#showtooltip Blizzard
/cast [@cursor] BlizzardDrops 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.
Conjure and 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.
#showtooltip
/cast [button:2] Conjure Mana Gem
/stopmacro [button:2]
/use Mana GemWhere 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.
#showtooltip Counterspell /cancelaura Ice Block /cast CounterspellDrops 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.
#showtooltip /cast [mod:shift] Conjure Refreshment Table /cast [nomod] Conjure Refreshment /use [nomod] Conjured Mana BunConjures your food when you are out and eats it when you have some. Holding Shift instead lays down a refreshment table for the group.
#showtooltip Counterspell /stopcasting /cast [@focus,harm,nodead][] CounterspellStops 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.
#showtooltip Flamestrike /cast [@cursor] FlamestrikeCasts 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.
#showtooltip Frostbolt /cast [mod:shift,@mouseover][@focus,harm,nodead][] FrostboltA 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.
#showtooltip /cast [mod:shift] Blink; Frost NovaRoots 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.
#showtooltip Ice Lance /cast [@mouseover,harm,nodead][] Ice LanceLances 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.