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Balance Druid · Essentials

Addons and talent builds for Balance Druid — Starsurge and Starfall spending thresholds, Eclipse cycling, and Celestial Alignment burst timing that work across any content type. Mark your setup and share it with one link. Reviewed 28 Jun 2026.

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Talent Builds

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Keeper of the Grove Single Target

Keeper of the Grove

The core Balance Druid build — Keeper of the Grove with Force of Nature burst and Convoke the Spirits on priority targets. Solid single-target and cleave performance across any content type.

Custom build

Record your own talent build alongside your addons — it's included when you share your setup. Get a talent string from the Wowhead talent calculator or export directly from the in-game talent tree (press N → share icon). Paste the URL or the raw string — both work.

Addons

Why no WeakAuras? Midnight's API blocks WeakAuras from reading your buffs and cooldowns. The addons here cover what it used to handle.
Meters & logs 1

Details! Damage Meter

DPS

345.4M downloads

Works in Midnight Updated 16 May 2026

Per-spell breakdown across the fight — check Moonfire vs Starfall vs Starsurge contribution to know if your DoT uptime is where it should be. The cast efficiency view also shows wasted Celestial Alignment windows so you know what to fix next.

Tracks
DPS · HPS · Spell breakdown · Death log
Requires
Standalone addon · CurseForge
Open on CurseForge
Nameplates & targeting 1

Platynator

Enemy nameplates

9.5M downloads

Works in Midnight Updated 19 May 2026

Puts Moonfire and Sunfire timers on enemy nameplates so you can scan targets for DoT refreshes without tab-targeting. Also shows enemy cast bars so you can predict incoming damage and react with Typhoon or Barkskin before it lands.

Tracks
Enemy nameplates · DoT timers · Cast bars
Requires
Standalone addon · CurseForge
Open on CurseForge
Cooldowns & tracking 2

OmniCD

Group cooldowns

33.4M downloads

Works in Midnight Updated 27 Feb 2026

Tracks group cooldowns from the combat log — for Balance Druid, most useful for timing Innervate to the healer's mana state and knowing when Ironbark has been spent so you understand the defensive coverage in the group. Also tracks offensive burst windows so you can align Incarnation with your team rather than spending it alone.

Tracks
Group cooldowns · Innervate · Defensives
Requires
Standalone addon · CurseForge
Open on CurseForge

BetterCooldownManager

Personal cooldowns

938.2K downloads

Works in Midnight Updated 22 Apr 2026

Configurable timers for your major cooldowns on screen. For Balance Druid, surface Incarnation → Convoke → Fury of Elune as the burst-window stack and add audio cues for when long cooldowns come back so Convoke isn't forgotten during alignment windows.

Tracks
Personal cooldowns · Audio cues · Adaptive layout
Requires
Enhances built-in Cooldown Manager · CurseForge
Open on CurseForge
Rotation helper 1

MaxDps

Next optimal spell

5.9M downloads

Works in Midnight Updated 17 May 2026 1 click from this site

Highlights the next optimal spell based on your current Eclipse state, Starsurge charges, and cooldown availability. Useful while learning the spec or getting back on track mid-pull — once the priority list is second nature, disable it.

Tracks
Next optimal spell · Eclipse state · Cooldown priority
Requires
Requires MaxDps base addon · CurseForge
Open on CurseForge
Frames & Action Bars 3

BetterBlizzFrames

Unit frames

6.1M downloads

Works in Midnight Updated 17 May 2026

BetterBlizzFrames keeps your Eclipse bar and mana visible exactly where you want them without committing to a full UI replacement. Adds castbars to your target and focus frames, class color health bars, and absorb tracking — all on top of the default Blizzard layout.

Tracks
Unit frames · Castbars · Class color bars · Absorb tracking
Requires
Standalone addon · CurseForge
Open on CurseForge

Dominos

Action bars

22.2M downloads

Works in Midnight Updated 10 May 2026

Dominos gives you full control over your action bar layout — move them off the bottom of the screen, stack them vertically, resize the buttons. For Balance Druid the common setup is moving cooldown bars closer to the centre of the screen near your Eclipse indicator so your eyes aren't jumping to the bottom edge during burst windows.

Tracks
Action bars · Bar positioning · Button sizing · Fade out of combat
Requires
Standalone addon · CurseForge
Open on CurseForge

ElvUI

Advanced Unit frames

Tukui.org addon

Works in Midnight Updated 15 May 2026

Most things ElvUI used to do better than default are now covered more cleanly by targeted addons — Platynator for nameplates, Dominos for action bars, BetterBlizzFrames for frames. Only install if you want a fully unified UI aesthetic and are prepared for the configuration overhead.

Tracks
Unit frames · Action bars · Nameplates · Full UI replacement
Requires
Full UI replacement · tukui.org — not on CurseForge
Open on Tukui.org
Utility & QoL 3

Leatrix Plus

Auto-repair

63.9M downloads

Works in Midnight Updated 1 May 2026

Handles the small overhead across a session: auto-repairs gear, auto-sells grey items, and strips out confirmations on common actions. For Balance Druid the highest-value toggles are auto-repair, auto-sell greys, and removing quest tracker noise during combat.

Tracks
Auto-repair · Auto-sell greys · UI automation
Requires
Standalone addon · CurseForge
Open on CurseForge

Bagnon

Combined bags

159.9M downloads

Works in Midnight Updated 29 Apr 2026

Replaces your separate bag windows with a single searchable panel — type 'flask' and every flask across all bags highlights instantly. For Balance Druid managing consumables, crafting reagents, and dungeon gear, the search alone is worth the install.

Tracks
Combined bags · Item search · Inventory management
Requires
Standalone addon · CurseForge
Open on CurseForge

Pawn

Gear scoring

125.6M downloads

Works in Midnight Updated 14 May 2026

Adds an upgrade arrow to item tooltips based on your stat weights. For Balance Druid, highlights Haste and Mastery gear without opening a sim — set it to the spec's default weights from Wowhead and it handles the quick upgrade question accurately.

Tracks
Gear scoring · Upgrade arrows · Stat weights
Requires
Standalone addon · CurseForge
Open on CurseForge

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