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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
33,292.0
63.0%
33,152.5
8,320.8
22,002
44,024
4
11.11%
Death Knight
Unholy
42,766.0
80.9%
42,766.0
0.0
42,766
42,766
1
2.78%
Druid
Balance
16,475.0
31.2%
16,475.0
14,365.0
2,110
30,840
2
5.56%
Druid
Feral Cat
35,690.0
67.5%
35,690.0
0.0
35,690
35,690
1
2.78%
Hunter
Beast Mastery
0.0
0.0%
0.0
0.0
0
0
0
0.00%
Hunter
Marksmanship
0.0
0.0%
0.0
0.0
0
0
0
0.00%
Hunter
Survival
20,033.0
37.9%
21,917.0
2,916.1
19,682
26,036
3
8.33%
Mage
Arcane
21,599.0
40.9%
21,599.0
0.0
21,599
21,599
1
2.78%
Mage
Fire
13,327.0
25.2%
13,327.0
0.0
13,327
13,327
1
2.78%
Mage
Frost
52,842.0
100.0%
52,842.0
0.0
52,842
52,842
1
2.78%
Paladin
Retribution
0.0
0.0%
0.0
0.0
0
0
0
0.00%
Priest
Shadow
8,859.5
16.8%
8,859.5
3,513.5
5,346
12,373
2
5.56%
Rogue
Assassination
28,678.0
54.3%
28,678.0
0.0
28,678
28,678
1
2.78%
Rogue
Combat
8,690.0
16.4%
11,511.7
9,128.6
807
29,628
6
16.67%
Rogue
Subtlety
0.0
0.0%
0.0
0.0
0
0
0
0.00%
Shaman
Elemental
27,162.0
51.4%
27,735.8
16,683.4
4,736
51,883
4
11.11%
Shaman
Enhancement
8,274.0
15.7%
8,274.0
0.0
8,274
8,274
1
2.78%
Warlock
Affliction
0.0
0.0%
0.0
0.0
0
0
0
0.00%
Warlock
Demonology
2,619.0
5.0%
2,619.0
0.0
2,619
2,619
1
2.78%
Warlock
Destruction
9,522.0
18.0%
7,923.0
4,704.4
303
12,345
4
11.11%
Warrior
Arms
0.0
0.0%
0.0
0.0
0
0
0
0.00%
Warrior
Fury
34,881.0
66.0%
34,881.0
22,374.0
12,507
57,255
2
5.56%
Monk
Windwalker
23,500.0
44.5%
23,500.0
0.0
23,500
23,500
1
2.78%
Healer
Class
Spec
Median
Average
Std Dev
Min
Max
Samples
% of Role
Druid
Restoration
22,828.0
72.5%
21,806.0
3,944.5
15,276
27,000
5
45.45%
Paladin
Holy
0.0
0.0%
0.0
0.0
0
0
0
0.00%
Priest
Discipline
27,868.0
88.5%
27,868.0
9,328.0
18,540
37,196
2
18.18%
Priest
Holy
11,960.0
38.0%
11,960.0
9,979.0
1,981
21,939
2
18.18%
Shaman
Restoration
31,506.0
100.0%
31,506.0
0.0
31,506
31,506
1
9.09%
Monk
Mistweaver
21,923.0
69.6%
21,923.0
0.0
21,923
21,923
1
9.09%
Tank
Class
Spec
Median
Average
Std Dev
Min
Max
Samples
% of Role
Death Knight
Blood
9,213.0
18.6%
9,823.7
2,637.0
6,943
13,315
3
23.08%
Druid
Feral Bear
19,296.0
38.9%
39,683.3
32,056.5
14,810
84,944
3
23.08%
Paladin
Protection
22,517.0
45.4%
22,517.0
9,130.0
13,387
31,647
2
15.38%
Warrior
Protection
22,588.0
45.5%
24,194.8
10,638.4
11,488
40,115
4
30.77%
Monk
Brewmaster
49,623.0
100.0%
49,623.0
0.0
49,623
49,623
1
7.69%
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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