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Midnight Season 1: the review

In 3v3 EU, one opponent in 10 was a Discipline Priest, no comp made up more than 3.4% of opposing teams, and half of all rated characters finished below 1606.

In 3v3 US, one opponent in 10 was a Discipline Priest, no comp made up more than 3.0% of opposing teams, and half of all rated characters finished below 1596.

Season ended Aug 11, 2026

Region
rated characters in EU, all modes
120,083
median rating in 3v3
1606
finished Elite (2300+) in 3v3
13.5%
of opponents played Discipline Priest in 3v3
9.7%
comps make up half of the teams faced in 3v3
88
median win rate at the Duelist threshold (2100) in 3v3
52.0%

Discipline Priest, the most-faced spec in 3v3

3v3 · EU · % of opponents · all MMR levels

  1. 1DisciplinePriest

    9.7%

    of opponents

  2. 2FrostMage

    7.2%

    of opponents

  3. 3PreservationEvoker

    6.2%

    of opponents

Two specs win clearly more than 50% of their matches: Marksmanship Hunter (54.5%) and Havoc Demon Hunter (52.6%). None of them is in the top 3 most faced.

Source: arena logs uploaded by players, Jul 18 to Aug 11, 2026 · methodology

Every 3v3 spec

The comps you ran into

Top 3

3v3 · EU · % of opposing teams · all MMR levels

Most-faced 3v3 comps, EU
RankComp
1Subtlety + Frost Mage + Discipline
2Retribution + Beast Mastery + Discipline
3Assassination + Frost Mage + Discipline

Source: arena logs uploaded by players, Jul 18 to Aug 11, 2026 · methodology

Every 3v3 comp

88

comps make up half of the teams faced, out of 1,365 seen.

How many comps it takes to cover the teams faced88 comps make up half of the teams faced, out of 1,365 seen.0%50%100%88 comps1101001000

Half of rated characters finished below 1606

Every rated mode in EU · each row leads to the mode's distribution and ranks

Median rating, share at the highest rank and top-of-ladder rating by mode, EU
ModeMedianElite (2300+)Top 1%Characters
3v3160613.5%271851,202
2v215054.2%245370,119
Solo Shuffle181822.4%304996,250
Blitz153811.0%324253,003
RBG7671.5%23304,658

RBG: no spec breakdown, uploaded logs only cover arena. Half of rated RBG characters finished below 767.

Source: Blizzard's official ladder as of Aug 11, 2026 · methodology

2718

rating to make the top 1%

Top-of-ladder cutoffsCutoffs: Top 50% 1606, Top 10% 2372, Top 1% 2718, Top 0.1% 3163.Top 50%1606Top 10%2372Top 1%2718Top 0.1%3163

The whole season review

rated characters in US, all modes
121,517
median rating in 3v3
1596
finished Elite (2300+) in 3v3
12.3%
of opponents played Discipline Priest in 3v3
10.0%
comps make up half of the teams faced in 3v3
110
median win rate at the Duelist threshold (2100) in 3v3
52.1%

Discipline Priest, the most-faced spec in 3v3

3v3 · US · % of opponents · all MMR levels

  1. 1DisciplinePriest

    10.0%

    of opponents

  2. 2FrostMage

    6.4%

    of opponents

  3. 3RetributionPaladin

    6.1%

    of opponents

Five specs win clearly more than 50% of their matches: Fire Mage (55.0%), Subtlety Rogue (52.2%), Assassination Rogue (51.5%) and two others.

Source: arena logs uploaded by players, Jul 18 to Aug 11, 2026 · methodology

Every 3v3 spec

The comps you ran into

Top 3

3v3 · US · % of opposing teams · all MMR levels

Most-faced 3v3 comps, US
RankComp
1Subtlety + Frost Mage + Discipline
2Retribution + Beast Mastery + Discipline
3Assassination + Frost Mage + Discipline

Source: arena logs uploaded by players, Jul 18 to Aug 11, 2026 · methodology

Every 3v3 comp

110

comps make up half of the teams faced, out of 1,776 seen.

How many comps it takes to cover the teams faced110 comps make up half of the teams faced, out of 1,776 seen.0%50%100%110 comps1101001000

Half of rated characters finished below 1596

Every rated mode in US · each row leads to the mode's distribution and ranks

Median rating, share at the highest rank and top-of-ladder rating by mode, US
ModeMedianElite (2300+)Top 1%Characters
3v3159612.3%271258,046
2v214824.0%244273,752
Solo Shuffle181021.7%300993,510
Blitz15199.8%310754,860
RBG9581.7%23957,474

RBG: no spec breakdown, uploaded logs only cover arena. Half of rated RBG characters finished below 958.

Source: Blizzard's official ladder as of Aug 11, 2026 · methodology

2712

rating to make the top 1%

Top-of-ladder cutoffsCutoffs: Top 50% 1596, Top 10% 2358, Top 1% 2712, Top 0.1% 3144.Top 50%1596Top 10%2358Top 1%2712Top 0.1%3144

The whole season review

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How it all gets worked out: the methodology.