healer-man/docs/COMBAT_ROTATION_MATRIX.md

Combat rotation matrix

Healer Man uses AzerothCore playerbots commit 531282e as a read-only behavioral reference. The implementation is an independent TypeScript policy over Healer Man's executable catalog, not a port of playerbots C++.

Concern	Playerbots behavior translated into Healer Man
Core rotation	One deterministic priority profile for each of the 31 Wrath specializations.
Maintenance	DoTs, debuffs, buffs, pets, and summons are refreshed only after their existing effect ends.
Execute	Execute-category abilities move ahead of the normal profile below 20% target health.
Multiple targets	Cleave gains value at two hostiles; area damage moves ahead at three or more.
Healing	Critical, medium, and light triage bands begin below 30%, 60%, and 90% health. Area healing requires three injured allies.
Threat	Tanks interrupt first and taunt a hostile that is not attacking them; non-tanks drop dangerous threat before continuing their profile.
Control	Interrupts are reactive. Long crowd control is used only when an encounter requests control.
Defense	Mitigation is used below 55% actor health and receives emergency priority below 35%.
Resources	Low-resource generators are favored below 30%; spenders still have to pass runtime cost and rune validation.
Combo points	Builders run below four points; finishers require at least four points on the current target.
Major cooldowns	Offensive cooldowns of 60 seconds or longer are held for bosses or durable targets.

CoA and Runes of Magic builds use the same semantic rules when no classic profile applies. Runes of Magic candidates include primary, secondary-general, and primary/secondary elite skills through abilitiesForCharacter.

Classic specialization profiles

The leftmost available action wins after reactive rules, learned-talent gating, resource checks, maintenance checks, execute/AoE adjustments, and major-cooldown conservation. Maintenance entries are intentionally listed first; an active aura or pet removes that entry from consideration.

Class	Specialization	Maintenance and core priority
Warrior	Arms	Battle Stance; Mortal Strike; Rend; Overpower; Execute; Slam; Heroic Strike
Warrior	Fury	Berserker Stance; Bloodthirst; Whirlwind; Execute; Sunder Armor; Heroic Strike
Warrior	Protection	Defensive Stance; Shield Slam; Revenge; Devastate; Thunder Clap; Sunder Armor; Heroic Strike
Paladin	Holy	Concentration Aura; Blessing of Might; Holy Shock; Flash of Light; Holy Light; Sacred Shield; Judgement of Light
Paladin	Protection	Devotion Aura; Blessing of Might; Hammer of the Righteous; Shield of Righteousness; Holy Shield; Consecration; Judgement of Wisdom
Paladin	Retribution	Retribution Aura; Blessing of Might; Divine Storm; Crusader Strike; Judgement of Wisdom; Consecration; Exorcism; Hammer of Wrath
Hunter	Beast Mastery	Aspect of the Dragonhawk/Hawk; Call Pet; Kill Command; Bestial Wrath; Serpent Sting; Arcane Shot; Multi-Shot; Steady Shot
Hunter	Marksmanship	Aspect of the Dragonhawk/Hawk; Call Pet; Kill Shot; Chimera Shot; Aimed Shot; Serpent Sting; Arcane Shot; Steady Shot
Hunter	Survival	Aspect of the Dragonhawk/Hawk; Call Pet; Kill Shot; Explosive Shot; Black Arrow; Serpent Sting; Aimed Shot; Arcane Shot; Steady Shot
Rogue	Assassination	Envenom; Rupture; Mutilate; Eviscerate; Sinister Strike
Rogue	Combat	Killing Spree; Blade Flurry; Eviscerate; Sinister Strike
Rogue	Subtlety	Shadow Dance; Rupture; Eviscerate; Hemorrhage; Backstab
Priest	Discipline	Inner Fire; Penance; Power Word: Shield; Flash Heal; Greater Heal; Renew
Priest	Holy	Inner Fire; Circle of Healing; Prayer of Mending; Flash Heal; Greater Heal; Renew
Priest	Shadow	Shadowform; Inner Fire; Vampiric Touch; Devouring Plague; Shadow Word: Pain; Mind Blast; Mind Flay; Shadow Word: Death
Death Knight	Blood	Frost Presence (Blood Presence fallback); Heart Strike; Death Strike; Icy Touch; Plague Strike; Death Coil
Death Knight	Frost	Blood Presence; Howling Blast; Obliterate; Frost Strike; Icy Touch; Plague Strike
Death Knight	Unholy	Unholy Presence (Blood Presence fallback); Raise Dead; Scourge Strike; Death and Decay; Plague Strike; Icy Touch; Death Coil
Shaman	Elemental	Flametongue Weapon (Rockbiter fallback); Lightning Shield; Flame Shock; Lava Burst; Chain Lightning; Lightning Bolt
Shaman	Enhancement	Windfury Weapon (Rockbiter fallback); Lightning Shield; Feral Spirit; Stormstrike; Lava Lash; Earth Shock; Lightning Bolt
Shaman	Restoration	Water Shield; Rockbiter Weapon; Lightning Shield; Riptide; Chain Heal; Lesser Healing Wave; Healing Wave; Earth Shield
Mage	Arcane	Mage Armor; Arcane Barrage; Arcane Blast; Arcane Missiles
Mage	Fire	Molten Armor; Living Bomb; Pyroblast; Fireball; Scorch; Fire Blast
Mage	Frost	Frost Armor; Deep Freeze; Frostbolt; Ice Lance; Cone of Cold
Warlock	Affliction	Fel Armor; Felhunter; Haunt; Unstable Affliction; Corruption; Curse of Agony; Drain Soul; Shadow Bolt
Warlock	Demonology	Fel Armor; Felguard; Metamorphosis; Immolate; Corruption; Shadow Bolt
Warlock	Destruction	Fel Armor; Imp; Chaos Bolt; Conflagrate; Immolate; Incinerate; Shadow Bolt
Druid	Balance	Moonkin Form; Starfall; Moonfire; Insect Swarm; Starfire; Wrath
Druid	Feral Bear	Dire Bear/Bear Form; Mangle; Lacerate; Swipe; Maul
Druid	Feral Cat	Cat Form; Rip; Savage Roar; Mangle; Rake; Shred; Claw
Druid	Restoration	Tree of Life; Wild Growth; Swiftmend; Lifebloom; Rejuvenation; Regrowth; Healing Touch

Ability audit classification

Active abilities fall into one of three audit buckets:

• Conditional: executable but selected only by a semantic trigger, such as interrupts, dispels, resurrection, threat control, movement, crowd control, executes, defensives, and long cooldowns.
• Unsupported: the catalog has only unsupported, scripted, or noncombat utility payloads, or represents a noncombat summon such as a scouting eye, ritual object, portal, or mount. These remain player-visible when valid but are deliberately excluded from autonomous rotations.
• Rotation defect: an executable learned ability with combat semantics that cannot be selected in its valid state. Profile-reference tests, shared-policy scenario tests, party damage audits, and the expanded-class audit treat these as failures.