Simulator
How fast the guide levels
Before a version of the addon goes out, a simulated player follows its guide from level 1 to 12. It walks the route, fights, rests, picks quests up and hands them in, making the same choices the addon makes in the game. The time it needs is the number here: lower is better.
Credited time counts a quest as done the moment its last objective is, so work finished just before the level and handed in just after is not held against the guide. Plain time waits for the hand-in. Churn is how often the guide changed its mind about the next step without anything happening in between; fewer is steadier.
The simulated player is fitted to real players following the guide from level 1: their times to the same level were within a few minutes of its own. Your time will still vary with how you play, so these are best for comparing versions. When the simulated player itself changes, the page starts a new clock and compares a version only with versions on the same one. Warriors are known to level slower than the other classes: compare a warrior with warriors.
v0.4.77–0.4.99
| Race | Class | Credited | Plain | Churn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Human | Hunter | 2h 49m | 2h 50m | 1 |
| Dwarf | Paladin | 2h 57m | 3h 01m | 0 |
| Dwarf | Warrior | 3h 08m | 3h 09m | 1 |
| Human | Warrior | 2h 51m | 2h 54m | 1 |
| Night Elf | Warrior | 2h 50m | 2h 54m | 1 |
| Orc | Warrior | 3h 31m | 3h 36m | 2 |
| Skyborne (High Order) | Warrior | 2h 45m | 2h 57m | 1 |
| Skyborne (Windshaper) | Warrior | 2h 35m | 2h 36m | 1 |
| Tauren | Warrior | 2h 51m | 3h 05m | 0 |
| Undead | Warrior | 2h 59m | 2h 59m | 4 |
| All 10 runs | 29h 17m | 30h 02m | ||
Across versions
Time to level 12 for each run, version by version. One scale for every panel.
- Credited
- Plain
Churn by version
How often the guide changed its mind about the next step without a reason, added up over the runs; lower is better. Churn was first measured in 0.4.0. Under each version, the change against the version before: − fewer, + more.
* 0.4.1 against 0.4.0: the 6 runs both measured, 14 against 12 (0.4.1 adds Dwarf Paladin and Human Hunter).
Version by version
Credited time where the version measured it, plain before. The change is against the version before on the same clock: − faster, + slower; marked plain where that version has no credited time to compare with. Under it, the run's churn and its change (− fewer, + more).
