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Note: With the release of 6.0.2, many spells have been renamed, and much of the scripted command functionality has been modified. In an effort to keep Wowpedia posts relevant, please re-validate and re-post macros that work in the current version.

Re-Creating Old Macros

When re-creating a macro in Useful macros please

• follow the example format posted below (to get the frame around your macro, add a space before you start it)
• describe what it does
• note the version of WoW in which you tested it
• remove it from the Old Macros page

Example Macro

/y Hooray, I made a macro!

• Use: This yells, "Hooray, I made a macro!"
• Works in 6.x

Stealth Eat Macros

Your basic Macro to eat while stealthed.

#showtooltip *food here*
/cast *food here*
/cast Stealth(Rank 4)

and if you're undead

#showtooltip Cannibalize
/cast Cannibalize
/cast Stealth(Rank 4)

Offhand weapon switching

You might find yourself in a situation where you have two offhand weapons with the same name but different poisons on them and you want to switch between them quickly. Or perhaps you just want to alternate between two offhand weapons with just one hotkey.

#showtooltip [mod] 0 16; 17
/equipslot 17 0 16

• Keep your alternate dagger in the sixteenth slot (lower right corner) of your main (rightmost) backpack.
• The number 17 refers to your offhand weapon slot.
• #showtooltip makes the macro's icon and tooltip display the icon of the equipped weapon, or hold down a modifier key (say Alt) and it will display the icon of the weapon that's ready to be switched in.
• Works in 3.2.2

Set Tricks of the Trades Target Macro

This is a two macro system, One macro to cast Tricks of the Trade and another to set the target of that macro.

NOTE: The set macro cannot be used in combat since the game will not allow macro editing during combat.

Step 1: Create a blank macro named TotT

Step 2: Create the following macro named as you please, for this example SeTTotT

/run ToT = UnitName("target")
/run if not InCombatLockdown() then EditMacro('TotT', nil, nil, '#showtooltip\n/cast [target='.. ToT ..'] Tricks of the Trade', nil); print('Tricks of the Trade set to : ' .. ToT); else print('Cannot change TotT now!'); end;

Usage :

• Target the player you want to set as your Tricks of the Trade recipient and use the set macro (SeTTotT), you will see a chatlog message confirming the macro worked.

• Use the TotT macro whenever you want to use Tricks of the Trade.

• Works in 3.2.2

3.1 Combat Macros

TotT + Killing Spree

#showtooltip Killing Spree
/target [target=target, help] targettarget; party1
/cast [help] Tricks of the Trade; [harm] Killing Spree

• If your target is a party member, targets their target, otherwise targets the party leader (often tank), allowing you to switch targets between the tank and what you should be DPSing.
• Casts Tricks of the Trade if your target is a party member or casts Killing Spree if your target is an enemy.
• This macro is useful for helping a tank establish or maintain aggro during a pull. Hit it twice and you'll TotT the tank while Killing Spree-ing everything else, without losing your target.
• A line similar to "/use [harm] Sphere of Red Dragon's Blood" may be added to the end of the macro to boost the power of your Killing Spree to maximize effectiveness, as long as the used item or spell doesn't trigger GCD.
• Works in 3.1.3, both with and without the "/use" line.

Garrote in Stealth, or Sinister Strike Otherwise

#showtooltip
/cast [stealth] Garrote
/castrandom [nostealth] Sinister Strike, Riposte

Ambush or Garrote

/cast [equipped:Daggers] Ambush; Garrote

• I got the idea for this one macro by changing it from the option of using Ambush or Kidney shot macro just changed it to Garrote seeing it as more practical a skill.
• This lets you use Ambush if you have a dagger equipped otherwise will default to Garrote. You can change it to Garrote with a certin kind of weapon by adding [equipped:Mace] after Ambush like so:

/cast [equipped:Daggers] Ambush;[equipped:Mace] Garrote

Sqeeks (talk) 04:31, September 30, 2009 (UTC)

Rupture or Slice and Dice in one button

#showtooltip [modifier:shift] Rupture; Slice and Dice
/cast [modifier:shift] Rupture; Slice and Dice

• This macro lets you have both finishing moves in one button using the modifier shift to change between, great for PvP or a raid when fighting a boss to keep doing dps without the burst damage.
• The default image should be question mark so it will show the tool tips for the finisher you are about to use.
• This will not change and stay you must hold down the shift key or any modifier key you chose to use.
• Slice and Dice will always be default without holding shift down unless you replace it with another finisher.
• Made by Sqeeks of Staghelm, inspired by reading how to make a macro on wowwiki.com.

Sqeeks (talk) 04:31, September 30, 2009 (UTC)

Evicerate or Envenom

#showtooltip [modifier:shift] Eviscerate; Envenom
/cast [modifier:shift] Eviscerate; Envenom

• This macro is just like the one above it except it is more ideal for solo killing or doing burst damage against a boss if he/she is close to death.
• Also good for PvP for burst scare damage or fast kills of clothies.
• Envenom is default to show and as mentioned above holding shift down will allow you to use Eviscerate.
• If you use the questionmark icon then the image will match the finisher you aim to use so there is no confussion.
• Having both macros will allow you to use less action slots for other items or skills and use the one you want at any given time.
• You can add a third or even fourth modifier to include more then just the two writen above.

#showtooltip [modifier:shift] Eviscerate;[modifier:ctrl] Envenom; Expose Armor
/cast [modifier:shift] Eviscerate;[modifier:ctrl] Envenom; Expose Armor

• With this macro if you look at the icon using the question mark the icon and tooltips for Expose Armor will be default, pressing and holding shift will allow use of Eviscerate and see the tooltips and finally pressing and holding the ctrl button will allow you to use Envenom and see the tooltips.

Sqeeks (talk) 04:31, September 30, 2009 (UTC)

Stealth and Ambush with One Handed Weapons

These two macros are perfect for using Ambush with One Handed Weapons equipped.

