Arcane Burn Helper – TBC Anniversary

Arcane Burn Helper is a lightweight decision-support addon for Arcane Mages on The Burning Crusade Anniversary realms. It helps you decide when to Burn and when to Sustain based on real combat data, your mana, and your available mana cooldowns.

This addon is designed to be simple, lightweight, and readable during raids.

Whats New?

Show/Hide commands
- /abh show (UI on)
- /abh hide (UI off)

What Problem This Addon Solves

Arcane Mage in TBC is all about mana management:

Burn too early → you go OOM before the boss dies.
Sustain too long → you lose DPS.
Burn at the right time → maximum damage.

This addon answers one question in real time:

Do I have enough mana and cooldowns to burn, or do I need to sustain?

It does this by comparing:

Estimated Time To Kill (ETK)
Time until low mana
Time until OOM
Evocation, Mana Gem, and Potion cooldowns

What The Addon Displays

Column 1 – Fight & Mana

ETK – Estimated Time To Kill based on recent DPS
S Low – Time until you reach the low mana threshold using sustain rotation
B Low – Time until you reach the low mana threshold while burning
S OOM – Time until OOM using sustain rotation
B OOM – Time until OOM while burning
MODE – BURN / SUSTAIN / HOLD decision

Column 2 – Status & Cooldowns

AB – Current Arcane Blast stack
Armor – Mage Armor or Molten Armor
Evo – Evocation cooldown status
Gem – Mana Gem cooldown status
Pot – Potion cooldown status

Cooldown Colors

Green = Ready
Yellow = Ready Soon (configurable)
Red = On Cooldown
Gray = Not Available / Not in Bags

Arcane Blast Stack Colors

AB0 = Gray
AB1 = Light Blue
AB2 = Yellow
AB3 = Orange/Red

Mode Logic (Burn vs Sustain)

The addon determines MODE using:

ETK vs Time to Low Mana
ETK vs Time to OOM
Evocation availability
Mana Gem availability
Potion availability (if Mana Potion selected)

Mode Meanings

BURN – You have enough mana and/or cooldowns to burn safely
SUSTAIN – You need to conserve mana to last the fight
HOLD – Borderline — either strategy works

Options Menu

Open with: /abh options

Configurable Settings

Sustain Rotation – Arcane Blast
Sustain Rotation – Frostbolt
Armor – Mage Armor or Molten Armor
Potion Type – Mana Potion or Destruction Potion
T5 2pc – Adds 20% Arcane Blast mana cost
Low Mana Trigger % – Mana % used for burn planning (default 20%)
Ready Soon Seconds – When cooldown indicator turns yellow
UI Scale – Scale of the addon UI

Default Settings

Sustain Rotation: 2 AB / 3 Frostbolt
Default rotation macro:

/castsequence [nochanneling,@mouseover,harm,nodead][nochanneling,@focus,harm,nodead][nochanneling,harm,nodead] reset=mod:alt/3 Arcane Blast,Arcane Blast, Frostbolt, Frostbolt, Frostbolt

Armor: Molten
Potion: Destruction Potion
Low Mana: 20%
Ready Soon: 15 sec
Scale: 1.0

Slash Commands

/abh lock – Lock frame (prevents moving & resizing)
/abh unlock – Unlock frame
/abh reset – Reset position to center
/abh options – Open options menu

How To Use This Addon In Raids

General Arcane Mage logic with the addon:

Mode = BURN → Use Arcane Blast burn
Mode = SUSTAIN → Use sustain rotation
Evo ready → You can burn
Gem ready → You can burn
Mana pot ready → You can burn
All cooldowns down → Sustain

Notes

Designed specifically for TBC Anniversary Arcane Mage
Arcane Blast spellID: 30451
Arcane Blast mana costs:
- AB0 = 195
- AB1 = 341
- AB2 = 488
- AB3 = 634
T5 2pc increases Arcane Blast mana cost by 20%
Arcane Meditation and Mage Armor mana regen are included in calculations

Summary

Arcane Burn Helper tells you:

"If I burn now, will I run out of mana before the boss dies?"

And answers that question in real time using your DPS, mana, and cooldowns.

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