Battleground Blitz - Class Representation (US)

Updated 2026-11-05 11:10 UTC · Season 42

#	Spec	Players	Avg	Top	% ≥ 1800
1	Retribution Paladin	5544	1233	2848	27%
2	Discipline Priest	4761	1246	2904	26%
3	Arms Warrior	4279	1176	2894	24%
4	Marksmanship Hunter	3853	1275	2950	28%
5	Holy Priest	3402	1229	2918	24%
6	Assassination Rogue	3105	1190	2900	22%
7	Affliction Warlock	2951	1229	2891	26%
8	Balance Druid	2944	1294	2985	31%
9	Beastmastery Hunter	2739	1083	2724	17%
10	Restoration Druid	2585	1116	2795	18%
11	Frost Mage	2210	1125	2788	20%
12	Fire Mage	2181	1106	2876	19%
13	Holy Paladin	2112	1035	2728	16%
14	Destruction Warlock	2080	1215	3005	25%
15	Subtlety Rogue	2013	1192	2841	25%
16	Fury Warrior	1931	1127	2854	21%
17	Restoration Shaman	1919	1147	2780	20%
18	Shadow Priest	1628	1188	2870	24%
19	Arcane Mage	1616	1191	2908	24%
20	Mistweaver Monk	1543	1185	2949	24%
21	Elemental Shaman	1538	1153	2830	23%
22	Windwalker Monk	1434	1113	2726	19%
23	Feral Druid	1374	1116	2841	20%
24	Preservation Evoker	1259	1278	3006	30%
25	Enhancement Shaman	1084	1072	2933	20%
26	Devastation Evoker	895	1258	2912	27%
27	Survival Hunter	714	1118	2814	22%
28	Demonology Warlock	560	1027	2794	17%
29	Guardian Druid	508	1206	2722	25%
30	Outlaw Rogue	322	1089	2688	21%
31	Protection Warrior	297	1193	2646	26%
32	Protection Paladin	246	1132	2650	21%
33	Augmentation Evoker	121	1213	2727	31%
34	Brewmaster Monk	80	1120	2620	26%

Top builds

Roles on the US Battleground Blitz ladder

65,828 rated characters across 34 specs and 11 classes are on the US Battleground Blitz ladder right now.

Role	Specs	Rated	Share	Most played	Highest rated
Healer	7	17,581	26.7%	Discipline Priest	Preservation Evoker (3,006)
Tank	4	1,131	1.7%	Guardian Druid	Guardian Druid (2,722)
DPS	23	47,116	71.6%	Retribution Paladin	Destruction Warlock (3,005)

Classes on the US Battleground Blitz ladder

Class	Rated	Share	Top rating	Rated per spec
Priest	9,791	14.9%	2,918	Discipline 4,761, Holy 3,402, Shadow 1,628
Paladin	7,902	12.0%	2,848	Retribution 5,544, Holy 2,112, Protection 246
Druid	7,411	11.3%	2,985	Balance 2,944, Restoration 2,585, Feral 1,374, Guardian 508
Hunter	7,306	11.1%	2,950	Marksmanship 3,853, Beastmastery 2,739, Survival 714
Warrior	6,507	9.9%	2,894	Arms 4,279, Fury 1,931, Protection 297
Mage	6,007	9.1%	2,908	Frost 2,210, Fire 2,181, Arcane 1,616
Warlock	5,591	8.5%	3,005	Affliction 2,951, Destruction 2,080, Demonology 560
Rogue	5,440	8.3%	2,900	Assassination 3,105, Subtlety 2,013, Outlaw 322
Shaman	4,541	6.9%	2,933	Restoration 1,919, Elemental 1,538, Enhancement 1,084
Monk	3,057	4.6%	2,949	Mistweaver 1,543, Windwalker 1,434, Brewmaster 80
Evoker	2,275	3.5%	3,006	Preservation 1,259, Devastation 895, Augmentation 121

Battleground Blitz (US) by rank

Every rated Battleground Blitz character in US by rank. The median rating is 1,419.

