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<blockquote data-quote="CleverNickName" data-source="post: 9015009" data-attributes="member: 50987"><p>I was curious how much the data might have changed between the <a href="https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/is-your-dd-character-rare/" target="_blank">2017 article on FiveThirtyEight</a>, and the newer <a href="https://dice-scroller.com/en/most-popular-dnd-classes-and-races/#dashboard" target="_blank">DiceScroller blog from late 2022</a>. So here's a side-by-side comparison.</p><p></p><p><strong>Top Ten Class/Race Combos, </strong><a href="https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/is-your-dd-character-rare/" target="_blank"><strong>2017</strong></a></p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Human Fighter (4.89%)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Elf Ranger (3.08%)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Elf Wizard (2.74%)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Human Wizard (2.57%)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Human Rogue (2.54%)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Human Cleric (2.34%)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Human Paladin (2.33%)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Elf Rogue (2.26%)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Dwarf Cleric (2.20%)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Tiefling Warlock (2.19%)</li> </ol><p></p><p><strong>Top Ten Class/Race Combos, </strong><a href="https://dice-scroller.com/en/most-popular-dnd-classes-and-races/#dashboard" target="_blank"><strong>2022</strong></a></p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Human Fighter (4.05%)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Elf Ranger (3.32%)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Elf Rogue (2.48%)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Elf Wizard (2.39%)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Human Rogue (2.27%)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Human Paladin (2.07%)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Human Wizard (2.04%)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Human Cleric (2.00%)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Elf Druid (1.93%)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Tiefling Warlock (1.91%)</li> </ol><p>Some thoughts:</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Even though it has fallen by almost 1%, Human Fighter is still the most popular choice.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Humans and elves easily dominate, accounting for 22.75% of all D&D characters on DDB in 2016, and 22.55% in 2023.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Elf Rogues have gotten considerably more popular, rising from the #8 slot in 2016 all the way to #3 in 2022.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Wizard and Rogue both appear twice on both lists...once for Human and once for Elf. Cleric appears twice on the 2016 list, for Human and Dwarf.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The ENWorld 5E Survivor winner (a <a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/5e-survivor-species-formerly-races-lightfoot-halfling-wins.693783/post-8885662" target="_blank">Halfling</a> <a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/5e-survivor-subclasses-part-xv-the-final-round.693406/post-8855563" target="_blank">Paladin</a>) would rank #69 on this list, at 0.13%. </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em>Nice.</em></li> </ul></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CleverNickName, post: 9015009, member: 50987"] I was curious how much the data might have changed between the [URL='https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/is-your-dd-character-rare/']2017 article on FiveThirtyEight[/URL], and the newer [URL='https://dice-scroller.com/en/most-popular-dnd-classes-and-races/#dashboard']DiceScroller blog from late 2022[/URL]. So here's a side-by-side comparison. [B]Top Ten Class/Race Combos, [/B][URL='https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/is-your-dd-character-rare/'][B]2017[/B][/URL] [LIST=1] [*]Human Fighter (4.89%) [*]Elf Ranger (3.08%) [*]Elf Wizard (2.74%) [*]Human Wizard (2.57%) [*]Human Rogue (2.54%) [*]Human Cleric (2.34%) [*]Human Paladin (2.33%) [*]Elf Rogue (2.26%) [*]Dwarf Cleric (2.20%) [*]Tiefling Warlock (2.19%) [/LIST] [B]Top Ten Class/Race Combos, [/B][URL='https://dice-scroller.com/en/most-popular-dnd-classes-and-races/#dashboard'][B]2022[/B][/URL] [LIST=1] [*]Human Fighter (4.05%) [*]Elf Ranger (3.32%) [*]Elf Rogue (2.48%) [*]Elf Wizard (2.39%) [*]Human Rogue (2.27%) [*]Human Paladin (2.07%) [*]Human Wizard (2.04%) [*]Human Cleric (2.00%) [*]Elf Druid (1.93%) [*]Tiefling Warlock (1.91%) [/LIST] Some thoughts: [LIST] [*]Even though it has fallen by almost 1%, Human Fighter is still the most popular choice. [*]Humans and elves easily dominate, accounting for 22.75% of all D&D characters on DDB in 2016, and 22.55% in 2023. [*]Elf Rogues have gotten considerably more popular, rising from the #8 slot in 2016 all the way to #3 in 2022. [*]Wizard and Rogue both appear twice on both lists...once for Human and once for Elf. Cleric appears twice on the 2016 list, for Human and Dwarf. [*]The ENWorld 5E Survivor winner (a [URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/5e-survivor-species-formerly-races-lightfoot-halfling-wins.693783/post-8885662']Halfling[/URL] [URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/5e-survivor-subclasses-part-xv-the-final-round.693406/post-8855563']Paladin[/URL]) would rank #69 on this list, at 0.13%. [*][I]Nice.[/I] [/LIST] [/QUOTE]
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