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What the one-button rotation costs you

WoW's Single-Button Assistant picks every spell for you, on a 25 % slower global cooldown. We simulate every spec with it and with perfect manual play. In Mythic+, Subtlety Rogue (Trickster) keeps the most: 90% of its damage. Fury Warrior (Mountain Thane) keeps the least: 67%.

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Single-Button AssistantInstant Casts the spell your rotation suggests next. Every press triggers a global cooldown 25 % longer: 1.88 s instead of 1.5 s. What it costs your spec: see below.

Mythic+ dungeon

SBA + cooldown · best talents for the button · bar = damage kept

  1. 1Elemental Shaman · Farseerless certainfix−9.44%
  2. 2Subtlety Rogue · Trickstersimc talents−10.12%
  3. 3Balance Druid · Keeper of the Grovenoteless certain−10.57%
  4. 4Marksmanship Hunter · Dark Rangersimc talentsfix−10.66%
  5. 5Beast Mastery Hunter · Pack Leader−10.83%
  6. 6Frost Death Knight · Deathbringerless certain−11.49%
  7. 7Fire Mage · Frostfire−11.92%
  8. 8Demonology Warlock · Soul Harvesterfix−12.24%
  9. 9Frost Death Knight · Rider of the Apocalypseless certain−12.55%
  10. 10Devastation Evoker · Scalecommandernote−12.96%
  11. 11Destruction Warlock · Hellcaller−12.99%
  12. 12Marksmanship Hunter · Sentinelfix−13.62%
  13. 13Demonology Warlock · Diabolistfix−13.80%
  14. 14Shadow Priest · Archonfix−14.15%
  15. 15Retribution Paladin · Templarfix−14.20%
  16. 16Fire Mage · Sunfury−14.27%
  17. 17Shadow Priest · Voidweaverfix−15.03%
  18. 18Balance Druid · Elune's Chosennoteless certain−15.21%
  19. 19Subtlety Rogue · Deathstalker−15.47%
  20. 20Assassination Rogue · Fatebound−16.43%
  21. 21Destruction Warlock · Diabolist−16.46%
  22. 22Beast Mastery Hunter · Dark Rangersimc talents−16.89%
  23. 23Frost Mage · Frostfire−17.14%
  24. 24Unholy Death Knight · Rider of the Apocalypsefix−17.30%
  25. 25Arcane Mage · Sunfury−17.99%
  26. 26Feral Druid · Wildstalkernotefix−18.10%
  27. 27Enhancement Shaman · Totemicfix−18.37%
  28. 28Feral Druid · Druid of the Clawnotesimc talentsfix−18.62%
  29. 29Arcane Mage · Spellslinger−18.69%
  30. 30Affliction Warlock · Soul Harvesterfix−18.88%
  31. 31Havoc Demon Hunter · Aldrachi Reaverless certainfix−19.03%
  32. 32Unholy Death Knight · San'laynnotefix−19.30%
  33. 33Assassination Rogue · Deathstalker−19.38%
  34. 34Fury Warrior · Slayerfix−19.83%
  35. 35Devourer Demon Hunter · Void-Scarredless certainfix−20.25%
  36. 36Frost Mage · Spellslinger−20.38%
  37. 37Devourer Demon Hunter · Annihilatorless certainsimc talentsfix−21.07%
  38. 38Retribution Paladin · Herald of the Sunnotefix−21.53%
  39. 39Outlaw Rogue · Fateboundsimc talents−21.72%
  40. 40Affliction Warlock · Hellcallerfix−21.76%
  41. 41Elemental Shaman · Stormbringerless certainfix−21.80%
  42. 42Survival Hunter · Pack Leadersimc talentsfix−21.99%
  43. 43Enhancement Shaman · Stormbringernotefix−22.02%
  44. 44Survival Hunter · Sentinelfix−22.87%
  45. 45Outlaw Rogue · Trickster−24.84%
  46. 46Arms Warrior · Colossusnotesimc talentsfix−28.06%
  47. 47Windwalker Monk · Shado-Pan−29.40%
  48. 48Windwalker Monk · Conduit of the Celestials−29.62%
  49. 49Arms Warrior · Slayernotefix−31.44%
  50. 50Fury Warrior · Mountain Thanenotesimc talentsfix−32.90%

Less certain in M+: Elemental Shaman, Balance Druid, Frost Death Knight, Havoc Demon Hunter, Devourer Demon Hunter. SimulationCraft says its M+ fight is not accurate for these specs, so read their figures as a rough guide.

