Rank based off which subclasses you believe to be the most mechanically effective in an average game of Dungeons & Dragons.
| 1. Mercy (Condorcet winner: wins contests with all other choices) |
| 2. Open Hand loses to Mercy by 184–95 |
| 3. Shadow loses to Mercy by 204–70, loses to Open Hand by 179–96 |
| 4. Astral Self loses to Mercy by 195–81, loses to Shadow by 149–119 |
| 5. Long Death loses to Mercy by 202–71, loses to Astral Self by 139–125 |
| 6. Drunken Master loses to Mercy by 209–69, loses to Long Death by 136–129 |
| 7. Kensei loses to Mercy by 212–61, loses to Drunken Master by 151–116 |
| 8. Sun Soul loses to Mercy by 228–43, loses to Kensei by 193–70 |
| 9. Four Elements loses to Mercy by 241–37, loses to Sun Soul by 182–75 |
For simplicity, some details of the poll result are not shown.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Mercy | - | 184 | 204 | 195 | 202 | 209 | 212 | 228 | 241 | |
| 2. Open Hand | 95 | - | 179 | 177 | 183 | 184 | 200 | 231 | 243 | |
| 3. Shadow | 70 | 96 | - | 149 | 147 | 154 | 165 | 218 | 239 | |
| 4. Astral Self | 81 | 97 | 119 | - | 139 | 139 | 162 | 209 | 228 | |
| 5. Long Death | 71 | 90 | 118 | 125 | - | 136 | 141 | 190 | 219 | |
| 6. Drunken Master | 69 | 85 | 112 | 126 | 129 | - | 151 | 208 | 232 | |
| 7. Kensei | 61 | 73 | 100 | 105 | 119 | 116 | - | 193 | 213 | |
| 8. Sun Soul | 43 | 38 | 44 | 56 | 68 | 54 | 70 | - | 182 | |
| 9. Four Elements | 37 | 31 | 33 | 42 | 47 | 35 | 48 | 75 | - |
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