#showtooltip Stealth
/cast !Stealth
/equipslot 17 *name of off hand dagger*
/equipslot 16 *name of main hand dagger*

• Use: Goes into Stealth and switches your weapons to daggers. the "!Stealth" means you can mash it's keybind and not worry about dis-toggling stealth.
• Note: You need to switch your off hand weapon first only if you have a "Main Hand" weapon in your main hand. If not, the macro will attempt to switch your weapons, and fail because "Main hand" can only be equipped in your main hand. (Only affected if your main hand dagger is currently in your off hand)

#showtooltip Ambush
/cast Ambush
/equipslot 16 *name of Main Hand weapon*
/equipslot 17 *name of off Hand weapon*

• Use: Uses Ambush, then switches you back to your Combat Weapons.
• Note: If you fail to cast Ambush (not in right position, tank pulling mob out of range as you ambush) the macro will still switch your weapons, and you must reapply your Stealth macro.

Both macros work in 3.3.2

3.1 Subtlety Macros

Super Prep

Use every ability refreshed by [Preparation] except [Shadowstep]. Remove the nocombat condition on [Vanish] for PvP.

#showtooltip Preparation
/cast [nostealth] Evasion
/cast [nocombat] Vanish
/cast Cold Blood
/cast Sprint
/cast Preparation

Swap Dagger + Ambush

This macro can be used in pvp in general and is useful if you want to stay with your fast main and offhand :

/equip Your1hDagger   
/cast ambush                    
/equip YourOldMainHand

OLD MACROS BELOW

The macros below this line have not been validated to work in 3.1. Use at your own risk.

Tricks of the Trade without losing target

This is a simple macro that will tricks of the trade your tank without losing your target. It casts on whatever your current target is targeting.

#showtooltip Tricks of the Trade
/cast [target=targettarget] Tricks of the Trade

This is another Macro that is useful for Trading tricks (make sure the rogue that you're trading with is set as your Focus Target for this macro)

#showtooltip Tricks of the Trade
/cast [target=Focus] Tricks of the Trade

Another useful macro, an extension of the first example, is to be able to preemptively throw tricks on a target if you wish, or to use it as the macro is intended, and toss it on the mob or boss's target.

#showtooltip Tricks of the Trade
/cast [help] [target=targettarget] Tricks of the Trade

This macro dictates that if your target is a friendly target, it will cast Tricks; if not, it will cast it on your target's target. Note that it won't work if you're trying to pop it because a mob is targeting you already, of course.

Multipurpose Hemorrhage/Kick/Shiv

Replace Figurine - Shadowsong Panther with your trinket. Holding alt will [Kick], and holding shift will [Shiv]. Additionally, if you are trying to attack a target with [Blessing of Protection] on you, it will be automatically taken off of you, to let you melee attack. I'd recommend binding it to your mouses up scrolling.

#showtooltip Hemorrhage
/console Sound_EnableSFX 0
/use Figurine - Shadowsong Panther
/console Sound_EnableSFX 1
/cast [modifier:alt] Kick
/cast [modifier:shift] Shiv
/cast Hemorrhage
/stopmacro [help] [noexists]
/cancelaura Blessing of Protection
/startattack

Vanish and Shadowstep and Cloak of Shadows

If you hold ctrl it will [Vanish] + [Shadowstep] the target. If you hold alt you can quickly [Cloak of Shadows] + [Vanish].

/cast [modifier:ctrl] Shadowstep
/cast [modifier:alt] Cloak of Shadows
/cast vanish
/stopattack

Cancel Blessing of Protection with Combo point attack.

Cancels [Blessing of Protection] automatically when you are trying to cast [Hemorrhage] on the enemy. Possible to be used with any other Combo point attack, like [Mutilate], [Backstab], [Sinister Strike].

/cast Hemorrhage
/stopmacro [help] [noexists]
/cancelaura Blessing of Protection

Unified Mount Macro

One button, one press to: Mount an appropriate mount if not mounted. Dismount and drop into stealth if you are not flying, but do it anyway if you have an enemy target. Lacking a conditional test for how far above the ground you are, this seems the best balance of combat function vs. going splat from an accidental, high altitude key press.

/use [nomounted, flyable] Swift Purple Windrider; [nomounted, noflyable] Horn of the Frostwolf Howler
/cast [mounted, nocombat] Stealth
/dismount [mounted, noflying]
/dismount [exists, harm]
/cast [nomounted] Stealth

Trinket activation

Many favorite level 60+ rogue trinkets can be used to provide 10-20 second buffs (attack power, crit rating, or haste) which are on different 2 min cooldowns. If you have 2 of these equipped, you can activate whichever is out of cooldown with a macro like this. If the first listed item is on cooldown, the macro will use the second.

/use Bladefist's Breadth
/use Ancient Draenei War Talisman

A simpler way, as per Useful_macros#Use_either_Trinket, is to use:

/use 13
/use 14

The following macro will automatically activate your trinkets for you. You can chain as many items with uses - and which don't trigger the global cooldown - into the /castrandom as you have. It's not a good idea to add abilities that cost energy (like [Adrenaline Rush]) or which might break crowd control (like [Blade Flurry]).

The rather elaborate-looking code simply clears any errors or error sounds (such as "That item isn't ready yet") produced by the trinkets being on cooldown.

#showtooltip Sinister Strike
/console Sound_EnableSFX 0
/use Bladefist's Breadth
/cast Sinister Strike
/console Sound_EnableSFX 1
/script UIErrorsFrame:Clear()

Sinister Strike => Riposte version A

A very primitive way to bypass the restrictions. You have to mash this non-stop and it works fine.

/castrandom Sinister Strike, Riposte

Sinister Strike => Riposte version B

This will cast [Sinister Strike] on the first press, and on the next press, Riposte. The macro resets in 1 second. The problem with this macro is that you have to [Sinister Strike] before you can Riposte.

/castsequence reset=1 Sinister Strike, Riposte

Sinister Strike => Riposte version C

This will cast [Sinister Strike] on a normal click, and when Riposte becomes available, right-click to use Riposte. I use this because the [Sinister Strike] + Riposte listed above seems buggy, and sometimes wont reset, so you're stuck trying to do Riposte over and over, when it's not available.

/cast [button:1] Sinister Strike; [button:2] Riposte

Sinister Strike => Riposte version D

This works like a lot of trinket macros I have used, you get the "not ready" message a lot, but it casts Riposte every time it is available, otherwise [Sinister Strike].

/cast Riposte
/cast Sinister Strike

Note: As of at least 2.0, this macro no longer works. See here.

