SimulationCraft validation
How close is the DPS model to SimC?
Before a model ships, we run fresh SimulationCraft tests on gear swaps the model did not train on. Same numbers ship in the addon. Use them to decide if the tooltip DPS is good enough for your gearing.
Upgrade picks
97.0%
On a real gear swap, does the addon pick the same winner as a full SimulationCraft sim? Tiny gaps that the sim cannot call are skipped.
Gap error
0.231%
How far off the predicted DPS difference is from the sim. That is the +X DPS you see when comparing two items, as a percent of your DPS.
DPS read error
0.23%
At one gear set with no swap, how far off is the predicted DPS number from a full sim?
Per-spec results (34)
| Spec | Upgrade picks | Gap error | DPS read error | Pairs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Death Knight Blood | 87.5% | 0.158% | 0.19% | 8 |
| Death Knight Blood (Deathbringer) | 100.0% | 0.169% | 0.23% | 6+2 ties |
| Death Knight Frost | 100.0% | 0.500% | 6.46% | 7+1 ties |
| Death Knight Frost (Rider) | 100.0% | 0.371% | 5.63% | 7+1 ties |
| Death Knight Unholy | 100.0% | 1.434% | 0.60% | 8 |
| Death Knight Unholy (San'layn) | 100.0% | 0.853% | 0.21% | 8 |
| Demon Hunter Vengeance | 100.0% | 0.122% | 0.06% | 6+2 ties |
| Hunter Beast (Mastery) | 100.0% | 0.109% | 0.22% | 7+1 ties |
| Hunter Marksmanship | 100.0% | 0.827% | 3.06% | 8 |
| Hunter Survival | 100.0% | 0.578% | 1.40% | 8 |
| Mage Arcane | 100.0% | 0.056% | 0.22% | 6+2 ties |
| Mage Arcane (Sunfury) | 100.0% | 0.085% | 0.01% | 4+4 ties |
| Mage Fire | 100.0% | 0.217% | 0.14% | 6+2 ties |
| Mage Fire (Frostfire) | 100.0% | 0.162% | 0.06% | 7+1 ties |
| Mage Frost | 100.0% | 0.460% | 0.09% | 7+1 ties |
| Mage Frost (Frostfire) | 100.0% | 0.357% | 0.25% | 6+2 ties |
| Monk Brewmaster | 100.0% | 0.083% | 0.11% | 7+1 ties |
| Paladin Protection | 100.0% | 0.152% | 0.30% | 5+3 ties |
| Paladin Protection (Lightsmith) | 100.0% | 0.080% | 0.55% | 6+2 ties |
| Priest Shadow | 100.0% | 0.184% | 0.44% | 7+1 ties |
| Priest Shadow (Archon) | 87.5% | 0.549% | 0.17% | 8 |
| Rogue Assassination | 100.0% | 0.244% | 0.07% | 7+1 ties |
| Rogue Assassination (Fatebound) | 100.0% | 0.305% | 0.20% | 6+2 ties |
| Rogue Outlaw | 100.0% | 0.233% | 0.38% | 7+1 ties |
| Rogue Subtlety | 85.7% | 0.352% | 0.04% | 7+1 ties |
| Shaman Elemental | 100.0% | 0.137% | 0.09% | 5+3 ties |
| Shaman Elemental (Stormbringer) | 87.5% | 0.229% | 0.11% | 8 |
| Shaman Enhancement | 71.4% | 1.521% | 2.30% | 7+1 ties |
| Shaman Enhancement (Totemic) | 100.0% | 0.467% | 3.24% | 8 |
| Warlock Affliction | 85.7% | 0.119% | 0.32% | 7+1 ties |
| Warlock Affliction (Hellcaller) | 100.0% | 0.098% | 0.49% | 7+1 ties |
| Warlock Demonology | 100.0% | 0.229% | 0.14% | 8 |
| Warlock Destruction | 100.0% | 0.235% | 0.37% | 7+1 ties |
| Warrior Protection | 100.0% | 0.258% | 0.44% | 7+1 ties |