| Version | Human Hunter | Dwarf Paladin | Dwarf Warrior | Human Warrior | Night Elf Warrior | Orc Warrior | Skyborne (High Order) Warrior | Skyborne (Windshaper) Warrior | Tauren Warrior | Undead Warrior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| v0.4.77–0.4.9929 October 2026credited | 2h 49m+4.8% churn 1 +1 | 2h 57m+0.2% churn 0 −1 | 3h 08m+10.3% churn 1 +1 | 2h 51m+3.2% churn 1 ±0 | 2h 50m±0.0% churn 1 ±0 | 3h 31m±0.0% churn 2 ±0 | 2h 45m±0.0% churn 1 ±0 | 2h 35m±0.0% churn 1 ±0 | 2h 51m±0.0% churn 0 ±0 | 2h 59m±0.0% churn 4 ±0 |
| v0.4.73–0.4.7629 October 2026credited | 2h 42m−7.6% churn 0 −2 | 2h 57m−4.1% churn 1 −2 | 2h 50m−1.9% churn 0 −6 | 2h 46m−6.3% churn 1 +1 | 2h 50m−0.3% churn 1 ±0 | 3h 31m+17.0% churn 2 +2 | 2h 45m+4.5% churn 1 ±0 | 2h 35m−2.1% churn 1 +1 | 2h 51m−1.2% churn 0 −2 | 2h 59m−5.6% churn 4 +3 |
| v0.4.67–0.4.7222 October 2026credited | 2h 55m+7.5% churn 2 ±0 | 3h 04m−0.2% churn 3 ±0 | 2h 54m±0.0% churn 6 ±0 | 2h 57m+4.5% churn 0 ±0 | 2h 51m±0.0% churn 1 ±0 | 3h 00m+4.2% churn 0 ±0 | 2h 38m±0.0% churn 1 ±0 | 2h 39m+0.6% churn 0 ±0 | 2h 53m±0.0% churn 2 ±0 | 3h 10m±0.0% churn 1 ±0 |
| v0.4.6622 October 2026credited | 2h 43m−4.2% churn 2 +2 | 3h 05m+2.5% churn 3 −1 | 2h 54m−8.2% churn 6 +1 | 2h 49m−8.4% churn 0 −1 | 2h 51m−3.6% churn 1 ±0 | 2h 53m−0.7% churn 0 ±0 | 2h 38m+0.9% churn 1 ±0 | 2h 38m−0.6% churn 0 ±0 | 2h 53m+0.4% churn 2 −2 | 3h 10m+3.0% churn 1 +1 |
| v0.4.6522 October 2026credited | 2h 50m+0.1% churn 0 ±0 | 3h 00m−7.5% churn 4 −1 | 3h 09m−0.5% churn 5 ±0 | 3h 05m−3.1% churn 1 −1 | 2h 57m+5.8% churn 1 −1 | 2h 54m+0.3% churn 0 ±0 | 2h 37m−1.0% churn 1 −1 | 2h 39m±0.0% churn 0 ±0 | 2h 52m+1.8% churn 4 +1 | 3h 04m+0.2% churn 0 ±0 |
| v0.4.61–0.4.6421 October 2026credited | 2h 50m−0.1% churn 0 ±0 | 3h 15m+2.7% churn 5 +1 | 3h 10m+4.6% churn 5 +2 | 3h 10m+0.4% churn 2 ±0 | 2h 47m+1.4% churn 2 ±0 | 2h 54m+0.2% churn 0 ±0 | 2h 38m±0.0% churn 2 ±0 | 2h 39m±0.0% churn 0 ±0 | 2h 49m+0.2% churn 3 ±0 | 3h 04m+1.6% churn 0 ±0 |
| v0.4.6021 October 2026credited | 2h 50m±0.0% churn 0 ±0 | 3h 10m±0.0% churn 4 ±0 | 3h 02m±0.0% churn 3 ±0 | 3h 10m±0.0% churn 2 ±0 | 2h 45m+0.1% churn 2 ±0 | 2h 53m±0.0% churn 0 ±0 | 2h 38m±0.0% churn 2 ±0 | 2h 39m±0.0% churn 0 ±0 | 2h 49m±0.0% churn 3 ±0 | 3h 01m±0.0% churn 0 ±0 |
| v0.4.58–0.4.5921 October 2026credited | 2h 50m+12.1% churn 0 ±0 | 3h 10m+4.8% churn 4 +2 | 3h 02m+0.7% churn 3 +1 | 3h 10m+11.8% churn 2 −2 | 2h 45m−1.0% churn 2 +1 | 2h 53m−0.5% churn 0 ±0 | 2h 38m±0.0% churn 2 ±0 | 2h 39m±0.0% churn 0 ±0 | 2h 49m−1.1% churn 3 +1 | 3h 01m−2.1% churn 0 −1 |
