Sonah - The Ultimate Rotation Helper for TBC Classic Anniversary

Why Sonah?

Sonah is the most complete rotation helper addon for World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade Classic Anniversary Edition. Whether you're raiding Sunwell, running heroic dungeons, or dominating in arenas, Sonah tells you the optimal spell to cast at every moment.

One addon. Every class. Every spec. Automatic PvE and PvP rotation switching.

Rotations are tuned against top raid parses and community guides, and updated regularly to reflect the latest data.

Supported Classes & Specs (All 27)

Priest: Shadow, Holy, Discipline
Warlock: Affliction, Demonology, Destruction
Mage: Arcane, Fire, Frost
Druid: Balance (Moonkin), Feral (Cat/Bear), Restoration
Hunter: Beast Mastery, Marksmanship, Survival
Paladin: Holy, Protection, Retribution
Rogue: Assassination, Combat, Subtlety
Shaman: Elemental, Enhancement, Restoration
Warrior: Arms, Fury, Protection

Core Features

Intelligent Rotation Engine

Real-time spell recommendations - Priority queue evaluates dozens of conditions every frame to find the best ability
Talent-aware rotations - Detects your talent build and adjusts rotation accordingly (e.g. Malediction, Conflagrate, Unstable Affliction)
Sticky spell system - Prevents suggestion flickering; holds recommendations for smooth gameplay
Spell queue display - Shows the next 2-3 abilities in your priority so you can plan ahead
DoT tracking & pandemic windows - Refreshes DoTs at optimal timing based on haste breakpoints
Proc awareness - Instantly highlights Clearcasting, Nightfall, Overpower, Art of War, and other procs
Execute phase detection - Switches to execute-priority rotation when targets drop below threshold
AoE detection - Automatically switches to multi-target rotation when 2+ enemies are in combat
Out-of-range warnings - Grays out icon and warns when target is out of spell range
Mana/Rage/Energy management - Factors resource levels into recommendations (Life Tap, mana gems, rage dumps)
Leveling support - Spell knowledge checks ensure only learned spells are suggested while leveling 58-70

Action Bar Glow

Highlights the recommended spell directly on your action bars with an animated glow effect
Supports 15+ action bar addons including Blizzard default and all popular third-party action bar replacements
Spec-colored glows - Glow color matches your specialization theme
Cooldown glows - Separate green glow for abilities coming off cooldown

PvP Combat System

Dedicated PvP rotations for all 27 specs - Completely separate priority logic for player targets
Auto-detection - Activates automatically in Arenas, Battlegrounds, and World PvP
Smart interrupt alerts - Warns when enemies are casting interruptible spells
Dispel/Purge priorities - Highlights dangerous enemy buffs to remove (Avenging Wrath, Bloodlust, etc.)
Crowd control tracking - Full CC library with 40+ effects (stuns, fears, roots, silences, incapacitates)
Diminishing returns awareness - Tracks DR state per target per CC category (Full > Half > Quarter > Immune)
Defensive cooldown suggestions - Recommends defensive abilities when health is critical
Burst window optimization - Coordinates offensive cooldowns for maximum pressure
Immunity detection - Recognizes immunity effects to avoid wasting abilities

Complete Talent Helper

36 complete talent builds - PvE AND PvP for every spec in the game
Level-by-level guide from level 10 to 70 with exact talent order
Visual glow highlights the next recommended talent directly in your talent frame
Progress tracking shows exactly how far along your chosen build you are
Top parsing spec indicators - Gold star marks the highest-parsing spec for each class
PvE/PvP toggle - Switch between raid and arena builds; star indicator updates dynamically
Prerequisite handling - Automatically resolves talent dependencies
Perfect for leveling alts or returning players who need guidance

Healer Features

Smart target selection - Suggests who needs healing most based on health deficit
Predictive healing - Warns about incoming damage before it lands
Mouseover support - Heal party members without switching your current target
Tank priority - Optional setting to always prioritize tank healing
Overheal prevention - Stops suggesting heals on full-health targets to save mana
HoT tracking - Monitors active heal-over-time effects to avoid overwriting
Dispel recommendations - Highlights removable debuffs on party and raid members (Magic, Poison, Disease, Curse)

Tank Features

Threat monitoring - Visual warnings when losing aggro or when DPS are pulling threat
Threat percentage display - Shows exact threat % on current target
Defensive cooldown rotation - Suggests Shield Wall, Last Stand, Barkskin, etc. at appropriate health thresholds
AoE threat rotation - Multi-target ability suggestions for trash packs
Taunt tracking - Monitors taunt cooldowns and suggests when to taunt
Sunder/Lacerate stacking - Tracks debuff stacks and prioritizes maintaining them

Stats & Performance Tracking

Live Combat Stats

Real-time DPS/HPS meter - Damage and healing per second updated live during combat
Activity-based combat timing - Intelligent idle detection pauses the DPS timer during downtime with separate PvE and PvP thresholds for numbers that match top damage meters
Overkill subtraction - Damage exceeding target HP is excluded for accurate DPS numbers
Pet damage tracking - Warlock/Hunter pet and guardian damage tracked separately and included in totals
Parse estimation - Estimates your percentile based on current performance and gear tier
Performance benchmarks - Compares your output against expected values for your gear tier (Pre-Raid through Sunwell)
Combat breakdown - Per-spell damage/healing, casts, DoT uptime, and overheal tracking
APM tracking - Actions per minute for efficiency analysis
Downtime detection - Measures idle time to help optimize rotation execution
Personal best tracking - Records your highest DPS/HPS per spec with date and time
Fight history - Stores last 10 encounters for review and comparison
Segment-based timing - Multi-pull encounters tracked accurately across combat gaps

