Discover the most popular classes and specs currently in Mythic+!
The Data
The data used in this post is sourced from Raider.IO who tracked 15,480,730 Mythic+ runs on live servers since the beginning of The War Within Season 1. This data is unfiltered, so it takes into account all runs, not just timed or Top 2K runs. Therefore, it should provide a great base for determining the most popular specs currently in Mythic+!
Most Popular Tanks in Mythic+
Let’s start with tanks! The most popular tank spec right now is Protection Warrior. Next, we’ve got Protection Paladin. The third is Blood Death Knight. The least popular tanking spec is Brewmaster Monk with just 6.8% representation, accounting for over a million runs.
- Protection Warrior – 23.8%
- Protection Paladin – 20.5%
- Blood Death Knight – 18.9%
- Guardian Druid – 15.5%
- Vengeance Demon Hunter – 14.6%
- Brewmaster Monk – 6.8%
Most Popular Healers in Mythic+
Next up are healers! Restoration Shaman is dominating with a whopping 37.6% representation, which means the spec was present in more than 5.8 million Mythic+ runs thus far. The other healing specializations are quite balanced around the 10-13% mark. The least popular specialization is Preservation Evoker.
- Restoration Shaman – 37.6%
- Discipline Priest – 13.0%
- Holy Paladin – 11.6%
- Restoration Druid – 11.0%
- Mistweaver Monk – 10.5%
- Holy Priest – 8.7%
- Preservation Evoker – 7.6%
Most Popular Ranged DPS in Mythic+
The 3 most popular ranged DPS in Mythic+ are Elemental Shaman with 13.6% or 3.01 million runs, Arcane Mage boasting 12.9% and 2.85 million runs, and Marksmanship Hunter with 9.8% and 2.16 million runs. The least ranged DPS is Fire Mage with just 2.7% or 602K runs.
- Elemental Shaman – 13.6%
- Arcane Mage – 12.9%
- Marksmanship Hunter – 9.8%
- Balance Druid – 9.4%
- Frost Mage – 9.4%
- Destruction Warlock – 8.0%
- Augmentation Evoker – 7.5%
- Shadow Priest – 6.8%
- Beast Mastery Hunter – 5.8%
- Demononology Warlock – 5.7%
- Affliction Warlock – 5.4%
- Devastation Evoker – 3.0%
- Fire Mage – 2.7%
Most Popular Melee DPS in Mythic+
Finally, we’re taking a closer look at the melee department. Retribution Paladin is absolutely dominating the charts with an impressive 26.1% representation, accounting for a whopping 6.48 million runs. In stark contrast, Frost Death Knight secures the second spot with nearly half the representation at 13.4%, equating to 3.34 million runs. Fury Warrior follows closely in third place, capturing 11.7% of the runs. The least popular is Subtlety Rogue with just 123K Mythic+ runs.
- Retribution Paladin – 26.1%
- Frost Death Knight – 13.4%
- Fury Warrior – 11.7%
- Assassination Rogue – 10.4%
- Enhancement Shaman – 9.9%
- Havoc Demon Hunter – 7.5%
- Windwalker Monk – 6.2%
- Survival Hunter – 4.9%
- Unholy Death Knight – 4.2%
- Feral Druid – 1.9%
- Outlaw Rogue – 1.7%
- Arms Warrior – 1.7%
- Subtlety Rogue – just 123k runs, doesn’t even have a number in the graph.
