Starsurge

Starsurge
Starsurge Level 12 Balance druid ability 40 yd range 30 Astral Power Instant cast 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.
Usable by
Class	Druid
Properties
School	Astral
Cooldown	None/Global Cooldown
Other information
Level learned	12

Starsurge
Starsurge Feral, Guardian, Restoration druid ability 40 yd range 3% of base mana 10 sec cooldown 2 sec cast Requires Moonkin Form, [Balance Affinity] 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.
Usable by
Class	Druid
Properties
School	Astral
Cooldown	10 seconds
Other information
Affects	[Eclipse]

Starsurge is the signature ability of Balance druid, 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].

Tips and tactics

• 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.

Patches and hotfixes

• 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 7.0.3 (2016-07-19): Damage increased by 51%, damage bonus reduced to 20% (down from 30%) and now affects [Lunar Strike] and [Solar Wrath] (instead of [Starfire] and [Wrath], respectively). Now cost Astral Power instead of sharing charges with [Starfall].
  
• 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%."
  
• Patch 5.0.4 (2012-08-28): Redesigned.
  
• Patch 4.1.0 (2011-04-26): Damage has been reduced by 20%.
  
• Patch 4.0.1a (2010-10-26): The pointer on the Eclipse Bar indicates where it goes to after the next Starsurge.
  
• Patch 4.0.1 (2010-10-12): Added.
  

External links

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