WoW simming guides
Everything here assumes zero theorycraft background. Start with the walkthrough if you have never simmed before; the rest answer the questions that come up once you have a result in front of you.
- How to sim your WoW characterInstall the Simulationcraft addon, type /simc, paste it here. From zero to a shareable DPS result in about a minute.
- What is a Droptimizer?How loot simming works: one sim per potential drop, ranked by DPS gain, so you know which bosses are worth your lockout.
- How to read your sim resultsWhat the headline DPS actually means, when an upgrade delta is real versus noise, and what sims deliberately leave out.
- What is a /simc string?The plain-text character export behind every sim: what each line means, how to generate one, and what it does not contain.
Ready? Run your first sim.
Paste your /simc string, pick a sim type, and get a clear DPS number in about a minute.
Start simming