What the ladder plays right now

Meta Report

Most played builds, skills, items and mercenaries among endgame ladder characters (level 80+), with each one's share and how it moved since last week. Built from our own daily ladder snapshots.

Snapshot of Nov 7 · this is the first snapshot, trends appear once the next ones are in.

Characters analysed297

Avg. gear value, top 25 7.3 HR 25 of 25 with priced gear

Most played buildWhirlwind Barbarian36.4% of characters

Most played builds

Archetype = class + main skill (the skill with the most points invested, utility and passives aside).

1Whirlwind BarbarianGuide Who plays itavg 7.4 HR gear36.4%108No earlier snapshot to compare with yet
2 Double Swing Barbarian Who plays itavg 7.6 HR gear17.5%52No earlier snapshot to compare with yet
3 Concentrate Barbarian Who plays itavg 7.9 HR gear12.1%36No earlier snapshot to compare with yet
4 Double Throw Barbarian Who plays itavg 9 HR gear9.1%27No earlier snapshot to compare with yet
5 Bash Barbarian Who plays itavg 7.1 HR gear6.1%18No earlier snapshot to compare with yet
6 Berserker Barbarian Who plays itavg 7 HR gear4%12No earlier snapshot to compare with yet
7War Cry BarbarianGuide Who plays itavg 11.2 HR gear4%12No earlier snapshot to compare with yet
8 Battle Command Barbarian Who plays itavg 1.8 HR gear2.7%8No earlier snapshot to compare with yet
9 Deep Wounds Barbarian Who plays itavg 7.1 HR gear2.7%8No earlier snapshot to compare with yet
10 Frenzy Barbarian Who plays itavg 6.8 HR gear1.3%4No earlier snapshot to compare with yet
11 Iron Skin Barbarian Who plays itavg 3 HR gear1.3%4No earlier snapshot to compare with yet
12 Increased Speed Barbarian Who plays itavg 1.6 HR gear1%3No earlier snapshot to compare with yet

Top main skills

Share of characters with the skill among their two main skills.

1Whirlwind Barbarian avg 19.9 hard points36.7%109No earlier snapshot to compare with yet
2Double Throw Barbarian avg 20 hard points23.9%71No earlier snapshot to compare with yet
3Double Swing Barbarian avg 19.9 hard points17.8%53No earlier snapshot to compare with yet
4Concentrate Barbarian avg 19.3 hard points16.2%48No earlier snapshot to compare with yet
5Frenzy Barbarian avg 18.7 hard points16.2%48No earlier snapshot to compare with yet
6Bash Barbarian avg 19.9 hard points6.4%19No earlier snapshot to compare with yet
7Battle Command Barbarian avg 20 hard points5.1%15No earlier snapshot to compare with yet
8Berserker avg 20 hard points4%12No earlier snapshot to compare with yet
9War Cry Barbarian avg 20 hard points4%12No earlier snapshot to compare with yet
10Deep Wounds Barbarian avg 20 hard points2.7%8No earlier snapshot to compare with yet

Mercenaries

Hired mercenary type, as a share of all characters.

1Act 1 Rogue Scout — Fire Arrow46.8%139No earlier snapshot to compare with yet
2Act 5 Barbarian — Might27.9%83No earlier snapshot to compare with yet
3Act 2 Desert Guard — Offensive Auras9.1%27No earlier snapshot to compare with yet
4Act 2 Desert Guard — Defensive Auras7.4%22No earlier snapshot to compare with yet
5Act 3 Iron Wolf — Lightning Spells1.7%5No earlier snapshot to compare with yet
6Act 1 Rogue Scout — Cold Arrow1%3No earlier snapshot to compare with yet
7Act 3 Iron Wolf — Cold Spells1%3No earlier snapshot to compare with yet
8Act 3 Iron Wolf — Fire Spells0.7%2No earlier snapshot to compare with yet

Top items & runewords

Share of characters wearing it (own equipment and charms, not the mercenary's). Badges show the current market value.

1Hellfire TorchUnique92.3%274No earlier snapshot to compare with yet
2AnnihilusUnique83.8%249No earlier snapshot to compare with yet
3Gheed's FortuneUnique75.1%223No earlier snapshot to compare with yet
4Gore RiderUnique55.2%164No earlier snapshot to compare with yet
5Highlord's WrathUnique45.8%136No earlier snapshot to compare with yet
6Raven FrostUnique33.3%99No earlier snapshot to compare with yet
7Wisp ProjectorUnique27.3%81No earlier snapshot to compare with yet
8SteelrendUnique26.9%80No earlier snapshot to compare with yet
9Soul DrainerUnique26.3%78No earlier snapshot to compare with yet
10Nosferatu's CoilUnique21.2%63No earlier snapshot to compare with yet
11Atma's ScarabUnique17.2%51No earlier snapshot to compare with yet
12FortitudeRuneword15.8%47No earlier snapshot to compare with yet
13String of EarsUnique15.2%45No earlier snapshot to compare with yet
14War TravelerUnique14.8%44No earlier snapshot to compare with yet
15Siggard's StaunchUnique14.5%43No earlier snapshot to compare with yet

How this works: every day we take a snapshot of all crawled ladder characters (level 80+, with captured gear) per mode and class. A build is its class plus main skill; gear value sums the market median of every priced unique, set item and runeword a character wears. Want the individual characters? Ladder analytics has every one, and our guides explain how to play the builds above.