KitnVanguard

Dispel assignment coordinator for the Lightblinded Vanguard encounter (Mythic, The Voidspire) in World of Warcraft 12.0 Midnight.

What It Does

When Avenger's Shield hits 8 (or all 20) raid members with a dispellable magic debuff, KitnVanguard automatically assigns each healer a specific target to dispel. Every healer running the addon independently computes the same assignments — no addon communication needed during combat.

Detects harmful dispellable auras during the encounter
Assigns healers to targets using a priority-sorted list
Glows the assigned target's raid frame
Shows a center-screen text alert with class icon and character name
Plays a sound notification

Quick Start

Install the addon
Join your raid — no configuration needed for healers
Raid leader runs /kv scan to build the priority list
Ready check automatically syncs the priority list to all KitnVanguard users
Pull Lightblinded Vanguard — assignments appear automatically when Avenger's Shield lands

That's it. Healers don't need to configure anything.

How It Works

All healer clients independently reach the same dispel assignment using deterministic sorting:

Encounter start builds a healer list sorted by raid index
Aura detection collects harmful dispellable auras in a 0.2s window
Debuffed players are sorted by priority (role, class, raid index — dwarves last)
Two-pass assignment — healers who are debuffed self-dispel first, then remaining healers get the next priority targets
Each healer sees their assigned target glowed and announced

Features

Auto-detection — Healer position detected automatically from raid roster

Priority scan — Configurable role order and class order for dispel priority

Raid frame glow — LibCustomGlow with 4 glow types (Pixel, Button, AutoCast, Proc)

Text alert — Center-screen display with class icon and configurable position, font, and color

Sound alert — LibSharedMedia-powered sound selection with channel control

Sync system — AceComm broadcast on ready check and pull timer

Dwarf handling — Dwarves and Dark Iron deprioritized (can Stoneform self-cleanse)

Warlock support — Optional backup dispellers via Imp Singe Magic

Reassign toggle — Glow follows next target after dispel, or stays until wave ends

Cross-realm — Full Name-Realm support

Reconnect safe — Detects active encounters on reconnect

Commands

/kv config — Open settings GUI
/kv scan — Build priority list from raid roster
/kv sync — Sync priority list to raid (leader/assist)
/kv who — Show who has KitnVanguard installed
/kv status — Show addon status
/kv clear — Clear glow overlays
/kv help — Show all commands

Configuration

Open settings with /kv config or the minimap button. Four tabs:

General — Priority list, scan button, dispel behavior, advanced settings
Scan Priority — Customize role order and class order for the priority scan
Raid Frame Glow — Glow type, color, animation settings
Text Alert — Alert text, font, color, position, sound

Why KitnVanguard?

If you've been using the M33kAuras / NorthernSky Assignment WeakAura for Vanguard dispel assignments, KitnVanguard is a standalone addon replacement that does the same thing with a simpler experience:

No WeakAura import required — install the addon and go
Built-in GUI — configure everything logically and visually instead of editing WA code
Auto-sync on ready check — priority list shared to all healers automatically
Same proven detection logic — based on the same UNIT_AURA + collection window pattern
Smarter priority system — the WA sorts purely by raid index. KitnVanguard lets you control dispel priority at three levels:
- Role-based — Choose which roles get dispelled first (default: Healers > DPS > Tanks)
- Class-based — Within each role, prioritize squishier classes (default: cloth > mail > leather > plate)
- Individual player — Fine-tune the final list with per-player reordering via the GUI

Important: All healers in your raid should use the same dispel assignment system — either all on KitnVanguard or all on the M33kAuras WeakAura. Mixing both will cause conflicting assignments because the two systems use different priority sort orders. If you're switching to KitnVanguard, make sure all healers disable the WA dispel assignment first.

Credits

Reloe — Dispel assignment WeakAura code used as reference for the detection and assignment logic
NorthernSkyRaidTools — Communication and sync patterns referenced for the AceComm implementation