Macros are always a common topic of discussion on many sites scattered around the web, and players are always looking for simple solutions to seemingly complex problems. There are macros for almost anything you’d like to do in-game, and they’re there to make life easier for you if only you could find them! Macros help clean up the clutter from your action bars, automate common tasks, and help improve your in-game performance. Today, I’d like to share some macros you shouldn’t play without!

Whether you enjoy casual or hardcore play, PvE or PvP, there are macros out there to help make life easier on you.

PvP

1. Master’s Call Mouseover

#showtooltip Master’s Call
/cast [target=mouseover, help] Master’s Call
/cast [target=player] Master’s Call

As you might imagine, this macro makes using Master’s Call a bit easier by allowing you to use it on yourself or your mouseover target.

2. Roar of Sacrifice/Intervene

/cast [target=mouseover, help] Roar of Sacrifice
/cast [target=player] Roar of Sacrifice
/cast [target=mouseover, help] Intervene
/cast [target=player] Intervene

Use your pet’s Roar of Sacrifice or Intervene abilities on yourself or your mouseover target.

3. Scatter Mouseover/Focus

#showtooltip Scatter Shot
/cast [target=mouseover, harm] Scatter Shot
/cast [target=focus, modifier:alt] Scatter Shot

This macro will cast Scatter Shot at your mouseover or nearest harmful target. By pressing ALT (or whatever modifier you choose to specify) and hitting this macro, you can cast Scatter Shot at your focus target. (Just don’t forget to specify an enemy player as your focus!)

4. Scare Beast Mouseover/Focus

#showtooltip Scare Beast
/cast [target=mouseover, harm] Scare Beast
/cast [target=focus, modifier:alt] Scare Beast

Particularly handy against Feral Druids, this macro will cast Scare Beast at your mouseover or nearest harmful target. By pressing ALT and hitting this macro, you can cast Scare Beast at your focus target instead.

Check out our article on PvP Gear at 80 and our guide to the Isle of Conquest for more PvP info!

PvE

5. Misdirection

#showtooltip
/cast [target=focus, help] Misdirection
/cast [target=focustarget, help] Misdirection
/cast [target=target, help] Misdirection
/cast [target=targettarget, help] Misdirection
/cast [target=pet, nodead, exists] Misdirection

This macro will first attempt to cast Misdirection on your focus target. If it can’t (for example, if your focus target is hostile) then it will attempt to cast Misdirection on the target of your focus. If it can’t do that, it will then attempt to cast Misdirection on your current target. Failing that, it will then attempt to cast Misdirection on your target’s target. If it can’t do that, then it will cast Misdirection on your pet if it’s out and alive.

6. All-Purpose Pet Macro

#showtooltip
/cast [nopet, modifier:ctrl] Tame Beast
/cast [combat] Heart of the Phoenix
/cast [nopet] Call Pet; [target=pet, dead] Revive Pet
/castsequence [target=pet] reset=15 Mend Pet, null
/cast [modifier:shift] Dismiss Pet

If you don’t have a pet, press CTRL to tame your target as your pet. If you’re in combat (and your pet has Heart of the Phoenix – otherwise, leave this line out), cast Heart of the Phoenix. If you don’t have a pet out, it will call your pet, or if your pet is dead it will Revive it. It will also Mend your pet (and has a built in timer so you don’t overlap mends), or SHIFT-clicking the macro will dismiss your pet.

7. Aspect Swapping

#showtooltip
/castsequence !Aspect of the Dragonhawk, !Aspect of the Viper

Pretty self-explanatory: one button swap between AotDH and AotV.

You can check out our articles on Raid Consumables, Gems, Enchants, Glyphs, Faction Rewards and Trinkets for more information to help improve your character!