman close behind. The order reflected late-Season-1 class balance, not a permanent tier list.

Did Patch 11.0.7 nerf Subtlety Rogue or Frost Mage?

No. Neither Subtlety Rogue nor Frost Mage received any PvE change in Patch 11.0.7. Both slid down the Warcraft Logs standings that week only because buffed specs like Devastation Evoker and Affliction Warlock climbed past them, which is a relative shift rather than a tuning nerf.

Which specs did Patch 11.0.7 actually buff?

On the DPS side, Patch 11.0.7 buffed Unholy Death Knight, Havoc Demon Hunter, Devastation Evoker, Marksmanship Hunter, and Affliction Warlock, plus several healers. Devastation Evoker gained 4% damage and a 20% Pyre increase, and Affliction Warlock had Haunt raised by 75%.

Was Nerub'ar Palace still current during Patch 11.0.7?

Yes. Nerub'ar Palace remained the current Mythic raid tier through the entire 11.0.7 window. The War Within Season 1 did not end until Season 2 launched on March 4, 2025 with Patch 11.1, Liberation of Undermine, which replaced Nerub'ar Palace with a new raid.

Are these 11.0.7 DPS standings still accurate today?

No. They reflect the week of December 17, 2024, late in The War Within Season 1. Class balance changed in later patches, and subsequent seasons and expansions reset the tier, so the standings now read as a historical snapshot rather than the current meta.

Last reviewed 2026-07-20 against Patch 11.0.7 Siren Isle — Maintained by WowCarry's WoW team.