skada

Skada is a term that exists in several Scandinavian languages, most notably Swedish, where it means damage or injury. In everyday language it is used to refer to harm, harm caused, or physical injury. Beyond this general sense, Skada is also the name of a software project in the gaming community.

In World of Warcraft, Skada is a lightweight, open-source damage meter addon that records and displays combat statistics. It is designed to be modular and low on system overhead, providing real-time data about what players and enemies are doing in combat. Key features include tracking damage dealt and taken, healing, absorbs, interrupts, and death logs, as well as per-target and per-spell breakdowns. The addon offers multiple viewing modes and windows, supports data export (for example to CSV), and can switch between different modules to focus on particular metrics. It also allows profiles and sharing of configurations across the group or guild.

Skada has been maintained by a community of developers and contributors, with releases distributed through major addon repositories such as CurseForge and WoWInterface. It supports a range of World of Warcraft patches and expansions, from classic through current retail versions, reflecting its ongoing relevance to players who want transparent combat analytics. As one of several available meters, Skada is commonly used in raids and dungeons to review performance and understand fight dynamics.