| v0.4.5721 October 2026credited | 2h 32m−8.7% churn 0 −1 | 3h 01m−3.0% churn 2 −2 | 3h 00m−14.4% churn 2 −2 | 2h 50m−3.4% churn 4 +3 | 2h 46m±0.0% churn 1 ±0 | 2h 54m−0.4% churn 0 ±0 | 2h 38m±0.0% churn 2 ±0 | 2h 39m±0.0% churn 0 ±0 | 2h 51m+0.6% churn 2 ±0 | 3h 05m±0.0% churn 1 ±0 |
| v0.4.53–0.4.5621 October 2026credited | 2h 46m+0.9% churn 1 −12 | 3h 07m+11.4% churn 4 +1 | 3h 31m+6.1% churn 4 +3 | 2h 56m+1.1% churn 1 ±0 | 2h 46m+1.4% churn 1 ±0 | 2h 55m+0.1% churn 0 ±0 | 2h 38m±0.0% churn 2 ±0 | 2h 39m±0.0% churn 0 ±0 | 2h 50m±0.0% churn 2 ±0 | 3h 05m±0.0% churn 1 ±0 |
| v0.4.5220 October 2026credited | 2h 45m−0.5% churn 13 +1 | 2h 48m−0.1% churn 3 ±0 | 3h 19m±0.0% churn 1 ±0 | 2h 54m−0.6% churn 1 ±0 | 2h 44m−0.5% churn 1 ±0 | 2h 55m±0.0% churn 0 ±0 | 2h 38m±0.0% churn 2 ±0 | 2h 39m±0.0% churn 0 ±0 | 2h 50m±0.0% churn 2 ±0 | 3h 05m±0.0% churn 1 ±0 |
| v0.4.5120 October 2026credited | 2h 45m±0.0% churn 12 ±0 | 2h 48m−12.5% churn 3 +1 | 3h 19m±0.0% churn 1 ±0 | 2h 55m±0.0% churn 1 ±0 | 2h 45m+0.1% churn 1 ±0 | 2h 55m±0.0% churn 0 ±0 | 2h 38m±0.0% churn 2 ±0 | 2h 39m±0.0% churn 0 ±0 | 2h 50m±0.0% churn 2 ±0 | 3h 05m±0.0% churn 1 ±0 |
| v0.4.5020 October 2026credited | 2h 45m−1.2% churn 12 +11 | 3h 12m−5.9% churn 2 −1 | 3h 19m+7.1% churn 1 −2 | 2h 55m+1.3% churn 1 −1 | 2h 45m±0.0% churn 1 ±0 | 2h 55m±0.0% churn 0 ±0 | 2h 38m±0.0% churn 2 ±0 | 2h 39m±0.0% churn 0 ±0 | 2h 50m±0.0% churn 2 ±0 | 3h 05m±0.0% churn 1 ±0 |
| v0.4.4920 October 2026credited | 2h 47m−0.1% churn 1 ±0 | 3h 24m+0.2% churn 3 +3 | 3h 06m−1.8% churn 3 ±0 | 2h 52m+5.6% churn 2 ±0 | 2h 45m−2.7% churn 1 ±0 | 2h 55m±0.0% churn 0 ±0 | 2h 38m+2.3% churn 2 +2 | 2h 39m±0.0% churn 0 ±0 | 2h 50m−4.9% churn 2 +2 | 3h 05m±0.0% churn 1 ±0 |
| v0.4.4820 October 2026credited | 2h 48m+0.8% churn 1 ±0 | 3h 23m+1.2% churn 0 −2 | 3h 09m±0.0% churn 3 ±0 | 2h 43m−5.1% churn 2 ±0 | 2h 49m+3.4% churn 1 ±0 | 2h 55m±0.0% churn 0 ±0 | 2h 35m−2.3% churn 0 −2 | 2h 39m±0.0% churn 0 ±0 | 2h 58m+5.2% churn 0 −2 | 3h 05m±0.0% churn 1 ±0 |
| v0.4.4720 October 2026credited | 2h 46m−4.9% churn 1 +1 | 3h 21m±0.0% churn 2 ±0 | 3h 09m+0.9% churn 3 +1 | 2h 52m−5.4% churn 2 −2 | 2h 44m−1.8% churn 1 −1 | 2h 55m±0.0% churn 0 ±0 | 2h 38m+1.1% churn 2 +1 | 2h 39m+5.4% churn 0 ±0 | 2h 50m−15.1% churn 2 +1 | 3h 05m±0.0% churn 1 ±0 |
| v0.4.4620 October 2026credited | 2h 55m churn 0 | 3h 21m churn 2 | 3h 07m churn 2 | 3h 02m churn 4 | 2h 47m churn 2 | 2h 55m churn 0 | 2h 37m churn 1 | 2h 31m churn 0 | 3h 20m churn 1 | 3h 05m churn 1 |