Dagger Switch to use Backstab after Pick Pocketing the enemy

This switches to your dagger, casts [Pick Pocket] if you are stealthed, [Backstab], then switches back to your original setup

/equipslot 16 [Dagger]
/cast [stealth] Pick Pocket
/cast Backstab
/equipslot 16 [Original Weapon]

Note that this macro requires that you have autoloot enabled, or an addon such as AutoLootPocket [1]

Dagger Switch to do a Mutilate, then back to normal weapons

This is to switch to your highest DPS, slowest dagger to [Mutilate], then back to your standard sword.

/equipslot17 [insert lowest DPS dagger for MH]
/equipslot18 [insert highest DPS dagger for OH]
/cast Mutilate
/equipslot17 [normal MH wep]
/equipslot [normal OH wep]

Note: Only thing with this is that switch weapons invokes the Global Cooldown. And it resets the swing timer which might not make this even useful.

Mashable Stealth / Unstealth

This will only turn [Stealth] on.

/cast !Stealth

To leave [Stealth] if you're in it:

/cast [stance] Stealth

Backstab if mainhanding a dagger, Sinister Strike otherwise

This will [Backstab] if you have a dagger in your mainhand, or [Sinister Strike] if you have a fist weapon. This is useful for situations such as the Flame Wreath in the Shade of Aran encounter where you have to spend prolonged periods in front of a mob unable to move behind it to [Backstab]. Just click your fist weapon on your bar and then [Sinister Strike] a few times while you wait so you don't waste energy.

The reason you have to do it this way is you likely have a dagger in your offhand, so the macro will just keep trying to [Backstab] if you say [equipped:Daggers] [noequipped:Daggers] instead

Note: You'll have to change "Fist Weapon" to "Sword" or "Mace" as appropriate if you don't have a fist weapon

/cast [noequipped:Fist Weapon] Backstab; /cast [equipped:Fist Weapon] Sinister Strike

(macro by Raymond from Nazjatar US) Or you can

/cast [equipped:Dagger]Backstab; /cast Sinister Strike

Making it only backstab when you have daggers for what ever else it sinister strikes

Alucian

Ambush if Stealthed, otherwise Backstab

This will cast [Ambush] if the player is stealthed, [Backstab] if not.

/cast [stealth] Ambush; Backstab

- OR -

/cast [nostealth] Backstab; Ambush

Note: The action bar changes while Stealth is activated. Therefore Ambush is only used on Stealth's action bar. When Stealth is deactivated, the action bar will swap back to the standard action bar. Backstab should only be on the standard action bar and Ambush should only be used on the Stealth action bar.

Ambush if Dagger, otherwise Cheapshot

This will [Ambush] your target if you have a dagger equipped, and [Cheap Shot] them otherwise.

/cast [equipped:Daggers] Ambush; Cheapshot

Note: that [equipped:Daggers] will evaluate true if you have a dagger in either hand. So if you are wielding a mace in your main hand, and a dagger in your off hand, then this macro will attempt to [Ambush], give you an error message, and do nothing.

Equip Dagger and Ambush

This will equip your dagger if you have something else equipped, and [Ambush] your target otherwise. The last line will then switch back to your other weapon directly after ambushing. It can be adjusted for swords by changing [noequipped:Maces] to [noequipped:Swords]. You will need to change 'Dagger of Pwnage' or 'Mace of Pwnage' to the exact title of your weapon. Important Note: If stealth is broken before you ambush it will not automatically switch weapons back. If you click the button macro while not stealthed it will switch back for you.

/equipslot [stealth,noequipped:Daggers] 16 Dagger of Pwnage
/cast [stealth,equipped:Daggers] Ambush
/equipslot [noequipped:Maces] 16 Mace of Pwnage

If nocombat Stealth, otherwise Ghostly/Sinister Strike

When you're not Stealthed and not in combat, it will [Stealth] you. When you're in combat and not Stealthed it will pop [Ghostly Strike] whenever it's cooldown is up and [Sinister Strike] otherwise (in theory at least).

/cast [nostealth,nocombat] Stealth
/castsequence reset=20 Ghostly Strike, Sinister Strike, Sinister Strike, Sinister Strike, 
Sinister Strike, Sinister Strike, Sinister Strike, Sinister Strike, Sinister Strike

Note: This macro has a weakness. Since every press of the macro will reset the 20 second timer you can easily get "out of sync" with the [Ghostly Strike] cooldown. Imagine it takes you 10 seconds to kill a target after which you move on. At this point the 20 second reset timer of the macro has just been reset. This means that attacking a new target within the next 20 seconds would NOT result in a [Ghostly Strike] opener even though cooldown is ready.

Stealth => Sinister Strike

This macro will...

Stealth you if you have a dagger equipped and are not in combat.

Equip your dagger if you are not stealthed, not in combat, and not wielding a dagger (change "Dagger of Pwnage" to the name of your dagger.

Equip your sword/whatever if you are in combat and are wielding a dagger (remember to change the name of the weapon in the macro).

Hit your target with [Sinister Strike] otherwise.

/cast [equipped:Daggers,nocombat] Stealth
/equipslot [nostealth,nocombat,noequipped:Daggers] 16 Dagger of Pwnage
/equipslot [combat,equipped:Daggers] 16 Sword of Pwnage
/cast Sinister Strike

Apply Poisons

With this macro, you can left click to poison your main hand, right click to poison your offhand, hold down the alt button when you do it to use [Crippling Poison] or the ctrl button to use [Mind-Numbing Poison].

/use [nomodifier] Instant Poison IV; [modifier:alt] Crippling Poison II; [modifier:ctrl] Mind-numbing Poison III
/use [button:1] 16; [button:2] 17

As an alternative to the one above, this one contains all six kinds of poisons that rogues have.

#showtooltip
/use [mod:ctrl,mod:shift] Anesthetic Poison;[mod:ctrl,mod:alt] Deadly Poison; [mod:alt] Crippling Poison;[mod:ctrl] Mind-numbing Poison;[mod:shift] Wound Poison;Instant Poison
/use [btn:1] 16; [btn:2] 17

Note: This macro will not function as intended if you are using higher-rank poisons and do not include rank numbers. Rank 1 poisons are simply known as " [Instant Poison]", " [Deadly Poison]", etc. The game's API looks for that specific name when you don't use a rank ("II", "III", etc.), which will causes it to register as non-functional if those poisons aren't in inventory. To avoid this, you can also use bag slot ID numbers to force the macro to always use whatever poison you put in that bagslot.

