Every trope we publish for Epic Fantasy, ranked by demand-signal mentions counted over the 28 weeks to 2026-09-07. 7,913 trope mentions counted in the lane in that window. Pick one for the full readout.
Changing the genre and pressing Check demand reloads the trope list for that lane. 3,851 trope-and-lane readouts, last counted 2026-09-16.
| # | Trope | Mentions | Share of lane | Direction | Tagged titles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Found Family | 412 | 5.21% | Share down | 345 |
| 2 | Slow Burn | 270 | 3.41% | Share down | 296 |
| 3 | Ensemble Cast | 175 | 2.21% | Share up | — |
| 4 | Hard Magic System | 170 | 2.15% | Share down | 11 |
| 5 | Epic Fantasy | 153 | 1.93% | Share up | 2 |
| 6 | Political Intrigue | 109 | 1.38% | Share down | 20 |
| 7 | Enemies to Lovers | 93 | 1.18% | Not called | 383 |
| 8 | Character Growth | 92 | 1.16% | Not called | 9 |
| 9 | World Building | 91 | 1.15% | Not called | — |
| 10 | Multi Pov | 91 | 1.15% | Share down | 3 |
| 11 | Coming Of Age | 86 | 1.09% | Not called | 4 |
| 12 | Chosen One | 84 | 1.06% | Share down | 78 |
| 13 | Plot Twists | 81 | 1.02% | Share down | 38 |
| 14 | Character Driven Narrative | 66 | 0.83% | Not called | — |
| 15 | Character Driven | 64 | 0.81% | Not called | — |
| 16 | Series Continuation | 53 | 0.67% | Not called | 3 |
| 17 | High Stakes | 50 | 0.63% | Not called | 26 |
| 18 | Dark Fantasy | 49 | 0.62% | Not called | 4 |
| 19 | Romantasy | 49 | 0.62% | Not called | 1 |
| 20 | Mystery / Suspense Element | 47 | 0.59% | Not called | 56 |
| 21 | Forced Proximity | 43 | 0.54% | Not called | 758 |
| 22 | Redemption Arc | 39 | 0.49% | Not called | 47 |
| 23 | Litrpg | 35 | 0.44% | Not called | — |
| 24 | Unreliable Narrator | 34 | 0.43% | Not called | 22 |
| 25 | Banter | 30 | 0.38% | Not called | 7,977 |
| 26 | Progression Fantasy | 29 | 0.37% | Not called | — |
| 27 | Romance | 29 | 0.37% | Not called | 1 |
| 28 | Page Turner | 28 | 0.35% | Not called | 2 |
| 29 | Series Arc | 28 | 0.35% | Not called | — |
| 30 | Morally Grey Protagonist | 27 | 0.34% | Not called | — |
| 31 | Complex Worldbuilding | 27 | 0.34% | Not called | — |
| 32 | Fast Paced | 26 | 0.33% | Not called | 6 |
| 33 | Dual POV | 26 | 0.33% | Not called | 19 |
| 34 | Heist | 25 | 0.32% | Not called | 73 |
| 35 | Dark Romance (as trope) | 25 | 0.32% | Not called | 170 |
Direction is the change in each trope’s share of the lane between the last 12 weeks and the 12 before — never a raw weekly move. “Not called” means the two bands hold fewer than 30 mentions between them and we will not pretend otherwise. Tagged titles are counted across our whole registry, not just this lane.