Misdirect macro help

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1

Is it possible to misdirect to the tank without having it set as my focus target, while not using it as a mouseover macro either?

2

Sure, by targeting it and casting the spell normally.

3

Simple way:

#showtooltip
/cast [target=targettarget, help] Misdirection

This will cast MD on your target’s target which you hope to be the tank.

Downside:

With #showtooltip, if your target does not have a target of it’s own, you will see ? as the icon.

If your target targets something else then the tank, you will MD to that person.

My full macro is:
#showtooltip
/cast [modifier:shift, target=pet, nodead, exists][button:2,target=targettarget, help][help][target=focus, help][target=targettarget, help][target=pet, nodead, exists] Misdirection

4 
#showtooltip
/use [@mouseover,help,nodead][help,nodead][@focus,nodead,group][@pet,pet,nodead][@targettarget,help,nodead][]Misdirection

Uses Misdirection on the following, in priority order:

  1. Friendly mouseover
  2. Friendly target
  3. Friendly focus, if you are in a group
  4. Pet
  5. Friendly target of target
  6. Nobody (puts the spell on the cursor, click a unitframe to cast)

With the [] at the end, it always shows the correct tooltip even if no conditions are met.

You can also take this:

/use [@focus,nodead,group][@pet,pet,nodead][@targettarget,help,nodead]Misdirection

Add it to any attack ability to Misdirect to your preferred target (Focus, then Pet, then Target of Target) while using said ability. Note that if you want the tooltip of the attacking ability, you’ll need to manually define the tooltip, like so:

#showtooltip Aimed Shot
/use [@focus,nodead,group][@pet,pet,nodead][@targettarget,help,nodead]Misdirection
/use [nochanneling:Rapid Fire]Aimed Shot
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