Note: that the double-modifier uses have to come before the single ones.

Clickless Apply Poison

Another alternative you can use, one that don't need clicking the weapon to apply your poison, is shown below:

#showtooltip *poison name with rank*
/use *poison name with rank*
/use *weapon slot* (16 = Main Hand | 17 = Off-Hand)

This will put the poison you want on your weapon without having to click on your weapon. This macro will put [Crippling Poison] II on your off-hand right after you use the macro. For example:

#showtooltip Cripping Poison II
/use Crippling Poison II
/use 17

This one will apply poison to either weapon depending on which mouse button.

#showtooltip Deadly Posion VII
/use Deadly Poison VII
/use [button:1] 16; [button:2] 17

Five in one Poisons

This macro will apply a poison depending on the modifier button you push when you hit the macro. It will apply the poison to the mainhand weapon if you use the left mouse button, or the offhand weapon if you use the right mouse button.

#showtooltip
/use [mod:shift] Deadly Poison IX; [mod:ctrl,nomod:alt] Crippling Poison; [mod:alt,nomod:ctrl] Wound Poison VII; [mod:ctrl,mod:alt] Mind-numbing Poison; Instant Poison IX
/use [button:1] 16; [button:2] 17

Blind Mouseover

This lets you [Blind] mobs/players without changing target but simply by hovering your mouse over them. Because your cursor is being used to select a target, you will need to have this macro bound to a key.

/cast [target=mouseover,exists,harm,nodead] Blind

Another version: Blinds the mouseover if appropriate or the main target if not. The drawback is that if you <<miss>> the secondary target with your cursor then your current turget will get the [Blind].

/cast [target=mouseover,exists,harm,nodead][harm,nodead] Blind

Stealth -> Cheapshot => Hemorrhage

Nice all in one macro, great for grinding mobs.

/cast [nostealth] stealth
/cast [stealth] cheap shot
/cast [combat] Hemorrhage

Dismount => Stealth

Dismount and [Stealth]: Nothing fancy, replace "Swift White Steed" with your own mount name.

/cast [nomounted, nostealth] Stealth; [nomounted] Cheap Shot
/dismount [mounted]

Expose Armor

[Expose Armor] or [Cheap Shot] without breaking [Gouge]/ [Sap]/ [Blind]. You must not have a bow equipped in your ranged slot!

/equip [noequipped:bow] Bow of Love
/cast Expose Armor
/stopattack

[Cheap Shot] would work like this:

/equip [noequipped:bow] Bow of Love
/cast Cheap Shot
/stopattack

Change "Bow of Love" to your actual ranged weapon of course. The [Expose Armor] macro currently doesn't come out very reliably, [Cheap Shot] is 100% working if you mash it, very weird.

Cold Blood => Eviscerate

One Button Press [Cold Blood] -> [Eviscerate]

/cast Cold Blood
/cast Eviscerate

Trinket => Evasion => Adrenaline Rush

13 is top trinket slot, 14 is bottom. If [Evasion] is not up, [Adrenaline Rush] will not come out. There is no way to bypass this at the moment, unless you want to /castrandom and get those abilities out randomly.

/use 13
/castsequence Evasion, Adrenaline Rush

This is the /castrandom version and is very effective in bypassing the restriction above:

/use 13
/castrandom Adrenaline Rush, Evasion

Premeditation => Cheapshot

[Premeditation]/ [Cheap Shot] in one button press without global cooldown.

/cast Premeditation
/cast Cheap shot

Ghost Strike Hemorrhage

[Ghostly Strike]/ [Hemorrhage]. 5 [Hemorrhage] for every [Ghostly Strike] is plenty. This for me works better than /castrandom [Ghostly Strike], ]]Hemorrhage]], you can try both versions and see which one you prefer.

/castsequence reset=6 ghostly strike, hemorrhage, hemorrhage, hemorrhage, hemorrhage, hemorrhage

Note: Since the debuff from [Hemorrhage] is now so powerful(Worth around 150 attack power) you would probably want to use;

/castsequence reset=7 hemorrhage, ghostly strike, hemorrhage, hemorrhage, hemorrhage, hemorrhage, hemorrhage

Stealth => Shadowstep => Premeditation => Ambush => Hemorrage

Stealths if not Stealthed and not in combat. [Shadowstep] and apply [Premeditation] if its up. [Ambush]. [Hemorrhage] spam during combat. Great with the new [Shadowstep].. can be a bugger when attempting on a moving mounted foe.

/cast [nostealth,nocombat] stealth
/cast [stealth] Shadowstep
/cast [stealth] Premeditation
/cast [stealth] Ambush
/cast [combat] Hemorrhage

Pick Pocket + Ambush

If you use this macro it will [Stealth] you and [Pick Pocket] your mob netting you a few extra silver and the occasional Locked Box. You should(!) enable Autoloot in your Interface-Menu. If you are stealthed when using the macro, it will just [Pick Pocket] and use the opener. Instead of [Ambush] you can use every other Opener of course.

/cast [nostealth] Stealth
/stopcasting
/cast Pick Pocket
/stopcasting
/cast Ambush

Auto-loot only when Pickpocketing

If you only want to auto-loot when you are pickpocketing use this macro:

/script SetCVar("AutoLootDefault", 1) 
/cast Pick Pocket
/in 1 /script SetCVar("AutoLootDefault", 0) 

Without the /in 1 the auto-loot-default setting is returned to 0 before the pick pocket completes, defeating the whole purpose. Note: Autoloot used to be "SetAutoLootDefault(1)", patch 3.0 made Autoloot a CVar.

One-button Auto target, Sap, Auto loot, Pick Pocket.

This will select the most close target, and Sap then auto loot pick pocket,

#showtooltip Pick Pocket
/console targetNearestDistance 5.000000
/targetenemy [noharm][dead]
/console targetNearestDistance 10.000000
/cast [harm,nodead] Sap
/script SetAutoLootDefault(1)
/cast Pick pocket 
/in 1 /script SetAutoLootDefault(0)

If you wish to change from [Sap] simply replace " [Sap]" with what ever skill you wish to use, Or you can take Sap out of it and just have auto select and auto loot.

