# TankWatch **See every tank in your group, with the boss debuffs that actually matter.**

What it does

TankWatch detects every tank in your party or raid — anyone with the Tank role, or marked with /maintank — and shows them as a clean stack of frames with the boss debuffs stacking on them, the timer rendered big in the middle of each icon (the value you actually read at a glance), and the stack count in the corner.

Built because nobody really does this outside of ElvUI's tank module, and ElvUI is overkill if you just want a focused, lightweight tool.

Runs on both WoW 12.0 Midnight (retail) and Mists of Pandaria Classic 5.5 from the same install.

Features

Tank auto-detection via group role AND /maintank, plus a force-include list for unassigned tanks
Boss-cast debuff filter using Blizzard's secret-safe RAID filter — picks up M+/dungeon debuffs that older filters miss — with per-spell whitelist / blacklist
Big yellow timer centered on each icon, stack count in the corner, both fully positionable + sizable
Compact mode (default): class icon + auras only, perfect when your raid frames already show health
Display presets (Full / Compact / Minimal) — applying one clones your profile non-destructively
Health, power and absorb bars with LibSharedMedia textures, class / reaction / static color modes
Per-character profiles with import / export (base64-encoded)
Modern responsive options panel with collapsible sections, per-section reset, search bar, resize grip, saved size/position
Sister-addon side tabs — one-click switch to BossWatch / SplitWatch when they're installed
Movable + lockable mover with snap-to-edge and screen clamping
Minimap button + LibDataBroker launcher (auto-shows in Titan Panel / ChocolateBar)
Visibility scope: show only in raid, any group, or always
Test mode (1 to 8 fake tanks with animated debuffs and shifting stacks)
9 languages: French, English, German, Spanish, Italian, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian, Korean, Simplified & Traditional Chinese

Installation

CurseForge (recommended): https://www.curseforge.com/wow/addons/tankwatch
Wago.io: https://addons.wago.io/addons/tankwatch
Manual: drop TankWatch/ into World of Warcraft/_retail_/Interface/AddOns/ (or _classic_/ for MoP Classic), /reload.

Slash commands

Command	Description
`/tankw`	Open the options panel
`/tankw mover`	Toggle the green-overlay drag handle
`/tankw test N`	Simulate N tanks (0 to 8) with fake debuffs
`/tankw reset`	Wipe all settings and reload the UI
`/tankw debug`	Print roster role / maintank info
`/tankw auradebug`	Print every HARMFUL aura on each tank unit
`/tankwatch`	Long alias for `/tankw`

Sister addons

TankWatch is part of the watch family — focused, lightweight WoW tools that play nice together:

BossWatch — customizable boss target frames
SplitWatch — automated raid subgroup balancing

When two or more are installed, side tabs appear on the options panel's left edge to switch between them with one click.

Bundled libraries

LibStub · CallbackHandler-1.0 · LibSharedMedia-3.0 · LibDataBroker-1.1

Support

Bugs / suggestions: GitHub Issues · Discord
Source: github.com/Timikana/TankWatch

License

MIT