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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. Computed 2026-09-22. 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

A Tier

SpecializationShare
Rogue Assassination2.6%

B Tier

SpecializationShare
Druid Balance2.3%
Demon Hunter Havoc1.9%

Tank

S Tier

SpecializationShare
Death Knight Blood6.5%

A Tier

SpecializationShare
Paladin Protection4.7%
Druid Guardian3.9%

B Tier

No specialization falls in this tier.

C Tier

SpecializationShare
Warrior Protection1.9%
Demon Hunter Vengeance1.8%

D Tier

SpecializationShare
Monk Brewmaster1.2%

Healer

S Tier

SpecializationShare
Paladin Holy6.1%
Shaman Restoration5.4%

A Tier

SpecializationShare
Priest Holy3.9%

B Tier

No specialization falls in this tier.

C Tier

SpecializationShare
Druid Restoration1.7%
Monk Mistweaver1.4%

D Tier

SpecializationShare
Evoker Preservation0.8%
Priest Discipline0.7%

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