Race/Class popularity in the rogueleague.org top 500

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I took a look at the top 500 scores on rogueleague. Didn't count losses and tried to avoid counting save-scummed characters multiple times. Here are the results:

Races

 1. Dark Elf  71
 2. Human     66
 3. Dwarf     63
 4. Gnome     48
 5. Mist elf  43
 6. Ratling   37
 7. Hurthling 35
 8. Gray Elf  31
 8. High Elf  31
10. Drakeling 24
11. Troll     18
12. Orc       13

Dark Elf tops the list, most likely due to the allure of the skillset. Drakeling places surprisingly low, given that it was traditionally considered the "best race"; perhaps IQD has reduced their appeal. Orc lands even lower than troll, with Find Weakness evidently not being enough to counteract their mayfly-like lifespan.

Classes

 1. Wizard       73
 2. Monk         44
 3. Paladin      40
 4. Archer       38
 5. Mindcrafter  37
 6. Assassin     27
 7. Duelist      24
 8. Barbarian    23
 8. Beastfighter 23
10. Fighter      22
11. Bard         18
12. Priest       14
13. Thief        13
14. Elementalist 12
14. Healer       12
16. Merchant     11
17. Druid        10
17. Necromancer  10
17. Ranger       10
20. Chaos Knight  9
21. Farmer        7
22. Weaponsmith   3

Wizard at #1 as is to be expected, however the other full casters enjoy little popularity. The complexity of smithing seems to be quite discouraging, which is a shame as Weaponsmith is a nice class even if you don't partake.

Top 20 Combos

 1. Dwarf Paladin         16
 2. Gray Elf Wizard       15
 3. Dark Elf Archer       13
 3. Gnome Wizard          13
 5. Dark Elf Wizard       11
 5. High Elf Archer       11
 5. Human Wizard          11
 8. Human Mindcrafter     10
 8. Human Monk            10
 8. Mist Elf Wizard       10
11. Gnome Monk             9
12. Dark Elf Paladin       8
13. Dark Elf Beastfighter  7
13. Hurthling Archer       7
13. Ratling Assassin       7
14. Dwarf Duelist          6
14. Dwarf Mindcrafter      6
14. Ratling Fighter        6
14. Ratling Monk           6
14. Troll Healer           6

Ridiculous PV dwarf beats out even the classic Gray Elf Wizard. The often-recommended Gnome Elementalist was not even close to making this list. Among the races, only Drakeling and Orc fail to make appearances here. Orc is unpopular in general, but Drakeling seems to be lacking an iconic combo, with an even split in popularity between Archer, Monk, and Paladin.