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Priest Macros (WoW)  

Priests have various usable macros depending on spec. Some macros are suited for healing and buffing, while others are more geared toward Crowd Control or similar offensive use.

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Creating a Macro Macros One Button Buff Stopcasting Macros Focus Powered Crowd Control Mouseover Healing

Creating a Macro

See the main WoW Macro page for a comprehensive guide on creating a macro. Defensive Macros are used for healing and buffing.

Macros

One Button Buff

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/cast [modifier:ctrl] Prayer of Fortitude; Power Word: Fortitude

This macro will cast Power Word: Fortitude on a normal button press and Prayer of Fortitude if holding down the Control key while pressing the button. The [modifer:ctrl] part can be changed to whichever modifier key is preferred. Likewise, the spells contained within may be changed based on whatever is needed.

Stopcasting Macros

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/stopcasting
/cast Greater Heal(Rank 7)

This macro will immediately start casting Greater Heal (Rank 7) whether or not a spell is currently being cast. Note that if you are still under the Cooldown, this macro will stop your current cast and not cast the included spell.

Stopcasting macros are used heavily in high end raiding where one would typically use a pre-casting technique to queue up heals before they are needed.

Focus Powered Crowd Control

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/cast [target=focus,exists,nodead,nomodifier:shift] Shackle Undead
/stopmacro [target=focus,exists,nodead,nomodifier:shift]
/focus

This macro employs the use of the focus frame to "store" the CC target. The first press of the macro will set the current target as the focus, the next press will cast the player's max rank Shackle Undead, whether he has changed targets or not. Shift-Press on a new target will set the new target as the focus. Shift-Pressing or Pressing with a dead focus target will both clear the focus.

Like the buff macro above, both the instances of [nomodifier:shift] can be altered to another valid modifier key. Likewise, any other spell may be used in place of Shackle Undead (i.e. Mind Control).

Of special note are the implications of this macro for PvP and (especially) Arena use when using Mana Burn or Silence.

Mouseover Healing

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/cast [target=mouseover, nodead, help]Renew; [help, nodead]Renew;Renew

This macro will allow renew to be cast without targetting the recipient but rather hovering the mouse over them. If there is not a valid target under the mouse cursor the macro will cast renew on the current target. If there is no current target it will then cast renew on the caster.

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