World of Warcraft Classic · class

Mage macros

Mages are powerful spellcasters who harness the forces of magic to rain destruction upon their enemies. They specialize in the elements of frost, fire, and arcane, and are able to conjure food and drink, teleport across great distances, and create magical barriers. Mages are the ideal class for players who enjoy a more cerebral and strategic approach to combat.

21 macros

Arcane Explosion by Combat State
Mage
```
#showtooltip
/cast [combat] Arcane Explosion; Arcane Explosion(Rank 1)
```
Casts max rank in combat and Rank 1 out of it. Rank 1 out of combat is the cheap way to sweep for stealthed Rogues without draining your mana bar.
Arcane Intellect (Mouseover)
Mage
```
#showtooltip
/cast [mod:shift,@mouseover,help][mod:shift,@player] Arcane Intellect(Rank 1)
/cast [@mouseover,help][@player] Arcane Intellect
```
Buffs whoever is under your cursor, falling back to yourself. Holding Shift casts Rank 1 instead, which is the cheap version you use on a low-level alt you are dragging through a dungeon.
Blizzard and Flamestrike (Cursor)
Mage
```
#showtooltip
/cast [mod:shift,@cursor] Blizzard(Rank 1); [mod:alt,@cursor] Flamestrike; [@cursor] Blizzard
```
Drops Blizzard at your cursor, Rank 1 Blizzard on Shift for cheap stealth detection, and Flamestrike on Alt. Three ground spells sharing one key with no targeting circles.
Break Ice Block and Counterspell
Mage
```
#showtooltip Counterspell
/stopcasting
/cancelaura Ice Block
/cast [mod:shift,@mouseover,harm,nodead][] Counterspell
```
Stops your cast, drops Ice Block if you are sitting in it, and interrupts. Coming out of a block straight into a kick is a standard arena and duel play.
Clear, Target and Frostbolt
Mage
```
#showtooltip
/cleartarget [dead][help]
/targetenemy [noexists]
/cast [mod:ctrl] Frostbolt(Rank 1); Frostbolt
```
Drops a dead or friendly target, grabs the nearest enemy and casts Frostbolt — Rank 1 while Ctrl is held, which is the cheap kiting version.
Conjure Water and Food
Mage
```
#showtooltip
/castsequence reset=4 Conjure Water, Conjure Food
```
Conjures water on the first press and food on the second, always at the highest rank you know. One key replaces two that need updating every few levels.
Counterspell (Mouseover)
Mage
```
#showtooltip Counterspell
/stopcasting
/cast [@mouseover,harm,nodead][] Counterspell
```
Cancels your cast and kicks whatever your cursor is over, falling back to your target. Counterspell is worthless if it arrives late.
Engineering Grenade (Cursor)
Mage
```
#showtooltip Iron Grenade
/use [@cursor] Iron Grenade
```
Throws your grenade at the cursor with no targeting circle. Replace the item name with whichever grenade you carry.
Every Cooldown into Pyroblast
Mage
```
#showtooltip Arcane Power
/use 13
/use 10
/cast Arcane Power
/cast Presence of Mind
/cast Pyroblast
```
+1 more
Uses both trinket slots and your head slot engineering item, then chains Arcane Power, Presence of Mind and an instant Pyroblast.
Evocation with Weapon Swap
Mage
```
#showtooltip Evocation
/equip [noequipped:Staves] Soulkeeper
/cast Evocation
/equip [equipped:Staves] Hypnotic Blade
/equip [equipped:Staves] Spirit of Aquementas
```
Swaps to a high-Spirit staff, evocates, then swaps your damage weapons back. Spirit drives how much mana Evocation returns, so the swap is worth real throughput.
Frostbolt Rank 1 or Max Rank
Mage
```
#showtooltip
/cast [mod:shift,harm,nodead] Frostbolt(Rank 1); [harm,nodead] Frostbolt
```
Casts max rank normally and Rank 1 while Shift is held. Rank 1 Frostbolt applies the same slow for a fraction of the mana, which is how vanilla Mages kite.
Ice Block Toggle
Mage
```
#showtooltip Ice Block
/stopcasting
/cancelaura Ice Block
/cast Ice Block
```
Cancels your cast and blocks, then drops the block if you press it again. Ice Block clears most debuffs, so getting in and straight back out is often the point.

Other WoW Classic classes

Every class shares the same macro syntax, so a good idea usually ports across.