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Ferral druid Macro Question for 4.0.1 : How do i

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Hi, I’m after some macro advice for 4.01 for a feral (Bear) druid.

I’m really new to making anything other than a Raid Warning or Readaycheck macro and can’t find much info on 4.01 macros. As i understand macros have changed esp when referring to forms but i am unsure how exactly.

Could someone please explain how i could write a macro to :

-Cast thorns [/cast thorns] ?

-Shift into bear form [no idea] ?

-Cast enrage [/cast enrage]?

Thanks for any help and advice

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Good question, I have been meaning to put together a similar macro for my druid, because I just added a tank spec for him. – Spazmoosifer (Nov 6 2010 12:30 AM)

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I would try

#showtooltip
/cancelaura
/cast thorns
/cast [stance:1]
/cast enrage

The cancelaura command will drop you into caster form, if you are shapeshifted, then the rest is pretty straightforward. #showtooltip will show the thorns tooltip, but if you want another tooltip shown instead, just write #showtooltip:Enrage, or whatever.

I haven't had a chance to check this macro, because I'm at work, but it should work.

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Cancel aura is not needed, casting Thorns will drop you to caster anyway (if you were in Cat or Bear). I don't think Thorns is off the GCD though, so this probably won't work. You will have to use a /castsequence – Jorn86 (Oct 23 2010 5:57 AM)

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If that's the case, then try this: "#showtooltip Thorns /castsequence Thorns, Bear Form, Enrage" It would help to add "reset=10" or some such after castsequence, incase you decide to do something other than use the macro to go back into form. – Tenraah (Oct 25 2010 8:05 AM)

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Hi, It seems to work upto casting thorns but it wont change my char into a bear. Is /cast [stance:1] correct? Thanks – Rahl (Oct 27 2010 6:04 AM)

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As stated above, using /cast will not work, because Thorns is on the GCD. I would try the following "#showtooltip: Thorns /castsequence [reset=10] Thorns, Bear Form, Enrage" You will have to click this macro multiple times to get each spell to cast. – Atticusf (Oct 27 2010 1:58 PM)

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`/cast [stance:1]` does nothing, it says, if you are a bear, cast nothing... You should be able to `/cast Bear Form` or whatever the exact name of the spell is to shift – ♦♦gnarf (Nov 5 2010 12:29 PM)

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Thorns and switching to Bear Form both trigger the GCD, however, Enrage does not, which basically means that it cannot be done as a macro with a single click, it requires a total of three, because even though Enrage is not on the GCD, you cannot cast Enrage before being back in Bear Form.

I have tested both of the following, which seem to be working:

Option 1

/castsequence Thorns, Bear Form, Enrage

Option 2

/castsequence Thorns, Bear Form

/cast Enrage

Of the two options, the first would likely be preferable, because 1) it uses fewer characters allowing you to remain under the 255 character limit if you were to add any other abilities to the sequence, and 2) ensures that the abilities are cast in the proper sequence should an issue arise (such as a stun) during the middle of the sequence.

As a side note, I noticed in some of the comments on the first answer provided that someone included a reset of 10 seconds, which in this case is relatively useless, because Thorns has a 45 second cooldown, and Enrage has a 1 minute cooldown, unless of course you add onto the cast sequence, at which point, it would seem to make sense for certain other abilities.

As always, you can include #showtooltip at the beginning of the macro if you prefer to have the tooltip of the current spell displayed

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