Note: The '/in' command is not a blizzard command but comes from Cosmos. If you are not running Cosmos or one of its addons, this macro will not work.

One-button Insta-Stealth, Auto-target, Pick Pocket, and Untarget

#showtooltip Pick Pocket
/cast [nostealth,nocombat] Stealth
/cast [nostealth,combat] Vanish
/targetenemy [target=harm, nodead]
/cast Sap
/cast Pick Pocket
/cleartarget

Better than the similar macro above, but you MUST have Auto-loot on. Doesn't require any addons.

One-button Stealth and Pick Pocket

If stealthed and targeting a neutral or hostile enemy, performs [Pick Pocket], otherwise uses [Stealth] or cancels it depending on your current form.

#showtooltip Stealth
/cast [stealth, harm] Pick Pocket; Stealth

One-button shoot/throw

This macro will throw a throwing weapon or shoot your bow/gun/crossbow depending on which you have equipped.

/cast [equipped:Thrown] Throw; Shoot

One button throw/shoot and change ranged weapon

Change the bag slot numbers to fit your own bags.

#showtooltip
/cast [button:1, equipped:thrown]Throw; [button:1] Shoot;
/startattack [button:1]
/stopmacro [button:1]
/script if ( not CursorHasItem() ) then PickupContainerItem(0,15); PickupInventoryItem(18); PickupContainerItem(0,15); end

Equip throwing weapon + Deadly Throw

This macro will equip your throwing weapon & cast [Deadly Throw] (requires two button presses, about a 1 second delay due to global cooldown). Handy if you want to keep a bow/gun/crossbow equipped due to better stats.

/equipslot [noequipped:Thrown] 18 My Thrown Weapon
cast [equipped:Thrown] Deadly Throw

Deadly Throw + Throw (1-button ranged attack)

It'll use [Deadly Throw] if you have the combo points, otherwise it'll just throw/shoot.

/cast [equipped:Thrown] Deadly Throw
/cast [equipped:Thrown] Throw; Shoot

Note: There is still a little problem, if you do not have enough energy but the combo point(s) it won't do a Throw but sayin "Not enough energy".

Sap + Pick Pocket

Needs Autoloot option enabled

WARNING: Do not use this macro when sapping a member of a group. If your pick pocket gets resisted, you break stealth and aggro the whole group.

Almost guaranteed pick pocket even in laggy situations and on moving mobs. It has its weakness in world PvP though, your enemy can easily know you're there.

/cast Sap
/cast Pick Pocket

Note: Patch 2.1.0 (2007-05-22): As of 2.1.0. Sap no longer breaks stealth, and thus you no longer need [Improved Sap] for this to work.

Gouge => Bandage

Automatically Gouges the target and begins bandaging yourself. Be warned that if your Gouge fails, this will still expend a bandage. Replace Netherweave Bandage with the name of whatever bandage you wish to use with this macro.

/cast Gouge
/stopcasting
/use [target=player] Netherweave Bandage

Gouge => Backstab

Casts [Gouge], then switches button to [Backstab] till gouge runs out. Hit control to cast [Backstab] without [Gouge]. Change the 4 to 4.5, 5, or 5.5 to account for [Improved Gouge]

#showtooltip
/castsequence [nomodifier:ctrl] reset=4 Gouge, Backstab
/cast [modifier:ctrl] Backstab

Gouge Spam

This macro is probably only used for pvp. When nearing a target you want to [Gouge] so you could for example open with minor CC, you will [Stealth] => [Cheap Shot] should you suddenly leave combat just before you get in range for [Gouge]. Best use for this macro is if you don't put it in one of your main action bars, since action buttons change once you [Stealth]. This will also always show the tooltip of the ability it will currently exceed. Do note that this macro is most useful for rogues without [Improved Gouge] and with  [7-30] Dirty Deeds, which is comon to hemo or PvP assassination builds.

#showtooltip
/cast [combat,nostealth] Gouge
/cast [nocombat,nostealth] Stealth
/cast [stealth] Cheap Shot

Vanish if combat - Stealth if nocombat

Place in your non-stealth bar, normal Stealth in same slot on in-stealth bar.

To vanish when stealthed in combat:

/cast [nocombat] Stealth; Vanish

To unstealth when stealthed in combat:

/cast [combat,stealth] Stealth; [nocombat] Stealth; Vanish

Trinket => Blade Flurry

This casts your trinket and [Blade Flurry] in one mashable macro. Replace "Bladefist's Breadth" with your trinket. It will also auto attack if you haven't started attacking yet.

#show Blade Flurry
/startattack
/use Bladefist's Breadth
/cast Blade Flurry

Dagger <=> Sword switching

This macro switch the weapon in your main hand. Useful if want to start with a dagger and switch to your sword after opening. Can be used to switch your main hand with your off-hand too. Use the "?" icon to see what is equepped in the main hand.

#show 16
/equipslot [equipped:Sword] 16 Dagger
/equipslot [equipped:Dagger] 16 Sword

The first click will re-equip a dagger if the main hand isn't a dagger, and the second click will equip a sword if the main hand isn't a sword.

OR

Alternative

It's basically the same as the above macro. However, this make sure that it will only equip the main hand w/ the dagger you specify while stealth, preventing an accident of switching back to a sword/mace/fist weapon if press the button 1 too many times. Probably better for efficiency. Remember to change the name of the weapon each time when you get a better weapon.

#show 16
/equipslot [stealth,equipped:Sword/Mace/Fist] 16 (name of your dagger)
/equipslot [nostealth,equipped:Dagger] 16 (name of your Sword/mace/fist weapon)

Dismount and stealth

See Dismount and stealth - Rogue Macro

Switch main and off hand

This macro will swap the weapons equipied in your main and off hand. Useful to switch between sword and dagger. When you do this instantly with other ability you may even trick the global cooldown. Note that you must have the "one hand" weapons equippied, not "main hand". Use the "?" icon with this macro to see what is equipped in your main hand.

#show 16
/script PickupInventoryItem(16); PickupInventoryItem(17);

Stun

This will make one button for stunning a target. It will perform [Cheap Shot] if stealthed, [Kidney Shot] otherwise.