Rank	Rating	Rated characters	Share
Elite	2,400+	3,609	4.6%
Duelist	2,100+	6,431	8.2%
Rival	1,800+	12,004	15.3%
Challenger	1,400+	17,562	22.5%
Combatant	1,000+	6,281	8.0%
Unranked	below 1,000	32,327	41.3%

Notable specs

Most played: Retribution Paladin 5,544 rated
Least played: Brewmaster Monk 80 rated
Highest rating: Preservation Evoker 3,006
Highest average rating: Balance Druid 1,294
Largest share at 1,800+: Balance Druid 31%
Most popular here compared with Solo Shuffle: Retribution Paladin first here, eighth in Solo Shuffle
Most popular in Solo Shuffle compared with here: Holy Paladin 13th here, second in Solo Shuffle

Battleground Blitz and Solo Shuffle side by side

Each spec's rank by rated characters in both brackets, US. Spec names open that spec's own ladder.

Spec	Rank in Battleground Blitz	Rated in Battleground Blitz	Rank in Solo Shuffle	Rated in Solo Shuffle
Retribution Paladin	1	5,544	8	5,001
Discipline Priest	2	4,761	6	5,002
Arms Warrior	3	4,279	7	5,002
Marksmanship Hunter	4	3,853	5	5,004
Holy Priest	5	3,402	9	5,001
Assassination Rogue	6	3,105	1	5,150
Affliction Warlock	7	2,951	10	4,713
Balance Druid	8	2,944	15	3,802
Beastmastery Hunter	9	2,739	4	5,043
Restoration Druid	10	2,585	3	5,097
Frost Mage	11	2,210	13	3,849
Fire Mage	12	2,181	12	4,523
Holy Paladin	13	2,112	2	5,146
Destruction Warlock	14	2,080	19	3,143
Subtlety Rogue	15	2,013	16	3,362
Fury Warrior	16	1,931	14	3,842
Restoration Shaman	17	1,919	11	4,671
Shadow Priest	18	1,628	20	2,997
Arcane Mage	19	1,616	24	2,570
Mistweaver Monk	20	1,543	18	3,162
Elemental Shaman	21	1,538	23	2,599
Windwalker Monk	22	1,434	17	3,259
Feral Druid	23	1,374	21	2,738
Preservation Evoker	24	1,259	22	2,649
Enhancement Shaman	25	1,084	25	2,280
Devastation Evoker	26	895	28	1,502
Survival Hunter	27	714	26	1,868
Demonology Warlock	28	560	27	1,518
Guardian Druid	29	508	33	231
Outlaw Rogue	30	322	29	648
Protection Warrior	31	297	31	282
Protection Paladin	32	246	30	376
Augmentation Evoker	33	121	32	274
Brewmaster Monk	34	80	34	86

Ladder figures come from Blizzard's World of Warcraft PvP leaderboard API, snapshot 2026-11-05 11:10 UTC. Specialization text, mastery and PvP talents come from the game client files.

Venomous season rewards

Every achievement the current game client files under the Venomous season name: the titles, mount and gear tokens this season pays out. Read from the client's PvP season and achievement tables.

Venomous Hero: Midnight Season 2 Title: The Venomous Hero
Venomous Weapons of Conquest Item Reward: Venomous Gladiator's Weapon Token (x2)
Venomous Gladiator: Midnight Season 2 Character Title: Venomous Gladiator
Venomous Legend: Midnight Season 2 Character Title: Venomous Legend
Venomous Marshal: Midnight Season 2 (Alliance) Character Title: Venomous Marshal
Venomous Warlord: Midnight Season 2 (Horde) Character Title: Venomous Warlord
Venomous Gladiator's Goredrake
Venomous Combatant (Horde) Rewards Vicious Lightbloom Boar
Venomous Combatant (Alliance) Rewards Vicious Lightbloom Boar
Venomous Vestments