Wondering how I can make it easier on myself, constantly looking at my bar wondering what gcd to use next or what cd is about to come up, with so many abilities and no rotation really I end up getting blasted by dumb mechanics that I should of seen comming?
There’s some good weak auras if you’re into that ( https://wago.io/BJu2WDqBX is a good one).
Outside of that I use a bunch of focus modifier macros but that’s really do to being more pvp focused.
This one (you can get rid of the [mod] and [nomod] if you want) switches the talents damnation and void torrent depending on which you’ve picked
#showtooltip
/cast [modifier:shift, @focus] [talent:6/1] damnation
/cast [nomod] [talent:6/1] damnation
/cast [modifier:shift, @focus] [talent:6/3] void torrent
/cast [nomod] [talent:6/3] void torrent
Without modifiers it would just be:
#showtooltip
/cast [talent:6/1] damnation
/cast [talent:6/3] void torrent
There’s also an @cursor for mass dispel if you don’t like reticle targeting.
/cast [@cursor] mass dispel
But overall if you’re looking to just streamline and have a better view of cds, weak auras are great.
#showtooltip
/cast [channeling:Mind Sear,talent:3/3] Searing Nightmare; Shadow Word: Pain
Makes my SWP button my searing nightmare button if its talented and im channelling sear.
Since there’s zero reason to ever cast SWP during Mind Sear while you have Searing Nightmare talented it’s a safe place to double up the two spells.
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why all the #showtooltip and {talent 6:1} and all that? i’ve used macro’s in the past that gets the same job done without all the nonsense
/cast void torrent. no need for #showtooltip.
and same w/ the modifier stuff… same end result, less stuff to type
is there a reason?
#showtooltip is just to make the button show up like it’s the actual spell on the bar, it also means it shows the icon of whatever spell you’ll be casting.
The {Talent} etc stuff is to let you put multiple talents on the same button. Like take the [6:x] thing up there. You have your macro for Void Torrent, but it only casts Void Torrent. If you were specced into damnation instead, you’d need a different button to cast damnation. Making the ability change depending on the talent selected means you can have the same button do both depending on what’s talented at the time.
For my macro [Talent:3/3] means that the searing nightmare bit only works if I have actually got searing Nightmare. I wouldn’t want my spells changing into spells I don’t actually have.
It’s not the same result though. The modifiers serve a purpose, his macro does things your macro doesn’t, you just aren’t using them or don’t see a need for them.
The [talent 6/3] etc is saying 6th talent row, 3rd talent.
That way I have on button that switches between void torrent and damnation simply by me changing the talent.
The modifier is so I set a focus target, I can cast on them without changing the target I’m on.
So like 4 is mind blast, shift+4 without needing that as it’s own keybind allows me to mb my focus target, or psychic horror or silence.
With unfurling darkness it makes it really smooth to just cast vt and then press whatever vt is with the modifier onto focus since it’s instant.
I also have a /focus macro as well so I can swap them quickly, but it’s really all just pvp centered stuff for me.
It greatly reduces bars I have up, instead of having an entire bar duplicated but for focus targets, the same key modified allows me to have one bar instead of 2.
Or with party macros, instead of taking up several slots, the modifier makes it just one key. Like shield, etc. It makes for smoother gameplay (for me at least) when I know x button will cast on y target no matter who I am targeting.
That is really cool. I’m putting that in to play ASAP.
Once again you have saved me, one of the things I’ve also been struggling with is the amount of spells I need to bind or move around.
With this you’d need to be in the area of whatever you’re trying to dispel right? So example if I’m trying to dispel a pally bubble I’d have to run up to them and then use it. I don’t like reticle spells so this would help me, there’s no way to use a focus target to get it to use on whatever Im targeting along with not having to line up a reticle?
That’s @self
This just skips needing to click the green circle
OH! It’s wherever the cursor is at lmao why did I not get this, thank you. 
this is essential as far as I’m concerned. you’ll be using this a LOT in dungeons so it should be something easy to hit frequently!
other than that i have many of my basic spells macroed as mouseovers so i can VT, SWP, DP, and SWD without having to switch targets.
gamechanger 
Has anyone macroed anything with PI? I feel like I need to condense my CDs because managing 4 is a bit much for me.
Because PI is off the GCD you can macro it with Void Eruption.
Wouldn’t advise that, since they’re both distinctly different cds and one has other uses that the other doesn’t. I macrod my 2 minute on use to PI, otherwise nothing.
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Yeah, it’s kind of frustrating tbh. I think that’s my biggest issue with the rework so far. But that’s more of a personal thing for me, I know some don’t really mind it. I just feel like with different CD timings it just kind of takes away from the fluidity a little bit.
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I’ve always used [target=mouseover], is there any difference between that and @cursor?
@cursor is specifically for ground target spells like mass dispel and shadow crash
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