The macros that change everything: classes, racials and utilities

How to do it

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   Step 1 : Open the macro window

   Type /macro in chat. The General tab is for all your characters, the tab with your name for this one only. Click New, give it a name and pick the question mark icon: with #showtooltip, the game then shows the spell’s icon and tooltip.

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   Step 2 : Pick your client language

   A macro must use the exact spell names of your client: a German client won’t understand /cast Charge. Below, the language picker rewrites every macro with Forever’s official names. Watch out for Classic guides copied as-is: Forever renamed some spells, such as Bane of Agony.

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   Step 3 : Copy, or import in one line

   Copy: paste the text into your new macro (Ctrl + V), save, then drag it onto your bar. Import: copies a /run line; in game, press Enter, paste it, Enter. The macro shows up in your character tab (utilities in the General tab). A macro too long for one chat line imports in 2 or 3 lines, pasted one after the other.

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   Step 4 : The words to know

   • /startattack starts your white swings; /stopcasting cuts off the current spell to fire the next one right away.
   • [@mouseover] targets what’s under your mouse, [@cursor] places an area spell without a click, [@player] targets yourself.
   • [mod:shift], [mod:ctrl], [mod:alt]: several spells on one key, depending on the modifier you hold.
   • [stance:1], [nostance]: the warrior’s stance or the druid’s form; /castsequence chains spells press after press; ! avoids cancelling a spell that’s already active.

   Without a rank number, /cast always uses the highest rank you know. A macro holds 255 characters at most, and only one spell on the global cooldown goes off per press.