Who Should Farm Ruby Life Pools in WoW Midnight (Patch 12.1.0)
Dragonflight · Updated Sep 28, 2026
For Ruby Life Pools in Patch 12.1.0.69933 on cleave, Retribution Paladin gains the most with 2 best-in-slot drops; 28 specs have at least one top-five item here.
- Most best-in-slot drops
- 2
- Specs with a best-in-slot drop
- 14
- Specs ranked
- 28
Specs that want this dungeon
28 specs
Ruby Life Pools (Dragonflight) in the Season 2 Mythic+ pool: every DPS spec ranked by how many best-in-slot items this dungeon drops for it, with the boss for each.
| # | Spec | Best in slot | Top five | Top items |
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| 1 |  Retribution Paladin2 best in slot · 3 in a top five | 2 | 3 |
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| 2 |  Balance Druid1 best in slot · 5 in a top five | 1 | 5 |
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| 3 |  Arcane Mage1 best in slot · 4 in a top five | 1 | 4 |
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| 4 |  Frost Mage1 best in slot · 4 in a top five | 1 | 4 |
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| 5 |  Devastation Evoker1 best in slot · 4 in a top five | 1 | 4 |
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| 6 |  Outlaw Rogue1 best in slot · 4 in a top five | 1 | 4 |
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| 7 |  Demonology Warlock1 best in slot · 4 in a top five | 1 | 4 |
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| 8 |  Elemental Shaman1 best in slot · 3 in a top five | 1 | 3 |
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| 9 |  Affliction Warlock1 best in slot · 3 in a top five | 1 | 3 |
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| 10 |  Shadow Priest1 best in slot · 3 in a top five | 1 | 3 |
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| 11 |  Feral Druid1 best in slot · 2 in a top five | 1 | 2 |
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| 12 |  Beast Mastery Hunter1 best in slot · 2 in a top five | 1 | 2 |
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| 13 |  Marksmanship Hunter1 best in slot · 1 in a top five | 1 | 1 |
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| 14 |  Survival Hunter1 best in slot · 1 in a top five | 1 | 1 |
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| 15 |  Subtlety Rogue0 best in slot · 5 in a top five | 0 | 5 |
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| 16 |  Destruction Warlock0 best in slot · 4 in a top five | 0 | 4 |
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| 17 |  Fury Warrior0 best in slot · 4 in a top five | 0 | 4 |
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| 18 |  Assassination Rogue0 best in slot · 3 in a top five | 0 | 3 |
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| 19 |  Vengeance Demon Hunter0 best in slot · 3 in a top five | 0 | 3 |
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| 20 |  Fire Mage0 best in slot · 3 in a top five | 0 | 3 |
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| 21 |  Brewmaster Monk0 best in slot · 2 in a top five | 0 | 2 |
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| 22 |  Protection Paladin0 best in slot · 2 in a top five | 0 | 2 |
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| 23 |  Arms Warrior0 best in slot · 2 in a top five | 0 | 2 |
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| 24 |  Enhancement Shaman0 best in slot · 2 in a top five | 0 | 2 |
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| 25 |  Protection Warrior0 best in slot · 2 in a top five | 0 | 2 |
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| 26 |  Devourer Demon Hunter0 best in slot · 2 in a top five | 0 | 2 |
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| 27 |  Guardian Druid0 best in slot · 1 in a top five | 0 | 1 |
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| 28 |  Havoc Demon Hunter0 best in slot · 1 in a top five | 0 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
Which specs should farm Ruby Life Pools?
For Ruby Life Pools on cleave, Retribution Paladin leads with 2 best-in-slot drops. Top specs: Retribution Paladin (2), Balance Druid (1), Arcane Mage (1), Frost Mage (1), Devastation Evoker (1), Outlaw Rogue (1), Demonology Warlock (1), Elemental Shaman (1). The number is best-in-slot drops for that spec.
What are the best drops in Ruby Life Pools?
Each spec row lists the Ruby Life Pools items in its top five, best-in-slot picks first, with the boss that drops them. Open a spec for its full board.
How is this ranked?
Every spec's items are ranked within their slot by simmed stat weights (trinkets by the simmed trinket leaderboard). A spec counts one per slot where this dungeon holds its best item and one per drop in a top five.
How often is this updated?
Every Sunday after the weekly SimulationCraft update.