Balance Druid - Season 2 Eclipse Tide
If you play a Balance Druid, you already know the pain of watching a big Starsurge land just as your Eclipse bonus fades. The Season 2 four-piece bonus, Akil'zon's Clarity, makes that timing problem worse because the damage curve is not flat. It climbs to a peak, sags in the middle, and rises again before Eclipse ends. Balance Druid - Season 2 Eclipse Tide turns that invisible curve into a readable timeline so you always know where you stand.
What EclipseTide Actually Does
The addon draws a horizontal bar where every column represents one second of your Eclipse window. The height and color of each column reflect the strength of your four-piece bonus at that moment. Gold marks the peak, red marks the trough, and a moving marker shows your current position. A large number displays your live bonus percentage, so you can glance down mid-rotation and know instantly whether it is worth holding a charge.
Countdown text reads things like "PEAK 1.6s" or "peak in 3.2s," giving you a heads-up before the damage window opens. A sound plays when the end-of-Eclipse peak begins, and there is an optional trough sound if you want an audible warning when your bonus bottoms out. Everything is on by default, so you can install it and start benefiting immediately.
Supported Game Versions and Compatibility
Balance Druid - Season 2 Eclipse Tide is built for the modern Retail client and tracks Solar Eclipse, Lunar Eclipse, Celestial Alignment, and Incarnation windows. The addon also runs on Classic, TBC, WotLK, Cataclysm, and MoP clients, where the Eclipse mechanic exists in some form, though the four-piece tracking logic is tuned for current Retail tuning. If you hop between versions, the addon detects what your client supports and adjusts accordingly.
One important technical note: WoW 12.x hides buff data from addons during combat. EclipseTide works around this by timing Eclipse from your own casts instead. Out of combat, when the real buff is readable, it syncs its timer to match. This means the bar stays accurate in combat, Mythic Plus, and raids even when the API refuses to cooperate.
Getting Started
Type /etide test to preview a 15-second Eclipse, or /etide test 20 for Incarnation. Use /etide unlock to drag the bar where you want it, then /etide lock to pin it down. If you have the four-piece equipped, run /etide calibrate out of combat and press an Eclipse; the addon compares its model against the real buff values.
For players who prefer a streamlined setup, the foxygame.net launcher offers a one-click install path that drops Balance Druid - Season 2 Eclipse Tide straight into your AddOns folder without manual file shuffling. It also keeps the addon updated automatically as new tuning passes arrive, which matters a lot when Blizzard adjusts four-piece values mid-season.
Commands and Customization
- /etide peak <3-10> and /etide trough <2-9> set where the peak and trough zones begin (defaults are 8% and 4%).
- /etide lead <0-3> plays the peak sound a set number of seconds early.
- /etide sound tail|trough on|off|<sound> controls audio alerts, with /etide sound test tail for a quick check.
- /etide scale, width, height, idle adjust size and how visible the bar stays outside Eclipse.
- /etide status and /etide reset handle diagnostics and defaults.
Known Limits Worth Knowing
In combat, the addon cannot detect if an Eclipse ends early, though death is handled cleanly. The bonus values follow SimulationCraft's model, and /etide calibrate lets you verify them against the live buff whenever you are out of combat. When no Eclipse is active, the bar dims to "NO ECLIPSE" so it never clutters your screen.
Final Thoughts
Balance Druid - Season 2 Eclipse Tide solves a very specific problem: knowing when your damage is actually peaking. If you want to download Balance Druid - Season 2 Eclipse Tide and stop guessing at Starsurge timing, this is one of the cleanest ways to do it. Whether you are pushing keys or raiding Mythic, the visual curve turns a hidden mechanic into something you can play around every single pull.