Launch a surge of stellar energies at the target, dealing (207% of Spell power) Astral damage, and empowering the damage bonus of any active Eclipse for its duration.
Rank 2 (Level 58): Starsurge further empowers the damage bonus of any active Eclipse.
Launch a surge of stellar energies at the target, dealing (162% of Spell power) Astral damage, and empowering the damage bonus of any active Eclipse for its duration.
Starsurge is the signature ability of Balancedruid, learned at level 12. It is a direct damage Astral spell that is a major part of a Balance druid's rotation.
A slightly different version is also available to other druid specializations via [Balance Affinity].
Since Starsurge empowers an active [Eclipse], it is best to cast it as soon as you enter one.
To maximize the damage bonus, accumulate as much Astral Power as possible before entering Eclipse for multiple casts.
[Shooting Stars] is one of the most enjoyable abilities that generates Astral Power. Remember to apply your DoTs!
As Starsurge is an Astral school spell, it gains extra damage from [Mastery: Total Eclipse] during both types of Eclipse.
Notes
Starsurge increases the damage bonuses of an active [Eclipse] by 4% for its remaining duration each time it is cast. This bonus is increased to 6% at level 58 with rank 2.
Patch changes
Hotfix (2017-09-06):[Hotfix in testing] Fixed a bug preventing Starsurge from having visual or sound effects.
Patch 7.2.5 (2017-06-13): Starsurge damage increased by 11%.
Patch 6.2.3 (2015-11-17): Damage has been increased by 6%.
Hotfix (2015-07-23):Starsurge now deals 15% less damage in PvP combat.
Patch 6.2.0 (2015-06-23): Now deals 4% less damage.
Hotfix (2014-10-30):Damage has been increased by 25%.
Patch 6.0.2 (2014-10-14): Now has 3 charges and a 30 second recharge time (instead of a 15 second cooldown). Starsurge now also grants Lunar or Solar Empowerment.
Patch 5.4.0 (2013-09-10): Mana cost increased by 50%.
Patch 5.2.0 (2013-03-05): Damage has been increased by 9%.
Hotfix (2012-10-01):Starsurge casts that trigger an Eclipse now deal the correct amount of damage.
Hotfix (2012-09-20):Starsurge damage has been increased by approximately 3%.