This tip is from Instance 127, at time index 1:31:24.
The slot is a number that corresponds with its identity in game. Trinkets are the most commonly useable equipped items, so this command is most applicable to the trinket slots: 13 and 14 (a full list of slots appears below). Thus, a macro to activate whatever trinket is in your top trinket slot would include the command /use 13. I tried use 13, use 14, top and bottom slot. Manually using trinket works. Any help appreciated. On wowhead the spell from the trinket is shown as not having a GCD (as there are trinkets with and without GCD) Still it cant be a GCD issue as even after using Metamorphosis hitting macro again wont trigger the.
The purpose of this first section was to give people the basics for everything that follows – how to create a macro, how to use the '?' icon, and how to use that all-important command, #ShowToolTips.
The first thing I should do here, though, is remind people how to create a macro. What you need to do is either:
- type /macro in the chat window, or
- press ‘Esc', and when the menu pops up, select the 'macro' button
You should then click on the 'new' button, and pick a name, and also an icon to use. For almost every macro here, the best icon to use is hte first – the ? one.
To illustrate this I suggested the following:
#ShowToolTips
/use 13
Using items and trinkets Macro The command for using an item is /use. Like /cast, its simplest form takes the name of the item you want to use: /use Green Mechanostrider /use slot This form of use allows you to use an item in the specified slot. Example: /use 13. This command will use.
This simple macro will allow you to place a trinket (your top one) onto an action bar button, so it can be fired off whenever you key that button. The ? icon is really useful here: if you've selected this, then once your macro is complete, it will display whatever your current trinket is, even if you use a UIMod like ItemRack or TrinketMenu to manage your trinkets for you. (Similarly, for later macros, it will display the first command that it can activate, so you can see what it is you're about to do.)
If you want to do one for your second trinket slot, you'd use:
#ShowToolTips
/use 14
Once you've got that basic setup, you can modify this to use any usable item – such as:
#ShowToolTips
/use Super Healing Potion
#ShowToolTips
/use Heavy Mageweave Bandage
…however, there's really not much point, except as practice; after all, if you want to use those things you can just drag them onto the action bar directly. These things only really come in useful when you use special commands, as covered in future segments. The ShowToolTips thing is only really useful when there's more than one thing that the macro could activate.
I didn't have time to explain in the segment, but the '13' refers to gear slot 13 on your paperdoll character sheet. You can find out more about these numbered locations somewhere like http://www.mmorpg-info.org/eq2/equipment-slots/.
The other thing like this that you can do is to link to bag slots – there's information about that on WoWWiki: http://www.wowwiki.com/Making_a_macro#.2Fuse_.3Cbag.3E_.3Cslot.3E.
Here are some examples of some good Warlock class macros:
General Warlock:
#showtooltip Summon PetTypeHere
/cast Soulburn
/cast Summon PetTypeHere
Casts 'Soulburn', then summons whatever pet type you put in the 'PetTypeHere' slot.
#showtooltip Summon PetTypeHere
/cast Soulburn
/cast [nomod] Summon Succubus ; [mod:alt] Summon Felhunter ; [mod:ctrl] Felguard ; [mod:shift] Summon Imp
Casts Soulburn, then whichever pet you want to summon, depending on which modifier you're holding down.
#showtooltip
/focus [mod]
/clearfocus [mod:alt]; [target=focus,dead]
/cast [@focus,harm,nodead] Fear
If holding down a modifier, you will set your focus on your current target. Your focus will clear if your target is dead,
or you hold down alt while using this macro. If you're not holding down anything, you will cast 'Fear' on your focus target.
#showtooltip
/stopmacro [channeling]
/cast Rain of Fire
Wow Macros Guide
Casts 'Rain of Fire' if you're not channeling already, the macro stops if you're channeling already.
#showtooltip
/cast [mod] Ritual of Souls ; Ritual of Summoning
Casts Ritual of Souls if you're holding down a modifier, otherwise, it casts Ritual of Summoning.
