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The Most Popular DPS for Mythic+ in Shadowlands Season 1 Week 9

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The ninth week of Shadowlands Season 1 is upon us, and it's time to look at the most popular DPS specializations for Mythic+!

DATA RELIABILITY: The data used in this article comes from benched.me. Reddit user OtherwiseUniversity7 plotted all keys available from the Blizzard API (excluding the CN region) on a single ridge plot to gather the data.

This Week's Affixes

Total Runs Recorded

As usual, we are looking at the total runs recorded for each DPS spec in the second week of Mythic Season 1. Based on the numbers, we filter out the most popular ranged and melee DPS specializations.

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Most Popular Melee DPS for Mythic+

Unholy Death Knight is the most popular melee specialization for Mythic+, followed by Retribution Paladin and Havoc Demon Hunter. On the other hand, the least popular specializations are Assassination Rogue (13th place)Survival Hunter (12th), and Frost Death Knight (11th).

  • 1st: Unholy Death Knight - 1,711,111 runs
  • 2nd: Retribution Paladin - 1,274,877 runs
  • 3rd: Havoc Demon Hunter - 1,263,721 runs
  • 4th: Outlaw Rogue - 1,241,285 runs
  • 5th: Arms Warrior - 1,124,896 runs
  • 6th: Windwalker Monk - 1,106,692 runs
  • 7th: Subtlety Rogue - 900,827 runs
  • 8th: Fury Warrior - 762,508 runs
  • 9th: Enhancement Shaman - 683,018 runs
  • 10th: Feral Druid - 308,060 runs
  • 11th: Frost Death Knight - 270,912 runs
  • 12th: Survival Hunter - 72,860 runs
  • 13th: Assassination Rogue - 69,647 runs

Detailed Look at Spec Performance

The meta starts kicking in at around +16, where most specs start losing their share of representation to the metaclasses. Some non-meta specs stay stable in mid-range keys and only begin disappearing at higher levels.

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Share of Melee DPS Specs at Each Key Level (Weekly Top 500 Runs)

To see how the meta changes during the season, we sample the top 50 runs for each dungeon (a total of 6,000 keys) for each week. Next, we count the number of times each spec appears in the weekly top 500 sample.

The data has a zig-zag quality to it. Spec numbers go up and down each week, which is the Tyrannical/Fortified split effect. On Tyrannical weeks, pushers are likely to bench their meta-class mains and play non-meta alts.

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Most Popular Ranged DPS for Mythic+

Marksmanship Hunter is the most popular ranged DPS for Mythic+ in Season 1 so far, with a whopping 3,9 million runsBalance Druid is 2nd, followed by Fire Mage. The least popular specialization is Demonology Warlock.

  • 1st: Marksmanship Hunter - 3,915,445 runs
  • 2nd: Balance Druid - 2,394,961 runs
  • 3rd: Fire Mage - 2,339,987 runs
  • 4th: Shadow Priest - 1,568,481 runs
  • 5th: Affliction Warlock - 1,151,650 runs
  • 6th: Beast Mastery Hunter - 1,020,320 runs
  • 7th: Frost Mage - 905,747 runs
  • 8th: Destruction Warlock - 677,827 runs
  • 9th: Elemental Shaman - 674,093 runs
  • 10th: Arcane Mage - 366,866 runs
  • 11th: Demonology Warlock - 252,084 runs

Detailed Look at Spec Performance

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Share of Ranged DPS Specs at Each Key Level (Weekly Top 500 Runs)

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