Raid boss

SBA + cooldown · bar = damage kept

  1. 1Marksmanship Hunter · Dark Rangerfix−4.48%
  2. 2Beast Mastery Hunter · Dark Ranger−6.11%
  3. 3Assassination Rogue · Fatebound−6.91%
  4. 4Affliction Warlock · Hellcallerfix−8.20%
  5. 5Elemental Shaman · Stormbringerfix−9.23%
  6. 6Destruction Warlock · Diabolist−10.06%
  7. 7Elemental Shaman · Farseerfix−10.20%
  8. 8Destruction Warlock · Hellcaller−10.44%
  9. 9Feral Druid · Wildstalkerfix−10.46%
  10. 10Assassination Rogue · Deathstalker−10.84%
  11. 11Feral Druid · Druid of the Clawfix−11.87%
  12. 12Windwalker Monk · Shado-Pan−12.37%
  13. 13Beast Mastery Hunter · Pack Leader−12.88%
  14. 14Demonology Warlock · Soul Harvesterfix−12.89%
  15. 15Affliction Warlock · Soul Harvesterfix−12.98%
  16. 16Demonology Warlock · Diabolistfix−13.25%
  17. 17Arms Warrior · Colossusfix−13.32%
  18. 18Frost Death Knight · Deathbringer−13.66%
  19. 19Frost Death Knight · Rider of the Apocalypse−13.75%
  20. 20Subtlety Rogue · Trickster−13.79%
  21. 21Marksmanship Hunter · Sentinelfix−14.87%
  22. 22Shadow Priest · Archonfix−15.47%
  23. 23Shadow Priest · Voidweaverfix−15.54%
  24. 24Balance Druid · Elune's Chosen−15.74%
  25. 25Fire Mage · Frostfire−16.24%
  26. 26Survival Hunter · Pack Leaderfix−16.38%
  27. 27Subtlety Rogue · Deathstalkernote−17.81%
  28. 28Unholy Death Knight · Rider of the Apocalypsefix−17.88%
  29. 29Arcane Mage · Sunfury−18.15%
  30. 30Windwalker Monk · Conduit of the Celestials−18.15%
  31. 31Arms Warrior · Slayerfix−18.49%
  32. 32Survival Hunter · Sentinelnotefix−18.82%
  33. 33Havoc Demon Hunter · Aldrachi Reaverfix−18.92%
  34. 34Retribution Paladin · Templarfix−19.39%
  35. 35Fire Mage · Sunfury−19.78%
  36. 36Arcane Mage · Spellslinger−20.01%
  37. 37Enhancement Shaman · Totemicfix−20.06%
  38. 38Devourer Demon Hunter · Annihilatorfix−20.40%
  39. 39Enhancement Shaman · Stormbringerfix−20.86%
  40. 40Devourer Demon Hunter · Void-Scarredfix−20.94%
  41. 41Frost Mage · Frostfirenote−21.25%
  42. 42Balance Druid · Keeper of the Grovenote−21.29%
  43. 43Frost Mage · Spellslinger−21.46%
  44. 44Havoc Demon Hunter · Fel-Scarredfix−24.28%
  45. 45Fury Warrior · Slayerfix−25.24%
  46. 46Retribution Paladin · Herald of the Sunnotefix−25.96%
  47. 47Outlaw Rogue · Fatebound−25.96%
  48. 48Fury Warrior · Mountain Thanefix−26.21%
  49. 49Devastation Evoker · Scalecommandernote−26.42%
  50. 50Outlaw Rogue · Trickster−26.73%
  51. 51Unholy Death Knight · San'laynfix−26.89%

Against real +15 players

Real dungeons · data from 7 Nov 2026 · specs with 100+ real runs

The button with cooldowns, simulated on real +15 routes, against typical players of the same spec on Warcraft Logs. 17 of 29 keep up (within 3 %).

