How to: RDSW
RDSW (Resto Druid Stat Weights) is a Weak Aura that automatically calculates your stat weights based on the content that you’re currently running. It’ll tell you what your strongest and weakest stats are and you can use that information for your enchants, gems and general gearing decisions. It does almost all the work for you so that you can avoid any complicated math. The weights RDSW calculates are based off your own playstyle, gear, talents and legendary choices giving you a lot more precision then any generic stat orders (which are always inaccurate).
There was a new version released recently which added Leech so, if your numbers don’t look right, make sure you’ve grabbed the new version from the link below.
How do I get it?
You’ll need the Weak Auras 2 addon to run it which you can pick up from Curse: https://mods.curse.com/addons/wow/weakauras-2.
Next, grab the RDSW import string from: https://wago.io/rdsw2.0. Click Copy WeakAura Import String.
Open your Weak Auras by typing /wa into your chat console.
Click new, hit Import (highlighted above) then paste your import string into the box. That’s it. You’re good to go. Just make sure you’ve removed any old versions of the weak aura before you import.
How do I get my stat weights? Why the zeroes?
When you first log in you’ll just see a whole bunch of zeroes. This is because RDSW bases your stat weights on what you’re actually fighting. If you run a mythic plus then it’ll give you weights to optimize your healing for that mythic plus, if you knock over heroic Aggramar then you’ll get stat weights for heroic Aggramar and if you spend all night on Mythic Eonar then it’ll optimize your weights for that fight. As a general rule you want to use the weak aura for the fight you are currently progressing on. There’s no point optimizing for farm content.
What’s the difference between RDSW: Current and RDSW: Total then?
Current shows stat weights for your last attempt on the boss. Just wipe to Felhounds? RDSW captured the attempt. One attempt isn’t usually a great gauge of what setup is going to work best so the RDSW: Total table is provided which averages everything you’ve done since you logged in. Reset RDSW before you begin your progression boss to ensure accurate weights. The Total column is the one that we are primarily interested in.
I did a boss. What do the numbers mean then?
You should end up with something like this:
Intellect will always display 1 and then all other stats are based off that. So, in the Current table above gaining 1 point of mastery is 1.7 times as good as gaining 1 point of intellect. You can use this information to make gearing decisions, and the numbers slot into pawn if you want to make it even easier.
Let’s compare two stat stick trinkets to see how the numbers shake out.
- A 925 mastery stat stick has 2604 intellect and 1296 mastery. This gives it a score of 2604 + 1296 * 1.71 = 4820.
- A 930 versatility stat stick has 2728 intellect and 1320 versatility. This gives it a score of 2728 + 1320 * 1.35 = 4510.
Therefore my 925 mastery stat stick is actually stronger than my 930. All items can be compared this way. Raiders will want to enchant and gem based on the stat with the highest total weight on the fight you’re currently progressing on. A night of attempts is usually enough to get a good average.