/cast [stealth] Cheap Shot; Kidney Shot

Flee

This is a good macro if you want to get away from some mobs quickly. (when back is turned to mob/player you can not dodge even with evasion)

/cast Sprint
/cast Evasion

---

This is a better macro for getting away from a single enemy, and still better for getting away from mobs, as it temporarily reduces the number of enemies chasing you by one.

/cast Gouge
/cast Sprint
/cast Evasion

And if you are a Herbalist, with a skill level of at least 75, then you can use this one instead:

/cast Gouge
/cast Sprint
/cast Evasion
/cast Lifeblood

Be sure to have Improved Gouge - Rank 5, and for the Herbalist one, make sure you have the best Lifeblood for your level! (For simplicity's sake, I have cut-off the skill levels into sections.)

Azeroth

Rank 1= 75 Herbalism [Apprentice Herbalism | Level 5] 300 health restored over 5 seconds

Rank 2=150 Herbalism [Journeyman Herbalism | Level 10] 480 health restored over 5 seconds

Rank 3=225 Herbalism [Expert Herbalism | Level 20]720 health restored over 5 seconds

Rank 4=300 Herbalism [Artisan Herbalism | Level 35]900 health restored over 5 seconds

Outland

Rank 5=375 Herbalism [Master Herbalism | Level 50] 1200 health restored over 5 seconds

Northrend

Rank 6=450 Herbalism [Grand Master Herbalism | Level 60] 2000 health restored over 5 seconds

At maximum potential, the Herbalist spell [Lifeblood] can heal you for 2000 health over 5 seconds

Implicit Weapon Switching

These are a couple macros I found good for switching weapons on the fly depending on what you are doing.

This one will prepare a dagger for backstabbing after a gouge, or equip 2 daggers for a mutilate.

/cast Gouge
/equipslot 16 <dagger>
/equipslot 17 <dagger>

This one will equip a sword, mace, or fist weapon after executing a backstab or mutilate so you can keep up DPS without fumbling around.

/cast Backstab
/equipslot 16 <sword or mace or fist weapon>
/equipslot 17 <sword or mace or fist weapon> 

This one is in case your gouge misses so you don't have to waste time using the previous macro switching back. You may lose some DPS Sinister Striking with a weak weapon but you will put your normal weapons on right afterwards.

/cast Sinister Strike
/equipslot 16 <sword or mace or fist weapon>
/equipslot 17 <sword or mace or fist weapon>

Boss Bleeder Macro

This macro is explicitly for subtlety specced rogues and should be used primarily against boss mobs. This will provide a maximum effect from your two primary bleed effects. As a subtlety specced rogue, your opening garrote will hit for +50% damage (+20% [Opportunity], +10% [Master of Subtlety], +20% [Shadowstep]) and your [Rupture] will hit for +60% (+30% [Serrated Blades], +10% [Master of Subtlety], +20% [Shadowstep]) with 5 combo points. This is only effective once every 10 minutes which is why it should be saved for bosses. You can open up for about 600 damage every 2–3 seconds without pulling excessive threat away from your tank.

/castsequence Premeditation, Shadowstep, Preparation, Premeditation, Garrote, Shadowstep, Rupture

Note: Subtlety specced rogues aren't considered a pve spec. As the damage output of Sub is subpar in pve.

Kick or Arcane Torrent Macro

This macro is only useful for blood elf rogues. It performs a [Kick]. While kick is on cooldown, the same button will do Arcane Torrent instead.

#showtooltip
/castsequence reset=10 Kick, Arcane Torrent

Limitations: If you do not have a kickable target this will NOT do an arcane torrent because kick must be cast on the first press, then arcane torrent on the second press.

Sap Macro

This simple macro is only really useful when fighting another rogue. You can sneak around stealthed while spamming this button, and it will instantly target then sap your opponent if you see him/her first, allowing you to casually start off with an opening move.

#showtooltip Sap
/console targetNearestDistance 10.000000
/targetenemy [noharm][dead]
/console targetNearestDistance 41.000000
/cast [harm,nodead] Sap 

Sap + Blind in Dungeons

This is two useful macros, one for the sap and one for blind. You first sap your target and the macro will set focus. When you want to use blind the macro will use the focus to choose target without changing your target.

Sap

#showtooltip [target=focus,harm] [] Sap
/clearfocus [modifier:shift][target=focus,dead][target=focus,noexists]
/focus [target=focus,noexists]
/cast Sap

Blind

#showtooltip [target=focus,harm] [] Blind
/clearfocus [modifier:shift][target=focus,dead][target=focus,noexists]
/cast [target=focus] Blind

Expose Armor without breaking Sap/Blind/Gouge

This simple macro will cast [Expose Armor], clear your target and then get the target back without breaking and incapacitate effect. Note: the "stop auto attack" option MUST be checked for this macro to work.

#show
/cast Expose Armor
/cleartarget
/targetlasttarget

Auto Attack/Sinister Strike

With mobs stacked on each other its hard to select the right one and attack it. This is a macro for when you select a new target and have no energy to [Sinister Strike](or any other main attack: [Hemorrhage], [Mutilate], [Backstab]) it will start to Auto Attack in one button.

#showtooltip Sinister Strike
/startattack 
/cast Sinister Strike

Tricks of the Trade Macro

This is a macro so that you can keep your Target on the mob but re-direct your Threat to you Focus target is is a slightly modified version of the [Misdirection] for Hunters.

#showtooltip Tricks of the Trade
/cast [target=focus,help] Tricks of the Trade

Remember to select your Focus by right-clicking on the toon's character portrait and selecting "Set Focus". If this works correctly you will see their portrait and mana bar on the lower left hand side of your screen.

If you want to change this for one specific person simply but their characters name where it say "focus".

EX:

#showtooltip Tricks of the Trade
/cast [target=Narcisa,help] Tricks of the Trade

Alternative Tricks of the Trade macro

#showtooltip
/clearfocus [help]
/focus [help]
/stopmacro [help]
/cast [target=focus,help] Tricks of the Trade

This macro is a rebuild of the above TotT macro, this one simply puts the focus target function into the macro itself and allows you to select your Focus target by targetting them and clicking this macro, then select the target to be TotT'ed to the Focus and hit the macro and up goes TotT

Stealth/Vanish macro

This will cast stealth if you are out of combat or mounted. edit: I added mount options too, because it sometimes cast vanish even outside of combat when mounted.

