Instance grouping guide for a damage dealer

Instance grouping guide
Main Roles
Instance tanking (Tank) Instance healing (Healer) Instance damage dealing^† (Damage dealer) ^† Currently a stub.
Other Roles
Instance leader Instance puller Crowd controller^† Instance main assist Instance off tank Instance scout Instance rezzer^† ^† Currently a stub.
Class Roles
Druid Hunter Mage Paladin Priest	Rogue Shaman Warlock Warrior
Other Topics
Marking up mobs Crowd Control Combat Cycle Dying and Wipe prevention Role Assignment How Not To Do Things Additional Tips
Related Topics
Aggro Crowd control Looking For Group	Meeting stone Pickup group Wipe

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The Damage Dealer[]

Classes: All

As expected the damage dealer has one primary task: deal as much damage as possible to burn down one or more targets. However, they have a few secondary tasks that are almost as important: don't take aggro from the tank and don't endanger the healers or other squishies. This guide is intended to help damage dealers understand how best to perform their role in instance situations, but be able to adapt to edge case situations as well.

Types of DPS with class

Magic - Mage, Warlock; Balance Druid, Discipline/Shadow Priest, Elemental Shaman
Ranged - Hunter
Melee - Rogue, Arms/Fury Warrior; Enhancement Shaman,Feral Druid,Retribution Paladin, Death Knight.

Damage Dealer[]

Main article: Damage dealer

Every class can be a damage dealer, some classes are designed to provide utility while doing decent damage, some classes are designed to focus on DPS and provide no utility.

As a Damage Dealer[]

Watch your threat, if you die due to over aggro, it is your fault.
A damage dealer's job is deal out as much damage as possible without exceeding the tank's threat.
A threat meter such as Omen is very handy for threat management.
If for any reason you have aggro, run toward the tank and use any threat reduction spell if possible.
If two mobs are up and your threat is high on one of them, try switching targets to a non-CCed one.
Being on target, on the correct target, is important. Know your targeting priority.
Knowing when not to dps is important. Ping ponging a mob between you and the tank isn't usually part of the plan. If the tank has decided it's time to pull adds off the healer, wait for them to do that.