Useful Macro Templates

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You could also setup an @NAME macro but it’ll require updating it each time the tank has a different name. There’s a 2 macro setup that can automate that for you.

Create a blank macro called MD

Create a 2nd macro called Set MD with the following:

/run local n=UnitName("target") or "pet" if not InCombatLockdown() then EditMacro(GetMacroIndexByName("MD"),nil,nil,"#showtooltip\n/cast [@"..n..",help,nodead] [@pet,exists] [] Misdirection") print("Misdirection target set to "..n) end

Target the tank and hit Set MD. It’ll populate their name and the rest in MD then use that to cast on the tank.

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Amazing!!!

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Do you know a tutorial or a user guide to learn about WoW Macros?

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Nope. I recommend reading through Adreaver’s stickied post.

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macros work the first thing they see true, how is cast and use different in application when the first thing true would be a spell anyway?

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There are some spells and items that have identical names.

eg
https://www.wowhead.com/item=7676/thistle-tea
https://www.wowhead.com/spell=381623/thistle-tea

https://www.wowhead.com/item=140749/horn-of-winter
https://www.wowhead.com/spell=57330/horn-of-winter

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Is there a way to shorten this to save characters?

/stopmacro [channeling:Mind Flay: Insanity][channeling:Void Torrent][channeling:Penance][channeling:Dark Reprimand]

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/stopmacro [channeling:Mind Flay: Insanity/Void Torrent/Penance/Dark Reprimand]

added that variant to the quoted post.

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I want this macro to cast Purify or Purify Disease on my alive friendly target if I have one. And cast on myself if I hold alt, have no target, or have an enemy target.

This macro works as expected, but can it be shortened at all?

#showtooltip [known:Purify] Purify; Purify Disease
/cast [mod:alt,@player] [help,nodead] [@player] [known:Purify] Purify
/cast [mod:alt,@player] [help,nodead] [@player] Purify Disease

Also without the extra tooltip stuff, only the Purify icon/tooltip is shown as Disc but Purify Disease is not as Shadow.

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Purify Disease automatically becomes Purify so there’s no need to code them separately.

#showtooltip
/cast [mod:alt,@player] [help,nodead] [@player] Purify Disease
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