Warrior macros

Ability with auto-attack

11 sources

You start auto-attacking and use the ability in one press, so your swings and their rage begin even when you're short on rage; it suits Bloodthirst, Mortal Strike, Shield Slam, Rend, Sunder Armor, Execute, Spearing Strike and Victory Rush.

#showtooltip
/startattack
/cast Bloodthirst

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#showtooltip
/startattack [harm,nodead]
/cast Bloodthirst

#showtooltip
/cancelaura Blessing of Protection
/startattack
/cast Bloodthirst

#showtooltip
/dismount
/startattack
/cast Rend

Bloodthirst, Mortal Strike and Shield Slam come at level 40 in Forever. Spearing Strike (Arms) is new, with a 20-second cooldown, and knocks a mounted target off its mount. Victory Rush is new too: level 20, usable for 20 seconds after you kill an enemy that gives experience, and it heals you for 10% of your maximum health.

Two-hander and shield swap

9 sources

You switch between your two-hander and a one-hander with a shield, depending on whether the shield is on.

#showtooltip
/equipslot [worn:Shields] 16 <Two-hander>
/equipslot [noworn:Shields] 16 <One-hander>
/equipslot [noworn:Shields] 17 <Shield>

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#showtooltip
/stopcasting
/equipslot [worn:Shields] 16 <Two-hander>
/equipslot [noworn:Shields] 16 <One-hander>
/equipslot [noworn:Shields] 17 <Shield>

#showtooltip
/equipslot [worn:Shields] 17 <Off-hand weapon>
/equipslot [noworn:Shields] 17 <Shield>

In Classic a weapon swap in combat resets your swing timer.

Not confirmed in the Forever beta yet: weapon swaps in combat.

Mouse-over Taunt

Protection · 8 sources

You taunt the enemy under your cursor, or your target if there's none, without changing target; the same shape suits Sunder Armor, Shield Bash, Rend and Hamstring.

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

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#showtooltip
/startattack
/cast [@mouseover,harm,nodead][harm,nodead][@targettarget,harm,nodead] Sunder Armor

Taunt doesn't start the global cooldown in Forever, and has an 8-second cooldown.

Shield Wall from any setup

7 sources

You put on your one-hander and shield if needed and move to Defensive Stance, then Shield Wall on the next press.

#showtooltip Shield Wall
/equipslot [noworn:Shields] 16 <One-hander>
/equipslot [noworn:Shields] 17 <Shield>
/cast [nostance:2] Defensive Stance; Shield Wall

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#showtooltip Shield Wall
/equipslot [noworn:Shields] 16 <One-hander>
/equipslot [noworn:Shields] 17 <Shield>
/cast [nostance:2] Defensive Stance; Shield Wall
/use [stance:2] Greater Stoneshield Potion

Shield Wall comes at level 28 in Forever, with a 15-minute cooldown (30 in Classic), and cuts damage taken by 60% for 12 seconds.

Not confirmed in the Forever beta yet: the numbers for forms and stances and weapon swaps in combat.

Pull with your ranged weapon

5 sources

You fire whichever ranged attack matches the thrown weapon, gun, crossbow or bow you have equipped.

#showtooltip
/cast [equipped:Thrown] Throw; [equipped:Guns] Shoot Gun; [equipped:Crossbows] Shoot Crossbow; Shoot Bow

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Throw, Shoot Bow, Shoot Gun and Shoot Crossbow are all in Forever; the last three have a 1-second cast.

Ability plus Heroic Strike

5 sources

You use a global-cooldown ability and queue Heroic Strike on your next swing in the same press, for threat or to spend spare rage.

#showtooltip
/startattack
/cast Sunder Armor
/cast !Heroic Strike

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Heroic Strike doesn't start the global cooldown, so both lines go off on one press. The ! stops a second press from taking Heroic Strike off your next swing.

Not confirmed in the Forever beta yet: whether pressing Heroic Strike again un-queues it.

Charge or Intercept, one key

4 sources

Out of combat you go to Battle Stance and Charge; in combat you go to Berserker Stance and Intercept.

#showtooltip [combat] Intercept; Charge
/startattack
/cast [nocombat,stance:1] Charge; [nocombat] Battle Stance; [stance:3] Intercept; Berserker Stance

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#showtooltip [combat] Intercept; Charge
/startattack
/cast [nocombat,stance:1] Charge; [nocombat] Battle Stance; [stance:3] Intercept; Berserker Stance
/cast [worn:Shields,nostance:2] Defensive Stance

#showtooltip Charge
/startattack
/cast [nocombat,stance:1] Charge; [nocombat] Battle Stance; Hamstring

Charge can't be used in combat, which is what lets one key do both.

Not confirmed in the Forever beta yet: the numbers for forms and stances.

Charge, then Rend

4 sources

You Charge on the first press and Rend on the next once you're in melee; Hamstring works in Rend's place for PvP.

#showtooltip
/startattack
/cast Charge
/cast Rend

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Charge doesn't start the global cooldown, so both lines are tried on every press.

