Sim Your Character on Noxxic

Character Sims on Noxxic

Simming is the process of testing different gear, stats, and builds in a virtual WoW sandbox to figure out what actually works best for your character. At the heart of this is SimulationCraft (SimC)—an open-source, community-driven tool that's been developed and refined by countless WoW theorycrafters over the years.

Our goal on Noxxic is to make the power of SimC as easy and approachable as possible. You can get answers to questions like “What's my best stat priority?”, “Which talents or spec should I use?”, and “How does my current setup stack up?”—all without the usual complexity.

Everything runs in the cloud, so you don't need to install or configure anything. You just pick your character and scenario, and get results that are relevant to your current gear, spec, and goals.

Rather than relying on static lists or generalized advice, sims build a copy of your character and run thousands of scenarios. The results reflect your specific situation and can help take the guesswork out of optimizing.

Here are some of the ways you can use character sims on Noxxic:

• Stat WeightsSim for your stat priority, Pawn string, best gems, enchants, and consumables.
• Best BuildSim for the highest DPS build for the selected spec and mode.
• Best SpecSim to find which spec your character does the most DPS in.
• Best in VaultSim for your weekly vault items to find which is the largest upgrade.
• Best in BagsSim the items in your bags to determine upgrades.
• Character ReportSim for a full report with stat weights, Pawn string, best builds, gems, enchants, and consumables.
• Cyrce's CircletSim for the best Thunder, Sea, and Wind gems for Cyrce's Circlet Ring.
• D.I.S.C. Belt Titan DiscsSim for the best titan disc to activate on your D.I.S.C. Belt.

You can select from different sim modes to match the content you play:

• Single TargetTheoretical max DPS in a pure single-target setting.
• RaidSimulates raid bosses with typical buffs and events.
• Delves/SoloDesigned for solo content or delves.
• Mythic+Dungeons with shorter boss fights and frequent trash packs.
• Pure AoELarge packs of adds, focusing on sustained AoE DPS.

Tip: When in doubt, use Single Target mode. Some sim modes add raid events or mechanics that aren't always fully supported by every class or spec in SimulationCraft. We're always evolving and fine-tuning modes to better support more specs and work around known limitations, but ultimately, Single Target or modes with fewer custom events tend to give the most reliable results.

Note: Simulation results are strong benchmarks for potential DPS, but real-world performance will depend on encounter mechanics, group comp, and playstyle. Sims are updated for each new patch, though not every edge case is covered.

Character Sims on our website are a work in progress, and we're always making improvements based on feedback. They're currently available to Noxxic+ Patrons as they require a lot of compute power. If you spot any issue or have ideas, please reach out!