Automatically Target Enemies or Friendlies with Reticle-Based Spells Using Macros
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Automatically Target Enemies or Friendlies with Reticle-Based Spells Using Macros
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Have you ever dropped your Wild Spirits, Earthquake or AMZ on the ceiling or the random lamp post in Halls of Atonement? Players have found out that you can use macros to target friendlies or enemies with Reticle-based spells without having to worry about your mouse position in Patch 9.2.5!
Big thanks to Itamae for helping to test this and figure out some of the different macros.
Table of Contents
Target Reticle-Based Spells
Default Functionality
@Cursor Macro
Automatically cast Reticle-Based Spells without Mouse
Step 1: Set Self-Cast Button
Step 2: Create Macro
Video Example
Target Reticle-Based Spells
With most reticle-based spells such as Wild Spirits, Flamestrike or Efflorescence, the reticle always required players to aim their player reticle.
Default Functionality
When you press the button, the default functionality shows you the reticle on the ground at the location at your mouse cursor. When you click again, the ability will start to cast.
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Typical Target Reticle
@Cursor Macro
The more advanced version involves a macro using @cursor, but still requires players to aim the spell using their mouse cursor. This allows players to be slightly faster to cast as they don't need to input an extra click, but don't get to see the exact radius of the spell.
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Example @cursor Macro
Automatically cast Reticle-Based Spells without Mouse
In order to do this, you must create a macro and use a modifier key (Shift, Alt, or Ctrl) for it to work. It will not work for effects that do not use modifier keys.
If this is intended, I think this is an amazing accessibility feature for WoW!
This method will work for any spell that has a Reticle targeting system!
Step 1: Set Self-Cast Button
In the Interface menu, head to the Combat tab. Under Self Cast Key, set this dropdown to the modifier key. This will be the modifier that will be required when you automatically want to cast reticle spells without using the mouse.
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Step 2: Create Macro
Head to the macro page and create one of the following macros.
Replace "alt" with whatever key you set as the Self Cast Key above.
Replace "Flamestrike" with whatever reticle-spell you want to use this macro for.
#showtooltip
/cast [mod:alt,@target][nomod,@cursor]Flamestrike
This will cast the spell centered:
At the current target while holding the Alt key
On the Cursor when not holding the Alt key.
#showtooltip
/cast [mod:alt,@focus,exists][mod:alt,@target][nomod,@cursor]Flamestrike
This will cast the spell centered:
At your focus target while holding the Alt key, if it exists.
At the current target while holding the Alt key, if the focus does not exist.
On the Cursor when not holding the Alt key.
Video Example
For an example, you can see the video below.
The mouse cursor stays in the same location throughout the entire video. Depending on if I hold alt, the spell either directly casts centered on my target, or centered on my mouse cursor.
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