Arms Warrior DPS Macros and Addons - The War Within Pre-Patch (2024)

Last updated on Jul 23, 2024 at 00:30by Archimtiros59 comments

Warriors typically do not need many macros to play effectively, althougha few can be very nice quality-of-life improvements, automating targeting reticules and eliminating excess keystrokes.

With the talent loadouts system creating individual action bars for eachset, there is much less need for macros which switch abilities depending onwhich is talented at the time. That said, [known:######] condition will stillallow this, using a talented spell ID to determine which ability is shown.

Abilities which directly replace one another, like Victory Rush andImpending Victory, will continue to work regardless of which ability is namedin the macro.

• #showtooltip
• /cast Avatar
• /cast Colossus Smash

This simple macro will use Avatar and Colossus Smashsimultaneously, though it can be combined with any other on-GCD abilityinstead. Remember that multiple on-GCD abilities cannot be combined withoutvery explicit logic though.

• #showtooltip Pummel
• /cast [@focus, harm, exists][@target] Pummel

This macro uses Pummel against your focus target, if you haveone, or against your current target if you have no focus target.

• #showtooltip
• /cast [@player] Ravager

This will instantly drop Ravager at the feet of the character, without the need for a targeting circle, making it very easy to position. Champion's Spear can also be used in a similar manner.

• #showtooltip Heroic Leap
• /cast [@cursor] Heroic Leap

This will cast Heroic Leap where ever your cursor is located,without waiting for the targeting circle.

• #showtooltip Heroic Leap
• /cast !Heroic Leap

This allows you to spam the Heroic Leap button, but still retainthe ground-targeting circle..

• #showtooltip
• /cast Charge
• /cast Victory Rush
• /cancelaura Bladestorm

Because Charge is off the Global Cooldown, Victory Rush or any other meleeability can be used on the same keybind. When outside of melee range, Chargewill be cast instead. This macro will also cancel Bladestorm to ensure theplayer is not prevented from moving quickly.

• #showtooltip Colossus Smash
• /use Colossus Smash
• /use Blood Fury
• /use Berserking
• /use 13
• /use 14

This macro uses off-global cooldown racial abilities and any equippedtrinkets alongside Colossus Smash.

Here, at Icy Veins, we useElvUIfor all our characters. This addon is a complete replacement of the defaultUser Interface. It comes with almost everything you need to perform properly:action bars, cooldown timers, proc display, etc.

We strongly recommend that you get this addon and our forum moderator Pandacho has writtena quick configuration guide for it.

Boss mods are addons that warn you about boss abilities and give youlive advice on how to handle some mechanics. We strongly recommend you toget one such addon. At Icy Veins, we mostly useDeadly Boss Mods,the most popular boss mod. A good alternative isBig Wigs.

GTFO is a lightweightaddon that notifies you when you are standing in harmful effects or when youare making other such mistakes. It is very useful, even if your boss mod isalready alerting you of such things.

Parrot andMik's Scrolling Battle Text are highlycustomisable addons for displaying floating battle text while in combat (incomingheals, damage of your spells, etc.). They both work very well by default.

WeakAuras is anextremely useful addon that allows you to have visual effects on your screen,helping you track your buffs, debuffs and cooldowns. It is highly customisableand it can make it much, much easier to keep track of your procs and play yourspec more proficiently. It can also be used for a variety of otherfunctions.

TellMeWhen is anextremely useful addon with a user-friendly interface that allows you to tracka multitude of things, from internal cooldowns, to buffs, debuffs, andprocs.

Raeli's Spell Announceris an extremely useful addon that allows you to send announcements whenever youuse certain spells. It is of particular use to announce when you use raidcooldowns or other important abilities.

Recount is awell known addon that most people use for displaying current DPS or HPS(Healing Per Second). This add-on is not really lightweight, and provides avery high amount of information (and it can sometimes cause issues withperformance). It is generally a good option to use Recount for checking what youtake damage from and if the share of damage/healing you do with each of yourabilities is similar to that of other players of your class.

An alternative to Recount (similar in function, so the choice is personalpreference) is Details!.

A lightweight alternative to Recount and Details! is Skada Damage Meter.

Omen Threat Meteris the most popular addon for displaying the current threat levels on yourtarget. We recommend you to use it to avoid taking aggro when the tank is still buildingup threat on an enemy.

Currently, we feel that there is no need for additional addons to play anArms Warrior to its full potential, though many rotational helpers exist tohelp new players acclimate to the rotational decision-making.