Cutsmacro Guide

Edit: All macros condensed to this post
Updated for 5.4

I'm pretty big on macros, and I thought I'd share mine with the forum. Some of these are hunter specific, but I think a good amount of these could be applied to other classes, so hopefully they'll inspire someone. If you have any cool macros or macro uses to contribute, post them here!

Note: this guide assumes your first spec (top tab if you pull up your talents) is BM, and your second spec is survival.  If those are switched, reverse any [spec:1] and [spec:2] arguments.

PVE MACROS

Mouseover Macros
#showtooltip Black Arrow
/cast [@mouseover,harm][]Black Arrow

This macro will put black arrow on my mouseover if it exists, or on my target if I have no unfriendly mouseover. This is really good for add fights where adds die before dots can run their full duration, but there is a boss that I can apply dots to (like horridon, will of the emperor, garalon etc.). I have similar macros for serpent sting, black arrow, and a murder of crows. I also have a mouseover hunter's mark macro as you can sometimes mark a stealthy in arena if they use stealth right after the match begins.

Talent Macros
#showtooltip
/use [combat]Dire Beast
/use [combat]Fervor
/run local G=GetSpellInfo SetMacroSpell("focus", G"Fervor" or G"Dire Beast")

#showtooltip
/cast [combat] !auto shot
/use Glaive Toss
/use Powershot
/use Barrage
/run local G=GetSpellInfo SetMacroSpell("glaive", G"Glaive Toss" or G"Powershot" or G"Barrage")

#showtooltip
/cast [@mouseover,harm][]A Murder of Crows
/cast lynx rush
/cast blood fury
/run local G=GetSpellInfo SetMacroSpell("Crows", G"A Murder of Crows" or G"Lynx Rush")


These macros will use whatever ability you are talented into on that talent tier. The /run lines will change the tooltip to whatever you are talented into. The last macro will prefer to put crows on mouseover if it is a valid target. In order for the last line to work, the first word (ex. "Crows") in the parenthesis must match the name of the macro.

1 minute CDs
#showtooltip bestial wrath
/use 10
/cast rabid
/cast blood fury
/cast bestial wrath
/cast kill command

This macro activates 1m CDs, in the event that I want to use them but save rapid fire.

5.4 note: This macro is a bit useless currently with AoC and T16 2 piece.  Rapid fire has a CD of 30-45 seconds, and should almost never be delayed.  Thus I just use the DPS CDs macro below if I ever need to use rapid fire.


DPS CDs Macro
/use 10
/petattack
/cast Blood Fury
/cast Bestial Wrath
/cast rabid
/cast Rapid Fire
/cast [spec:1]kill command;[spec:2]explosive shot
/script UIErrorsFrame:Clear()

Blows all CDs, and uses primary focus spender for the appropriate spec to minimize input lag. Spirit walk is a buff for spirit beasts that stealths them but makes their next attack do 20% more damage.

hunter's mark
#showtooltip Hunter's mark
/use [@mouseover,harm][harm]Hunter's Mark
/cast Alchemist's Flask
/petautocastoff [spec:1]rabid
/petautocaston [spec:2]rabid
/petautocastoff [group]Growl
/petautocaston dash
/console CameraDistanceMaxFactor 51

I use hunter's mark to make sure my pets have the right abilities on auto cast (and have the right abilities turned off). This varies depending upon if i'm in a group or not so i use those arguments. The console camera distance increases the max distance of my camera. I also use this to make sure I have my alchemy flask buff on. This also turns rabid on auto cast if i'm in survival and on manual cast if i'm BM.

cancelaura macro
/cancelaura deterrence
/cancelaura Hand of Protection
/cancelaura divine shield
/cancelaura levitate
/cancelaura Misdirection
/cancelaura goblin glider
/cancelaura slow fall
/cast heart of the phoenix
/mountspecial
/dismount
/script VehicleExit();

I mostly use this to quickly get rid of deterrence in fights so I don't have to right click it. Very useful for things like ultraxion if you're soaking so you can pop it then quickly turn it off after it hits so you don't lose dps uptime. I also use this to get rid of annoying buffs, and to turn off trap launcher and cancel misdirect. Also condensed this bind for quick rezzing of my pet and quick exiting of vehicles.