Best

  • Frost Death Knight · Deathbringer+14%
  • Destruction Warlock · Diabolist+14%
  • Fire Mage · Sunfury+13%

Worst

  • Unholy Death Knight · San'layn−16%
  • Retribution Paladin · Herald of the Sun−14%
  • Windwalker Monk · Conduit of the Celestials−11%

Every spec against real players

Best Mythic+ talents for the button

M+ dungeon only · one-button damage gained over SimulationCraft's build

For every spec we test SimulationCraft's build and the builds of the top 10 Mythic+ players (murlok.io) on the one button, keep the one that deals the most, then search every single talent swap from it for more damage with the button. 32 of 33 builds gain more than 1 % from a different build; for the others SimulationCraft's build is already the best.

Best Mythic+ talents for every spec, ready to import · or open a spec. Not tested for raid.

Four ways of playing

  • Manual

    Every button, played perfectly.

  • SBA + cooldown

    The button, plus your cooldowns and trinkets.

  • SBA alone

    Only the button.

  • Assisted Highlight

    The suggested spell, pressed on your own keys.

Questions about the one-button rotation

What is the Single-Button Assistant in World of Warcraft?

It is part of Blizzard's Assisted Combat options: you bind one button, and each press casts the spell your rotation suggests next. In exchange, every global cooldown it triggers is 25% longer (1.88 s instead of 1.5 s). Assisted Highlight is the other option: it only highlights the suggested spell on your own action bars, with no penalty.

How much DPS does the one-button rotation lose?

Against perfect manual play, the median spec loses 18% of its damage in Mythic+ and 16% on a raid boss with the Single-Button Assistant and its cooldowns pressed on time. The range is wide: from 10.12% for the best spec to 32.90% for the worst in Mythic+.

Which spec is best for the Single-Button Assistant?

In Mythic+, with the best talents for the button, the specs that lose the least are Subtlety Rogue (Trickster) (−10.12%), Marksmanship Hunter (Dark Ranger) (−10.66%), Beast Mastery Hunter (Pack Leader) (−10.83%). On a raid boss: Marksmanship Hunter (Dark Ranger) (−4.48%), Beast Mastery Hunter (Dark Ranger) (−6.11%), Assassination Rogue (Fatebound) (−6.91%). Both use the best talents we found for the button in that fight. These are simulations with SimulationCraft's own gear; always sim your own character.

Is Assisted Highlight better than the one button?

Yes, if you can press your own keys: followed perfectly, Assisted Highlight loses a median 7% in Mythic+, against 18% for the one button, because it has no global cooldown penalty. Using only the button, without pressing cooldowns, trinkets or potions yourself, loses a median 38%.

Should I change my talents for the one-button rotation?

Often, yes. For every spec we test SimulationCraft's build and the top 10 Mythic+ players' builds (from murlok.io) on the one button, search every single talent swap from the best of them, and keep the best: for 32 of 33 builds it deals more than 1% more than SimulationCraft's build. Each spec page gives the best Mythic+ build's talent string to import in game. On a raid boss, a talent search for the button from the raid build we used before finds a better build for 31 of 49 specs and hero talents; those strings are on the spec pages too.

How are these numbers made?

Every figure is a SimulationCraft simulation (1210-01, WoW 12.1.5.70575) of the reference characters, 10,000 iterations each, in SimulationCraft's Mythic+ fight (DungeonSlice) and on a single raid boss (Patchwerk), with a few small fixes where SimulationCraft plays Blizzard's list differently from the game. The Sources page lists every option and fix.

Why are some specs marked less certain in Mythic+?

SimulationCraft itself reports that it does not support its Mythic+ fight for Elemental Shaman, Balance Druid, Frost Death Knight, Havoc Demon Hunter, Devourer Demon Hunter, and says the results are inaccurate. Those specs are ranked with a "less certain" tag in Mythic+; read their figures as a rough guide. Their raid figures are not affected.