Skald Blog

Guides and tutorials on the WoW combat log, raid analysis and progression. For all expansions.

• June 10, 2026

  Icecrown Citadel: reading your logs wing by wing to fix your wipes

  Wiping in ICC 10/25? Learn to read your combat log boss by boss: Defile deaths, Saurfang Marks, the Festergut DPS check. A raid leader's guide for WotLK.

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• June 06, 2026

  How to improve your DPS in WotLK: the combat log method

  How to actually improve your DPS in WotLK using combat logs: effective DPS per boss, /stats percentiles, uptime, pre-pot, death recap, weekly routine.

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• June 02, 2026

  WotLK raid consumables: flasks, food, pre-pots and compliance tracking

  Flasks, food, elixirs and pre-pots in WotLK raiding: what each consumable really brings, and how pull-by-pull compliance tracking changes a guild.

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• May 28, 2026

  WoW death recap: understanding why your raiders die (WotLK guide)

  Learn to read a WoW death recap: burst vs sustained damage, missing heals, unused defensive cooldowns. A WotLK guide for raid leaders and players.

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• May 23, 2026

  Skaldlogs vs Warcraft Logs: the private-server alternative, compared honestly

  Warcraft Logs doesn't support most private servers. Skaldlogs analyses your Warmane, Sirus or Atlantiss logs for free, no account needed. Honest comparison.

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• May 16, 2026

  Complete guide: analysing a WoW combat log (Classic to BFA)

  How to enable the WoW combat log, analyse it for free and identify where your raid can improve. Compatible with WotLK 3.3.5, TBC, Classic, Cata, MoP, Legion, BFA.

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