Starfire

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Starfire
Starfire Level 10 Balance druid ability 40 yd range 10% of base mana 2.7 sec cast Causes X Arcane damage to the target.
Usable by
Class	Druid
Properties
Type	Offensive
School	Arcane
Cooldown	None/Global Cooldown
Other information
Level learned	10

The very heavens echoed the druid's rage and opened up at his command.^[1]

In the TCG.

Starfire is a direct damage offensive spell that deals a large amount of arcane damage. It is a major part of a Balance Druid's rotation, generating 20 Solar Energy towards the Solar Eclipse.

Notes

This spell provides less damage per second than [Wrath], but is more mana-efficient.

Tips and tactics

Opening with Starfire then using some form of Crowd Control such as [Entangling Roots] is a good method for pulling mobs.
Starfire is affected by Lunar Eclipse, and therefore benefits from the Balance Druid Mastery, [Total Eclipse].
It has the third highest damage per mana of a druid's damage spells, after [Moonfire] (DoT included) and [Insect Swarm]. Thus it is an optimal offensive ability to use when running low on mana.

Patches and hotfixes

Patch 5.2.0 (2013-03-05): Damage has been increased by 9%.
Hotfix (2012-09-20): "Starfire damage has been increased by approximately 3%."
Patch 5.0.4 (2012-08-28): Redesigned.
Patch 4.2.0 (2011-06-28): Damage has been increased by approximately 23%.
Patch 4.0.1 (2010-10-12): Starfire is available at level 8 for 3 70.
Patch 3.1.0 (2009-04-14): [Celestial Focus]: No longer affects Starfire.
Patch 2.1.0 (2007-05-22): [Celestial Focus]: The delay on the stun effect for Starfire has been reduced.