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[Ovale Spell Priority][Ovale] is a rotation-helper addon that shows you what spell or ability you should use in order to maximize your damage.

It displays one or more icons that show the cooldown of an action.  The action is conditionally defined through a user-defined script, e.g. you may display either [Corruption][] if the DoT is not on your target or [Shadow Bolt][] if the [Corruption][] DoT is already on your target.

The current release of Ovale provides default scripts for the following classes for *Warlords of Draenor*:

- Death Knight: Blood, Frost, Unholy
- Druid: Feral, Guardian, Restoration **([Balance is NOT currently supported][balance-ticket])**
- Hunter: Beast Mastery, Marksmanship, Survival
- Mage: Arcane, Fire, Frost
- Monk: Brewmaster, Windwalker
- Paladin: Protection, Retribution
- Priest: Shadow
- Rogue: Assassination, Combat, Subtlety
- Shaman: Elemental, Enhancement, Restoration
- Warlock: Affliction, Demonology, Destruction
- Warrior: Arms, Fury, Protection

Default scripts are based on [SimulationCraft][].  You may also customize the default script to suit your needs (see [Documentation][]) or use scripts made by other users.

See the [video of a survival hunter][ovale-video] using [Ovale][] during *Wrath of the Lich King*.

**Please use the [forums][ovale-forums] to submit scripts or discuss them. If you want to report bugs, use the [ticket manager][ovale-tickets].**

Features
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- Tracks DoTs, buffs, debuffs, cooldowns, combo points, runes, mana -- everything that a player would need to decide what to do.
- Adapts to your talent points and glyphs.
- 100% configurable: everything is in an easy-to-understand script that you can modify and test in real-time without reloading your UI.
- Compatible with the action icon skinning library [Masque][].
- Use [SpellFlashCore][] to flash abilities on action bars in addition, or as an alternative, to displaying the ability icons.

FAQ
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##### Why does Ovale update so often?
[Ovale][] tracks the latest [SimulationCraft][] profiles for the latest raid content, and as action priority lists are updated in [SimulationCraft][], they are mirrored fairly quickly in the [Ovale][] default scripts.

##### Why is the key binding displayed for an action wrong?
You may be running an action bar addon, e.g., Bartender4, etc., that does not use the Blizzard action bar frames.

##### Why is the icon sometimes red?
The cooldown that is displayed in an icon is not always the true action cooldown.  If this cooldown is longer than the action cooldown, then the icon is red.  In most cases, it means that if you use this action too soon, then you will overwrite or clip a DoT, which may not be what you want.

##### Why can't I click on the icon to cast the spell?
Blizzard does not allow this.  Only a predefined sequence of spells can be bound to an action icon and this sequence can not change in combat.

##### How do I make the spells flash on the action bar?
Simply install [SpellFlashCore][] (included if you install [SpellFlash][]) and [Ovale][] will use it to flash the spell to cast on the action bar in addition to displaying the spell in the Ovale icon bar.

##### On my low-level character, there is nothing at all.
You need to reach level 10 and choose a specialization.  However, be aware that the default [Ovale][] scripts are tuned for max-level characters and you may be missing key abilities at low levels that are assumed to exist.  If the default script is not working for you, you will need to find or write a script more appropriate for your character's level.

  [Corruption]: http://www.wowhead.com/spell=172
  [Documentation]: http://wow.curseforge.com/projects/ovale/pages/documentation/
  [Masque]: http://www.curse.com/addons/wow/masque
  [Ovale]: http://www.curse.com/addons/wow/ovale
  [Recount]: http://www.curse.com/addons/wow/recount
  [Shadow Bolt]: http://www.wowhead.com/spell=686
  [SimulationCraft]: http://code.google.com/p/simulationcraft/
  [Skada]: http://www.curse.com/addons/wow/skada
  [SpellFlashCore]: http://www.curse.com/addons/wow/spellflashcore
  [SpellFlash]: http://www.curse.com/addons/wow/spellflash
  [balance-ticket]: http://wow.curseforge.com/addons/ovale/tickets/451-eclipse-energy-prediction/
  [ovale-forums]: http://wow.curseforge.com/addons/ovale/forum/
  [ovale-tickets]: http://wow.curseforge.com/addons/ovale/tickets/
  [ovale-video]: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNHvk9GpyiM "Ovale WotLK video"