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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
105,072.0
75.8%
100,970.3
21,838.0
67,511
131,372
6
7.06%
Death Knight
Unholy
0.0
0.0%
0.0
0.0
0
0
0
0.00%
Druid
Balance
55,594.5
40.1%
55,594.5
35,055.5
20,539
90,650
2
2.35%
Druid
Feral Cat
22,087.0
15.9%
22,087.0
0.0
22,087
22,087
1
1.18%
Hunter
Beast Mastery
93,928.0
67.8%
105,066.2
42,580.2
59,798
166,241
5
5.88%
Hunter
Marksmanship
67,887.0
49.0%
50,280.0
29,533.9
8,676
74,277
3
3.53%
Hunter
Survival
76,134.0
55.0%
88,668.7
41,884.9
19,899
152,207
9
10.59%
Mage
Arcane
41,896.5
30.2%
41,896.5
29,078.5
12,818
70,975
2
2.35%
Mage
Fire
84,730.0
61.2%
98,172.9
48,946.0
47,995
200,485
9
10.59%
Mage
Frost
118,815.5
85.8%
118,815.5
44,611.5
74,204
163,427
2
2.35%
Paladin
Retribution
66,465.0
48.0%
52,772.0
25,236.4
18,365
88,309
7
8.24%
Priest
Shadow
103,860.0
75.0%
78,333.3
53,039.9
4,487
126,653
3
3.53%
Rogue
Assassination
138,550.5
100.0%
113,368.0
62,269.7
8,982
167,389
4
4.71%
Rogue
Combat
75,988.0
54.8%
78,268.7
26,969.8
46,437
112,381
3
3.53%
Rogue
Subtlety
0.0
0.0%
0.0
0.0
0
0
0
0.00%
Shaman
Elemental
109,727.0
79.2%
92,667.5
45,582.5
16,157
135,059
4
4.71%
Shaman
Enhancement
120,043.5
86.6%
120,043.5
2,951.5
117,092
122,995
2
2.35%
Warlock
Affliction
122,338.5
88.3%
124,699.5
17,764.4
104,091
150,030
4
4.71%
Warlock
Demonology
87,394.5
63.1%
88,411.7
52,071.8
10,583
179,749
6
7.06%
Warlock
Destruction
102,074.0
73.7%
91,064.2
36,248.8
4,325
133,450
9
10.59%
Warrior
Arms
31,520.0
22.7%
31,520.0
0.0
31,520
31,520
1
1.18%
Warrior
Fury
0.0
0.0%
0.0
0.0
0
0
0
0.00%
Monk
Windwalker
81,344.0
58.7%
81,302.0
48,864.9
21,434
141,128
3
3.53%
Healer
Class
Spec
Median
Average
Std Dev
Min
Max
Samples
% of Role
Druid
Restoration
28,459.5
71.3%
27,254.5
9,234.5
8,999
40,024
6
21.43%
Paladin
Holy
30,524.0
76.5%
27,003.0
8,721.0
10,722
35,946
5
17.86%
Priest
Discipline
23,315.5
58.4%
30,118.8
19,183.7
9,263
58,512
6
21.43%
Priest
Holy
35,704.0
89.5%
35,704.0
0.0
35,704
35,704
1
3.57%
Shaman
Restoration
39,913.0
100.0%
35,454.3
12,296.7
15,657
52,304
7
25.00%
Monk
Mistweaver
23,903.0
59.9%
23,155.7
9,322.2
11,383
34,181
3
10.71%
Tank
Class
Spec
Median
Average
Std Dev
Min
Max
Samples
% of Role
Death Knight
Blood
37,818.0
43.5%
44,457.0
9,529.3
37,620
57,933
3
21.43%
Druid
Feral Bear
51,591.0
59.3%
51,591.0
0.0
51,591
51,591
1
7.14%
Paladin
Protection
35,355.0
40.6%
47,946.3
35,927.1
11,613
96,871
3
21.43%
Warrior
Protection
35,599.0
40.9%
37,534.3
10,326.8
27,472
56,915
6
42.86%
Monk
Brewmaster
87,028.0
100.0%
87,028.0
0.0
87,028
87,028
1
7.14%
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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