Mistweaver PvP extinction

A bunch of hotfixes landed on servers since SL release, but mistweaver still in the ignore list. Dear Blizzard, just to remind hashtag #Nochanges applies to WoW Classic it has nothing to do with mistweaver spec in shadowlands.

I haven’t watched all videos from AWC, but it seems that nobody tried to play MW on tournament. I know that MW was represented on AWC BFA, so pro gamers didn’t avoid to play MW spec before.

I don’t want to compare MW representation on arena with other healers. I want to make a list of specs which have worse or similar situation in PvP. Data was taken from pvpleaderboard dot com.

Here is the list of victims of current PvP design. We are not alone, list includes several dps specs which used to shine on arena in the past. But those specs have option to play on arena on the same character with the same role in current meta. Healer monks have only one option except reroll is to switch their role to dps.

EU 3v3 # of Players Max Rating EU 2v2 # of Players Max Rating
Mistweaver Monk 8 2802 - 11 2457
Brewmaster Monk 7 2721 - 25 2445
BM Hunter 5 2401 - 10 2401
Arcane Mage 6 2753 - 8 2512
Vengeance DH 8 2753 - 9 2400
Assassination Rogue 5 2538 - 6 2405
Protection Warrior 3 2434 - 8 2373
Blood DK 4 2602 - 1 2248
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I will…
3v3 on xunamate,
Holy pal: 37920
Disc: 31841
Resto sham: 8742
Holy priest: 2664
Resto druid: 2175
MW monk: 240

Mw went extinct early SL.

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I believe that not all mistweavers in the lists are doing arenas as healers, some of them could be a WW monks, which were speced to MW when bot counted them as MIW for arena statistic.

Seems like solid balance. You will literally match up against 158 holy paladins before you meet only 1 MW monk.
If you could filter those data for at least 2k+ rating that ratio would be even worse.

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Just cast Essence font my man.

Just LOS or kick the meta bro

To be considered even half-decent, MW would need at least:

  • GCD change reverted on soothing mist
  • cocoon while stunned + nimble brew back
  • spear-handed strike
  • Chi + oldschool mana tea
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