Test your DPS on a Dynamic Training Dummy

Conquest of Azeroth (CoA) is in level-25 beta. No raids are live yet — the team is still iterating on classes, talents, and tuning. The single piece of PvE content every player has equal, no-group-commitment access to is the Dynamic Training Dummy, an immortal NPC at the major hubs that scales to your level. Hit it, see your DPS, and now: upload the log here and see how you stack up against everyone else playing your spec.

Why dummy parses matter right now

Most CoA testers want answers to one of three questions: is my class/spec competitive?, does my talent build feel right?, is the new patch good or bad for me?. Dummies let you answer all three in under five minutes per test. No group sign-up, no boss fight RNG, no need to coordinate. Compare with the per-spec leaderboard and decide whether to keep iterating on the build or commit to something else.

Step 1 — Enable combat logging

In-game, type the slash command:

/combatlog

That's it — logging is now on. The same command toggles it back off. There's no in-game UI; the slash command is the only switch.

If you tend to forget, bind it to a macro on your action bar. Most testers leave logging on for the whole session and trim the file later.

Step 2 — Hit a Dynamic Training Dummy

Walk to one of the training dummy locations in any of the capital hubs. There are two flavours that matter for ranking:

Single Target. Stand next to one solo dummy and hit it until you've used your full rotation a few times — at minimum 15 seconds for the parse to count, ideally 2-5 minutes for a clean reading. Single-Target tests measure sustained boss-fight DPS.
AoE. Hit a pack of dummies together. The parser counts how many distinct dummies you damaged in the fight — two or more = the parse lands in the AoE leaderboard, one = Single Target. AoE tests measure cleave / multi-target throughput.

Don't worry about killing them — Dynamic Training Dummies are immortal. Stop attacking when your test feels done.

Step 3 — Stop logging and find the file

Run /combatlog a second time to stop. The log file lives at:

<Ascension Launcher install>/resources/ascension_ptr/Logs/<timestamp> WoWCombatLog.txt

The newest file in that folder is your test. The 3.3.5 client uses CLEU format — plain UTF-8 text; open it in Notepad if you want a peek. A 5-minute dummy session is typically <1 MB.

Step 4 — Upload

Hit the ⬆ Upload button in the top-right of any page, drop the log file in, and pick the character + spec details. The parser auto-classifies your fight as Dynamic Training Dummy (ST) or Dynamic Training Dummy (AoE) based on how many dummies you hit. Your parse lands in the per-spec ranking immediately.

See your standing

Direct links to the dummy leaderboards:

🏆 Single-Target rankings — sustained DPS, your spec vs everyone else's same spec
🏆 AoE rankings — cleave / multi-target throughput

Tips for clean test parses

Test alone or with no buffs from others. If a passing player drops a Power Word: Fortitude on you, your DPS gets a boost that won't reflect what you'll actually do in a fight without raid buffs. Move away from crowded dummy spots if you want a "naked" reading.
Hit for at least 30 seconds. The parser accepts parses from 15s up, but 15-second tests have huge cooldown variance. 1-3 minutes is the sweet spot.
Use your full rotation. Damage cooldowns + procs + DOT uptime all matter. A parse that's only your hardest hitter cycling on cooldown isn't your real DPS.
Re-test after a talent change. CoA's talent system is the variable you're tuning. The leaderboard makes it obvious which builds are over- or under-performing for your spec.

What's coming

The training dummy loop is Phase 1 of CoA Logs. Next up:

Per-character-level brackets once the level cap rises above 25 — keeps high-level parses from drowning out lower-level ones.
Manastorm wave-split analysis — every level (wave) in your Manastorm run gets parsed as its own fight, with boon-stack tracking and per-wave leaderboards. Only max-level groups will enter the public rankings to keep the pool fair.
Spell encyclopedia — browseable list of every CoA spell, its description, and which class/spec/tab it belongs to.

CoA Logs is a community hobby project — not affiliated with Blizzard, Project Ascension, or any private server. Built on the same engine as Epog Logs (the WoW 3.3.5 combat-log analyzer for the Project Epoch realm).