World of Warcraft: Forever · class guide

Arcane Mage: Macros

Keys for Arcane, ready to paste into the game's macro window: the spec's own, then the ones every Mage 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

Arcane Blast, Shift for Arcane MissilesFrom level 20

#showtooltip Arcane Blast
/stopattack
/cast [mod:shift] Arcane Missiles; Arcane Blast

Press to stack Arcane Blast; hold Shift to spend the stacks on Arcane Missiles. Tap Shift once, because pressing it again during the channel restarts it. Untested

Needs Arcane Blast.

Uses: Arcane Blast, Arcane Missiles

Cooldowns and burst

Arcane Power, Presence of Mind, then BlastFrom level 40

#showtooltip Arcane Power
/stopattack
/use 13
/use 14
/cast Arcane Power
/cast Presence of Mind
/cast [harm,nodead] Arcane Blast

Your burst key: trinkets, Arcane Power and an instant Presence of Mind Blast in one press. Save it for a mob that will live 15 seconds; if the Blast does not go, press again. Untested

Needs Arcane Power, Presence of Mind, Arcane Blast.

Uses: Arcane Power, Presence of Mind, Arcane Blast

Interrupts and control

Instant PolymorphFrom level 30

#showtooltip Polymorph
/cast Presence of Mind
/cast [@mouseover,harm,nodead][harm,nodead] Polymorph

Uses Presence of Mind to make the sheep instant, on the mob under the cursor or your target. Press it on a mob that is about to reach you. Untested

Needs Presence of Mind.

Uses: Polymorph, Presence of Mind

Every Mage

Counterspell that cuts your own castFrom level 24

#showtooltip Counterspell
/stopcasting
/cast [@mouseover,harm,nodead][harm,nodead] Counterspell

Stops the spell you are casting so Counterspell lands at once, on the mob under your cursor or else your target. Press it the moment an enemy starts a cast; it has a long cooldown. Untested

Uses: Counterspell

Polymorph the mob under the cursorFrom level 8

#showtooltip Polymorph
/cast [@mouseover,harm,nodead][harm,nodead] Polymorph

Sheeps the mob you are pointing at without changing your target, or your target if you are pointing at nothing. Only one Polymorph holds at a time, so a second press moves it. Untested

Uses: Polymorph

Frost Nova, hold Ctrl to BlinkFrom level 20

#showtooltip [mod:ctrl] Blink; Frost Nova
/stopcasting
/cast [mod:ctrl] Blink; Frost Nova

Press for Frost Nova when mobs reach you, hold Ctrl for Blink to get clear. Blink first, then Nova, is the escape pair. Both cancel the cast you are making. Untested

Uses: Blink, Frost Nova

Arcane Intellect on a friend, mouseover or selfFrom level 1

#showtooltip Arcane Intellect
/cast [@mouseover,help,nodead][help,nodead][@player] Arcane Intellect

Buffs the friend under the cursor, else your friendly target, else yourself. Re-press after the hour runs out. Untested

Uses: Arcane Intellect

Remove Lesser Curse on a friendFrom level 18

#showtooltip Remove Lesser Curse
/cast [@mouseover,help,nodead][help,nodead][@player] Remove Lesser Curse

Cleanses a curse from the friend under the cursor, else your target, else you. It also removes Warlock Banes, so it covers more than the name says. Untested

Uses: Remove Lesser Curse

Conjure, then eat or drinkFrom level 6

#showtooltip [mod:shift] Conjure Food; Conjure Water
/cast [btn:2,mod:shift] Conjure Food; [btn:2] Conjure Water
/stopmacro [btn:2]
/use [mod:shift] Conjured Cinnamon Roll; Conjured Crystal Water

Right-click conjures Conjure Water, or Conjure Food with Shift; left-click eats or drinks. The item names are the top-rank ones, so edit them to the food and water in your bags. Untested

Uses: Conjure Food, Conjure Water

Mana gem, best one you holdFrom level 28

#showtooltip
/use Mana Ruby
/use Mana Citrine
/use Mana Jade
/use Mana Agate

Uses the best mana gem in your bags; lines for gems you do not hold fail harmlessly. Gems share one cooldown, so press it when you are low, not on pull. Untested

WandFrom level 1

#showtooltip
/cast !Shoot

Starts the wand and keeps it going; pressing it again does not switch it off. Use it to finish a mob when you are out of mana. Untested

Teleport home (Horde)From level 30

#showtooltip
/cast [mod:shift] Teleport: Undercity; [mod:ctrl] Teleport: Thunder Bluff; Teleport: Orgrimmar

Plain press for Teleport: Orgrimmar, Shift for Undercity, Ctrl for Thunder Bluff. Each costs a rune you must carry; the Alliance version is the next macro. Untested

Uses: Teleport: Undercity, Teleport: Thunder Bluff, Teleport: Orgrimmar

Teleport home (Alliance)From level 30

#showtooltip
/cast [mod:shift] Teleport: Ironforge; [mod:ctrl] Teleport: Darnassus; Teleport: Stormwind

Plain press for Teleport: Stormwind, Shift for Ironforge, Ctrl for Darnassus. Horde mages use the macro above instead. Untested

Uses: Teleport: Ironforge, Teleport: Darnassus, Teleport: Stormwind

Portal for the group (Horde)From level 50

#showtooltip
/cast [mod:shift] Portal: Undercity; [mod:ctrl] Portal: Thunder Bluff; Portal: Orgrimmar

Opens a portal for the party: Portal: Orgrimmar plain, Undercity with Shift, Thunder Bluff with Ctrl. It costs a rune per cast, so check your bags first. Untested

Uses: Portal: Undercity, Portal: Thunder Bluff, Portal: Orgrimmar

Portal for the group (Alliance)From level 50

#showtooltip
/cast [mod:shift] Portal: Ironforge; [mod:ctrl] Portal: Darnassus; Portal: Stormwind

Opens a portal for the party: Portal: Stormwind plain, Ironforge with Shift, Darnassus with Ctrl. It costs a rune per cast, so check your bags first. Untested

Uses: Portal: Ironforge, Portal: Darnassus, Portal: Stormwind