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Mouseover Healing
This is a guide on how to make a mouseover macro. This was written for healing, although mouseover macros are useful for DPS as well. If you currently use a click casting UI, this will replace the need for it. With the current stock raid frames you no longer need healing add-ons.
What it Is
Mouseover Healing allows you to; Place your mouse cursor over a player or their player frame, hit a button...and they are healed.
Here are some sample macros:
#showtooltip
/cast [@mouseover,exists] Power Word: Shield;Power Word: Shield
#showtooltip
/cast [@mouseover,exists] Renew;Renew
What It Does
When you press the keybinding it will use the following priority:
First - it will heal the target you have the mouse cursor over. (player or frame)
Second - it will heal your target.
Third - It will heal you. (if you do not have a mouseover or hard target)
Key Binding Options
You can use bindings on your keyboard or mouse. An easy binding to start out with is the scroll wheel on your mouse. This is easily set up in the keybinding menu in Warcraft.
Why Do it?
1. You no longer have to target a player to heal then. This allows you to keep an enemy player targeted so that you do not lose any time if you need to CC, interrupt or burst.
2. If you currently use a click casting UI, like Healbot, you no longer have to worry about a broken addon rendering you useless. You have the luxury of using the stock or any UI that strikes your fancy.
3. If you do not have anyone targeted, the first person/pet who attacks you will become your target. This enables you to quickly react if you need to immediately CC or create distance.
Setting It Up
Set up your key binding in the WoW Game Menu
Go into the Macros Menu
Name the macro and select an icon for it
Paste or type the macro into the comments box
*tip ctrl+V is the command to paste into WoW
*you can shift-click the name of the spell from your Spellbook
Drag and Drop your new icon onto your action bar. (place in the action bar slot you designated for your keybind)
Here is a short video to show you how it is done: (TURN up the volume, the audio came out a touch low)
Setting up a mouseover macro - YouTube
Start with one new keybinding at time until it is muscle memory. Once you get used to it, you will never go back to target healing again.
DPS use example:
/cast [@mouseover,harm,exists] Shadow Word: Pain;Shadow Word: Pain
(I use this to quickly dot rogues running by, removes the need to target them first as normally you only get a quick visual of them while they are stealthed)
If you do not know how to keybind, here is a short video to help you out:
Basic Keybinding - YouTube
*this is 2 old guides merged, updated and relisted
This is a guide on how to make a mouseover macro. This was written for healing, although mouseover macros are useful for DPS as well. If you currently use a click casting UI, this will replace the need for it. With the current stock raid frames you no longer need healing add-ons.
What it Is
Mouseover Healing allows you to; Place your mouse cursor over a player or their player frame, hit a button...and they are healed.
Here are some sample macros:
#showtooltip
/cast [@mouseover,exists] Power Word: Shield;Power Word: Shield
#showtooltip
/cast [@mouseover,exists] Renew;Renew
What It Does
When you press the keybinding it will use the following priority:
First - it will heal the target you have the mouse cursor over. (player or frame)
Second - it will heal your target.
Third - It will heal you. (if you do not have a mouseover or hard target)
Key Binding Options
You can use bindings on your keyboard or mouse. An easy binding to start out with is the scroll wheel on your mouse. This is easily set up in the keybinding menu in Warcraft.
Why Do it?
1. You no longer have to target a player to heal then. This allows you to keep an enemy player targeted so that you do not lose any time if you need to CC, interrupt or burst.
2. If you currently use a click casting UI, like Healbot, you no longer have to worry about a broken addon rendering you useless. You have the luxury of using the stock or any UI that strikes your fancy.
3. If you do not have anyone targeted, the first person/pet who attacks you will become your target. This enables you to quickly react if you need to immediately CC or create distance.
Setting It Up
Set up your key binding in the WoW Game Menu
Go into the Macros Menu
Name the macro and select an icon for it
Paste or type the macro into the comments box
*tip ctrl+V is the command to paste into WoW
*you can shift-click the name of the spell from your Spellbook
Drag and Drop your new icon onto your action bar. (place in the action bar slot you designated for your keybind)
Here is a short video to show you how it is done: (TURN up the volume, the audio came out a touch low)
Setting up a mouseover macro - YouTube
Start with one new keybinding at time until it is muscle memory. Once you get used to it, you will never go back to target healing again.
DPS use example:
/cast [@mouseover,harm,exists] Shadow Word: Pain;Shadow Word: Pain
(I use this to quickly dot rogues running by, removes the need to target them first as normally you only get a quick visual of them while they are stealthed)
If you do not know how to keybind, here is a short video to help you out:
Basic Keybinding - YouTube
*this is 2 old guides merged, updated and relisted
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