How to Use The Top Gear Feature of Raidbots (2024)

Last updated on Jul 18, 2023 at 12:58by Azortharion4 comments

Every time you want to sim something new, you will need to import yourcharacter.

1. Make sure that theSimulationcraftAddOn is installed and enabled.
2. Open your chatbox and type in /simc.
3. Now that the SimulationCraft window is opened, hit Ctrl+C on yourkeyboard to copy your data.
4. Open upRaidbots Top Gear andpaste in your data from the addon.

To make things simple, make sure that you are currently in the talent setupthat you want to sim for. You should also make sure that all the gear you wishto compare is in your Bags and not your Bank.

If you did Step 1 correctly, you should see the Raidbots page fill out withall of the gear from your bags.

1. Select all the items that you wish to compare. You can probably notdo every item at once, so try and keep it to just a few slots at a time.
2. Verify that your Talents, Soulbind, Conduits and so on are correct, and thatyou have set up Raidbots' configuration appropriately.
3. Press the Find Top Gear button.
4. Wait for the Sim to finish.

Once the Sim has finished, you will be presented with the Results page.

Margin of Error is the average variation in the simulation's DPS, andit is an expression of how accurate the result is. In any given sim, the DPS canswing by the Margin of Error multiplied by 2. In the above example, our Marginof Error is +/- 75, meaning that the total DPS variation is 150. In other words,this means that all different results that are within 150 DPS of each other can bethought of as "equal", or simply "within the margin of error". Basically, youcannotgo wrong with any of the choices that are within the Margin of Error.

SimC Git Hash refers to the precise version of SimulationCraft thatwas used for your sim. By clicking on this, you will be taken toSimulationCraft's Github Pagewhere you can see all of the most recent changes in your SimC Git Hash. This canbe helpful when you are simming and trying to work out if a very recentbuff/nerf/hotfix is actually implemented in your sim. When SimC's developersperform commits called "update SpellDataDump", that is generally a goodindicator that any buffs/nerfs/hotfixes made to the game before that commit willbe implemented in SimulationCraft, and thus your sim.

In the large, central box, you will be able to see your best gear setup basedon the options you chose to sim. For most purposes, your job here is done andyou can simply equip what the box tells you, and be good to go.

If you want to dive deeper, you can scroll down and see results like the onesabove.

Here, you can see the actual DPS numbers for every setup combination thatyour sim generated. As you can see, I stand to gain 1275 DPS from equipping the Naraxas' Spiked Tongue Trinket!

Equipping the alternative Cloak I selected is a DPS loss in any case,however, so I will be keeping my current Cloak.

On the Top Gear Results page, when given the option, we always recommendsetting Show Gear DifferencesFrom to Top Gear. It makes it a lot easier to keep track of what isactually changing between each run. You can find this setting just below thelarge box that contains your Top Gear:

Now that you have learned how to equip the best gear, you may want to combinethis with all the best Gems and Enchants for your character.

Often the differences between different Gems and Enchants are very subtle.You are only changing a small amount of stats around, and usually SecondaryStats in WoW are pretty close in value, but it can still be worth doing to findthat competitive edge.

The Add up to X sockets option is helpful for figuring out how muchDPS you could gain by Socketing certain items using your Great Vault's SocketItem. For example, if you have already socketedsome Bracers, but you just got some new ones, you can use this option tosimulate a socket on your new Bracers and see if they are actually an upgrade.

1. Use Step 1 to import your character into Raidbots.
2. Scroll down past the Gear section and find the Enhancements section.
3. Make sure that "Replace Existing Gems/Enchants" is ENABLED. Thisensures that you will actually be comparing different Gems and Enchants.
4. Select all of the Gems and Enchants that you want to compare. Keep in mindthat adding a lot of different Gems and Enchants can make the Iteration Counthit the limit very quickly. Try and be critical with the choices you make, or ifnecessary, do multiple sims with different Gem/Enchant combinations in each.
5. Press the Find Top Gear button.
6. Wait for the Sim to finish.

As you can see in the Results above, there are a ton of different Enchant andGem combinations that all sim within the Margin of Error. Using thisinformation, you can make more accurate decisions about Gems and Enchants. Forexample, if Versatility gems and enchants are within the Margin of Error of your"best" stat, then you might go Versatility instead because it also reduces yourdamage taken. You may also prefer Haste because it is a bit faster to play within-game, which can be more fun.

Another useful thing you can do in Top Gear is try out different talents.Even if you already know the best talents for every fight, it can be helpful toknow the actual DPS gaps between Talents in different situations, so that youcan make more educated decisions in the future.

1. Use Step 1 to import your character intoRaidbots.
2. Scroll down past the Gear section and find the Talents section.
3. On your currently active Talent Loadout, select 'Copy'.
4. Check the 'Generate Combinations' box to automatically sim talentcombinations, or leave it unchecked to generate specific talent setups tocompare with.
5. Deselect Talent points that you are considering switching. Right-click boxesto cross them out, meaning they will not be considered for the sim, to reduce theIteration count.
6. Hit 'Save', and press 'Find Top Gear' to find your best talents!

There are a few other options under the Talents section, but they have fairlyniche uses and are not recommended.

In the above example, I deselected my Poison Injection and Windrunner's Guidance Talents, and I let the sim work out the best place to put those Talent points.