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Shadowlands Healer Mythic+ Popularity for Pre-Patch on Benched.me
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30/10/2020 alle 03:53
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We're continuing to go over the Mythic+ participation statistics on Benched.me for DPS, Tanks and Healers over the next few days. We're continuing with healers today and comparing the participation of Healers in the Shadowlands Pre-Patch versus BFA Season 4, with some of our Class Writers commenting on why things may have changed.
Want to see the previous article on Tanks? Click below.
Tank Mythic+ Popularity for Pre-Patch
Disclaimers and Source
The data for this article was taken from the
Benched.me Statistics
. We're taking a look at specific 2 key levels for this article, +15 and +25, which will hopefully show the popularity of specs trying to get their weekly chest versus forming a high key Meta.
However, there are many more statistics and graphs that you can look at on
Benched.me
including:
Runs by Spec & Key Level
Total Number of Runs Recorded by each Spec
Total Number of Runs Recorded by Key Level
Detailed Look at Spec Performance
Weekly Top 500
Make sure to head over there and give it a look!
Benched.me Mythic+ Statistics
The idea of this series is to give an idea of spec popularity in the
Shadowlands Pre-Patch
for Mythic+ compared to BFA Season 4. It's interesting to see what specs are popular in Mythic+ content at various keystone levels but with an extended longer-than-usual Pre-Patch, this may help inform you on what specs are performing well in Mythic+ at higher keystone levels if you enjoy playing what is performing the "best".
With Pre-Patch, players may be trying out different specs, gearing alts or playing other characters for any reason.
For Keystone Levels 2 through 15 Keystones, the popularity of these specs are likely more indicative of what players are trying out or gearing up in the Pre-Patch since every class and spec is able to do a +15 Keystone
For Keystones above +15, the popularity of these specs will start to trend towards being more indicative of what the perceived meta is in the Pre-Patch.
However, very high keys (around +30) will have very few runs and the data will be skewed to the few groups that play them.
In general though, specs that are considered underpowered are generally played less and tend to appear less in popularity charts, making them appear weaker than they actually are.
Lastly spec representation will be skewed based on the Affixes. The two weeks of Pre-Patch haven't had any affixes that would greatly benefit or hurt any class, but this week's Bursting Week would probably skew the data towards Priests.
Remember that Pre-Patch data may not be indicative of balance in Shadowlands or Shadowlands Season 1 due to the current lack of Shadowlands systems such as Legendaries, Conduits, Soulbinds and Covenant abilities. There are also Essences and Azerite Traits which some specs benefit more than others from, which will not be present in Shadowlands.
This post is not suggesting classes that are "good" to play in Shadowlands. The purpose of this post is to look at the popularity of classes in the Shadowlands Pre-Patch, which is longer than expected due to Shadowlands delays.
For more information on specs in the Shadowlands Pre-Patch, check out our Class Guides!
Check out our Class Guides below, now updated for the Shadowlands Pre-Patch
Blood Death Knight
by
Mandl and Panthea
Arcane Mage
by
Malon
Assassination Rogue
by
Mystler
Frost Death Knight
by
Bicepspump
Fire Mage
by
Preheat
Outlaw Rogue
by
Mystler
Unholy Death Knight
by
Bicepspump
Frost Mage
by
Malon
Subtlety Rogue
by
Mystler
Havoc Demon Hunter
by
Kib
Brewmaster Monk
by
Llarold
Elemental Shaman
by
Gistwiki
Vengeance Demon Hunter
by
Itamae
Mistweaver Monk
by
Anomoly
Enhancement Shaman
by
Wordup
Balance Druid
by
Tettles
Windwalker Monk
by
Babylonius
Restoration Shaman
by
Niseko
Feral Druid
by
Guiltyas
Holy Paladin
by
Pelinal
Affliction Warlock
by
Xyronic
Guardian Druid
by
Pumps
Protection Paladin
by
Lincoln
Demonology Warlock
by
Not
Restoration Druid
by
Jaydaa
Retribution Paladin
by
Bolas
Destruction Warlock
by
Loozy
Beast Mastery Hunter
by
Impakt
Discipline Priest
by
Jak
Arms Warrior
by
Archimtiros
Marksmanship Hunter
by
Moofz
Holy Priest
by
Jak
Fury Warrior
by
Archimtiros
Survival Hunter
by
Gray_hound
Shadow Priest
by
Djriff
Protection Warrior
by
Llarold
Healer Popularity In the Shadowlands Pre-Patch
This section shows you the Healer popularity for the first two weeks of the Shadowlands Pre-Patch
according to Benched.me
compared to their popularity during BFA Season 4.
Graphs from Benched.me
Healer Pre-Patch Popularity
Healer BFA Season 4 Popularity
Healer Popularity at Mythic +15 in the Shadowlands Pre-Patch
This is the Healer Popularity Chart for
Mythic 15
Keystones.
Spec
Pre-Patch Popularity
BFA Season 4 Popularity
Change
Restoration Druid
30%
34%
↓ 4
Discipline Priest
17%
8%
↑ 9
Restoration Shaman
16%
11%
↑ 5
Holy Paladin
16%
24%
↓ 8
Mistweaver Monk
12%
14%
↓ 2
Holy Priest
9%
9%
- 0
Healer Popularity at Mythic +25 in the Shadowlands Pre-Patch
This is the Healer Popularity Chart for
Mythic 25
Keystones.
