A World of Warcraft addon that provides real-time feedback for Death Knight's Death Strike ability, helping you optimize your healing and timing.
- Visual feedback for Death Strike healing and overhealing amounts
- Timing indicator showing optimal usage moments
- Star rating system (1-5 stars) based on healing efficiency and timing
- Customizable UI with adjustable elements and movable frame
- Sound alerts for optimal Death Strike moments (with combat-only option)
- Debug mode for troubleshooting
- Critical health detection that overrides cooldown when health is dangerously low
Screenshots showing the addon in action:
A 3-star Death Strike showing moderate healing efficiency (716.3k healing with some overhealing)
A perfect 5-star Death Strike demonstrating optimal timing and healing efficiency (989.2k healing)
- Download the addon
- Extract the folder into your
World of Warcraft\_retail_\Interface\AddOnsdirectory - Restart World of Warcraft if it's running
- Enable the addon in your addon list
The addon automatically tracks your Death Strike usage and provides feedback:
- 💚 Green numbers show effective healing
- ❌ Red numbers show overhealing
- ➕/➖ indicators show if the timing was optimal
- ⭐ Star rating shows overall effectiveness
- 🔊 Sound alerts play when optimal conditions are met (only during combat)
/dsh- Shows available commands/dsh config- Opens the configuration panel/dsh sound- Opens sound configuration directly/dsh test- Shows test values to help with UI positioning/dsh reset- Resets the max healing seen value/dsh debug- Toggles debug mode for troubleshooting/dsh status- Shows current health, runic power, and condition status
Access the configuration panel through:
/dsh configcommand- Interface Options menu
Customize various elements including:
- Icon and text sizes
- Text positions and visibility
- Frame size and appearance
- Font settings
- Background and border options
- Sound settings and conditions
- Advanced options (debug mode)
The star rating (1-5 stars) is calculated based on:
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Healing Efficiency (Up to 2 bonus stars)
- +2 stars: Over 80% healing efficiency
- +1 star: Over 60% healing efficiency
- +0 stars: Below 60% healing efficiency
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Timing (Up to 2 bonus stars)
- +2 stars: Used at optimal Runic Power (80+ RP) or during emergency
- +1 star: Used with adequate resources (40+ RP)
- +0 stars: Used with poor timing
Star colors indicate rating:
- ⭐ Red (Poor)
- ⭐⭐ Orange (Fair)
- ⭐⭐⭐ Yellow (Good)
- ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Light Green (Very Good)
- ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Green (Excellent)
The addon shows:
- ➕ Green plus when optimal to use (80+ RP or health below 50% with 40+ RP)
- ➖ Red minus when conditions aren't ideal
- Standard WoW cooldown timer and swipe animation after recent Death Strike use
- The built-in cooldown text shows tenths of seconds when under 1 second
Sound alerts can be configured to play for any of these conditions:
- High Runic Power Cap - When RP is at or above 105
- High Runic Power - When RP is at or above 80
- Low Health - When health is below 50% and RP is at least 40
Sounds only play during combat to prevent unnecessary alerts.
When your health drops below 30% and you have at least 40 Runic Power, the addon will:
- Override the normal 5-second cooldown (after just 1 second)
- Recommend using Death Strike immediately
- Play the Low Health sound alert
- Show "Critical HP" in debug output
- Display a configurable text overlay ("SLAM IT" by default) on the Death Strike icon
This helps ensure you can spam Death Strike when in danger, rather than waiting for the full cooldown.
Enable debug mode with /dsh debug to see detailed information in your chat window:
- Current health percentage and runic power
- Which conditions are being met
- When sounds are being played or suppressed
- Cooldown status and overrides
- World of Warcraft Retail
- Death Knight class
- Blood specialization
For issues or suggestions, please submit them through the project's issue tracker.
This addon is released under the MIT License.

