One-Button Barrier

Casts whichever barrier your specialisation actually has — Blazing for Fire, Prismatic for Arcane, Ice for Frost. The known check means the same macro works on all three without editing.

WoW · Mage116255 chars

#showtooltip
/cast [known:Blazing Barrier] Blazing Barrier; [known:Prismatic Barrier] Prismatic Barrier; Ice Barrier

Where to paste this

Type /macro (or press Esc → Macros) to open the macro window.
Choose "General Macros" to share the macro across all characters, or "<Character> Specific Macros" to keep it on one character.
Click New, pick an icon — the "?" icon plus #showtooltip makes the button mirror whatever spell it will cast — and name the macro.
Paste the macro body into the text area, then drag the macro icon onto an action bar.
Bind the action bar slot to a key as usual; the macro fires on key press.

More WoW macros

Mage macros first, then the rest of the WoW library.

Blizzard (Cursor)
Mage
```
#showtooltip Blizzard
/cast [@cursor] Blizzard
```
Drops your channelled area damage at the cursor with no confirmation click. On multi-target pulls this is pressed on cooldown, so the saved click adds up fast.
Break Ice Block and Counterspell
Mage
```
#showtooltip Counterspell
/cancelaura Ice Block
/cast Counterspell
```
Drops Ice Block and kicks in the same press. Sitting in a block while the enemy healer casts freely is a common way to lose an arena.
Conjure and Eat
Mage
```
#showtooltip
/cast [mod:shift] Conjure Refreshment Table
/cast [nomod] Conjure Refreshment
/use [nomod] Conjured Mana Bun
```
Conjures your food when you are out and eats it when you have some. Holding Shift instead lays down a refreshment table for the group.
Conjure and Use Mana Gem
Mage
```
#showtooltip
/cast [button:2] Conjure Mana Gem
/stopmacro [button:2]
/use Mana Gem
```
Right-click to conjure a fresh Mana Gem, left-click to use the one you are carrying. Arcane Mages go through these constantly and this keeps both actions on a single slot.
Counterspell (Focus)
Mage
```
#showtooltip Counterspell
/stopcasting
/cast [@focus,harm,nodead][] Counterspell
```
Stops your cast and kicks your focus target, falling back to your current target. Counterspell has a long cooldown for an interrupt, so aiming it deliberately matters.
Flamestrike (Cursor)
Mage
```
#showtooltip Flamestrike
/cast [@cursor] Flamestrike
```
Casts Flamestrike where your mouse is pointing. Fire Mages cast this off a Hot Streak proc that can expire, so removing the reticle step genuinely prevents wasted procs.
Focus Cast Template
Mage
```
#showtooltip Frostbolt
/cast [mod:shift,@mouseover][@focus,harm,nodead][] Frostbolt
```
A template for any spell you want aimed at a focus target — replace both instances of the spell name. Holding Shift redirects it to your mouseover instead.
Frost Nova with Auto-Follow
Mage
```
#showtooltip
/cast [mod:shift] Blink; Frost Nova
```
Roots everything around you and immediately starts your escape. Nova is nearly always followed by moving away, so pairing it with Blink on a modifier keeps both on one key.