| New clock: from here on the runs are timed by a simulated player whose fights are refitted to recorded play. They are not compared with the versions below, timed by a simulated player fitted to real players following the guide. | ||||||||||
| v0.4.23–0.4.4518 October 2026credited | 2h 44m−18.1% churn 1 −1 | 2h 43m−25.2% churn 2 +2 | 2h 43m−16.8% churn 2 +2 | 3h 01m−18.5% churn 3 −2 | 2h 42m−28.7% churn 0 −2 | 2h 55m−33.5% churn 3 +2 | not measured | not measured | 2h 42m−36.1% churn 1 ±0 | 2h 57m−12.6% churn 1 ±0 |
| v0.4.2216 October 2026credited | 3h 20m+7.3% churn 2 −1 | 3h 38m+5.6% churn 0 ±0 | 3h 16m+1.2% churn 0 ±0 | 3h 42m+6.2% churn 5 +2 | 3h 47m−0.2% churn 2 ±0 | 4h 23m−5.8% churn 1 −1 | not measured | not measured | 4h 13m±0.0% churn 1 ±0 | 3h 23m±0.0% churn 1 ±0 |
| v0.4.2115 October 2026credited | 3h 07m+9.5% churn 3 +2 | 3h 26m±0.0% churn 0 −2 | 3h 14m+5.2% churn 0 −3 | 3h 29m+25.3% churn 3 +2 | 3h 48m+17.8% churn 2 +1 | 4h 39m+26.6% churn 2 ±0 | not measured | not measured | 4h 13m+34.5% churn 1 ±0 | 3h 23m+8.5% churn 1 −1 |
| v0.4.2015 October 2026credited | 2h 50m churn 1 | 3h 26m churn 2 | 3h 04m churn 3 | 2h 47m churn 1 | 3h 13m churn 1 | 3h 40m churn 2 | not measured | not measured | 3h 08m churn 1 | 3h 07m churn 2 |
| New clock: from here on the runs are timed by a simulated player fitted to real players following the guide. They are not compared with the versions below, timed by the first simulated player, slower than people really play. | ||||||||||
| v0.4.12–0.4.1913 October 2026credited | 3h 34m+10.5% churn 2 +2 | 4h 18m+11.3% churn 2 +2 | 4h 17m+12.4% churn 3 +3 | 4h 10m+13.7% churn 1 +1 | 4h 12m+4.5% churn 1 −1 | 4h 32m+8.4% churn 3 −2 | not measured | not measured | 4h 01m+1.0% churn 0 −1 | 4h 05m+5.6% churn 2 ±0 |
| v0.4.1113 October 2026credited | 3h 13m−0.6% churn 0 −1 | 3h 52m+4.9% churn 0 ±0 | 3h 49m−3.8% churn 0 −2 | 3h 40m+7.3% churn 0 −1 | 4h 01m−0.1% churn 2 ±0 | 4h 11m−0.2% churn 5 ±0 | not measured | not measured | 3h 58m−0.2% churn 1 ±0 | 3h 52m−0.2% churn 2 ±0 |
| v0.4.1011 October 2026credited | 3h 15m+3.7% churn 1 −1 | 3h 41m−4.4% churn 0 ±0 | 3h 58m+0.5% churn 2 ±0 | 3h 25m+0.2% churn 1 ±0 | 4h 02m+1.3% churn 2 −1 | 4h 12m±0.0% churn 5 ±0 | not measured | not measured | 3h 59m−5.0% churn 1 ±0 | 3h 52m−3.1% churn 2 ±0 |
| v0.4.8–0.4.911 October 2026credited | 3h 08m−3.9% churn 2 +1 | 3h 51m+1.0% churn 0 −1 | 3h 56m+1.9% churn 2 +1 | 3h 25m−2.7% churn 1 ±0 | 3h 59m+2.1% churn 3 +2 | 4h 12m+4.6% churn 5 +2 | not measured | not measured | 4h 11m−6.0% churn 1 −1 | 4h 00m+2.6% churn 2 −1 |
