Destruction Warlock PvP Useful Macros — The War Within (11.0.5)
Macros are crucial to be successful in PvP. They allow players to use abilities on enemies without having to target them. This helps increase overall damage/healing and general awareness in the arena. Here are a few macros that all Destruction Warlocks can benefit from.
This page is part of our Destruction Warlock PvP Guide.
Fear 123 Macro
- #showtooltip Fear
- /cast [target=arena1] Fear
Using this macro will cast Fear on arena enemy 1. This makes it easier to crowd control an enemy while staying focused on your target. If you want macros for the second and third enemies, simply change the arena1 to arena2 or arena3.
Cursor Cataclysm Macro
- #showtooltip Cataclysm
- /cast [@cursor] Cataclysm
Using this macro will cast Cataclysm at your cursor without loading the green circle, making sure it casts faster than it otherwise would.
Fear Focus Macro
- #showtooltip Fear
- /cast [target=focus] Fear
If you find that you do not have much room on your action bars, you can use a focus macro. This is much simpler to use than the arena123 macro. Put an enemy on focus, and this macro will cast Fear on that player while you are still focused on your target.
Spell Lock Focus Macro
- #showtooltip
- /cast [target=focus] Spell Lock
This macro will use Spell Lock on whichever enemy you have on focus. Because you will be primarily using Spell Lock on the enemy healer, you should only need this focus macro.
Havoc Focus Macro
- #showtooltip Havoc
- /cast [target=focus] Havoc
This makes it so you can use Havoc on your focus target while still damaging your main target.
Mouseover Banish Macro
- #showtooltip Banish
- /cast [@mouseover] Banish
This makes it so you can use Banish on another Warlock's demon or an elemental pet while still damaging your main target.
Cursor Shadowfury Macro
- #showtooltip Shadowfury
- /cast [@cursor] Shadowfury
This makes it so you cast Shadowfury at your cursor without loading the green targeting circle, making your globals smoother and more fluid.
Cursor Infernal Macro
- #showtooltip Summon Infernal
- /cast [@cursor] Summon Infernal
This makes it so you cast Summon Infernal at your cursor without loading the green targeting circle, making your globals smoother and more fluid.
Cursor Bonds of Fel Macro
- #showtooltip Bonds of Fel
- /cast [@cursor] Bonds of Fel
This makes it so you cast Bonds of Fel at your cursor without loading the green targeting circle, making your globals smoother and more fluid.
Changelog
- 21 Oct. 2024: Updated for TWW 11.0.5.
- 09 Sep. 2024: Reviewed for The War Within Season 1.
- 21 Aug. 2024: Updated for The War Within Season 1.
- 23 Jul. 2024: Updated for The War Within Prepatch 11.0.
- 07 May 2024: Reviewed for 10.2.7.
- 22 Apr. 2024: Updated for Dragonflight Season 4.
- 19 Mar. 2024: Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.2.6.
- 15 Jan. 2024: Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.2.5.
- 06 Nov. 2023: Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.2.
- 04 Sep. 2023: Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.1.7.
- 10 Jul. 2023: Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.1.5.
- 09 May 2023: Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.1.
- 21 Mar. 2023: Reviewed for Patch 10.0.7.
- 16 Mar. 2023: Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.0.7.
- 30 Jan. 2023: Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
- 11 Dec. 2022: Updated for Dragonflight Season 1.
- 22 Nov. 2022: Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
- 30 Jul. 2022: Updated for Shadowlands Season 4.
- 31 May 2022: Reviewed for Patch 9.2.5.
- 02 Mar. 2022: Updated for Shadowlands 9.2.
- 17 Nov. 2021: Updated for Shadowlands Patch 9.1.5.
- 10 Aug. 2021: Updated for Shadowlands Patch 9.1.
- 08 Mar. 2021: No updates needed for Patch 9.0.5.
- 20 Oct. 2020: This page was checked for patch 9.0.1 and no updates were necessary.
- 20 Jan. 2020: This page was checked for Patch 8.3 and no update was deemed necessary.
- 09 Dec. 2019: Page added.
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