The Ultimate Misdirect Macro
#show Misdirection
/cast [@Activis,mod:ctrl,exists][@Vakarian,exists][@focus,exists]Misdirection
/cast dive
/cast dash
/stopmacro [@focus,exists][@Vakarian,exists][@Activis,exists]
/cast [@pet]Misdirection
/cast [@pet,combat]Cower

Will default to MDing our main tank or our off tank if control is held down. If neither are present, MD goes on focus target. If no focus target exists, MD will go on pet. Also, the pet will cower/take reduced damage if it is triggered while in combat. Because dash and dive are macro'd into this, it should be used at least 7 seconds before the pull begins so the pet's focus will be capped before the fight begins.

pet abilities
#showtooltip
/petpassive [pet:quilen]
/cast [pet:Wolf]Furious Howl;[pet:spider]web;[pet:core hound]Ancient Hysteria;[@playertarget,pet:quilen]Eternal Guardian;[pet:hyena]cackling howl;[pet:tallstrider]dust cloud
/cast [help][@cutsman]spirit mend

All in one pet buff macro. Added a line to make brez more responsive with quilens. Also added a line for spirit mend so it will heal the current target if it is friendly, or myself if it isn't.

Stampede Macro
#showtooltip stampede
/cast rapid fire
/cast blood fury
/cast stampede
/cast rabid
/use 13
/use 10

Stampede pets no longer use use focus, so it is not necessary to use rapid fire with stampede.  I have it included for the sake of minimizing input lag.

PvE Kill Shot
#showtooltip Kill Shot
/cancelaura Deterrence
/cancelaura Hand of Protection
/cast [@mouseover,harm][]Kill Shot
/script UIErrorsFrame:Clear()

Similar to the PvP kill shot macro, but without /stopcasting lines so it doesn't clip cobra shot casts. There is a mouseover element to this macro.

Heal Deterrence
#showtooltip deterrence
/cast deterrence
/cast [@Cutsman] Spirit Mend

If you can use a spirit beast, this is good to have for situations where you're using deterrence for the damage reduction (and not an immunity on an attack). Ex: crushes on garalon.

Multi Shot
#show multi-shot
/cast [@mouseover,harm][harm]multi-shot
/petattack [@pettarget,noexists]
/use [spec:2] 10

For survival single target, I use engineering gloves with explosive shot.  In the event that I’m spamming multi shot (bats on H thok), this makes sure engineering gloves don’t go to waste.

PVE Pet Management
Survival: Explosive Shot
#showtooltip Explosive Shot
/petattack [@pettarget,noexists]
/cast Explosive Shot
/use 10

Along with using engineering gloves and explosive shot, this will tell my pet to attack my target if my pet's current target doesn't exist.

Beast Mastery: Kill Command
#showtooltip kill command
/cast [nopet] call pet 1
/cast [combat] !auto shot
/petattack
/cast kill command
/cast dash
/cast dive

Kill command macro; this is how I control my pet as BM. Summons your pet if it's not out, and has the pet attack your current target and dash/dive at it, and puts you in hawk for kill command (the hawk part isn’t necessary anymore, but it still works).  The important distinction is that the pet will attack my currently targeted unit, rather than switching if it doesn't have a current target.

Beast Mastery: Master’s Call
#show Master’s Call
/cast [@Solidx]Master’s Call

In the unlikely event that I have to go BM for a fight that involves a lot of target switching (ex. no lust on my side on spoils), I use this macro to target switch if blink strikes is on cooldown.  Generally I target the most mobile melee dps, which will generally be a rogue or warrior.


PVP MACROS

Antistealth
/cleartarget
/targetenemyplayer
/startattack
/petattack
/cast [harm,exists] dash
/cast Hunter's Mark
/petassist
/script UIErrorsFrame:Clear()

Spammable macro which targets the nearest enemy, puts hunters mark on it if i can target something, and sends my pet to attack. REALLY good if you know a stealthed player is nearby.

master's call
#showtooltip Master's Call
/cast [help][@cutsman]Master's Call

Will cast master's call on my current target if it is friendly or on myself.

Focus Interrupt
#showtooltip Silencing Shot
/cast [@focus,harm][]Silencing Shot

Standard focus interrupt macro.

Engineering goblin glider
#showtooltip 15
/use 15

Uses goblin glider no matter what cape I have equipped.  Mostly useful before getting legendary cloak.

Engineering rocket boots
#showtooltip 6
/cancelaura stampeding roar
/cast [nocombat]!Aspect of the cheetah
/cast !Ghost Wolf
/use 6

Similar to the goblin glider macro, this will use my belt tinker (rocket boots) no matter what belt I have equipped.  Stampeding roar prevents rocket boots, so this macro cancel’s that as rocket boots is faster. This macro will also put me in aspect of the cheetah if I am out of combat, as cheetah's speed stacks with rocket boots.  I use the same macro on my shaman which is why ghost wolf is in there.


