Shadow Macros
Starter macros tuned for Shadow Priest, opened below on the Shadow tab: an exact interrupt, a burst macro, and ranged role macros. The General tab holds every core Priest macro shared across specs. Open the macro window with /macro and paste.
Mouseover Power Word: Shield#showtooltip Power Word: Shield /cast [@mouseover,help,nodead][@player] Power Word: Shield
Shield whoever you hover; shields you if you point at nothing.
#showtooltip Shadow Word: Death /use [harm] Shadow Word: Death /stopmacro [harm] /focus /targetenemy /use Shadow Word: Death /target focus
Healer-friendly offensive global: keep your ally targeted, fire Shadow Word: Death into the nearest enemy, then return to the ally.
Mass Dispel at cursor#showtooltip Mass Dispel /cast [@cursor] Mass Dispel
Place the dispel circle right on the affected players.
Mouseover Leap of Faith (Grip)#showtooltip Leap of Faith /cast [@mouseover,help,nodead][] Leap of Faith
Pull the endangered ally you hover to safety.
Mouseover Pain Suppression#showtooltip Pain Suppression /cast [@mouseover,help,nodead][@player] Pain Suppression
Throw the external onto the ally you point at instantly.
Focus Silence (Shadow)#showtooltip Silence /cast [@focus,exists,nodead][] Silence
Lock your focus caster while you DoT your kill target.
#showtooltip Mind Control /cast [@arena1,harm,nodead] Mind Control
Mind Control is a class-talent control choice; only keep these binds when selected.
#showtooltip Mind Control /cast [@arena2,harm,nodead] Mind Control
Mind Control is a class-talent control choice; only keep these binds when selected.
#showtooltip Mind Control /cast [@arena3,harm,nodead] Mind Control
Mind Control is a class-talent control choice; only keep these binds when selected.
Party 1 - Leap of FaithLeap1#showtooltip Leap of Faith /cast [@party1,help,nodead] Leap of Faith
Grip the specified teammate without dropping your enemy target.
Party 2 - Leap of FaithLeap2#showtooltip Leap of Faith /cast [@party2,help,nodead] Leap of Faith
Grip the specified teammate without dropping your enemy target.
#showtooltip /use 13 /use 14 /use Tempered Potion
Uses on-use trinkets and your combat potion. Keep your major GCD cooldown on its own key unless you have personally verified their timing.
#showtooltip Smite /targetenemy [noexists][dead] /use [harm] Smite /stopmacro [harm] /focus /targetenemy /use Smite /target focus
Deal Atonement damage without retargeting away from your heal target. If your current target is friendly, the macro temporarily stores that teammate as focus, finds an enemy, casts Smite, then restores the teammate. It overwrites a permanent focus, so use @arena1-3 macros for actions that must preserve focus.
Mouseover heal - Flash HealMHeal#showtooltip Flash Heal /cast [@mouseover,help,nodead][@target,help,nodead][@player] Flash Heal
Heals your mouseover, then your target, then you. It never retargets your current enemy.
#showtooltip Mind Control /cast [@arena1,harm,nodead] Mind Control
Mind Control is a class-talent control choice; only keep these binds when selected.
#showtooltip Mind Control /cast [@arena2,harm,nodead] Mind Control
Mind Control is a class-talent control choice; only keep these binds when selected.
#showtooltip Mind Control /cast [@arena3,harm,nodead] Mind Control
Mind Control is a class-talent control choice; only keep these binds when selected.
Party 1 - Leap of FaithLeap1#showtooltip Leap of Faith /cast [@party1,help,nodead] Leap of Faith
Grip the specified teammate without dropping your enemy target.
Party 2 - Leap of FaithLeap2#showtooltip Leap of Faith /cast [@party2,help,nodead] Leap of Faith
Grip the specified teammate without dropping your enemy target.
#showtooltip /use 13 /use 14 /use Tempered Potion
Uses on-use trinkets and your combat potion. Keep your major GCD cooldown on its own key unless you have personally verified their timing.
#showtooltip Smite /targetenemy [noexists][dead] /use [harm] Smite /stopmacro [harm] /focus /targetenemy /use Smite /target focus
Use a damage global without losing the teammate you are watching. If your current target is friendly, the macro temporarily stores that teammate as focus, finds an enemy, casts Smite, then restores the teammate. It overwrites a permanent focus, so use @arena1-3 macros for actions that must preserve focus.
Mouseover heal - Flash HealMHeal#showtooltip Flash Heal /cast [@mouseover,help,nodead][@target,help,nodead][@player] Flash Heal
Heals your mouseover, then your target, then you. It never retargets your current enemy.
Mouseover interrupt - SilenceMoInt#showtooltip Silence /cast [@mouseover,harm][harm] Silence
Kicks whatever you hover without dropping your current target.
Arena 1 interrupt - SilenceSile1#showtooltip Silence /cast [@arena1,harm,nodead] Silence
Use a dedicated arena-frame key to stop this player without changing your current target.
Arena 2 interrupt - SilenceSile2#showtooltip Silence /cast [@arena2,harm,nodead] Silence
Use a dedicated arena-frame key to stop this player without changing your current target.
Arena 3 interrupt - SilenceSile3#showtooltip Silence /cast [@arena3,harm,nodead] Silence
Use a dedicated arena-frame key to stop this player without changing your current target.
#showtooltip Mind Control /cast [@arena1,harm,nodead] Mind Control
Mind Control is a class-talent control choice; only keep these binds when selected.
#showtooltip Mind Control /cast [@arena2,harm,nodead] Mind Control
Mind Control is a class-talent control choice; only keep these binds when selected.
#showtooltip Mind Control /cast [@arena3,harm,nodead] Mind Control
Mind Control is a class-talent control choice; only keep these binds when selected.
Party 1 - Leap of FaithLeap1#showtooltip Leap of Faith /cast [@party1,help,nodead] Leap of Faith
Grip the specified teammate without dropping your enemy target.
Party 2 - Leap of FaithLeap2#showtooltip Leap of Faith /cast [@party2,help,nodead] Leap of Faith
Grip the specified teammate without dropping your enemy target.
#showtooltip /use 13 /use 14 /use Tempered Potion
Uses on-use trinkets and your combat potion. Keep your major GCD cooldown on its own key unless you have personally verified their timing.
/stopcasting /stopattack
Use this on your juke or emergency-stop key. It cancels a cast and turns off auto-attacks without forcing another GCD action.