Midnight Season 1 · 2026
Season 1 Final Recap
The season's closing meta, from 3,040 top runs (frozen 2026.08.01)
+25
Highest key
85.4%
Top comp share
97%
Top tank pick rate (Guardian Druid)
3,040
Top runs analyzed
How the Season Unfolded
Over 13 weeks, top-ranked players' average score climbed every single week — the race never stopped.
Weekly avg ranked score
+298 (7.8%)
Fastest-growing specs of the season
Guardian Druid
Affliction Warlock
Frost Death Knight
Restoration DruidGuardian Druid, the season's dominant spec, also grew the fastest, while Restoration Druid gained just +22 — effectively pushed out of the meta.
Who Owned Each Role
A single spec filled 97% of tank slots and 93.4% of healer slots — Season 1 was an unusually locked-in meta.
Tank
Guardian Druid
97%· 94%p ahead
Healer
Mistweaver Monk
93.4%· 89.7%p ahead
DPS
Augmentation Evoker
32.1%· 0.3%p ahead
Higher Keys, Fewer Choices
Pick rates by key bracket across 4.8M runs — the throne was contested at low keys, but the meta took over at the top.
Tank
Healer
DPS
Final Spec Tiers
Tank
- SGuardian Druid97%
- A
Brewmaster Monk3% - C
Blood Death Knight0% - C
Vengeance Demon Hunter0% - C
Protection Paladin0% - C
Protection Warrior0%
Healer
- SMistweaver Monk93.4%
- A
Restoration Shaman3.7% - A
Discipline Priest2.9% - B
Preservation Evoker0% - CRestoration Druid0%
- C
Holy Paladin0% - C
Holy Priest0%
DPS
- SAugmentation Evoker32.1%
- S
Unholy Death Knight31.8% - S
Devourer Demon Hunter29.9% - A
Arms Warrior1.5% - A
Retribution Paladin0.8% - A
Outlaw Rogue0.8% - B
Feral Druid0.8%
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- B
Beast Mastery Hunter0.5% - B
Demonology Warlock0.4% - B
Frost Mage0.2% - B
Shadow Priest0.2% - B
Assassination Rogue0.2% - B
Fury Warrior0.2% - B
Enhancement Shaman0.2% - B
Elemental Shaman0.2% - B
Survival Hunter0.1% - B
Arcane Mage0.1% - B
Subtlety Rogue0.1% - B
Windwalker Monk0% - B
Destruction Warlock0% - B
Havoc Demon Hunter0% - B
Balance Druid0% - BFrost Death Knight0%
- C
Devastation Evoker0% - C
Marksmanship Hunter0% - C
Fire Mage0% - CAffliction Warlock0%
The Comp That Ruled the Season
Guardian DruidMistweaver MonkAugmentation EvokerDevourer Demon HunterUnholy Death Knight85.4% of top runs at season's end used this comp — best clear +25, average +23.7.
Hidden Gem
Guardian DruidMistweaver MonkAugmentation EvokerShadow PriestUnholy Death KnightThe most-played comp wasn't the best-performing one — at just 0.5% pick rate, this comp averaged 546.8 points, edging out the champion comp (542.6).
Inseparable Duos
The pairs that almost never queued apart in top runs.
Tank + Healer
Guardian Druid+Mistweaver MonkAppeared together in 93.4% of top runs
DPS Duo
Augmentation Evoker+Unholy Death KnightAppeared together in 94.9% of top runs
Top Key per Dungeon
Maisara Caverns
29:58 · 563.5
Nexus-Point Xenas
28:19 · 562.1
Pit of Saron
28:44 · 561.6
Windrunner Spire
32:19 · 560.8
Algeth'ar Academy
29:42 · 546.6
Seat of the Triumvirate
29:48 · 549.6
Skyreach
25:34 · 548.3
Hardest Dungeons
Relative difficulty comparing key levels the same players reached in each dungeon.
Algeth'ar AcademySkyreachSeat of the TriumvirateWindrunner SpireNexus-Point XenasMaisara CavernsPit of Saron