Daybreak Game Company · 2004

EverQuest II macros

EverQuest II has a proper macro editor with a graphical step list — you drag an ability out of your knowledge book and it fills in the command for you. The catch is that there is no wait or delay command of any kind, so a macro fires everything on the same instant and only the first ability actually casts. That single limitation shapes every good EQ2 macro: they combine one ability with any number of non-casting commands.

Setting one up

Open the EQ2 menu, choose Macros, and click New Macro.
Name it and pick an icon — the icon is what appears on your hotbar.
Drag an ability from your knowledge book into a step, or click Command and type one.
Add further steps for chat, targeting or pet orders with the Add Step button.
Drag the finished macro from the Macro window onto a hotbar slot.

Rules and limits

There is no /pause, /wait or delay of any kind. Sequencing abilities is simply not possible.
Only one ability per macro will actually cast; the rest are dropped because they arrive on the same instant.
Non-casting commands do stack freely, so targeting, chat and pet orders can all share one macro.
Ability names must match exactly, including the roman numeral tier, which changes every time you upgrade a spell.
Macros are per character rather than per account, though /do_file_commands can read a shared text file.

Macros by class

Pick a class to see only the macros that apply to it.

Fighter

Priest

Mage

Scout

All EQ2 macros

34 macros, searchable and ready to copy.

34 macros

E2
Assist the Main Tank
General
```
/target Tankname
/assist
```
Targets a named player and picks up whatever they are fighting. Keeps a whole group on one target without anybody calling it out loud.
WI
Big Nuke with Warning
Wizard
```
/useability "Ice Comet"
/g Comet incoming - watch hate
```
Fires your largest spell and warns the tank that a hate spike is coming. A Wizard that pulls aggro in EQ2 dies more or less instantly.
E2
Call for Help
General
```
/shout Contested up at the tower, need bodies
```
Broadcasts to everyone nearby. Still how open-world contested spawns get organised on the older servers.
E2
Camp to Another Character
General
```
/camp Altname
```
Camps straight to a named character rather than going back through the select screen. A real time saver for anyone running crafting alts.
E2
Cast on a Named Player
General
```
/useabilityonplayer Tankname "Reinforcement VI"
```
Casts an ability directly on a named player without changing your target. This is the closest thing EQ2 has to a mouseover heal and it is invaluable for support classes.
TR
Casting Speed Buff
Troubador
```
/useability "Bagpipe Solo"
/g Speed buff is up
```
Applies your group casting speed buff and announces it, which the mages in your group will notice immediately if it drops.
CO
Charm and Command
Coercer
```
/useability "Possess Essence"
/pet attack
```
Charms a target and immediately sets the resulting pet to a sensible stance. Charm breaks without warning, so the follow-up command belongs on the same button.
TE
Cure a Named Player
Templar
```
/useabilityonplayer Playername "Cure"
```
Cures a specific person without changing target, which is the whole reason useabilityonplayer exists. Cures are time-critical and target swapping loses casts.
BR
Debuff and Announce
Brigand
```
/useability "Dispatch"
/g Debuff is on
```
Applies your headline debuff and tells the group. Brigand debuffs cut enemy damage so sharply that tanks genuinely plan around them.
GU
Defensive Cooldown with Warning
Guardian
```
/useability "Tower of Stone"
/g Defensive up - save your heals
```
Uses a survivability cooldown and tells the healers, so they know they have a window where they can hold their own cooldowns and save power.
E2
Find Players in the Zone
General
```
/who templar
```
Lists who is nearby, filterable by class and level. The fastest way to find a healer when your group loses one.
E2
Group and Raid Chat
General
```
/g Incoming pull
/r Stack for the area effect
```
Posts to your group with /g or the whole raid with /r. Raid leaders live in /r, and pairing a call-out with the ability it describes is the most useful macro pattern in the game.