Affliction:
#showtooltip
/cast [mod:shift] Immolate
/cast [mod:ctrl] Curse of Agony
/cast [mod:alt] Corruption
/cast [nomod] InstantDamageSpellHere
Casts 'Immolate' if you're holding down [shift], casts 'Curse of Agony' when you're holding down [ctrl], casts 'Corruption'
if you're holding down [alt]. Put any instant damage spell in the last slot, it will be casted if you're not holding down a
modifier.
/castsequence reset=target/combat/5 Haunt, Curse of Exhaustion
Casts 'Haunt', then 'Curse of Exhaustion' with another use. This macro resets when you swich targets, combat is engaged or disengaged,
or 5 seconds pass by after casting 'Haunt'.
#showtooltip
/cast [mod:alt] Soul Swap
/assist [mod:shift] focus
/cast [@focustarget, nomod] [] Soul Swap
You can set your focus to your tank, or whoever your raid or party leader says to assist. This will cast 'Soul Swap' and inhale
your dots if you're holding down [alt]. If you're holding down [shift], you will target your focus target's target. Lastly, if
you're not holding down any modifers, you will cast Soul Swap on your focus target's target. This will only work if 'Soul Swap'
is nowhere else on your bars.
#showtooltip
/cast [button:1] ; [@focustarget, mod, nodead] Soul Swap
/assist [mod] focus
This is another way to write the previous macro. If you use the macro with 'button 1', you will inhale your dots. If you use any other
button other than 'button 1', you will cast 'Soul Swap' on your focus target's target. Holding down any modifier and using this macro
will assist your focus target.
#showtooltip Drain Soul
/use 13
/use 14
/cast Demon Soul
/cast Drain Soul
Use any 'use' trinkets you may have on, then casts Demon Soul and Drain Soul.
Demonology:
#showtooltip Curse of Agony
/use 13
/use 14
/cast Metamorphosis
/cast Demon Soul
/script UIErrorsFrame:Clear()
This uses any 'use' trinkets you may have on, casts 'Metamorphosis', then casts 'Demon Soul' and 'Curse of Agony'.
#showtooltip Hand of Gul'dan
/cast Demonic Empowerment
/cast Hand of Gul'dan
Casts 'Demonic Empowerment', then casts 'Hand of Gul'dan'.
#showtooltip SpellNameHere
/cast [@pettarget, exists] Felstorm
/cast SpellNameHere
This will link your Felguard's 'Felstorm' to any of your spells to keep them on cooldown. Useful for Single-target fights.
Destruction:
#showtooltip Drain Soul
/use 13
/use 14
/cast Demon Soul
/cast Drain Soul
Use any 'use' trinkets you may have on, then casts Demon Soul and Drain Soul.
Demonology:
#showtooltip Curse of Agony
/use 13
/use 14
/cast Metamorphosis
/cast Demon Soul
/script UIErrorsFrame:Clear()
This uses any 'use' trinkets you may have on, casts 'Metamorphosis', then casts 'Demon Soul' and 'Curse of Agony'.
#showtooltip Hand of Gul'dan
/cast Demonic Empowerment
/cast Hand of Gul'dan
Casts 'Demonic Empowerment', then casts 'Hand of Gul'dan'.
#showtooltip SpellNameHere
/cast [@pettarget, exists] Felstorm
/cast SpellNameHere
This will link your Felguard's 'Felstorm' to any of your spells to keep them on cooldown. Useful for Single-target fights.
Destruction:
#showtooltip Incinerate
/cast [@pettarget,exists] Firebolt
/cast Incinerate
Wow Macro Use Toy
This will help your Imp cast faster and keep them on their toes. It tells your Imp to cast 'Firebolt' continually as you cast
'Incinerate'. You can bind your Imp's 'Firebolt' to any spell you want, even all of your spells.
