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The Most Popular DPS for Mythic+ in Shadowlands Season 1 Week 8

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The eighth week of Shadowlands Mythic Season 1 is here, so we're looking at the most popular DPS specs 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 all the data. The data is updated every hour.

This Week's Affixes

A World First +24 has been cleared in time this week. We also saw one unsuccessful +25 attempt. The following affixes are active:

Total Runs Recorded

As is tradition, we're looking at the total number of runs recorded for each DPS spec in the 8th week of Mythic Season 1. Based on the data, we filter out the most popular ranged and melee DPS specs.

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Most Popular Melee DPS for Mythic+

Unholy Death Knight remains the most popular melee spec for Mythic+ with +152K runs compared to last week. In second place is Retribution Paladin with +112K runs, and third is Havoc Demon Hunter with +120K runs compared to last week.

Subtlety Rogue lost 1 rank and is in 7th place. Windwalker Monk gained one rank and is up in 6th place. Enhancement Shaman swapped places with Fury Warriors (7th & 8th place).

The least popular melee spec is Assassination Rogue.

  • 1st: Unholy Death Knight - 1.544,721 runs
  • 2nd: Retribution Paladin - 1,150,006 runs
  • 3rd: Havoc Demon Hunter - 1,122,300 runs
  • 4th: Outlaw Rogue - 1,105,465 runs
  • 5th: Arms Warrior - 1,036,279 runs
  • 6th: Windwalker Monk - 952,140 runs
  • 7th: Subtlety Rogue - 859,616 runs
  • 8th: Fury Warrior - 643,849 runs
  • 9th: Enhancement Shaman - 618,923 runs
  • 10th: Feral Druid - 278,605 runs
  • 11th: Frost Death Knight - 243,427 runs
  • 12th: Survival Hunter - 64,288 runs
  • 13th: Assassination Rogue - 59,356 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 Hunters gained a whopping +497K runs compared to last week and remains the most popular ranged for Mythic+. Balance Druids gained a rank, but they still fall behind Marksmanship Hunters by 1.5 million runsFire Mage is now in 3rd place (down from 2nd).

The least popular ranged DPS spec for Mythic+ is Demonology Warlock.

  • 1st: Marksmanship Hunter - 3,504,046 runs
  • 2nd: Balance Druid - 2,074,771 runs
  • 3rd: Fire Mage - 2,063,891 runs
  • 4th: Shadow Priest - 1,435,377 runs
  • 5th: Affliction Warlock - 1,023,085 runs
  • 6th: Beast Mastery Hunter - 925,862 runs
  • 7th: Frost Mage - 826,151 runs
  • 8th: Destruction Warlock - 617,090 runs
  • 9th: Elemental Shaman - 598,560 runs
  • 10th: Arcane Mage - 338,198 runs
  • 11th: Demonology Warlock - 229,941 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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