WoW Class and Specialization Statistics

See which classes, specializations and roles are represented in our recent max-level character sample.

Retail data set

778,852 tracked max-level characters seen in the last 30 days.

Role distribution

DPS

63.4%

493,779 characters

HEALER

19.2%

149,858 characters

TANK

17.4%

135,200 characters

Class popularity

Paladin

14.6%

113,347 characters · Median ilvl 314

Shaman

10.7%

83,200 characters · Median ilvl 315

Druid

9.0%

70,456 characters · Median ilvl 312

Death Knight

9.0%

70,192 characters · Median ilvl 315

Mage

8.7%

67,845 characters · Median ilvl 316

Warrior

8.4%

65,169 characters · Median ilvl 314

Hunter

7.8%

61,023 characters · Median ilvl 314

Priest

7.2%

56,233 characters · Median ilvl 310

Warlock

6.7%

52,226 characters · Median ilvl 313.5

Demon Hunter

5.8%

44,785 characters · Median ilvl 312

Monk

5.2%

40,241 characters · Median ilvl 311

Rogue

4.3%

33,571 characters · Median ilvl 311

Evoker

2.6%

20,564 characters · Median ilvl 311

Specialization popularity

Specialization	Class	Role	Characters	Share	Median ilvl
Arcane	Mage	dps	54,169	7.0%	317
Beast Mastery	Hunter	dps	45,932	5.9%	315
Retribution	Paladin	dps	45,665	5.9%	314
Arms	Warrior	dps	41,004	5.3%	316
Blood	Death Knight	tank	40,550	5.2%	316
Demonology	Warlock	dps	37,186	4.8%	316
Elemental	Shaman	dps	36,757	4.7%	315
Holy	Paladin	healer	36,155	4.6%	315
Restoration	Shaman	healer	35,234	4.5%	315
Protection	Paladin	tank	31,524	4.0%	314
Holy	Priest	healer	27,508	3.5%	314
Guardian	Druid	tank	23,761	3.1%	313
Balance	Druid	dps	21,927	2.8%	314
Assassination	Rogue	dps	19,953	2.6%	312
Havoc	Demon Hunter	dps	18,126	2.3%	313
Unholy	Death Knight	dps	17,536	2.3%	315
Shadow	Priest	dps	17,029	2.2%	312
Windwalker	Monk	dps	15,987	2.1%	312
Restoration	Druid	healer	15,723	2.0%	308
Protection	Warrior	tank	15,502	2.0%	311
Devourer	Demon Hunter	dps	13,549	1.7%	313
Mistweaver	Monk	healer	13,497	1.7%	310
Vengeance	Demon Hunter	tank	13,110	1.7%	311
Frost	Death Knight	dps	12,100	1.6%	313
Discipline	Priest	healer	11,696	1.5%	292
Enhancement	Shaman	dps	11,209	1.4%	313
Brewmaster	Monk	tank	10,753	1.4%	311
Marksmanship	Hunter	dps	10,666	1.4%	310
Preservation	Evoker	healer	10,045	1.3%	310
Frost	Mage	dps	9,895	1.3%	306
Feral	Druid	dps	9,044	1.2%	310
Subtlety	Rogue	dps	8,879	1.1%	311
Fury	Warrior	dps	8,662	1.1%	309
Devastation	Evoker	dps	8,319	1.1%	311
Destruction	Warlock	dps	7,744	1.0%	305
Affliction	Warlock	dps	7,296	0.9%	304
Outlaw	Rogue	dps	4,739	0.6%	309
Survival	Hunter	dps	4,425	0.6%	308
Fire	Mage	dps	3,781	0.5%	283
Augmentation	Evoker	dps	2,200	0.3%	314