Frost Death Knight Moves into First Overall
Frost Death Knight takes first overall, while Unholy and Retribution retain third and fourth. This historical Dragonflight Season 3 report covers the week of April 2, 2024. It follows Anshlun’s April 10 publication.
The preserved captures select Mythic Amirdrassil, all bosses, all item levels, the 95th percentile, one week and the 10.2.5 statistics partition. Their normalized scores support relative comparisons within that selection; they are not a table of raw DPS.
All 26 Specializations, with Both Damage Targets
The overall position, population and weekly movement are the source’s typed entries. Boss-only positions were read independently from its corresponding chart. The population column is the reported sample, not unique players.
| Specialization | Overall position | Boss-only position | Source population | Overall weekly change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frost Death Knight | 1 | 5 | 990 | +1 |
| Subtlety Rogue | 2 | 1 | 5,186 | −1 |
| Unholy Death Knight | 3 | 2 | 2,731 | 0 |
| Retribution Paladin | 4 | 3 | 15,534 | 0 |
| Outlaw Rogue | 5 | 23 | 2,219 | +2 |
| Fury Warrior | 6 | 22 | 7,051 | 0 |
| Elemental Shaman | 7 | 12 | 1,354 | −2 |
| Frost Mage | 8 | 14 | 3,041 | +1 |
| Arms Warrior | 9 | 7 | 2,436 | +1 |
| Arcane Mage | 10 | 16 | 1,966 | −2 |
| Assassination Rogue | 11 | 8 | 958 | +3 |
| Shadow Priest | 12 | 10 | 4,528 | 0 |
| Enhancement Shaman | 13 | 13 | 5,227 | −2 |
| Fire Mage | 14 | 9 | 4,648 | +1 |
| Havoc Demon Hunter | 15 | 19 | 8,545 | +2 |
| Balance Druid | 16 | 4 | 5,274 | +3 |
| Demonology Warlock | 17 | 24 | 7,298 | −1 |
| Devastation Evoker | 18 | 17 | 1,770 | 0 |
| Windwalker Monk | 19 | 20 | 2,726 | +2 |
| Survival Hunter | 20 | 15 | 650 | −7 |
| Affliction Warlock | 21 | 18 | 442 | +1 |
| Destruction Warlock | 22 | 11 | 2,631 | −2 |
| Marksmanship Hunter | 23 | 25 | 475 | 0 |
| Feral Druid | 24 | 6 | 2,277 | 0 |
| Beast Mastery Hunter | 25 | 21 | 11,007 | 0 |
| Augmentation Evoker | 26 | 26 | 5,929 | 0 |
Against the preceding published overall table, the top two swap places. Unholy, Retribution and Fury have no position change. Among the larger movements, Survival falls seven places and Assassination and Balance each gain three.
Compare with the Week 20 archive using the same overall metric. A position change identifies an ordering change; it does not identify the damage percentage or a mechanical cause.
The Boss-Only Leader Is Subtlety
The boss-damage capture places Subtlety, Unholy and Retribution first through third. Frost Death Knight is fifth in that view. That distinction matters if you are evaluating a boss-damage requirement rather than total damage to every target.
Even boss-only aggregation combines encounters with different timings and target counts. For a specific progression problem, inspect that fight and the damage required before its critical deadline. A whole-raid rank cannot identify whether an add died on time, a defensive was available or a mechanic was handled correctly.
What the Population Column Can Tell You
Retribution has the largest reported sample here at 15,534, followed by Beast Mastery at 11,007. Subtlety’s 5,186 and Fury’s 7,051 are different sample sizes, not direct measures of player quality or raid value.
Sample size alone does not mathematically set a specialization’s 95th-percentile damage lower or higher. The distribution of recorded results matters, as do differences in encounter coverage, gear and assignments. Nor can this aggregate establish how many players changed specs between weeks.
Use those limits when reviewing old logs, and keep this April 2024 record separate from class recommendations for another season or expansion.
