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Mage macros

Mages command the arcane arts, using their deep understanding of the elemental forces to unleash powerful spells and control the battlefield.

23 macros

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.
Ice Lance (Mouseover)
Mage
```
#showtooltip Ice Lance
/cast [@mouseover,harm,nodead][] Ice Lance
```
Lances whatever you are hovering, otherwise your target. Useful for finishing off a low-health add or cleaving a shatter without giving up your primary target.
Instant Blink
Mage
```
#showtooltip Blink
/stopcasting
/cast Blink
```
Interrupts whatever you are casting and blinks immediately. Waiting for a Pyroblast to finish before you dodge is not a trade you want to make.
One-Button Barrier
Mage
```
#showtooltip
/cast [known:Blazing Barrier] Blazing Barrier; [known:Prismatic Barrier] Prismatic Barrier; Ice 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.
One-Button Portals (Alliance)
Mage
```
/cast [mod:shift] Portal: Exodar; [mod:alt] Portal: Stormwind; [mod:ctrl] Portal: Darnassus; Portal: Ironforge
```
Portal: Ironforge on a normal press, with Shift, Alt and Ctrl covering Exodar, Stormwind and Darnassus. Four portal buttons collapsed into one slot.

Other WoW classes

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