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Latest Data in Amazing Table Form
DPS
Class
Spec
Median
Average
Std Dev
Min
Max
Samples
% of Role
Death Knight
Frost
184,991.0
93.0%
184,991.0
0.0
184,991
184,991
1
1.28%
Death Knight
Unholy
0.0
0.0%
0.0
0.0
0
0
0
0.00%
Druid
Balance
140,369.0
70.6%
171,787.9
56,834.4
124,193
273,975
7
8.97%
Druid
Feral Cat
174,116.0
87.6%
174,116.0
36,572.0
137,544
210,688
2
2.56%
Hunter
Beast Mastery
123,341.0
62.0%
125,256.0
37,929.6
79,789
172,638
3
3.85%
Hunter
Marksmanship
0.0
0.0%
0.0
0.0
0
0
0
0.00%
Hunter
Survival
112,165.0
56.4%
102,954.9
62,323.2
20,945
189,971
9
11.54%
Mage
Arcane
161,889.0
81.4%
161,889.0
0.0
161,889
161,889
1
1.28%
Mage
Fire
198,855.0
100.0%
188,750.6
33,149.8
126,512
242,846
7
8.97%
Mage
Frost
153,053.0
77.0%
153,466.4
30,016.0
106,702
192,903
7
8.97%
Paladin
Retribution
127,486.0
64.1%
140,926.2
40,429.4
100,952
216,891
5
6.41%
Priest
Shadow
101,008.0
50.8%
104,893.1
32,681.0
67,208
150,594
7
8.97%
Rogue
Assassination
193,130.5
97.1%
177,361.5
53,719.2
71,305
233,940
6
7.69%
Rogue
Combat
0.0
0.0%
0.0
0.0
0
0
0
0.00%
Rogue
Subtlety
60,757.0
30.6%
60,757.0
0.0
60,757
60,757
1
1.28%
Shaman
Elemental
138,939.0
69.9%
126,482.6
29,727.9
75,661
163,811
5
6.41%
Shaman
Enhancement
27,227.0
13.7%
27,227.0
0.0
27,227
27,227
1
1.28%
Warlock
Affliction
158,644.0
79.8%
154,690.7
9,068.7
142,148
163,280
3
3.85%
Warlock
Demonology
0.0
0.0%
0.0
0.0
0
0
0
0.00%
Warlock
Destruction
105,510.0
53.1%
119,763.6
87,558.4
50
292,538
7
8.97%
Warrior
Arms
18,355.0
9.2%
18,355.0
0.0
18,355
18,355
1
1.28%
Warrior
Fury
128,180.0
64.5%
131,320.0
48,121.7
74,016
191,764
3
3.85%
Monk
Windwalker
135,193.5
68.0%
135,193.5
37,975.5
97,218
173,169
2
2.56%
Healer
Class
Spec
Median
Average
Std Dev
Min
Max
Samples
% of Role
Druid
Restoration
41,943.5
91.5%
41,778.0
10,254.6
29,891
57,133
6
19.35%
Paladin
Holy
43,901.0
95.7%
49,625.6
11,246.1
38,140
66,355
7
22.58%
Priest
Discipline
45,466.0
99.2%
52,211.1
17,259.6
29,264
78,521
9
29.03%
Priest
Holy
35,728.0
77.9%
35,728.0
0.0
35,728
35,728
1
3.23%
Shaman
Restoration
45,853.0
100.0%
40,407.4
12,718.8
23,274
58,077
5
16.13%
Monk
Mistweaver
36,831.0
80.3%
39,477.0
8,711.2
30,380
51,220
3
9.68%
Tank
Class
Spec
Median
Average
Std Dev
Min
Max
Samples
% of Role
Death Knight
Blood
91,805.5
45.8%
108,251.3
37,755.1
76,702
172,692
4
36.36%
Druid
Feral Bear
200,622.0
100.0%
200,622.0
0.0
200,622
200,622
1
9.09%
Paladin
Protection
97,309.5
48.5%
97,309.5
57,477.5
39,832
154,787
2
18.18%
Warrior
Protection
87,786.0
43.8%
87,786.0
8,782.0
79,004
96,568
2
18.18%
Monk
Brewmaster
81,903.5
40.8%
81,903.5
2,684.5
79,219
84,588
2
18.18%
What Is This?
At the most basic level, the DPS Bot attempts to determine and display how various World of Warcraft classes
and specs compare against each other. It does this by crunching data from World of Logs.
There are a few things to be aware of above all else:
All values are aggregated over the last 14 days from all public logs. So for a specific boss fight, you are usually looking at the median over all kills from the past 14 days.
Data should be interpreted with a large grain of salt for new fights or bosses that have only been killed by a
handful of guilds.
Be smart about using this data in discussions of class balance. Don't just look at the overall charts and QQ on
forums. The truth is usually more nuanced than what is shown here.
What is Spec Score?
Spec Score is the best measure I've been able to come up with to compare specs across all fights of a given
tier. The goal has been to minimize the effect a "gimmick" fight has on the overall rankings and generally normalize
fights to have a common ground of comparison.
In a nutshell, each spec is scored on a curve for each fight. For each individual boss, the spec with the top DPS on a fight gets a score of 100 and then all other specs are scored according
to that top spec. The average across all fights for a given spec is the Spec Score for the
current tier.
As usual, this score is not the end-all, be-all measure of anything. It's merely an interesting collection of data
trying to compress a whole lot of data into a single comparable value. Don't ever forget that each spec has its
strengths and weaknesses and may be needed for any number of reasons. While raw numbers are absolutely an important
facet of raiding, there are often other variables that are far more important.
All of that said, I think Spec Score is a far better indicator of relative spec power than a simple aggregation of
DPS values from all fights. Those values are still available but I hope and pray that you understand that they have
their own variety of problems and caveats.
A more detailed description and example will be posted on the Raidbots Blog.
The Rest
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