Following up on my article from yesterday, there is one add-on I’d like to promote that can really make PvP and PvE much easier and more fun. Power Auras Classic.
I don’t know why I haven’t mentioned this little addon before, because it has become one of the most essential addons in my game folder. Like Auctioneer or Arkinventory, I would find it difficult and not very fun to have to play WoW without it.
What it does is it prompts you to take action under certain conditons, particularly gaining a buff or debuff. Sometimes it can prompt you when certain conditions are not met, such as a class buff dropping off.
As an example, on my Warlock I use it in a couple different ways. First of all, I use it to prompt me when Fel Armor drops off. When it happens, I have it set up so that a green reticule bubbles around my character. I have similar effects set up for Water Shield on my Shaman and my Paladin’s buffs and auras.
The real beauty of this addon, however, is how useful it is at prompting me when I gain a certain effect or buff, such as Decimation when I am in Demonology spec, or Backdraft and Backlash when I am in Destruction. Blizzard doesn’t provide much of a prompt when these abilities proc.
Backlash has the same prompt as Nightfall, in the Affliction tree, which is to say not much of a prompt at all, especially in a noisy Wintergrasp battle. So what I’ve done is to set Powerauras to give me the louder, more distinctive raid prompt warning when Backlash procs along with a red, flashing reticule around my character.
There are probably innumerable other uses for this handy addon. I know I first heard about it from Big Red Kitty, who used it to notify him when Lock n’Load procced.
