WotLK Classic Guide to Mage's Best Macros (2024)

Last updated on Oct 03, 2022 at 22:35by Wrdlbrmpft1 comment

Welcome to our Macros guide for Mages, where you will find out what the bestMacros are for your Mage in Wrath of the Lich King Classic.

The potential of macros in World of Warcraft is practically endless. To saveyou from reading 20 pages of macros, we have compiled the most useful macrosfor you while keeping them simple, so they are easy to understand and that youcan build your own macros off them.

• #showtooltip
• /dismount
• /cast [flyable] Swift Red Wind Rider; Swift Pink Hawkstrider

This macro makes you use your flying mount where you can fly, and yourground mount where you cannot fly. Replace "Swift Red Wind Rider" with yourflying mount name and "Swift Pink Hawkstrider" with your ground mount.

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• /cast [mod:shift] Conjure Mana Gem; [mod:ctrl] Ritual of Refreshment;Conjure Refreshment

This is a 3-in-1 macro, as it combines three spells (and buttons) into one.On Left Click, the macro conjures your highest rank Water. If you press Shiftand left-click, it will conjure the highest rank Mana Gem. Whenpressing Ctrl while left clicking, you will start castingRitual of Refreshment.

There are several [mod: x] conditions, this list shows you the mostimportant ones:

• [mod:shift] — This condition requires you to press SHIFT tomake that part of the macro work.
• [mod:ctrl] — This condition requires you to press CTRL tomake that part of the macro work.
• [mod:alt] — This condition requires you to press ALT tomake that part of the macro work.
• [btn:2] — This condition requires you to RIGHT-CLICK tomake that part of the macro work.

Generally you can build your macros in this way: /cast[condition] ability1; [condition] ability2; [condition]ability3; ...; abilityn while the conditions are optional and nocondition at all means the macro will just work with left-click or a normalkey press, if it is keybound. All those macros can also be applied to usableitems, simply type /use instead of /cast in the macro.

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• /cast [@cursor] !Freeze

This macro casts the Water Elemental's ability Freeze at theposition of your cursor to save you half a second reaction time.

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• /cast [@cursor] Flamestrike

This macro casts your Flamestrike at theposition of your cursor to save you half a second reaction time. Thesemacros with @cursor can also be used for spells like Blizzard or Saronite Bombs. Some useful modifiers are explained here:

• [@cursor] — Casts the spell at your cursor's position.
• [@player] — Casts the spell at your position**.
• [@target] — Casts the spell at your target's position/on yourtarget, only works for spells .
• [@focus] — Casts the spell at your focus target's position/on yourfocus target**.
• [@mouseover] — Casts the spell at the target's position or atthe target that is under your cursor's position. Contrary to[@cursor], this also works for single-target spells if you have nothingtargeted.

**Please note that [@target] or any similar targeting conditions (like @focus)do not work with with non-targeted abilities. Thanks toDirichlet for gathering this information.

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• /use [mod:shift]13
• /cast [mod:shift]Icy Veins
• /cast Arcane Blast
• /cqs [mod:shift]

This macro uses your trinket in the upper trinket slot andIcy Veins when you press shift, otherwise it just castsArcane Blast. This macro can be arranged as you like it; youcan also replace Arcane Blast with Fireball or other Mage spells.Always have your passive trinket in the bottom trinket slot and youractive trinket in the upper slot. The /cqs makes this macro spamable whenpressing shift.

• #showtooltip
• /cast Presence of Mind
• /cast [mod:shift]Blizzard; [mod:ctrl] Conjure Mana Gem; Arcane Blast
• /cqs

This macro utilizes Presence of Mind (PoM) in three differentways to save reaction time. If you press Shift, it casts PoM andBlizzard, PoM and Conjure Mana Gem when pressingCTRL, and finally PoM and Arcane Blast if you press no otherbutton.

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• /use Mana Sapphire
• /cast [mod:shift]Arcane Missiles; [nochanneling: Arcane Missiles] ArcaneBlast
• /cqs

Uses a Mana Sapphire if you have one and casts Arcane Missiles(if you press shift) or Arcane Blast (if you press nothing). Italso checks if you are still casting Arcane missiles before casting ArcaneBlast. Saves reaction time between using your gem and casting again.

• #showtooltip
• /use Runic Mana Potion
• /cast [mod:shift]Arcane Missiles; [nochanneling: Arcane Missiles] ArcaneBlast
• /cqs

This does the same as the macro above, just with Runic Mana Potion.

• #showtooltip
• /stopcasting
• /cast [mod:shift] Spellsteal; Counterspell
• /cqs

Stops casting for a quick Counterspell or, if you press Shift,Spellsteal.

• #showtooltip Polymorph
• /clearfocus
• /focus
• /cast Polymorph
• /cqs

Sets the current target as your focus target and clears yourprevious focus target. After that, your focus target getsPolymorphed. If you have no target, you can clear your focusby pressing the macro. This macro does not automatically Polymorph your focustarget, you always need to click it before focusing. Some might argue this isimpractical, however you want to keep track of the focus frame anyways, inorder to notice when your CC is breaking. If you just want to cast Polymorphat your focus target, the following macro will suit you best:

• #showtooltip Polymorph
• /cast [@focus] Polymorph
• /cqs

If you are in Ice Block, this macro cancels it. If not, you willcast Ice Block. The same macro is very handy for Invisibility.

• #showtooltip
• /cancelaura Ice Block
• /cast Ice Block
• /cqs

To make your Mage life easier and more enjoyable, we also recommend you toread our Mage Addons page. Using these addons will further enhance your abilityto focus on game mechanics and your surrounding, rather than taking all yourfocus away from DPSing.