Overview
RMP is the definitive control comp of TBC. You open with layered crowd control — Sap the healer, Sheep a DPS, Blind the third — then burst a target with the mage's Shatter combo stacked on the rogue's stunlock. Everything is a setup for one clean kill window.
The comp demands perfect CC chains: your Polymorph, Sap, Blind, and Cheap Shot must be sequenced so the enemy healer never gets a cast off during your burst. The priest layers Fear/Mana Burn and peels the melee that come for the mage. It has the highest ceiling and the highest skill floor in the bracket.
Win condition
Chain-CC the enemy healer (Sap → Poly/Fear/Blind) so they can't heal during a Shatter + Kidney Shot burst that kills a DPS before the CC breaks.
Strengths
- +The most controlled setup comp in the game — layered CC on the healer
- +Shatter + rogue burst deletes a target in one window
- +Priest peels and Mana Burns; near-total board control
Weaknesses
- −High execution — a dropped CC chain wastes the whole setup
- −Vulnerable to instant-cast cleaves (warrior/druid, TSG) that ignore your CC
Cooldown timeline
Setup: Sap the healer pre-round. Open → Sheep one DPS, Cheap Shot the kill target. Mage Frostbolt → Frost Nova → Shatter combo (Ice Lance + Frostbolt + Icy Veins) while rogue Kidney Shots and burns AR/trinket. Priest Fears/Mana Burns the healer to extend the lockout. Reset with Vanish/Ice Block/Fear if the kill doesn't land.
Positioning
Mage and priest play a pillar for LoS; rogue roams to the kill target. Keep the priest peeled from enemy melee so the CC chain never breaks early.
Vs. the meta
Instant cleave pressure ignores your CC setup and trains your mage/priest. Play defensively, kite with Nova/Blind, and burst only when you've peeled both warriors — don't try to out-tempo them, out-control them.
Gear requirements
- ▸All three want resilience; the mage and priest need stamina to survive cleave swaps
- ▸Rogue needs weapon-first burst; mage needs enough spell power for a lethal Shatter
Tips
- •Sap the healer before the gates open to start ahead on CC.
- •Never blow the full CC chain without the burst ready — CC without a kill is wasted.
- •Ice Block and Vanish are reset buttons; a clean re-open beats forcing a bad kill.
Gear & talents for this comp
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