So im trying to make a macro for a Trinket to be used on an ability, but having some issues with it, basically it “sorta” works, like only half the time it works
Trinket is Grim Codex, and the ability is Black Powder, some help with how to make it work properly?
its
/use 13 if trinket is in slot 1 or /use 14 if in the 2nd slot
What is your macro command? Maybe it’s just improper syntax.
like you do
#showtooltip Black Powder
/cast Black Powder
/use 13 or 14 depending on the trinket slot
Whats this?
I have it about the same but i use the name of the trinket
You’ve macro-ed two things that use the Global Cooldown (GCD) together. That’s not going to work, because the trinket will fail to use any time your Black Powder actually gets used (because the GCD will be up when the game tries to use the trinket). Your macro will use one or the other, but never both at once. The only way to get an on-use trinket to go off at the same time as a skill is for that skill or trinket to not be on the GCD*.
*Edit: Apparently this trinket does not use the GCD after all, so this is not the problem.
it will show you the talent as if it was the regular, what it does, the cd remaining on it, etc
But arent Trinkets excluded from the GCD?
No most if not all are part of the GCD, my dark moon needs to wait for the GCD
Oh, i see, well ill check a new macro then, thanks for the help.
Trinkets don’t trigger the GCD but I’ve had a few get blocked by the GCD.
What happens if you use the trinket before the skill rather then after it?
#showtooltip Black Powder
Allows you to show the tooptip of a skill as well as the Icon if the icon is the ?.
I think the problem is with the actual trinket itself.
Looking at the WoWhead comments for it, it seems that you have to be in melee range for the trinket to work.
So maybe you’re slightly out of range for it?
I tried that and its the same, only works half the time
Yeah i heard about that from a guild mate but im making sure to be in range and still only works half the time
Hell theres even times when i spam the thing and plain doesnt trigger
I’ve Macro’d my PvP on-use badge, Avenging Wrath and Holy Avenger together perfectly fine and Holy Avenger is on the GCD.
What trinket are you trying to Macro?
Grim Codex
It drops from the final boss of Theater of Pain i believe, it an aoe dmg one.
According to wowhead, Grim Codex is off the GCD. And most trinkets are off the gcd.
Here’s the trinket base info
https://www.wowhead.com/item=178811/grim-codex?bonus=6805:1472
And if you click on the link of the on use effect you go to the actual spell info:
https://www.wowhead.com/spell=345739/spectral-scythe
The GCD is 0 and the GCD category is N/A, this means that the ability is off the GCD.
Blizz had made changes in bfa to prevent stacking off GCD trinkets in the same macro and now only 1 on use trinket will work, so if there is more to the macro that… Also the trinket has a 1.5 min cd and won’t fire as frequently as you can use the Black Powder ability.
I have one on my shaman, I won’t be able to do it now, but I’ll check back later and see if I can get it to work. Can’t say I’ve had issues with it firing tho
What’s your other trinket? Is it also on-use?
Ah yeah i know, i only have it on that ability cause its mostly an Aoe trinket, but im sure the CD hasn’t trigger at all and its still not working
Yes but i hardly ever use it