Do I need an addon to use LootPilot?

No. You can use Load from Armory — type your region, realm and character name and LootPilot fetches your gear and talents from Blizzard. The SimulationCraft addon is an alternative: type /simc in game and paste the export.

Why does Raidbots say Iterations 640,000 / 600,000?

Anonymous Raidbots sims are capped at 600,000 iterations, and a large candidate list can exceed that. Log into Raidbots (a free account raises the cap), or let LootPilot's automatic cap handle it — for big runs it adds an iterations line so the total fits under the anonymous limit. You can also check off items you don't need to shrink the run.

LootPilot says the report has no loot candidates. Why?

That happens when you ran a plain character sim in Raidbots instead of the generated profileset. Use Copy & open Raidbots in step 3 — it adds your loot as candidates — run that in Raidbots Advanced, then fetch that report.

Does LootPilot work for healers and tanks?

Yes. Tanks use the Raidbots path like DPS. Healers are routed to QuestionablyEpic's UpgradeFinder because Raidbots does not simulate healing — the result is ranked by HPS instead of DPS.

What are bonus roll tokens in WoW Midnight?

Bonus rolls cost Nebulous Voidcore: 1 token for a Mythic+ item and 2 for a raid item. LootPilot auto-fills your count from your import or you type it, then ranks rolls by value per token.

How to use LootPilot

LootPilot tells you which bonus roll gives the biggest upgrade in World of Warcraft Midnight. You load your character, it filters every Mythic+ and raid item your spec can roll on, you run a quick simulation, and it returns a ranked plan of the best rolls per token — for DPS, tanks and healers. The whole thing takes about five minutes and is free.

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What you need before you start

You need a max-level WoW Midnight character, some bonus roll tokens, and either nothing (Load from Armory) or the free SimulationCraft addon.

A World of Warcraft character on the Midnight expansion (patch 12.0.5).
Bonus roll tokens — in Midnight these are Nebulous Voidcore (1 token per Mythic+ roll, 2 per raid roll).
One of: nothing at all — use Load from Armory — or the free SimulationCraft addon if you'd rather paste an export.

LootPilot never logs in for you and never stores your data on a server. Your checklist, profile and tokens are saved only in your browser.

Step 1 — Load your character

Armory or SimC

Get your character into LootPilot in one of two ways — Load from Armory (no addon) or a SimulationCraft export.

Option A — Load from Armory (no addon)

In step 1, find the Load from Armory box.
Pick your region (EU, US, KR, TW).
Start typing your realm and choose it from the dropdown.
Type your character name. LootPilot looks you up automatically and shows a green check when it finds you.

It pulls your gear and talents straight from Blizzard's Armory. Note: only public characters can be loaded this way, and the data reflects your last logout.

Option B — SimulationCraft addon export

Install the free SimulationCraft addon from CurseForge or Wago.
Log in on the character you want to optimize (e.g. your main, not an alt).
Type /simc in chat — a window opens with your profile text.
Press Ctrl+A then Ctrl+C to copy it, and paste it into the SimC box.

Either way, LootPilot detects your class, spec, armor type and main stat automatically — there are no manual filters to set. This profile becomes the baseline everything is compared against.

Step 2 — Review your loot

auto-filtered

LootPilot lists every Mythic+ and raid item your spec can roll on — check off the ones you've already won from a bonus roll.

The list is auto-filtered to your class and spec — Mythic+ dungeons first, then raids (you roll on a specific boss).
Each item shows the top players' Max Key and Popularity; hover for full tooltip details.
Check off any item you've already won from a bonus roll — a bonus roll can't give you the same item twice, so it leaves your pool and the remaining items get likelier. Items you got from a normal drop can still come from a bonus roll, so leave those unchecked.

Your check-offs are saved in your browser, so they're still there next time.

Step 3 — Run the simulation

Raidbots or QE

DPS and tanks run the sim on Raidbots; healers run it on QuestionablyEpic. LootPilot picks the right path automatically from your spec.

DPS & tanks → Raidbots

Click Generate SimC profileset, then Copy & open Raidbots →. This copies the profileset (your character plus every loot candidate) and opens Raidbots → Advanced in a new tab.
In the Raidbots input box, select all (Ctrl+A) then paste (Ctrl+V) — you must fully replace whatever's there, or your old gear gets mixed in.
Run the sim. When it finishes, copy the report link and bring it back to step 4.