Shield Bash with shield swap

4 sources

You put on a one-hander and shield if you aren't wearing one, and Shield Bash once you are.

#showtooltip Shield Bash
/stopcasting
/equipslot [noworn:Shields] 16 <One-hander>
/equipslot [noworn:Shields] 17 <Shield>
/cast [worn:Shields] Shield Bash

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Not confirmed in the Forever beta yet: weapon swaps in combat.

Big cooldown by stance

4 sources

You use Retaliation in Battle Stance, Shield Wall in Defensive or Recklessness in Berserker, all from one key.

#showtooltip
/cast [stance:1] Retaliation; [stance:2] Shield Wall; [stance:3] Recklessness

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#showtooltip
/equipslot [stance:2,noworn:Shields] 16 <One-hander>
/equipslot [stance:2,noworn:Shields] 17 <Shield>
/cast [stance:1] Retaliation; [stance:2] Shield Wall; [stance:3] Recklessness

Retaliation and Shield Wall have 15-minute cooldowns in Forever (30 in Classic). Recklessness keeps its 30 minutes and comes at level 50.

Not confirmed in the Forever beta yet: the numbers for forms and stances.

Next stance

4 sources

You step to the next stance each press. Bind it and the reverse one to the mouse wheel.

#showtooltip
/cast [stance:1] Defensive Stance; [stance:2] Berserker Stance; Battle Stance

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#showtooltip
/cast [stance:1] Berserker Stance; [stance:3] Defensive Stance; Battle Stance

#showtooltip
/cast [stance:1] Defensive Stance; Battle Stance

A beta player reported on 23 September that this works for Battle and Defensive Stance on the mouse wheel.

Not confirmed in the Forever beta yet: the numbers for forms and stances and whether casting your current stance leaves it.

Revenge and Shield Block

Protection · 4 sources

You Revenge and raise Shield Block in the same press on your tanking key.

#showtooltip
/startattack
/cast Revenge
/cast [worn:Shields] Shield Block

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Shield Block doesn't start the global cooldown in Forever (5-second cooldown, blocks two attacks), so both go off on one press.

Bloodrage on another key

4 sources

You pop Bloodrage in the same press as another ability for its rage; Charge, Bloodthirst and Mortal Strike are the usual partners.

#showtooltip
/cast Charge
/cast Bloodrage

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#showtooltip
/startattack
/cast Bloodthirst
/cast Bloodrage

Bloodrage's tooltip says you count as in combat while it lasts, which would stop Charge, so Bloodrage goes on the second line. It doesn't start the global cooldown.

Shield Bash or Pummel

3 sources

You Shield Bash if you have a shield on in Battle or Defensive Stance; otherwise you go to Berserker Stance and Pummel.

#showtooltip [stance:1/2,equipped:Shields] Shield Bash; Pummel
/stopcasting
/cast [stance:1/2,equipped:Shields] Shield Bash; [stance:1/2] Berserker Stance; Pummel

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Not confirmed in the Forever beta yet: the numbers for forms and stances.

Fear, then bandage

3 sources

You fear the enemies around you and bandage yourself while they run.

#showtooltip
/cast Intimidating Shout
/stopattack
/use [@player] Heavy Runecloth Bandage

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Intimidating Shout starts the global cooldown and has a 3-minute cooldown, so the bandage may need a second press.

Not confirmed in the Forever beta yet: using an item on yourself with [@player].

One ability per stance

3 sources

You get a different ability from the same key in each stance.

#showtooltip
/startattack
/cast [stance:1] Overpower; [stance:2] Sunder Armor; [stance:3] Whirlwind

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#showtooltip
/startattack [harm]
/cast [stance:1] Charge; [stance:2] Taunt; [stance:3] Intercept

Not confirmed in the Forever beta yet: the numbers for forms and stances.

Death Wish burst

Fury · 3 sources

You use Death Wish, your top trinket and Blood Fury together for a burst window.

#showtooltip
/cast Death Wish
/use 13
/cast Blood Fury

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#showtooltip
/cast Recklessness
/use 13
/cast Blood Fury

Blood Fury (Orc) doesn't start the global cooldown, so all three go off on one press. Trolls can put Berserking in its place.

Not confirmed in the Forever beta yet: a trinket and a spell on one press.

Last Stand and a potion

Protection · 3 sources

You use Last Stand and drink a healing potion in the same press.

#showtooltip
/cast Last Stand
/use Major Healing Potion

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#showtooltip
/cast Last Stand
/use Major Healthstone
/use Major Healing Potion

Last Stand doesn't start the global cooldown in Forever. It has a 3-minute cooldown and gives you 30% of your maximum health for 20 seconds.

Heroic Strike or Cleave

2 sources

You queue Heroic Strike, or Cleave while holding Ctrl, as your rage-dump key.

#showtooltip
/cast [mod:ctrl] !Cleave; !Heroic Strike

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#showtooltip
/cast Execute
/cast [mod:ctrl] !Cleave; !Heroic Strike

Heroic Strike and Cleave don't start the global cooldown.

Not confirmed in the Forever beta yet: whether pressing Heroic Strike again un-queues it.