Key Takeaways
- Unholy Death Knight led the 95th-percentile Mythic Vault of the Incarnates snapshot for the week of June 4, 2024, but only 648 logs were recorded, making the figure susceptible to parse funneling.
- Devastation Evoker held second place with 9,136 logs, the largest sample in the set, indicating genuine broad-based strength.
- Subtlety Rogue parses were artificially deflated by a patch 10.2.7 combat log bug: shadow damage from Akaari's Soul was attributed to a separate entity, removing roughly 15% of their DPS from totals.
- Dragonflight Season 4 ran April 23 to July 22, 2024; Week 7 (June 4) fell at the midpoint. VotI rotated weekly as one of three Awakened raids alongside Aberrus and Amirdrassil.
- 95th-percentile data captures top-end execution only; small log populations amplify parse-funneling effects and should be read with that in mind.
The sections below break down what drove those results.
Data Methodology
These rankings came from the Warcraft Logs Mythic VotI statistics page, filtered to the 95th percentile of logs for the week of June 4, 2024. That slice strips out learning-phase attempts, leaving only near-ceiling performances. Two caveats apply: small populations skew toward outliers, and tier gear availability shifted relative parses across the season's 13 weeks.
Understanding Parse Funneling
Parse funneling is the practice of optimising a raid run specifically to post a high log score rather than to clear efficiently. A handful of coordinated attempts can shift the 95th-percentile figure by thousands of DPS when the population is small, because there are too few logs to dilute the outliers. A spec at rank 1 with 648 logs reads very differently than one at rank 2 with 9,136.
Top Performers: Week 7 of Dragonflight Season 4
Two specs stood out in the Week 7 Mythic VotI snapshot. These are the top performers from the 95th-percentile data for that week, not a complete ranking of all specs.
| Position | Spec | Sample Size (Logs) | Week-over-Week |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unholy Death Knight | 648 | β2 |
| 2 | Devastation Evoker | 9,136 | no change |
π Common mistake: The 95th-percentile parse for Unholy Death Knight in Week 7 included a disproportionate share of stat-stick and parse-funneling logs. The small sample (648 logs vs. Devastation Evoker's 9,136) made the DPS figure appear inflated versus real-world raid performance. UDK rose two spots that week, but the population gap should temper how much weight that climb carries in practice.
Devastation Evoker's stability (zero rank movement, largest sample in the set) was the more reliable signal. Nine thousand logs at the 95th percentile represent a spec performing consistently across a wide cross-section of raiding guilds, not a coordinated push by a small group.
Subtlety Rogue Logging Gap
Subtlety Rogue parses were suppressed that week by a bug introduced in patch 10.2.7. Secret Technique summons Akaari's Soul, which deals shadow damage; Blizzard's patch changed how that entity was attributed in the combat log, causing its damage to appear under a separate entry rather than being credited to the rogue. The Warcraft Logs team confirmed it as a Blizzard-side change, not a Warcraft Logs error. The result was roughly 15% of Subtlety Rogue DPS missing from parse totals, so any ranking showing the spec below its expected position should be read with that gap in mind.
Context: What Drove These Rankings
By Week 7, most active progression guilds had completed their 4-piece tier sets. Unholy Death Knight benefited from a burst window that lined up well with several VotI fight timers, particularly on multi-target phases, but the 648-log sample reflects a narrow slice dominated by parse-focused groups. Devastation Evoker's Dracthyr-specific tier scaling delivered reliable throughput on both single-target and spread AoE encounters across VotI's eight bosses (Eranog through Raszageth the Storm-Eater), and 9,136 logs confirmed that as repeatable performance.
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Last reviewed 2026-06-19 against Dragonflight Season 4. Maintained by WowCarry's WoW team.
FAQ
What was the Vault of the Incarnates in Dragonflight Season 4?
VotI was Dragonflight's first raid, originally live in Season 1. In Season 4 it returned through the Awakened rotation alongside Aberrus and Amirdrassil, with one of the three raids designated Awakened each week for bonus rewards including Antique Bronze Bullion currency.
How many bosses did the Vault of the Incarnates have?
Eight bosses in order: Eranog, Terros, The Primal Council, Sennarth the Cold Breath, Dathea Ascended, Kurog Grimtotem, Broodkeeper Diurna, and Raszageth the Storm-Eater as the Mythic final boss.
Why was Unholy Death Knight ranked first despite only 648 logs?
With only 648 logs, the 95th-percentile figure was heavily shaped by coordinated parse-funneling runs: groups specifically optimising trinkets, cooldowns, and boss setup to post a high score rather than progress. In a pool that small, those outlier attempts dominate the top 5% slice.
What was the Akaari's Soul bug affecting Subtlety Rogues?
Patch 10.2.7 changed how Akaari's Soul (summoned by Secret Technique) was attributed in the combat log. Its shadow damage appeared under a separate entity instead of being credited to the rogue, removing roughly 15% of Subtlety Rogue DPS from parse totals. Warcraft Logs confirmed this as a Blizzard-side change.
When did Dragonflight Season 4 run?
April 23 to July 22, 2024 across 13 weekly resets. WoW's next expansion launched August 26, 2024; Awakened Raids continued until then, but competitive Season 4 rankings closed July 22.
What is the 95th percentile in Warcraft Logs rankings?
It represents the top 5% of recorded parses for a spec on a given boss, filtering out underperforming attempts to show near-ceiling execution. The trade-off is that small spec populations amplify parse-funneling effects at this percentile slice.
