Midnight Season 1 · 2026
Season 1 Final Recap
The season's closing meta, from 4,000 top runs (frozen 2026.08.12)
+25
Highest key
86%
Top comp share
97.5%
Top tank pick rate (Guardian Druid)
4,000
Top runs analyzed
How the Season Unfolded
Over 15 weeks, top-ranked players' average score climbed every single week — the race never stopped.
Weekly avg ranked score
+320 (8.4%)
Fastest-growing specs of the season
Guardian Druid
Frost Death Knight
Arcane Mage
Restoration DruidGuardian Druid, the season's dominant spec, also grew the fastest, while Restoration Druid gained just +27 — effectively pushed out of the meta.
Who Owned Each Role
A single spec filled 97.5% of tank slots and 94.3% of healer slots — Season 1 was an unusually locked-in meta.
Tank
Guardian Druid
97.5%· 95%p ahead
Healer
Mistweaver Monk
94.3%· 90.9%p ahead
DPS
Augmentation Evoker
32.2%· 0.2%p ahead
Higher Keys, Fewer Choices
Pick rates by key bracket across 5.3M runs — the throne was contested at low keys, but the meta took over at the top.
Tank
Healer
DPS
Final Spec Tiers
Tank
- SGuardian Druid97.5%
- A
Brewmaster Monk2.5% - B
Vengeance Demon Hunter0% - C
Blood Death Knight0% - C
Protection Paladin0% - C
Protection Warrior0%
Healer
- SMistweaver Monk94.3%
- A
Restoration Shaman3.4% - A
Discipline Priest2.3% - B
Preservation Evoker0.1% - CRestoration Druid0%
- C
Holy Paladin0% - C
Holy Priest0%
DPS
- SAugmentation Evoker32.2%
- S
Unholy Death Knight32% - S
Devourer Demon Hunter29.9% - A
Arms Warrior1.5% - A
Retribution Paladin0.8% - B
Outlaw Rogue0.7% - B
Feral Druid0.6%
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- B
Beast Mastery Hunter0.5% - B
Demonology Warlock0.4% - B
Frost Mage0.3% - B
Assassination Rogue0.3% - B
Shadow Priest0.2% - B
Fury Warrior0.2% - B
Elemental Shaman0.1% - B
Enhancement Shaman0.1% - B
Survival Hunter0.1% - B
Subtlety Rogue0.1% - B
Destruction Warlock0% - BArcane Mage0%
- B
Windwalker Monk0% - B
Balance Druid0% - B
Affliction Warlock0% - BFrost Death Knight0%
- B
Havoc Demon Hunter0% - C
Marksmanship Hunter0% - C
Devastation Evoker0% - C
Fire Mage0%
The Comp That Ruled the Season
Guardian DruidMistweaver MonkAugmentation EvokerDevourer Demon HunterUnholy Death Knight86% of top runs at season's end used this comp — best clear +25, average +23.8.
Hidden Gem
Guardian DruidMistweaver MonkAugmentation EvokerShadow PriestUnholy Death KnightThe most-played comp wasn't the best-performing one — at just 0.6% pick rate, this comp averaged 546.9 points, edging out the champion comp (544.7).
Inseparable Duos
The pairs that almost never queued apart in top runs.
Tank + Healer
Guardian Druid+Mistweaver MonkAppeared together in 94.2% of top runs
DPS Duo
Augmentation Evoker+Unholy Death KnightAppeared together in 95.7% of top runs
Top Key per Dungeon
Magisters' Terrace
30:57 · 563.4
Maisara Caverns
29:58 · 563.5
Nexus-Point Xenas
26:46 · 564.1
Pit of Saron
27:42 · 562.9
Windrunner Spire
32:19 · 560.8
Algeth'ar Academy
29:22 · 547
Seat of the Triumvirate
28:45 · 550.8
Skyreach
24:32 · 549.7
Hardest Dungeons
Relative difficulty comparing key levels the same players reached in each dungeon.
Algeth'ar AcademySeat of the TriumvirateSkyreachWindrunner SpireNexus-Point XenasMagisters' TerracePit of SaronMaisara Caverns