/cast [mounted,combat] Vanish
/cast [mounted] Stealth(Rank 4)
/cast [nocombat] Stealth(Rank 4)
/cast Vanish

Gouge / Stealth macro

This macro will - Gouge enemy - cast stealth at the end of effect (Improved gouge lasts 5.5 sec, you can stealth after 5 secs of no battle action = you can use that 0.5 sec to stealth). Of course, you have to spam it to make it work.

/cast [combat] Gouge
/cast [nocombat,no stealth] Stealth

Note: this works only with talent improved Gouge

Note: Not sure why you wouldn't just take the mashable stealth macro instead.

Shadowmeld > Stealth (night elf)

This macro will use [Shadowmeld] and immediately go into [Stealth]. This makes [Shadowmeld] to another [Vanish].

/cast Shadowmeld
/cast Stealth

Note: This works only for Night Elves

Note:Shadowmeld nolonger resets threat meters as of 3.2

6 ambush onslaught

This is a cast sequence set up to cast 6 ambushes on your target over a span of pressing this lil button a few times, you must be in stealth to start it properly and best if used with premeditation b4 u begin the macro for maximum slice and dice time.

#showtooltip#
/castsequence reset=11 Premeditaion, Ambush, Slice and Dice, Shadow Dance, Ambush, Ambush, Vanish, Ambush, Preparation, Vanish, Ambush

Note: this is really only practical on bosses, or when someone else is holding aggro on your target, it doesnt take all that long to pull it off and your DPS will skyrocket, if specced into sub its highly possible that they will all be crits which is always nice.

One button PvP

This sequence is set up to either kill or greatly damage, as in up to or more than 1/2 of your targets HP, but can only be used once every 10 min. Best most likely used on a healer in arena or FC in WSG, or something to that affect.

/castsequence Cold Blood, Premeditation, Garrote, Rupture, Evasion, Sprint, Dismantle, Vanish, Preparation, Premeditation, Ambush; Cheapshot, Cold Blood, Evicerate, Dismantle, Evasion

Note: not completely sure macro works as intended. asking for assisstance if used right, it should work fully though =) Note: For 2nd Cold Blood, must have Glyph of Preparation

3.1 Combat Macros

TotT + Killing Spree

#showtooltip Killing Spree
/target [target=target, help] targettarget; party1
/cast [help] Tricks of the Trade; [harm] Killing Spree

• If your target is a party member, targets their target, otherwise targets the party leader (often tank), allowing you to switch targets between the tank and what you should be DPSing.
• Casts Tricks of the Trade if your target is a party member or casts Killing Spree if your target is an enemy.
• This macro is useful for helping a tank establish or maintain aggro during a pull. Hit it twice and you'll TotT the tank while Killing Spree-ing everything else, without losing your target.
• A line similar to "/use [harm] Sphere of Red Dragon's Blood" may be added to the end of the macro to boost the power of your Killing Spree to maximize effectiveness, as long as the used item or spell doesn't trigger GCD.
• Works in 3.1.3, both with and without the "/use" line.

Garrote in Stealth, or Sinister Strike Otherwise

#showtooltip
/cast [stealth] Garrote
/castrandom [nostealth] Sinister Strike, Riposte

Ambush or Garrote

/cast [equipped:Daggers] Ambush; Garrote

• I got the idea for this one macro by changing it from the option of using Ambush or Kidney shot macro just changed it to Garrote seeing it as more practical a skill.
• This lets you use Ambush if you have a dagger equipped otherwise will default to Garrote. You can change it to Garrote with a certin kind of weapon by adding [equipped:Mace] after Ambush like so:

/cast [equipped:Daggers] Ambush;[equipped:Mace] Garrote

Sqeeks (talk) 04:31, September 30, 2009 (UTC)

Rupture or Slice and Dice in one button

#showtooltip [modifier:shift] Rupture; Slice and Dice
/cast [modifier:shift] Rupture; Slice and Dice

• This macro lets you have both finishing moves in one button using the modifier shift to change between, great for PvP or a raid when fighting a boss to keep doing dps without the burst damage.
• The default image should be question mark so it will show the tool tips for the finisher you are about to use.
• This will not change and stay you must hold down the shift key or any modifier key you chose to use.
• Slice and Dice will always be default without holding shift down unless you replace it with another finisher.
• Made by Sqeeks of Staghelm, inspired by reading how to make a macro on wowwiki.com.

Sqeeks (talk) 04:31, September 30, 2009 (UTC)

Evicerate or Envenom

#showtooltip [modifier:shift] Eviscerate; Envenom
/cast [modifier:shift] Eviscerate; Envenom

• This macro is just like the one above it except it is more ideal for solo killing or doing burst damage against a boss if he/she is close to death.
• Also good for PvP for burst scare damage or fast kills of clothies.
• Envenom is default to show and as mentioned above holding shift down will allow you to use Eviscerate.
• If you use the questionmark icon then the image will match the finisher you aim to use so there is no confussion.
• Having both macros will allow you to use less action slots for other items or skills and use the one you want at any given time.
• You can add a third or even fourth modifier to include more then just the two writen above.

#showtooltip [modifier:shift] Eviscerate;[modifier:ctrl] Envenom; Expose Armor
/cast [modifier:shift] Eviscerate;[modifier:ctrl] Envenom; Expose Armor

• With this macro if you look at the icon using the question mark the icon and tooltips for Expose Armor will be default, pressing and holding shift will allow use of Eviscerate and see the tooltips and finally pressing and holding the ctrl button will allow you to use Envenom and see the tooltips.

Sqeeks (talk) 04:31, September 30, 2009 (UTC)

3.1 Subtlety Macros

Super Prep

Use every ability refreshed by [Preparation] except [Shadowstep]. Remove the nocombat condition on [Vanish] for PvP.

#showtooltip Preparation
/cast [nostealth] Evasion
/cast [nocombat] Vanish
/cast Cold Blood
/cast Sprint
/cast Preparation

Swap Dagger + Ambush

This macro can be used in pvp in general and is useful if you want to stay with your fast main and offhand :

/equip Your1hDagger   
/cast ambush                    
/equip YourOldMainHand

OLD MACROS BELOW

The macros below this line have not been validated to work in 3.1. Use at your own risk.

