by Michael Sacco

We're a little over halfway through the main Darkmoon Faire tournament today, so it seems like a good time to examine who's playing what! We've broken down the field by class and by faction.

Total Horde: 126

Total Alliance: 37

Total Monster: 29

Death Knight: 5

Druid: 13

Hunter: 46

Mage: 6

Paladin: 61

Priest: 23

Rogue: 2

Shaman: 18

Warrior: 13

Warlock: 6

The strongest showing for a single Hero is definitely Rohashu, Zealot of the Sun. He's the Hero for not only half the Horde decks, but a roughly a quarter of the total decks. Gaxtro, Bilgewater Marksman dominated the Hunters represented at DMF, with Master Sniper Simon McKey and Murloc favorite Grglmrgl rounding out the rest. Suncaller Haruh was the most common Priest Hero, and Samaku, Hand of the Tempest showed up the most in Shaman decks.

With everyone doing their best to take advantage of Throne of the Tides' jankiest combos before Crown of the Heavens offers a few more solutions to popular and powerful cards, it's no surprise to see so many Horde Paladins in attendance. Those ratios will no doubt change at our next Darkmoon Faire, since Crown will be out and the cards readily available for deckbuilding by then. Will Rohashu dominate in Los Angeles, or can an up-and-comer blot out the sun? We'll have to wait until Sunday to find out!