PvP kill shot
#showtooltip Kill Shot
/stopcasting
/stopcasting
/cancelaura Deterrence
/cancelaura Hand of Protection
/startattack
/castsequence reset=1 !Aspect of the hawk, null
/cast [@mouseover,harm]Kill shot;Kill Shot
/script UIErrorsFrame:Clear()

This is for super quick kill shots (executes) in PvP. If I'm mid cobra shot I'll stop casting. You need stop casting twice because /stopcasting stops auto shot then cobra in that order. If I'm protected by deterrence or hand of protection it'll remove that. The cast sequence thing makes it so I switch to hawk every time I use kill shot for maximum damage. The ! before aspect of the hawk makes it so I will constantly reapply the hawk buff instead of switching between on and off.

Many players who pvp more will put 2 stop casting lines on many more pvp oriented abilities such as master's call, concussive shot, disengage etc.

Gear Switches
/equipset PVE
/equipset PVP

These 2 lines are actually two different macros. I use these in BGs to quickly switch between my 2 different gear sets. I'm in PvP gear 95% of the time but in situations like killing the AV or isle of conquest bosses I switch to PVE gear to put out more dps.  These should still work even if your equipment manager bugs and doesn't show your equipment sets.

5.4 Note: I’m not sure if these are useful with the current state of pvp gear.

Hunter's Mark Macro
(same as PVE version)

My hunter's mark macro has a pvp function built in: it will prefer to cast HM on mouseover targets. This is good for arena matches against any team with a stealth class and especially rogue teams who use mass stealth as you can sometimes get a hunter's mark on someone that stealths after the doors open and ruin their opener.

Misc Macros

World Boss Kill Tracker
/run for k, v in pairs({Ordos = 33118, Trove = 32609, Celest = 33117, Gal = 32098, Roll = 33134, Nal = 32518, Oon = 32519}) do print(format("%s: %s", k, IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(v) and "\124cff00ff00Done\124r" or "\124cffff0000Not Done\124r")) end
Will output to your chat box what world bosses you have killed for the week, and whether you have done your lesser charm weekly quest.

alliance taunt
/y UO UO UO UO
/y A C    D C A
/y I H I

Yells this message in alliance speak: "HA HA HA HA GO LOG LOL"
I also know the following horde to alliance translations:

101 101 - ZUG ZUG
CD CCCC - NO DOGG


repetitive quest turn in macro
/script SelectGossipAvailableQuest(1)
/script CompleteQuest()
/script GetQuestReward()

I could spam this while standing next to an npc in order to turn in quests over and over. I used this for turning in 1400 heavy junk boxes quickly for the insane. If the quest you turn in over and over is not the first one offered, switch the 1 with 2 if its the second quest offered, 3 for 3rd quest from the top etc.

Insane progress check
/script _=GetAchievementLink(2336);print('Shift click to link:', _)

This gives a linkable progress on insane in the membrane. You can't do this through the achievement window because insane in the membrane is a feat of strength and therefore it only appears when you earn it.


Fight specific macros

Heroic Spoils
/tar un

For quick targeting of unstable sparks

Heroic Horridon and Tortos
#show Serpent Sting
/targetexact direhorn spirit
/targetexact humming crystal
/use serpent sting

heroic vizier
#showtooltip scatter shot
/cast disengage
/cast scatter shot

to disengage and scatter shot on cooldown with one input on the MC platform

amber shaper
/cancelaura spirit mend
/cancelaura renew
/cancelaura riptide
/cancelaura renewing mist
/cancelaura rejuvenation
/cancelaura echo of light
/raid hots cleared

gets rid of all HoTs so the debuff that does damage in proportion to healing received doesn't make you take more damage. Good for fights like amber shaper if you get parasitic growth debuff or twin consorts for the tank.

heroic spirit kings
/stopcasting
/stopcasting
/petpassive
/petfollow

to make all your pets stop attacking so they don't trigger the bomb. Not sure if this is necessary, just never tested otherwise :P

extra action button
/click ExtraActionButton1

macro so you can bind your extra action button. Important because it can be more useful if macro’d with different things.  For example, here is my H sha of fear macro:

/stopcasting
/stopcasting
/target mouseover
/click ExtraActionButton1
/Y Passing the light to %t! OVER
/targetlasttarget


outdated macros

Readiness
#showtooltip readiness
/cast fervor
/cast exhilaration
/cast readiness

RIP Readiness

princes bomb macro
/petattack [harm]
/cast [harm] Dash
/script SetRaidTarget("target", 5)
/targetlasttarget

i used this on the princes fights in ICC. It would send my pet to dash at and attack a bomb, mark the bomb with a raid market, and has me target my original target before i clicked on the kinetic bomb.

sindragosa frost tomb macro
/rw {skull}{cross}{square}
/rw {moon}{triangle}{diamond}
/y {skull}{cross}{square}
/y {moon}{triangle}{diamond}

yells and raid warns sindragosa positions for 25 man. delete diamond for non heroic attempts

Resources

www.macroexplain.com - a great tool for checking macro syntax correctness.