Blizzard's Midnight API restricts addon access to your personal buffs and cooldowns during M+ and raid — the exact content where aura tracking matters most. The addons listed here work within these restrictions and cover what WeakAuras used to handle.

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Guardian Druid · Essentials

Addons and talent builds for Guardian Druid — Ironfur stacked ahead of incoming physical damage for the armor bonus, Mangle and Thrash cycling for Rage income, Frenzied Regeneration on cooldown rather than hoarded, and Barkskin covering routine hits while Survival Instincts is held for kill-shot windows. Mark your setup and share it with one link. Reviewed 28 Jun 2026.

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Talent Builds

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Elune's Chosen

Recommended starting build — Elune's Chosen with a balanced defensive profile centred on Ironfur uptime and Frenzied Regeneration. Strong starting point for learning Guardian Druid's cooldown layering before tuning for a specific content type.

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Rotation

Links to the Icy Veins rotation page. Select your hero talent build once you're there.

Builds

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 meter

345.4M downloads

Works in Midnight Updated 10 May 2026

Damage, healing received, and damage taken breakdown. The most useful window is self-healing — Frenzied Regeneration and Leech should account for a significant portion of incoming healing; if low, you're healing too late or missing casts — and damage taken by ability shows which sources hit hardest and where Ironfur coverage is most needed.

Tracks: DPS meter · Frenzied Regeneration healing · Damage taken · Thrash uptime · Self-sustain
Requires: Standalone addon · CurseForge

Open on CurseForge

Nameplates & targeting 1

Platynator

Nameplates

9.5M downloads

Works in Midnight Updated 20 Apr 2026

Cast bars and debuff icons on enemy nameplates — for Guardian Druid, identifies priority interrupt targets in a pack so Skull Bash lands on the most dangerous caster without target cycling. Also helps time Incapacitating Roar and Typhoon when multiple casters are active simultaneously.

Tracks: Nameplates · Cast bars · Skull Bash targeting · Interrupt awareness · Typhoon timing
Requires: Standalone addon · CurseForge

Open on CurseForge

Cooldowns & tracking 2

OmniCD

Healer externals

33.4M downloads

Works in Midnight Updated 27 Feb 2026

Tracks group cooldowns from the combat log — for Guardian Druid, the most important visibility is healer externals: if Pain Suppression or Ironbark is available, you can hold Survival Instincts and let the healer cover the spike instead. Also shows Rebirth cooldowns for confident combat-ress priority and interrupt coverage so you know when to hold Skull Bash.

Tracks: Healer externals · Rebirth tracking · Group cooldowns · Interrupt coverage
Requires: Standalone addon · CurseForge

Open on CurseForge

BetterCooldownManager

Personal cooldowns

938.2K downloads

Works in Midnight Updated 15 Mar 2026

Configurable timers for your major cooldowns on screen. For Guardian Druid, shows Survival Instincts, Barkskin, and Frenzied Regeneration simultaneously so you can plan defensive layers before predicted damage rather than checking each spell individually under pressure.

Tracks: Personal cooldowns · Survival Instincts · Barkskin · Frenzied Regeneration · Stampeding Roar
Requires: Standalone addon · CurseForge

Open on CurseForge

Rotation helper 1

MaxDps

Next ability highlight

5.8M downloads

Works in Midnight Updated 1 Apr 2026

Highlights the next optimal ability based on current cooldown state and Rage levels — for Guardian Druid, the most valuable guidance is Ironfur reapplication timing and the Mangle/Thrash cycle priority, including when Rage should go to Maul versus Frenzied Regeneration. Removes the need to mentally track multiple cooldown timers while actively tanking.

Tracks: Next ability highlight · Ironfur timing · Mangle · Thrash · Rage management
Requires: Standalone addon · CurseForge

Open on CurseForge

Frames & Action Bars 3

BetterBlizzFrames

Unit frames

4.8M downloads

Works in Midnight Updated 1 May 2026

BetterBlizzFrames enhances the default Blizzard unit frames rather than replacing them. For Guardian Druid, a target castbar tells you when an interrupt window is open for Skull Bash, and the focus frame castbar tracks dangerous caster mobs separately from your main target.

Tracks: Unit frames · Castbars · Rage tracking · Skull Bash timing
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 action bar layout. For Guardian Druid, a dedicated cooldown bar keeps Survival Instincts, Barkskin, Frenzied Regeneration, and Stampeding Roar at consistent visible positions near the centre of the screen.

Tracks: Action bars · Survival Instincts · Barkskin · Bar positioning
Requires: Standalone addon · CurseForge

Open on CurseForge

ElvUI

Advanced Unit frames

Tukui.org addon

Works in Midnight Updated 15 May 2026

Most of what ElvUI covers for Guardian Druid is better handled by BetterBlizzFrames (frames), Dominos (action bars), and Platynator (nameplates). 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 10 Mar 2026

Leatrix Plus handles the small overhead: auto-repair at vendors, auto-sell grey items, remove NPC dialogue delays, block duel requests. Install once, configure in 5 minutes.

Tracks: Auto repair · Auto-sell greys · UI cleanup · Duel block
Requires: Standalone addon · CurseForge

Open on CurseForge

Bagnon

Bag consolidation

159.9M downloads

Works in Midnight Updated 5 Mar 2026

Bagnon merges all your bags into a single scrollable window with a search bar. Find flasks, potions, and gear quickly without opening bag slots one at a time.

Tracks: Bag consolidation · Item search · Single window
Requires: Standalone addon · CurseForge

Open on CurseForge

Pawn

Upgrade arrows

125.6M downloads

Works in Midnight Updated 1 Mar 2026

Adds an upgrade arrow to item tooltips based on your stat weights. For Guardian Druid, highlights Agility and Versatility — Versatility provides flat damage reduction on every hit and increases Frenzied Regeneration healing output, making it the strongest secondary for survivability — without needing to sim every drop.

Tracks: Upgrade arrows · Stat weights · Loot comparison
Requires: Standalone addon · CurseForge

Open on CurseForge

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Macros Coming soon

Frenzied Regeneration on health threshold, Ironfur on tank buster warning, Barkskin defensive, Typhoon @ player or focus

Stat Priority Coming soon

Agility primary, Versatility for flat damage reduction on every hit and increased Frenzied Regeneration healing, Haste for faster Mangle and Thrash cycles and more frequent Ironfur reapplication, Mastery (Nature's Guardian) increases base armor in Bear Form and scales Ironfur absorb value

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