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.
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?
I use a simple @mouseover for hunter traps, which is cumbersome in the heat of battle. I can’t quite wrap my head around getting a single macro to use whichever trap is off cool-down.
I also wonder if there is a way to just drop a trap/cast Meteor or Flamestrike on a focused target so tab-targeting might be slightly more useful. Yes, I use tab-targeting.
You could use a cast sequence, and have it reset after a specific cool down, that works for my Totemic Shaman who uses a cast sequence for their hero totem and healing totem. It even can trigger the move function of the hero totem even though the CD isn’t done. That might be unique logic though.
As far as I’m aware outside of specific talents cast at target is dead.
Yeah, like Night said, you can’t automatically cast reticle spells at target locations, only ground locations. That said, Flamestrike and Meteor are big reticles so I’m not sure why you’d need to place them directly on a specific target rather than just using a @cursor macro and keeping your mouse over the group as a whole.
I have essential tremor, so getting the mouse to the right spot isn’t always 100%. I count it a win if I manage to get the target to overlap half of what I am hoping for. Other players in LFG and LFR, not so much.
But, that being said, if cast at target is a dead thing, I will just keep going as I have.
All the same, thank you for the replies. I will still be able to make much good use from all you have done in this thread.
Ah, understood, my apologies. Yeah, unfortunately Blizz has been adamant that they don’t want reticle spells to be castable at targets. That said, they’ve introduced at least 2 spells that can now flip between targeted and reticle (Shadow Crash and Earthquake) so there’s a chance they’ll expand it in the future to other reticle spells.
