Fire Mage DPS Macros and Addons — 12.0.5

Listed below is a collection of useful Macros for Mage, and Fire Mage specifically, with some of them being usable on all three specs, while others are only useful if you're playing Fire Mage.

This will cast Combustion and any of your trinket slots at the same time. Additionally, it will also activate DPS boosting Racials, like Berserking or Blood Fury. Keep in mind that you can use Combustion while casting other spells, so you you will have to keep pressing the macro until after the cast finishes to activate the trinket and racial.

This macro will cast Flamestrike on your cursor, instead of first showing a targeting circle. This only works if you have selected the manual-cast Flamestrike Talent, not the targeted Flamestrike Talent.

FAQShould I Use the Targeted Flamestrike or the Area Targeted Flamestrike?

For most players, the auto-targeted option will be the best choice. It frees up your cursor and attention to focus on the rest of the game. However, since it is centered on the mob you're attacking, you will find situations where this misses some of the mobs in the pack. With practice, you should be able to squeeze out a little more DPS using the area targeted (via the @cursor macro) version. Try both, see which you like more.

This will cast Meteor at the location of your cursor instead of first showing a targeting circle.

FAQCan I Cast Meteor on My Target Instead of Cursor?

Unfortunately not. It is not possible to make a macro to cast Meteor at your target, and the base game also does not have that functionality. The @cursor macro shown above is the best solution.

Pressing Blink will now cancel your current spellcast and causes you to immediately Blink. Note that this should not be used with Shimmer as it will unnecessarily cancel your current cast, nor should it be used if you are casting something that you can wait to finish casting before needing to Blink

Cancels your current cast and immediately puts you in Ice Block. Pressing Ice Block again will cancel the effect. Not recommended if you spam your buttons.

If you are a button spammer, you can put this on a separate keybind as your Ice Block, allowing you to cancel your Ice Block early if you so desire.

You can use the above macro to cancel Alter Time if you do not want to be teleported back to the location/health where you were when you initially cast Alter Time.

This will remove curses on whatever unit you are mousing over. You can replace Remove Curse for any other spells you might want to do on mouseover, like Spellsteal. If you have no mouseover target, it will cast it on your current target, or yourself if you have neither a mouseover or selected target.

FAQWhy Can I Not See My Hot Streak Procs?

In the settings menu, adjust the "Spell Alert Opacity" (use search functionality to find it). Additionally, if you prefer to track with an icon, you can enable tracking for Hot Streak in the Blizzard Cooldown Manager and it will track both Hot Streak and Heating Up.

ElvUI is a complete replacement of the default User Interface. It comes with almost everything you need to perform properly: action bars, unit frames, cooldown timers, proc displays, etc.

Method Raid Tools is a useful addon that allows you to track the cooldowns of other raid members, as well as providing you with a wealth of other useful raid information.