Popularity Tier List
Specializations grouped by how often they appear on Blizzard's Mythic Keystone leaderboards, computed from the same numbers the role pages show.
What this measures: specialization representation, from Blizzard's leaderboards, for the current leaderboard period, over a sample of the connected realms of every region. These counts were last updated on 6 November 2026, 07:00 UTC. Read the methodology.
Representation is counted from a rotating sample of each region's connected realms rather than from every realm.
How These Tiers Are Computed
A specialization's share is divided by the even share of its role, which is that role's total share divided by the number of specializations in it. S starts at 1.5 times the even share, A at 1.15, B at 0.85, C at 0.5, and D is everything below.
These tiers show how often each specialization is played. They are not a measure of how well it performs.
DPS
S Tier
| Specialization | Share |
|---|---|
| Hunter Beast Mastery | 6.7% |
| Mage Arcane | 6.1% |
| Paladin Retribution | 6.1% |
| Shaman Elemental | 5.4% |
| Rogue Subtlety | 4.8% |
| Warlock Demonology | 4.7% |
| Warrior Arms | 4.3% |
A Tier
No specialization falls in this tier.
B Tier
| Specialization | Share |
|---|---|
| Demon Hunter Devourer | 2.1% |
| Demon Hunter Havoc | 2.0% |
C Tier
| Specialization | Share |
|---|---|
| Druid Balance | 1.8% |
| Priest Shadow | 1.7% |
| Death Knight Frost | 1.7% |
| Shaman Enhancement | 1.6% |
| Mage Frost | 1.4% |
| Monk Windwalker | 1.3% |
D Tier
| Specialization | Share |
|---|---|
| Warrior Fury | 1.1% |
| Death Knight Unholy | 1.1% |
| Druid Feral | 1.0% |
| Hunter Marksmanship | 0.9% |
| Rogue Assassination | 0.8% |
| Warlock Destruction | 0.8% |
| Warlock Affliction | 0.7% |
| Evoker Devastation | 0.5% |
| Hunter Survival | 0.5% |
| Mage Fire | 0.4% |
| Evoker Augmentation | 0.3% |
| Rogue Outlaw | 0.2% |
Tank
S Tier
| Specialization | Share |
|---|---|
| Druid Guardian | 5.7% |
| Paladin Protection | 5.2% |
A Tier
| Specialization | Share |
|---|---|
| Death Knight Blood | 4.3% |
B Tier
No specialization falls in this tier.
C Tier
| Specialization | Share |
|---|---|
| Warrior Protection | 2.1% |
D Tier
| Specialization | Share |
|---|---|
| Demon Hunter Vengeance | 1.6% |
| Monk Brewmaster | 1.0% |
Healer
S Tier
| Specialization | Share |
|---|---|
| Paladin Holy | 5.1% |
| Shaman Restoration | 5.0% |
| Priest Holy | 4.4% |
A Tier
No specialization falls in this tier.
B Tier
No specialization falls in this tier.
C Tier
| Specialization | Share |
|---|---|
| Druid Restoration | 2.3% |
| Monk Mistweaver | 1.5% |
D Tier
| Specialization | Share |
|---|---|
| Priest Discipline | 1.0% |
| Evoker Preservation | 0.7% |
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