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Castborn

A lightweight castbar, cooldown and dot tracker for World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade Classic.
Castborn - a lightweight set of castbars and trackers for TBC Anniversary

Castborn - a lightweight set of castbars and trackers for TBC Anniversary

Castborn ships with a comprehensive introduction tutorial walking you through module enabling and pointing out what is available.

Castborn ships with a comprehensive introduction tutorial walking you through module enabling and pointing out what is available.

Track major class cooldowns as well as your currently equipped trinkets.

Track major class cooldowns as well as your currently equipped trinkets.

Track absorbs from your class or a powerword shield.

Track absorbs from your class or a powerword shield.

The totem tracker shows Shaman at a glance cooldowns and helps track who is in range of their totems or not. 

All green? All good! Amber dots alert you to the fact that some party members are out of range.

The totem tracker shows Shaman at a glance cooldowns and helps track who is in range of their totems or not. All green? All good! Amber dots alert you to the fact that some party members are out of range.

Track class armour and be alerted to when it has fallen off.

Track class armour and be alerted to when it has fallen off.

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Comprehensive Options panel.

Comprehensive Options panel.

Description

Castborn

**A lightweight combat HUD for TBC Anniversary** Clean castbars. Smart tracking. Zero bloat.

 


 

Castborn gives you everything you need to track casts, cooldowns, DoTs, and procs — all in one addon. No dependencies and no bloat.

  • All-in-one — Replace 5+ addons with a single, cohesive package
  • Lightweight — Minimal memory footprint, no performance impact
  • Just works — Smart defaults for every class, guided setup for new users
  • Fully customisable — Move anything, resize anything, toggle anything

What's Included

Castbars

Player, Target, Focus, and Target-of-Target castbars with latency indicators, class colours, and shield icons for uninterruptible spells.

Tracking Modules

  • GCD Indicator - See your global cooldown at a glance
  • Five Second Rule - Know exactly when your mana regen kicks in
  • Swing Timer - Track mainhand, offhand, and ranged auto-attacks
  • DoT Tracker - Monitor debuffs on your current target
  • Multi-DoT Tracker - Keep DoTs up on multiple mobs simultaneously
  • Proc Tracker - Never miss Clearcasting, Nightfall, or trinket procs
  • Cooldown Tracker - Track important abilities with per-spell toggles
  • Interrupt Tracker - Know when your kick is ready
  • Totem Tracker - Shaman-only: track active totems and party coverage
  • Armour Tracker - Get an on screen warning when your armour has fallen off
  • Absorb Tracker - Track key absorbs from your class and others (eg Power Word: Shield)
  • Item Tracker - Track key consumables. Stack counts, usage timers, know when they're ready to use.

Getting Started

  1. Install from CurseForge or extract to Interface/AddOns/Castborn
  2. Log in — the guided tour starts automatically
  3. Type /cb to open options anytime

 

Commands

  • /cb — Open options panel
  • /cb test — Preview all modules
  • /cb unlock — Drag frames to reposition
  • /cb lock — Lock frames in place
  • /cb grid — Toggle alignment grid
  • /cb reset — Reset to default positions
  • /cb tutorial — Replay the guided tour

Features

  • Guided onboarding — Step-by-step tour introduces each feature
  • Test mode — See and position everything without being in combat
  • Layout grid — Snap frames for pixel-perfect alignment
  • Anchor system — Modules can follow your player castbar
  • Profile system — Save, copy, and share configurations
  • Masque support — Skin proc icons with your favourite theme

Feedback & Support

Found a bug? Have a suggestion?

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