Question - Level 130 Highest DPS Groups for Melee and Casters (4 Viewers)

[eqman22]

Does anyone know the current absolute best monster 6 toon dps group for melees and casters for level 130? I have multiples of every class so I can pretty much create any group setup imaginable. However, I am just recently coming back to Everquest so wondering if anyone has run the numbers on the absolute best dps group for casters and melees. This is just for piddling in level 130 group content. The only constant is my tank is an SK and I will have a bard in the group. I can use a cleric, shaman, or druid for my healer. So basically the variables are which healer + the other 3 slots (although I can drop the bard if somehow there is a better toon for it...I don't think there is though. It seems bards are better than chanters in all caster groups although I kind of enjoy the periodic chanter + bard in same group).

Thanks in advance!

 

[kaen01]

SHD, SHM, BRD, ROG, BST, BER

This group will tear everything to pieces without even doing anything.
No caster group gonna be able to touch this efficiency.


SHM, CLR, BRD, MAG, MAG, WIZ(for more castery things, do ENC instead of BRD)

Will do tons of damage, but at maybe 20% less efficiency than the melee group

 

[eqman22]

SHD, SHM, BRD, ROG, BST, BER

This group will tear everything to pieces without even doing anything.
No caster group gonna be able to touch this efficiency.


SHM, CLR, BRD, MAG, MAG, WIZ(for more castery things, do ENC instead of BRD)

Will do tons of damage, but at maybe 20% less efficiency than the melee group

Thanks tons!

 

[The Ancient One]

Depends on what class you fell more fun.
You can use: WAR, SHM, MNK, ROG, BRD, BERwhen good geared, for normal missions and daily stuff, your Warrior can be beast DPS using a 2Hand also. Bard is a always on for entire group and Monk, well, when not a caster group, he gives ya 20% melee bônus.

 

[pascualito]

Sk,shm,brd,mag,mag,bst
Nice for this expansion 2 coth rocks and toons of dps

 

[kaen01]

if you doing war, he does best dual wielding for dps and defensives, when i ran a war, he outperfomed his 2hand and they was same tier

 

[Sippi]

For regular group stuff I've never been able to get higher sustained ups over time than with SK, Shaman, Bard, Berz, Rogue and Bst.

 

[edsarto]

For Burst DPS this expansion has brought back life into the Zerker. I do missions with SK and four Zerks( this could be four Rogues), BRD. SK basically keeps him self healed. For group mobs it really doesnt matter once you have your tank, mine being SK. Mage is nice for moving around and DPS can really be any mix you like. I add a SHM into my group mix with the SK and BRD the rest is your choice mobs melt, you wont need High DPS to see mobs melt.

 

[eqman22]

This is all really great info fellas. Yeah, I am not worrying about beating missions or anything else. I am literally just looking for the highest face melting DPS lol

 

[RobRenfro]

I say 5 Warriors and a Monk bandaging the MT as healer.

Seriously, pick the group you like. The one that suits your play style. That's where you will do the most damage and more importantly have the most fun.

 

[boxbuddy]

I say 5 Warriors and a Monk bandaging the MT as healer.

Seriously, pick the group you like. The one that suits your play style. That's where you will do the most damage and more importantly have the most fun.

This.

5 Rampages with Brutal Onslaught disc = win.

There are so many other factors that it can't even be measured, like, how your automations work together, how much class knowledge do you have, do you have LEMs/events setup, etc.

 

[Sic]

There are so many other factors that it can't even be measured, like, how your automations work together, how much class knowledge do you have, do you have LEMs/events setup, etc.

and mob body type - respawn rate / mob density, if you want to use aoes or mez

also how much effort you want to put in - mnk / ber for example just want 1 weapon, rogues need 2 weapons --- but you can rock poison on everyone who is engaging in melee combat to make rogue alliance proc

assuming you have your bases covered, play what you enjoy.

this was year ago at this point - but i went from mostly caster groups to mostly melee groups for my "shitter diamond / ts material farm" groups because i could go endlessly without stopping with the melee groups, but the mage/wiz style groups i'd have to stop for med breaks - the "shitter diamond/farm groups" are typically just f2p so even with nearly no hstats and whatnot, they still roasted.

My "main crew" has been SHD, SHM, BRD, ROG, BST, BER for a couple years now (rog instead of second ber) and i really enjoy it. absolutely walks over anything and everything without a problem.

in late 2026 with gigajuiced shd shm, brd, wiz, wiz, mag I bet would be crazy too assuming you got those casters lots of +spell dmg. i've had people send me some pretty kick ass numbers.

 

[reedreddington]

I say 5 Warriors and a Monk bandaging the MT as healer.

Seriously, pick the group you like. The one that suits your play style. That's where you will do the most damage and more importantly have the most fun.

5 Monks and a BST healing.