Classic Guide to Warriors' Best Macros
Welcome to our Macros guide for Warriors where you will find out what the best macros are for your Warrior in WoW Classic. You can complement the information on this page with our Warrior Addons Guide.
Foreword
While this is not an exhaustive list of all possible / useful macros, we will be exemplifying almost all macro functionalities below. Use these templates as an example and replace their spells with the ones you feel will be most useful to you, personally.
Classic Warrior Macro Templates
StartAttack Macro
- #showtooltip Rend
- /cast Rend
- /startattack
Using attack skills such as Rend does not start your auto attacks in WoW Classic, and as such, you should aim to use a macro such as the one above to easily engage enemies. If you want to use it with other skills, just copy the code and replace Rend with the skill you wish to attack with.
Button Reduction Macro
- #showtooltip Charge
- /cast Charge
- /cast Rend
- /startattack
This macro is similar to the first one, but it tries to cast two spells instead of one. The logic here is that Charge is not usable during combat or when in proximity of the target, while Rend works in mostly the opposite way. Thus, even though you can only cast one spell with a macro at a time, this combination will Charge if you are outside of combat and far enough away from the target, and Rend otherwise, making for a great double press opener on early enemies.
Stance Dance Macro
- #showtooltip Shield Wall
- /startattack
- /cast Defensive Stance
- /cast Shield Wall
Many Warrior skills in WoW Classic are stance-bound and, thus, require you to be in the correct stance to be used. By creating this sort of macro for those spells, you can ensure you are in the correct stance to use them.
Stance Dance plus Weapon Swap Macro
- #showtooltip Shield Wall
- /startattack
- /equip Carpenter's Mallet
- /equip Worn Large Shield
- /cast Defensive Stance
- /cast Shield Wall
You might have noticed that the previous macro had a rather large flaw: Shield Wall requires a shield to be equipped in order to be used. But, in many of the situations where you want to quickly swap to Defensive Stance and activate it, you are not already wearing a shield. Thus, you should include "/equip" lines on your macro to ensure you always equip the right tools for the skill or stance you want to cast.
Mouseover Macro
- #showtooltip Taunt
- /cast [@mouseover,harm,nodead] Taunt; Taunt
This macro allows you to Taunt your mouseover target, or your current target if the mouseover target is not valid.
Crowd Control into Bandage Macro
- #showtooltip Intimidating Shout
- /cast Intimidating Shout
- /cast Heavy Runecloth Bandage
The logic behind this macro is that the first press will use a skill that disables opponents, while the second press (due to the first skill being on cooldown) will immediately start a bandage for self-healing.
Rare Targeting and Tagging Macro
- /target Silithid Harvester
- /cast Hamstring
- /startattack
When there are a lot of players waiting for a spawn, this macro will help you try and get the tag as quickly as possible. Remember to use Bloodrage as close to the respawn as possible, in order to have Rage for Hamstring, otherwise you will probably lose the tag war to Earth Shock and similar spells.
Death Macro
- /click HelpFrameCharacterStuckStuck
- /run RepopMe()
Sometimes, dying can be the fastest way to reach your next destination, as it will teleport you to the nearest graveyard. This macro allows you to kill yourself on demand, which will come in handy, especially if you are following a detailed leveling guide, where dying is often the next step in your path, especially at low levels where graveyard resurrection penalties are minor.
Classic Warrior Addons
Macros are very important in making your character play as smoothly as possible, but so do addons, for which reason we recommend that you also read our Warrior Addons page.
Changelog
- 18 Nov. 2024: Page updated for Classic Anniversary.
- 05 Jan. 2020: Split the page into Warrior macros and Warrior addons.
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This guide has been written by Seksi, original vanilla player and multi-class player, currently playing on Gehennas Horde. You can find him on the Classic Warrior, Mage and Shaman Discords, as well as the Icy Veins Discord.
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