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Mage Macro Guide

 

Mage MacrosThis guide contains most of the commonly used Mage macros in the World of Warcraft. It can greatly increase your game speed for your mage character. Every mage players should check these macros out.

 

Spammable Arcane Missiles 

 

/cast [nochanneling:Arcane Missiles] Arcane Missiles

 

This macro lets the player press the button continuously without interrupting the casting of Arcane Missiles.

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Interrupt + Ice Lance 

 

/stopcasting
/cast Ice Lance

 

Frost Mages would love this macro. It would stop the casting of any spell and cast Ice Lance instead.

 

Pyroblast Opener

 

/cast [nocombat] Pyroblast; Fireball

 

When not in combat, this macro will cast Pyroblast. But when clicked during combat, it will cast Fireball at the target.

 

Rank 1 Frostbolt (Kiting) Macro 

 

/cast [mod:alt] Frostbolt(rank 1); Frostbolt

 

Hold Alt to cast a Frostbolt (Rank 1) for a faster snare or cast the maximum rank for the spell with a normal click.

 

Arcane Explosion for Stealth Breaking 

 

/cast [btn:2] Arcane Explosion(Rank 1); Arcane Explosion

 

A left click on this button would cast the max rank Arcane Explosion while a right click would cast its rank 1.

 

Flamestrike/Blizzard

 

/cast [mod:alt] Flamestrike; Blizzard

 

A normal click would cast Blizzard while click with alt would cast Flamestrike.

 

Mana Efficient Attack Routine 

 

/castsequence reset=7 Arcane Blast, Scorch, Scorch, Scorch, Scorch

 

This spell sequence was made with mana efficiency in mind. It will cast Arcane Blast plus 3 Scorches. If the macro is not pressed within seven seconds, it will reset back to Arcane Blast. That’s enough time for the buff to fade out.

 

Presence of Mind + Arcane Power + Trinket Macro 

 

/cast Presence of Mind
/stopcasting
/cast Arcane Power
/stopcasting
/use [Name of Trinket]
/stopcasting
/cast Pyroblast

 

This is the classic macro that casts Presence of Mind and Arcane Power and also uses a trinket with one click. The only problem with this macro is that you can’t use it while running. Well you can still use it while running but you need to press it twice.

 

Spammable Water Elemental Summon 

 

/cast [nopet] Summon Water Elemental
/stopmacro [target=pettarget, exists]
/petattack

 

This macro will summon your Water Elemental. When you press it again, it will not interrupt the summoning. Once the summoning is done, the pet would attack your target.

 

One Button Summon/Freeze 

 

/cast [nopet] Summon Water Elemental; Freeze

 

With just one button, you can summon your Water Elemental and activate its Freeze spell.

 

Dismiss Pet

 

/run PetAbandon()
/cast Invisibility

 

This macro lets you dismiss your pet without using the dropdown pet menu.

 

Blink and Turn 

 

/stopcasting
/cast Blink
/stopmacro [noharm]
/run FlipCameraYaw(180)

 

This macro can make escaping from dangerous spots easy. With a click, it would stop casting and blinks the mage forward at once. If the target is an enemy, the macro would automatically flip your camera angle 180 degrees.

 

Remove Curse

 

/cast [target=mouseover, help] [target=player] Remove Lesser Curse

 

The macro would cast Remove Lesser Curse on whoever your cursor is hovering on. If the unit frame is a hostile target, the macro would remove the curse on self.

 

Instant Counterspell 

 

/stopcasting
/cast Counterspell

 

This will stop any spell you’re casting and would instantly cast Counterspell.

If you didn't find the macros you wanted here you can check out Dugi's Macro Guide for other new and updated Mage Macros for WOTLK.