Eclipse

Eclipse
	Eclipse; Row 1 Balance druid talent; Passive; Casting 2 Starfire empowers Wrath for 15 sec. Casting 2 Wrath empowers Starfire for 15 sec. ; ; Eclipse (Solar); Nature spells deal 15% additional damage and Wrath damage increased 40%.; ; Eclipse (Lunar); Arcane spells deal 15% additional damage and Starfire critical strike chance increased 20%.;
Properties
Class	Druid
Improvements	[Balance of All Things], [Moon and Stars], [Nature's Grace], [Solstice], [Soul of the Forest], [Stellar Innervation], [Sundered Firmament], [Umbral Intensity]
Related buffs
	; Eclipse (Solar) ; Nature spells deal 15% additional damage and Wrath damage increased 20%. ; Duration: 15 seconds ; ; ; Eclipse (Lunar) ; Arcane spells deal 15% additional damage Starfire critical strike chance increased 20%. ; Duration: 15 seconds ;

"solar" redirects here. For lore on solar magic, see solar magic.

For other uses, see Eclipse (disambiguation).

Eclipse is a row 1 Balance druid talent. It provides a pair of effects that are interlinked with two of their casted spells, [Wrath] and [Starfire].

Casting one of those spells twice grants an effect that empowers the opposite type of spell for a short duration, and both types of Eclipse also increase the spell damage appropriate for the empowered spell.

Tips and tactics

Because of the mechanics of multi-school damage, any abilities with the astral damage type will get a damage bonus from either type of eclipse. Notable astral spells include both of the main Astral Power spenders, making either type of Eclipse a good time to use those spender abilities.

Improvements

[Solstice] increases frequency of [Shooting Stars] in approximately the first third of an eclipse.

Notes

Eclipse appearance before Patch 7.0.3.

Prior to patch 7.0.3, the Eclipse Bar was the secondary resource of Balance druids, requiring the generation of 100 Solar or Lunar energy to achieve the related buffs.

Patch changes

Hotfix (2023-11-28): Will now properly track your [Wrath] and [Starfire] casts if Eclipse ends while you are Cycloned.
Hotfix (2023-07-24):
- Eclipse (Solar) gained from [Celestial Alignment] and [Incarnation: Chosen of Elune] increases Nature damage dealt in PvP by 10% (was 15%).
- Eclipse (Lunar) gained from Celestial Alignment and Incarnation: Chosen of Elune increases Arcane damage dealt in PvP by 10% (was 15%).
Hotfix (2023-05-08): Solar Eclipse now increases Wrath damage by 40% (up from 20%).
Patch 10.0.5 (2023-01-24):
- Lunar Eclipse no longer increases the critical strike chance of Starfire.
- Lunar Eclipse now increases the damage Starfire deals to nearby enemies by 30%.
Hotfix (2022-11-22): Fixed an issue where Lunar Eclipse increased the damage of [Wild Mushroom].
Patch 10.0.0 (2022-10-25): Now a row 1 Balance talent (was a level 11 Balance ability). Eclipse buffs redesigned and no longer occur in alternation. Solar Eclipse: Nature spells deal 15% additional damage and Wrath damage is increased by 20%. Lunar Eclipse: Arcane spells deal 15% additional damage and Starfire critical strike chance increased 20%.
Old: Solar Eclipse reduces Wrath's cast time by 8% and increases its damage by 20%. Lunar Eclipse reduces Starfire's cast time by 8% and increases its damage by 20%.
Hotfix (2021-03-15): Fixed an issue where Eclipse would break invisibility potion effects.
Hotfix (2020-11-19): Eclipse now correctly activates if two Starfires are cast simultaneously using Owlkin Frenzy.
Patch 9.0.1 (2020-10-13): Re-added at level 11 (was 10). Eclipse passive has been redesigned and works with [Balance Affinity]: Casting 2 Starfires empowers Wrath for 15 seconds. Casting 2 Wraths empowers Starfire for 15 seconds. These Eclipses occur in alternation.
- Eclipse (Solar): Wrath cast time reduced by 15% and damage increased 20%.
- Eclipse (Lunar): Starfire cast time reduced by 15% and increases the critical strike chance of Starfire by 20%.
Old: You are inspired by the power of the moon and the sun, causing the damage of your Lunar and Solar spells to be increased by up to 30%, based on how close your Balance Energy level is to the appropriate side.
Patch 7.0.3 (2016-07-19): Removed.
Hotfix (2014-11-15): Resolved an issue where the balance cycle may incorrectly force the Druid to stand up.
Hotfix (2014-11-13): Resolved an issue where the Eclipse indicator in the UI can sometimes not match the Druid's current Balance power.
Patch 6.0.2 (2014-10-14): Redesigned. Lunar and Solar Energy now cycle on a timer rather than from spell casts, increasing the damage of your Lunar and Solar spells by up to 30% based on the progress of the Eclipse Bar.
Previous effect: Your Wrath now generates Lunar Energy and your Starfire now generates Solar Energy. When you reach 100 Solar Energy you will trigger a Solar Eclipse, increasing all Nature damage by 15%. When you reach 100 Lunar Energy you will trigger a Lunar Eclipse, increasing all Arcane damage by 15%, transforming your Hurricane spell into Astral Storm. When triggered, both Lunar and Solar Eclipse grant 15% spell haste for 15 sec and energize you for 50% of your maximum mana.
Patch 5.4.0 (2013-09-10): Now energizes the Druid for 50% of their maximum mana when triggered, up from 35%.
Hotfix (2012-10-01): Starsurge casts that trigger an Eclipse now deal the correct amount of damage.
Hotfix (2012-09-14): Eclipse should no longer provide bonus damage after it fades.
Patch 5.0.4 (2012-08-28): Lunar Eclipse now additionally converts [Hurricane] into [Astral Storm]. Both buffs now also grant 15% spell haste for 15 seconds and restore 35% of maximum mana.
Patch 4.1.0 (2011-04-26): The direction of the Eclipse bar now resets after the druid dies and resurrects.
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): Reworked into the Eclipse Bar, a resource mechanic for Balance druids at level 10 (was a tier 9 Balance talent).
Old: When you critically hit with Starfire, you have a 33/66/100% chance of increasing damage done by Wrath by 40%. When you critically hit with Wrath, you have a 20/40/60% chance of increasing your critical strike chance with Starfire by 40%. Each effect lasts 15 sec and each has a separate 30 sec cooldown. Both effects cannot occur simultaneously.
Patch 3.3.3 (2010-03-23): The two buffs granted by the Eclipse talent are now named more clearly. [Wrath] procs Eclipse (Lunar) and [Starfire] procs Eclipse (Solar). Previously, they were both named just "Eclipse".
Patch 3.3.0 (2009-12-08): This effect will not activate again within 15 seconds of either type of Eclipse effect firing, in addition to the existing 30-second cooldown for each type of Eclipse. In addition, Eclipse now grants a 40% critical strike chance to Starfire and 40% increased damage to Wrath, up from 30%.
Patch 3.2.0 (2009-08-04): The Starfire and Wrath buffs from this talent are now on separate 30 second cooldowns. In addition, it is not possible to have both buffs active simultaneously.
Patch 3.1.0 (2009-04-14): The benefit to Wrath triggered by casting Starfire has been increased to 30% bonus damage.
Patch 3.0.3 (2008-11-04): Buff duration extended to 15 sec and bonuses doubled. The cooldown has been increased to 40 seconds.
Patch 3.0.2 (2008-10-14): Added.