[Bodasafa]

Though this site has a ton of information on macros I was wondering if we could start compiling a new, more up to date list of macros that warriors in Wrath won't want to miss out on. Be it for leveling as Protection or tanking instances in Wrath.

I myself am not that familiar with creating macros and I would wager that there are quite a few others out there like myself.

I will use the newly popular Rev/HS macro as an example, here are 3 versions that try to reach the same goal.

/cast Revenge
/cast Heroic Strike

#show
#show tooltip
/cast Revenge
/cast Heroic Strike

#show
#showtooltip
/castsequence reset=2 Revenge, !Heroic Strike

Which one is best? Hard to tell if you don't speak the language.

So if you have a macro to share please include a short comment that explains what line does what. That way people can choose the macro that best fits their play style.

Cause as we all know, there are a lot of ways to get to the same result.

Thanks in advance to anyone who contributes to this thread. I have a feeling there are some more people besides myself that would be interested in this information.

[tobarstep]

I think your third one is your best bet, though I don't think you need both #show and #showtooltip. I think #showtooltip supersedes #show. In fact, I don't think you need either in a castsequence macro as it will automatically show the icon/tooltip of whatever is up next assuming you use the question mark for your icon when you make the macro.

[Bodasafa]

Ill pose a further question to get this rolling:

What are the best combos to place in a macro?

Ive heard:

Demo Shout/TC
Charge/Taunt
Charge/Shield Bash
Revenge/HS
Shield Block/Shield Slam

What do you use and why?

[CyCy]

With the revenge glyph I use a mouseover for the revenge to hit another target and have HS followed up so it ques on curret target.

I had the charge/ taunt macro but dumped it now that taunt is ranged. I dont like moving the entire mob into range of my healer and casters now if I don't need to.

I try to keep macro's limited so i can control my rage dumps Over macro abilities and you will run rage dry before you cast them all.
Plus with TC's no damage cap and Shockwave I really am having trouble finding a decent rotation anymore as i am nolonger single or double target tanking anymore.

So in short answer I have most of my primary abilities as mouseovers. And I have a few I use for informing people what I am doing. i.e. /cast shoot /say PULLING!

[Wao]

Source: tobarstep In fact, I don't think you need either in a castsequence macro as it will automatically show the icon/tooltip of whatever is up next assuming you use the question mark for your icon when you make the macro.

Without #showtooltip, mousing over the macro will yield a blank field, despite having the correct icon if you use the question mark icon. (I believe)

[CyCy]

If you need the #showtootip to actually show what is in your macro because you forgot what it does you didn't need the macro in the first place then. LOL

[Nucleus]

Source: Bodasafa #show #showtooltip /castsequence reset=2 Revenge, !Heroic Strike

Does the ! ensures that Heroic Strike will be cast automatically? Or is that a typo?

P/S - I dun speak da language!

[Wao]

Macros are for two things: streamlining your output, and freeing up buttons.

A macro should only be used if it increases your efficiency without sacrificing anything. In other words, if you use a macro that impacts you negatively in anyway (missing a GCD, letting a debuff fall off, letting a buff fall off, not having the ability on demand) because of a macro that you are using, it's not worth it, delete the macro, and rebind the 2 abilities seperately.

Macro's should be used to increase your control over your character and his actions. Any macro that does the opposite, is worthless, despite any benefits it might give you.

Lazy tanking macros create lazy tanks, and lazy tanks get people killed.

[Belak]

I find this one to be the most useful to me:

#showtooltip Revenge
/cast Revenge
/cast Heroic Strike

Pros:
- This will automatically queue a heroic strike after every revenge.
- With the revenge glyph, this will be a free HS the vast majority of the time.
- You can also use this button as your HS button, as it will queue a HS even if Revenge is on cooldown.
- showing the tooltip for Revenge means you can see it's cooldown on the button bar.

Cons:
- There is a non-zero chance that your heroic strike may fire before you get the revenge glyph proc and cost you rage instead of being free. To be honest, this seems to occur less often than the added work of an extra HS button costs me. It's also less of an issue now (again, IMO), given our improved rage generation.

Seems like the best option to me. Did I miss anything?

[Wao]

I suppose since I've had revenge and HS in the same 2 spots for so long, I couldn't think of anything new to put in revenges place. But this macro seems like it's cons are incredibly minimal. That macro seems worth implementing for most people.

[Sefrit]

I have macros for Revenge / Shield Slam / and Devastate. If I click the associated mouse button it will cast the spell alone. A shift click will cast the spell and queue up Heroic Strike while a control click will cast the spell and queue up Cleave. I find it works really well. The macro is something like....

#showtooltip Revenge
/startattack
/cast Revenge
/cast [modifier:ctrl] !Cleave
/cast [modifier:shift] !Heroic Strike

[Bodasafa]

Here are the 2 I'm using right now.

/cast Revenge
/cast Heroic Strike

I'm using the Major Glyph of Revenge and HS. This macro only lights up when Revenge is available. If its not lit up you cast a rage costing HS. Simple as that.

/use 13
/use 14
/cast Shield Block
/cast Shield Slam

This one is a all in one trinket activator and Shield Slam Macro. The best use for it I found is for AOE grinding.

In the 13 slot I have Gnomeregan Auto-Blocker 600 - Item - World of Warcraft
In the 14 slot I have Figurine of the Colossus - Item - World of Warcraft
I use Petrified Lichen Guard - Item - World of Warcraft with a Felsteel Shield Spike - Item - World of Warcraft

I found it to work quite well. I just pull a pack round them up with thunderclap and then pop the macro. Focus on one target with my shield slams and devastates to refresh SS with S&B. Once all the effects are gone use Shockwave and finish them off.

[Solanthious]

I use only one macro,

/cast Devastate
/cast Heroic Strike

This macro is spammed, until one of the 3 below are off cooldown.

Revenge, Shield Slam and Thunderclap are rotated manually as cooldowns are up and / or Sword and Board procs.

Ideally, the best macro would be the same as above but with a Shield Slam for when it would be up, which since I don't know how to write macro's I wouldn't know if it's possible or not, however this would ensure you not missing a Shield Slam when it is up.

[cjc813]

Is there a way to add a macro to automatically HS if you have more than 30 rage?

If that's the case, you could add it to Devastate, Shield Slam and Revenge (if you haven't gotten the glyph yet, that is) and streamline the HS integration into the tanking rotation.

This would help me out alot as I never use HS when I'm not tanking.

[HumdinThuger]

could someone walk me through the rev/hs macro. from start to finish as basic as you can get. keybinding it, where to put it, etc. i am to be honest a little intimidated by the whole computer thing. i use to have to get off the couch to change the tv channel. with needle nose pliars of course. thanks in advance.