BearChad

A druid bear tank co-pilot for TBC Classic. Tracks rotation, surfaces the next ability, and keeps your eyes on the boss instead of your bars — so warriors named Chad stop topping your threat meter.

Screenshot

Features

Rotation HUD

Next-ability suggester with a one-line reason ("apply Mangle", "stack Lacerate 3/5", "queue Maul", "auto-attack — build rage").
Auto AoE detection — hybrid algorithm that unions threat-filtered nameplate scan with a 5s combat-log GUID pool. Asymmetric debouncing (0.5s up, 2.5s down) prevents flapping. Manual override via /bc aoe on | off | auto.
Mangle on cooldown prioritized; Maul gated by rage (≥50 ST / ≥70 AoE) and never starves your next Mangle. FFF respects its 40s armor debuff (no wasteful 6s recasts). Clearcasting (Omen of Clarity) overrides rage gates on every GCD ability.
Rage bar with cap warning, HP bar with green/yellow/red thresholds.
Mangle debuff timer and Lacerate stack bar (turns red at 5/5 so you stop stacking).
Cooldown row: Mangle, Growl, Bash, Enrage, Demoralizing Roar, Challenging Roar, Frenzied Regen, Barkskin.
Buff row: Mark of the Wild, Thorns, Omen of Clarity. Yellow countdown when ≤60s remain, pulsing red when ≤30s, dim grey + red border when missing.
MAUL QUEUED indicator inside the rage bar; NOT IN BEAR FORM alert overlaid on the suggester. Suggester border flips cyan during a Clearcasting proc.

Stats panel (`/bc stats`)

SURVIVAL section: Crit Reduction (with progress bar vs the 5.60% UNCRITTABLE cap, computed from defense + resilience + auto-detected Survival of the Fittest talent), Defense, Resilience, Health / EHP, Armor, Dodge.
THREAT section: Hit (with progress bar vs the 9% cap), Expertise (vs the 26-skill cap), Crit Chance.
Tier comparison selector: T3 / T4 / T5 / T6 / SWP. HP / Armor / Dodge values turn red when below tier, yellow when in range, green when above. Instant "am I geared for this content yet?" check.
Hover tooltips on every row explaining what the stat does and where its cap comes from.
Chad verdict line at the bottom — randomized roast or respect from a 75+ line pool of druid/bear humor based on whether your aggregate stats are below, within, or above the selected tier.

Priority

Single target

Mangle on cooldown
Lacerate to 5 stacks
Lacerate refresh before falloff
Faerie Fire (Feral) if debuff missing/expiring
Maul (rage ≥ 50 and not already queued)
Auto-attack — build rage

AoE

Demoralizing Roar refresh
Swipe (rage ≥ 20)
Mangle on cooldown on focus
Faerie Fire (Feral) if debuff missing
Maul (rage ≥ 70 and not already queued)

Install

Download the latest zip from CurseForge (or GitHub Releases).
Extract the BearChad folder into World of Warcraft/_classic_/Interface/AddOns/.
/reload or restart the game.

Slash commands

Command	Effect
`/bc stats`	Toggle the stats panel
`/bc aoe on \\| off \\| auto`	Manual AoE-mode override
`/bc unlock`	Enable Shift+drag to move, Shift+drag corner to resize
`/bc lock`	Lock in place
`/bc scale 1.4`	Set scale (0.5–2.5)
`/bc reset`	Restore default position and scale

Compatibility

The Burning Crusade Classic (2.5.5) — primary target
Druid only
Works alongside OmniCC (or Blizzard's built-in cooldown countdown)

License

Public domain (Unlicense).