Spec
Pre-Patch Popularity
BFA Season 4 Popularity
Change
Restoration Druid
41%
56%
↓ 11
Discipline Priest
19%
5%
↑ 14
Holy Paladin
18%
31%
↓ 13
Restoration Shaman
14%
4%
↑ 10
Mistweaver Monk
7%
3%
↑ 4
Holy Priest
1%
0%
↑ 1
Healer Writer Comments on Popularity
Restoration Druid
This section was written by our
Restoration Druid
Guide Writer,
Jaydaa
on why the Restoration Druid popularity has dropped but still remains at the top.
Although Restoration Druids have lost some representation especially at the high end of Mythic+ keys in the Shadowlands pre-patch, we still remain the dominant M+ healer. Because Restoration Druids received only minor changes in Shadowlands, the loss of representation is most likely attributed to players experimenting with other healer changes in the pre-patch rather than any significant nerfs or changes to our playstyle or M+ toolkit. After a nearly 9-month long Season 4 and a largely stale meta, players are likely experiencing a ton of fatigue and just want to try something new. Now's the time to experiment, especially outside of a proper M+ season. Notably, Restoration Shamans and Discipline Priests have significantly increased representation after these specs received a few meaningful changes to their toolkits dramatically improving their performance in M+. Hopefully, we continue to see these increased levels of representation at the highest levels of M+ in Season 1 of Shadowlands.
However, do not mistake the decrease in Restoration Druid representation in M+ for any weakness. With our toolkit and playstyle from BFA almost entirely intact including
Pronto Ritorno
, we're still bringing the heat with a few more toys to play with. In the Shadowlands pre-patch we gained even more M+ utility with
Ciclone
,
Ruggito Impetuoso
, and
Cuore Selvaggio
. While none of these spells are exactly game-breaking, they're definitely nice additions to our already strong M+ toolkit. Once Shadowlands launches, we'll also pick up a few additional perks while leveling that augment some of our strongest M+ spells;
Ricrescita
(Level 52),
Pelle di Legnoduro
(Level 56), and
Rapidità della Natura
(Level 58). With our strongest covenant ability looking to be the versatile
Convocazione degli Spiriti
from the Night Fae and some decent accompanying legendaries, we'll likely remain one of the dominant choices of healer in Shadowlands Season 1 Mythic+ unless we see major changes in the coming weeks.
Discipline Priest
This section was written by our
Discipline Priest
Guide Writer,
Jak
on why the Discipline Priest popularity has increased in the Pre-Patch!
Discipline has seen an explosion in popularity in Mythic+ in the 15 range but most notably in the 25+ range for keys during the Pre-Patch. There are many reasons for this change including improved community perception from Beta performances, improved flexibility in talents like
Patto d'Ombra
, and the additional Shadow abilities like
Risonanza Mentale
and
Detonazione Mentale
that further increase Disc's heavy damage dealing capabilities. While it does not have
Pacificazione Mentale
or
Infusione di Potere
in the Pre-Patch, Discipline still has exceptional single target healing, especially with essences and azerite still around to further bolster
Cura d'Ombra
healing. The new version of
Patto d'Ombra
is an excellent resource to further increase
Cura d'Ombra
healing or even to increase their damage in AoE situations by using
Risonanza Mentale
.
Discipline's 5 man growth in Shadowlands was recognized early in Beta and has encouraged many high quality players to attempt higher level keys in the Pre-Patch and upon their completion, continue to push farther beyond. When a spec improves in an environment that they've been historically lower represented in, there is an explosion of participation.
Holy Paladin
This section was written by
Ellesmere
, one of the
top Mythic+ Holy Paladins
in BFA Season 4, on why the Holy Paladin popularity has dropped in the Pre-Patch.
Holy Paladins had the biggest spec overhaul out of all the healers and introduced a lot of great new abilities, but with it has come some pretty glaring issues that are causing problems for us in Mythic+. Right now there are two major issues for us: healing throughput and mana. These are not great problems to have when it comes to solo healing any content.
One of the largest impacts to our healing throughput in dungeons was the
Infusione di Luce
change, which now forces us into using
Luce Sacra
for big throughput, but as the cast is so long it slows down our playstyle a lot, which is not great for Mythic+. Another big factor was the
Vendicatore Sacro
talent change. While it is still strong, it’s doubled cooldown (now 3 minutes) makes our massive burst healing windows we were known for much fewer and further between. The introduction of Holy Power has proven to be fun, but took away from our quick burst healing as now we have to build Holy Power to get the healing we need.
Lastly, the extremely high mana cost on
Assalto del Crociato
(same cost as
Folgore Sacra
now) has made it so we no longer have a spammable way to throttle or regenerate mana. This is leading to Holy Paladins going OOM in 30 seconds just from DPSing, and forces us into “AFKing” GCDs to conserve mana, which is both terrible gameplay-wise, and also takes away the biggest factor that made us such a strong pick in Mythic+ throughout BFA, our damage.
Restoration Shaman
This section was written by our
Restoration Shaman
Guide Writer,
Niseko
on why the Restoration Shaman popularity has increased in the Pre-Patch!
While its not the Damage Reduction ability people were hoping for, having
Scudo di Terra
baseline with its new 20% healing increase on the target is a big help when it comes to tank and sustained single target healing, which is something Resto Shamans often used to struggle with.
Marea Benefica
now having a strong upfront burst helps to quickly react to incoming damage as well - which is good as everything else we have, outside of
Scarica della Vita
(if talented), are hard casts. Resto Shaman got improved damage capabilities with buffs to many spells -
Folgore del Fuoco
now ticking every 2 seconds instead of 3 means that we got a lot more
Eruzione di Lava
procs, which greatly helps getting damage out while healing (note:
Eruzione di Lava
just got nerfed by 5% in the latest build).
These and the other balance changes definitely helped contribute to Resto Shaman feeling and performing better in M+.
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