World of Warcraft: Forever · class guide

Survival Hunter: Macros

Keys for Survival, ready to paste into the game's macro window: the spec's own, then the ones every Hunter shares.

Type /macro in chat to open the macro window, make a new macro, and paste the body in. #showtooltip gives the button the spell's icon. A macro holds 255 characters. Each says whether it has been tested in WoW Forever; most have not yet.

A good first macro

Melee key: Mongoose Bite, then Raptor StrikeFrom level 16

#showtooltip
/cast Mongoose Bite
/cast !Raptor Strike
/startattack

Mongoose Bite only works after you dodge, so it fires when lit and the key falls through to Raptor Strike the rest of the time. Press it in melee range only. Untested

Uses: Mongoose Bite, Raptor Strike

Core rotation

Counterattack, then Strider KickFrom level 30

#showtooltip
/cast Counterattack
/cast Strider Kick

Counterattack needs a parry, so it fires when lit and the key falls through to Strider Kick. Strider Kick is a damaging kick with a short run-speed boost, not an interrupt. Untested

Needs Counterattack, Strider Kick.

Uses: Counterattack, Strider Kick

Fire trap, Shift for ExplosiveFrom level 34

#showtooltip
/cast [mod:shift] Explosive Trap; Immolation Trap

One key for the Fire trap you want, because only one can be active. Drop it at your feet before the target reaches you. Untested

Uses: Explosive Trap, Immolation Trap

Back to shootingFrom level 1

#showtooltip Auto Shot
/stopattack
/targetenemy [noexists][dead][help]
/cast !Auto Shot

Steps out of melee: the swing stops first, then Auto Shot starts. Walk out of melee range before you press it. Untested

Uses: Auto Shot

Every Hunter

Auto Shot that never toggles offFrom level 1

#showtooltip
/targetenemy [noexists][dead][help]
/cast !Auto Shot

Picks the nearest enemy if you have none, then starts Auto Shot and leaves it running however often you press. Untested

Uses: Auto Shot

Hunter's Mark on mouseoverFrom level 6

#showtooltip
/cast [@mouseover,harm,nodead][harm,nodead] Hunter's Mark

Marks whatever the cursor is on, or your target if it is on nothing. Expose Prey needs the mark up. Untested

Uses: Hunter's Mark

Freezing Trap, Shift for Frost TrapFrom level 28

#showtooltip
/cast [mod:shift] Frost Trap; Freezing Trap

Freezing Trap by default, Frost Trap on Shift. Place it at your feet before the target reaches you. Untested

Uses: Frost Trap, Freezing Trap

Pet attack on mouseoverFrom level 10

#showtooltip
/petattack [@mouseover,harm,nodead][harm,nodead]

Sends the pet at the enemy under the cursor, or at your target if the cursor is on nothing. Untested

Recall the petFrom level 10

/petpassive
/petfollow

Pulls the pet off the fight and sets it to Passive so it does not run back in. Set it back to Defensive when you want it fighting; use this before crowd control. Untested

Call, revive, mend or dismiss the petFrom level 12

#showtooltip
/cast [mod:ctrl] Dismiss Pet; [@pet,dead][mod:shift] Revive Pet; [nopet] Call Pet; Mend Pet

No pet: call it. Dead pet: revive it. Otherwise mend. Ctrl dismisses, which is a long cast; keep it for when you want to fight without a pet. Do not mash it while mending. Untested

Uses: Dismiss Pet, Revive Pet, Call Pet, Mend Pet

Aspect key: Hawk, Shift for CheetahFrom level 20

#showtooltip
/cast [mod:shift] !Aspect of the Cheetah; !Aspect of the Hawk

Hawk by default, Cheetah on Shift. Only one Aspect is active, so each press replaces the other. Cheetah dazes you when hit, so swap back before the pull. Untested

Uses: Aspect of the Cheetah, Aspect of the Hawk

Track on one keyFrom level 18

#showtooltip
/cast [mod:shift] Track Beasts; [mod:ctrl] Track Undead; Track Humanoids

Humanoids by default, Beasts on Shift, Undead on Ctrl. A tracking you have not learned just fails. Untested

Uses: Track Beasts, Track Undead, Track Humanoids

Feign Death that drops the whole fightFrom level 30

#showtooltip Feign Death
/petpassive
/petfollow
/stopattack
/stopcasting
/cast [combat] Feign Death

Takes the pet and your shots off the target, then feigns. It only fires in combat, so it never wastes the cooldown. Put the pet back to Defensive afterwards. Untested

Uses: Feign Death