wow Shadowlands 9.0.5 Mythic+ DPS Log Rankings and Analysis, Week 9: The Week of Shadow

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Something's happening with Shadow this week specifically, as it finally got to 1st place in both the overall and boss-only Castle Nathria log rankings, but now it's also very steeply climbing in Mythic+ as well, arriving in the top 5! The week also saw the huge meta-driven top 3 specs come back down to earth and lose their giant gains from last week, with Fire still keeping a small bit of it.

Note: The logs are based on POINTS, and not actual damage or healing, meaning they log the timed completion for the specs, with higher keys getting more points, obviously. The time in which the dungeon is completed is also a factor, but a much, much smaller one, as it grants very few points if you do it significantly faster than just any in-time completion. We're also using the Normalized Aggregate Scores numbers, for clarity, meaning the top spec is marked as 100 and then the rest are ranked in relation to that peak point.

This past week was Tyrannical, Bursting, Explosive (and Prideful).

As mentioned in the intro, Shadow is having one hell of a week in the top percentiles, as it's suddenly climbed not only to the absolute No.1 spot in Nathria, but it's also gained a whopping 4 spots in Mythic+, jumping from 9th place into 5th! It also messed up everything above it as it passed through, as the former No.5, Elemental, went down to 8th, and Affliction and Fury also passed it by, with Unholy pushing past Havoc and Marksmanship to end up in Shadow's former 9th slot. At the bottom we see Enhancement jump 3 spots, as this week's absolute bottom is taken by Arms.

Mythic+ All Keys 95th Percentile Data by Warcraft Logs.

Interestingly, the top 3 specs very much kept their big leads from last week in the more general population, with Fire moving even further ahead of everyone else. Shadow didn't gain as much, only jumping 2 spots, but Affliction and Unholy are the prime movers here instead, with Marksmanship and Elemental dropping a couple of spots as a result. Enhancement is doing even better here, rising 4 spots after a long time near the bottom as well.

Mythic+ All Keys All Percentile Data by Warcraft Logs.

High Keys

M+15 is still extremely even with it's spec distribution, with the top 2 specs swapping out again this week, Outlaw retaking its very top spot. Marksmanship has had a rough week here as well, dropping 4 spots to 9th to make way for Havoc, which continues its rise in the 15s, as well as Balance, Shadow (on the climb ere as well) and Assassination. 

Mythic+15 All Percentile Data by Warcraft Logs.

And finally we're on to crazy town, where any comparison to the previous week doesn't make much sense, as we see Havoc at the top this time around, with the previous No.1 once again moving from the top to the literal bottom as Subtlety just jumps from top to bottom every other week in this +20 madhouse!

Mythic+20 All Percentile Data by Warcraft Logs.

For even more in-depth data for each individual key head on over to Warcraft Logs. And if you're interested in more info on the specs themselves you can always check out our class guides or our extensive Mythic+ guides as well, which have tier lists, dungeon rankings and more.