Macros are the little scripts that are used for combining abilities together. To add a new macro, type /macro command in the chat line (or use the Macros button on the game’s menu), choose “New”, type in a name and select the red question mark icon. Then you can just copy the macro from the website and paste it in the WoW client.
Since patch 3.0, the macros are saved on the server, just as your keybindings – that makes it a lot easier to maintain if you are changing the computers on which you’re playing.
Tricks of the Trade
Since we have a new toy to play with in form of Tricks of the Trade, it is a lot easier to use it with a focus macro, similar to the one that the magelings use to sheep things. This is a huge advantage if you want to change the target of your ability on the go, as it requires just one click over a new target.
#showtooltip
/focus [modifier:ctrl] mouseover
/stopmacro [modifier:ctrl]
/cast [target=focus][nomodifier] Tricks of the Trade
You should keybind that macro to somewhere (I have it on ‘F’) and then pressing that keybind uses Tricks on your focus target. If you press control + keybind, it will set your focus to whatever unit is under your cursor – it can be a player, one of the raid frames, player frames, whatever.
The macro can be also modified with [target=targettarget] at the last line, which makes it cast on your target’s target – usually being the tank. That assumption isn’t always true, though – there has been a lot of times when I’ve saved a healer or a caster from dying when he pulled aggro on the mob by casting Tricks and redirecting the mob back to our meatshield, and with target’s target I would just add more threat to the unfortunate puller.
Trinkets
Another macro I use is the trinket macro – if I have a trinket with ‘on use’ buff, I usually bind it to Blade Flurry for more power – it works best if the trinket has a 2 minute cooldown as well, as both are then ready at the same time again.
#showtooltip Blade Flurry
/use Incisor Fragment
/cast Blade Flurry
/script UIErrorsFrame:Clear()
In this example I use Blade Flurry with my [Incisor Fragment] - I just hit it every time it shows me the ability is available.
Shooting stuff
This is a simple utility macro that changes your “shoot” button depending on what ranged weapon you have.
#showtooltip
/cast [equipped:Thrown] Throw; Shoot
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