| v0.4.711 October 2026credited | 3h 15m−5.4% churn 1 ±0 | 3h 49m+4.5% churn 1 −2 | 3h 52m−4.5% churn 1 ±0 | 3h 30m+2.5% churn 1 +1 | 3h 54m−0.3% churn 1 −2 | 4h 01m±0.0% churn 3 ±0 | not measured | not measured | 4h 27m−0.6% churn 2 −2 | 3h 54m±0.0% churn 3 ±0 |
| v0.4.611 October 2026credited | 3h 27m+1.0% churn 1 −1 | 3h 39m+0.7% churn 3 +1 | 4h 03m±0.0% churn 1 ±0 | 3h 25m±0.0% churn 0 ±0 | 3h 55m+1.4% churn 3 ±0 | 4h 01m±0.0% churn 3 ±0 | not measured | not measured | 4h 29m±0.0% churn 4 ±0 | 3h 54m±0.0% churn 3 ±0 |
| v0.4.510 October 2026credited | 3h 24m−4.8% churn 2 +1 | 3h 38m−1.6% churn 2 ±0 | 4h 03m+8.8% churn 1 −2 | 3h 25m−10.3% churn 0 −1 | 3h 51m−3.0% churn 3 ±0 | 4h 01m−8.9% churn 3 +2 | not measured | not measured | 4h 29m+8.6% churn 4 +1 | 3h 54m−2.2% churn 3 +2 |
| v0.4.410 October 2026credited | 3h 35m−2.4% churn 1 ±0 | 3h 41m−1.0% churn 2 −1 | 3h 43m−7.2% churn 3 ±0 | 3h 49m−10.4% churn 1 ±0 | 3h 59m+0.4% churn 3 ±0 | 4h 24m+0.2% churn 1 ±0 | not measured | not measured | 4h 08m−10.9% churn 3 −1 | 3h 59m−0.8% churn 1 −2 |
| v0.4.310 October 2026credited | 3h 40m−1.7% churn 1 ±0 | 3h 43m−12.3% churn 3 ±0 | 4h 00m−4.7% churn 3 −2 | 4h 15m+13.4% churn 1 ±0 | 3h 58m−6.4% churn 3 +2 | 4h 24m+2.4% churn 1 ±0 | not measured | not measured | 4h 38m+13.1% churn 4 +1 | 4h 01m−5.4% churn 3 +3 |
| v0.4.29 October 2026credited | 3h 44m+19.1% plain churn 1 ±0 | 4h 15m−7.5% plain churn 3 +1 | 4h 12m−8.3% plain churn 5 ±0 | 3h 45m−1.5% plain churn 1 −2 | 4h 14m+8.8% plain churn 1 +1 | 4h 18m+5.1% plain churn 1 −1 | not measured | not measured | 4h 06m−4.1% plain churn 3 ±0 | 4h 15m−5.0% plain churn 0 −1 |
| v0.4.19 October 2026plain | 3h 33m churn 1 | 4h 37m churn 2 | 4h 46m−2.3% churn 5 +1 | 4h 27m+24.6% churn 3 ±0 | 3h 56m−3.7% churn 0 −2 | 4h 19m+1.0% churn 2 ±0 | not measured | not measured | 4h 21m−12.0% churn 3 +2 | 4h 46m+9.2% churn 1 +1 |
| v0.4.09 October 2026plain | not measured | not measured | 4h 53m+4.4% churn 4 | 3h 34m+1.2% churn 3 | 4h 06m+6.9% churn 2 | 4h 16m−2.3% churn 2 | not measured | not measured | 4h 57m+10.7% churn 1 | 4h 22m−1.9% churn 0 |
| v0.3.0–0.3.28 October 2026plainchurn not measured | not measured | not measured | 4h 41m−4.0% | 3h 32m−5.2% | 3h 50m−2.5% | 4h 22m+2.9% | not measured | not measured | 4h 28m−5.3% | 4h 27m+1.3% |
| v0.2.18 October 2026plainchurn not measured | not measured | not measured | 4h 52m | 3h 43m | 3h 55m | 4h 15m | not measured | not measured | 4h 43m | 4h 24m |