Tip: large runs can exceed Raidbots' anonymous 600,000-iteration limit. Log into a free Raidbots account for the full run — LootPilot also auto-caps iterations on big runs so they still fit.

Healers → QuestionablyEpic

Click Copy SimC & open QE UpgradeFinder →. Raidbots doesn't simulate healing, so healers use QuestionablyEpic → UpgradeFinder — the standard healer gearing tool.
In QE, paste your SimC, pick your Mythic+ key / raid difficulty, and hit Go. It ranks every dungeon and raid item by HPS gain.
Copy the QE report link and bring it back to step 4.

Step 4 — Get your roll plan

ranked per token

Paste the report link, enter your bonus roll tokens, and click Analyze & rank — LootPilot returns the best combination of rolls you can afford.

Paste your report link (Raidbots or QE) and click Fetch report — LootPilot pulls it in automatically.
Enter your bonus roll tokens (Nebulous Voidcore). This is auto-filled from your import when found; otherwise type it. It's required — the ranking is weighed per token.
Click Analyze & rank.

You get a ranked, token-budget plan: which places to roll, the upgrade chance per roll, and the single best combination of rolls that fits your tokens (marked with a star).

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Reading the results

LootPilot ranks rolls three different ways, and the recommendation changes with the one you pick.

What do the three sort modes mean?

Value / token — the most upgrade for each token spent. Best when tokens are your bottleneck.
Expected value — drop-chance-weighted value. A pool you've narrowed to one item counts in full; a multi-item pool counts less (the % is your chance of any upgrade there).
Best upgrade — the single biggest possible upgrade, regardless of odds. "Roll this until it drops, then work down."

Why are some upgrades not counted?

A roll that changes your sim by only a tiny amount is a sidegrade, not an upgrade, so it isn't counted. LootPilot is item-level-aware: a piece that raises your item level counts even for a small gain, while a same-item-level piece (just a secondary-stat reshuffle) has to clear a higher bar to count.

What about rings, trinkets and raid lockouts?

Rings and trinkets are combo-aware — LootPilot knows which two you'd run together and recommends the pair rather than two competing items for the same slot. Raid bosses can only be rolled once per week, so the plan never recommends rolling the same boss twice; Mythic+ has no weekly lock.

Troubleshooting

common fixes

Raidbots says "Iterations: 640,000 / 600,000"

Anonymous Raidbots sims are capped at 600,000 iterations, and a big candidate list can go over. Two fixes: log into a free Raidbots account (higher cap, full precision), or rely on LootPilot's automatic cap — on big runs it adds an iterations line so the total fits under the anonymous limit. You can also check off items you don't need to shrink the run.

"This report has no loot candidates to rank"

You ran a plain character sim in Raidbots instead of the generated profileset. Go back to step 3, use Copy & open Raidbots → (that adds your loot as candidates), run that in Raidbots Advanced, then fetch that report.

Load from Armory can't find my character

Check the region and that you picked the realm from the dropdown (accents and spaces matter). Only public characters can be loaded — if yours is hidden, use the SimulationCraft addon instead. The data also reflects your last logout, so log out in-game if it looks stale.

It says "no talents — log out & retry"

The Armory only exposes your talent loadout after you've logged out on that character. Log out in-game and try again, or paste a fresh SimulationCraft export (which always includes talents).

My QE report didn't match any loot

That usually means the report is for a different character or season than the loot LootPilot is showing. Re-run the UpgradeFinder in QuestionablyEpic for the correct character and current content, then fetch the new report link.

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Glossary

Bonus roll: An extra chance at loot from a dungeon or boss, paid for with a token. LootPilot tells you which one is worth the most.
Nebulous Voidcore: The bonus roll currency in WoW Midnight — 1 token per Mythic+ roll, 2 per raid roll.
Profileset: A SimulationCraft input that tests many gear variations at once. LootPilot builds one with every loot candidate so Raidbots can rank them in a single run.
Raidbots Advanced: The Raidbots mode that runs raw SimulationCraft scripts. LootPilot's profileset is meant to be pasted here.
QuestionablyEpic (QE): The standard healer gearing tool. Its UpgradeFinder ranks loot by HPS, which is why healers use it instead of Raidbots.
DPS / HPS: Damage per second / healing per second — the metric each path ranks upgrades by.

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