GearScore System

Weighted item scoring - Each equipment slot weighted by importance with proper formula scaling
Item level calculation - Weighted average across all equipped slots
Gear tier classification - Pre-Raid, Karazhan, T4, T5, T6, Sunwell tiers
Quality multipliers - Properly weights item quality (green through legendary)
Color-coded quality brackets - 6 tiers with gradient colors from gray to orange
Hunter weapon scaling - Proper ranged vs melee weapon weighting for Hunters
Two-handed weapon handling - Correct scoring for 2H weapons and dual-wield setups
Weak slot detection - Identifies your lowest-ilvl pieces for upgrade priority
GearScore broadcasting - Automatically shares your score with other Sonah users in your raid, party, and guild
Tooltip display - Shows color-coded GearScore on your own tooltip, other Sonah users' tooltips, and inspect-based scores for nearby players

Buff Tracker

Important buff monitoring - Tracks class buffs, consumables, and enchant procs
Expiry warnings - Alerts when buffs are about to fall off
Missing buff detection - Reminds you to rebuff before pulls
Color-coded urgency - Red (missing), Yellow (expiring), Green (active)

Swing Timer

Main-hand, off-hand, and ranged swing timers displayed as slim overlay bars
Color-coded - Gold (main-hand), Blue (off-hand), Green (ranged/auto-shot)
Swing reset detection - Tracks when abilities like Slam reset your swing timer
Dual-wield support - Separate timers for both weapons
Class-aware - Only shows for melee specs; auto-hides for casters

UI & Display

Rotation Display

Large icon display with spell name, keybind, and status text
Scalable - Adjust icon size from 48px to 200px
Movable & lockable - Drag anywhere on screen; lock to prevent accidental moves
Transparency controls - Separate sliders for icon and background transparency
Fade when idle - Optional fade-out when not in combat
Keybind display - Shows the keyboard shortcut for the suggested spell

27 Spec-Specific Color Themes

Every specialization has its own unique color scheme applied to the rotation frame, priority queue, and action bar glows. Shadow Priests get purple, Fire Mages get orange, Resto Druids get green, and so on.

Skinning Options

Default - Clean, minimal look
Dark theme - Low-profile dark styling
Light theme - Bright and readable
UI suite integration - Automatically detects and matches popular UI replacement addon styling

Minimap Button

Quick access to settings and talent browser
Draggable around the minimap edge
Right-click menu for common actions
Can be hidden in settings

One-Click Macro Creator

New Macros config tab with class-specific macros for all 9 classes
Organized by General, PvE (per-spec), and PvP sections with styled cards
One-click creation - Click a button to instantly create any macro in your character macro slots
10-13 TBC-verified macros per class including openers, burst combos, mouseover heals, focus CC, utility
Visual feedback - Button shows Created (green), Exists (yellow), Full (red), or In Combat status
Hover tooltips show the full macro text before you create it
Combat protection - Blocks macro creation during combat to prevent Lua errors
Faction-aware - Paladin seal macros auto-detect Horde (Seal of Blood) vs Alliance (Seal of the Martyr)
Racial ability integration - All class rotations now factor in racial abilities

Custom Rotation Engine

Build your own spell priority lists with the Custom Rotation system:

13 condition types: Always, Off cooldown, Buff missing, Debuff missing, Health below %, Mana below %, Target health thresholds, Combo points, In combat, Buff active, Target has debuff, In form/stance
Drag-and-drop priority ordering
Save and load multiple custom rotations
Per-spec overrides - Replace or supplement the built-in rotation for any spec

Multi-Language Support

6 languages: English, German (Deutsch), Spanish (Español), French (Français), Simplified Chinese, Japanese
Auto-detect mode - Matches your WoW client language automatically
Full coverage - All UI text, status messages, tooltips, and warnings translated
Language selector in Settings for easy manual switching
CJK font support - Proper Chinese and Japanese character rendering

Addon Communication

Detects other Sonah users in your raid, party, and guild
GearScore sharing - Broadcasts your GearScore and item level to other Sonah users automatically
Tooltip integration - Shows color-coded GearScore on your own tooltip, other Sonah users' tooltips, and inspect-based scores for nearby players
Version broadcasting - See who's running which version
30-minute user expiry - Automatically cleans up stale user data
Throttled messaging - Efficient broadcasting that won't spam addon channels

Addon Compatibility

UI replacement suites - Full integration with skin support and stance bar compatibility
Action bar addons - Glow system works seamlessly with all popular action bar replacements
Automatic button discovery - Detects action bar buttons at runtime for broad compatibility with third-party addons

Configuration

11 Settings Tabs for full control:

General - Enable/disable, theme, skin, sounds, minimap button, language
Display - Icon size, transparency, font size, fade options, outline, keybinds
Combat - DoT refresh thresholds, execute %, haste adjustments, AoE settings
Class - Spec-specific rotation toggles and ability preferences
Macros - One-click class-specific macro creator for PvE, PvP, and utility
Parsing - Combat log parsing and detailed analysis
Competitive - PvP analytics and competitive settings
Advanced - Update rate, resource thresholds, predictive healing options
Profiles - Save/load/create per-character configuration profiles
Talents - Browse all 36 builds, view level-by-level progression
Language - Select language or use auto-detect

Slash Commands

/sonah - Open settings panel
/sonah toggle - Show/hide the rotation display
/sonah lock - Lock/unlock frame position
/sonah reset - Reset to default position
/sonah builds - Open the talent build browser

Support & Contact

If Sonah helps your gameplay, consider supporting development via PayPal.

We are available 7 days a week, 4AM-PST - send PMs for fast response on any issues or suggestions!

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Sonah - Rotation Helper & Talent Guide