Tricks of the Trade without losing target

This is a simple macro that will tricks of the trade your tank without losing your target. It casts on whatever your current target is targeting.

#showtooltip Tricks of the Trade
/cast [target=targettarget] Tricks of the Trade

This is another Macro that is useful for Trading tricks (make sure the rogue that you're trading with is set as ur Focus Target for this macro)

#showtooltip Tricks of the Trade
/cast [target=Focus] Tricks of the Trade

Multipurpose Hemorrhage/Kick/Shiv

Replace Figurine - Shadowsong Panther with your trinket. Holding alt will [Kick], and holding shift will [Shiv]. Additionally, if you are trying to attack a target with [Blessing of Protection] on you, it will be automatically taken off of you, to let you melee attack. I'd recommend binding it to your mouses up scrolling.

#showtooltip Hemorrhage
/console Sound_EnableSFX 0
/use Figurine - Shadowsong Panther
/console Sound_EnableSFX 1
/cast [modifier:alt] Kick
/cast [modifier:shift] Shiv
/cast Hemorrhage
/stopmacro [help] [noexists]
/cancelaura Blessing of Protection
/startattack

Vanish and Shadowstep and Cloak of Shadows

If you hold ctrl it will [Vanish] + [Shadowstep] the target. If you hold alt you can quickly [Cloak of Shadows] + [Vanish].

/cast [modifier:ctrl] Shadowstep
/cast [modifier:alt] Cloak of Shadows
/cast vanish
/stopattack

Cancel Blessing of Protection with Combo point attack.

Cancels [Blessing of Protection] automatically when you are trying to cast [Hemorrhage] on the enemy. Possible to be used with any other Combo point attack, like [Mutilate], [Backstab], [Sinister Strike].

/cast Hemorrhage
/stopmacro [help] [noexists]
/cancelaura Blessing of Protection

Unified Mount Macro

One button, one press to: Mount an appropriate mount if not mounted. Dismount and drop into stealth if you are not flying, but do it anyway if you have an enemy target. Lacking a conditional test for how far above the ground you are, this seems the best balance of combat function vs. going splat from an accidental, high altitude key press.

/use [nomounted, flyable] Swift Purple Windrider; [nomounted, noflyable] Horn of the Frostwolf Howler
/cast [mounted, nocombat] Stealth
/dismount [mounted, noflying]
/dismount [exists, harm]
/cast [nomounted] Stealth

Trinket activation

Many favorite level 60+ rogue trinkets can be used to provide 10-20 second buffs (attack power, crit rating, or haste) which are on different 2 min cooldowns. If you have 2 of these equipped, you can activate whichever is out of cooldown with a macro like this. If the first listed item is on cooldown, the macro will use the second.

/use Bladefist's Breadth
/use Ancient Draenei War Talisman

A simpler way, as per Useful_macros#Use_either_Trinket, is to use:

/use 13
/use 14

The following macro will automatically activate your trinkets for you. You can chain as many items with uses - and which don't trigger the global cooldown - into the /castrandom as you have. It's not a good idea to add abilities that cost energy (like [Adrenaline Rush]) or which might break crowd control (like [Blade Flurry]).

The rather elaborate-looking code simply clears any errors or error sounds (such as "That item isn't ready yet") produced by the trinkets being on cooldown.

#showtooltip Sinister Strike
/console Sound_EnableSFX 0
/use Bladefist's Breadth
/cast Sinister Strike
/console Sound_EnableSFX 1
/script UIErrorsFrame:Clear()

Sinister Strike => Riposte version A

A very primitive way to bypass the restrictions. You have to mash this non-stop and it works fine.

/castrandom Sinister Strike, Riposte

Sinister Strike => Riposte version B

This will cast [Sinister Strike] on the first press, and on the next press, Riposte. The macro resets in 1 second. The problem with this macro is that you have to [Sinister Strike] before you can Riposte.

/castsequence reset=1 Sinister Strike, Riposte

Sinister Strike => Riposte version C

This will cast [Sinister Strike] on a normal click, and when Riposte becomes available, right-click to use Riposte. I use this because the [Sinister Strike] + Riposte listed above seems buggy, and sometimes wont reset, so you're stuck trying to do Riposte over and over, when it's not available.

/cast [button:1] Sinister Strike; [button:2] Riposte

Sinister Strike => Riposte version D

This works like a lot of trinket macros I have used, you get the "not ready" message a lot, but it casts Riposte every time it is available, otherwise [Sinister Strike].

/cast Riposte
/cast Sinister Strike

Note: As of at least 2.0, this macro no longer works. See here.

Dagger Switch to use Backstab after Pick Pocketing the enemy

This switches to your dagger, casts [Pick Pocket] if you are stealthed, [Backstab], then switches back to your original setup

/equipslot 16 [Dagger]
/cast [stealth] Pick Pocket
/cast Backstab
/equipslot 16 [Original Weapon]

Note that this macro requires that you have autoloot enabled, or an addon such as AutoLootPocket [2]

Dagger Switch to do a Mutilate, then back to normal weapons

This is to switch to your highest DPS, slowest dagger to [Mutilate], then back to your standard sword.

/equipslot17 [insert lowest DPS dagger for MH]
/equipslot18 [insert highest DPS dagger for OH]
/cast Mutilate
/equipslot17 [normal MH wep]
/equipslot [normal OH wep]

Note: Only thing with this is that switch weapons invokes the Global Cooldown. And it resets the swing timer which might not make this even useful.

Mashable Stealth / Unstealth

This will only turn [Stealth] on.

/cast !Stealth

To leave [Stealth] if you're in it:

/cast [stance] Stealth

Backstab if mainhanding a dagger, Sinister Strike otherwise

This will [Backstab] if you have a dagger in your mainhand, or [Sinister Strike] if you have a fist weapon. This is useful for situations such as the Flame Wreath in the Shade of Aran encounter where you have to spend prolonged periods in front of a mob unable to move behind it to [Backstab]. Just click your fist weapon on your bar and then [Sinister Strike] a few times while you wait so you don't waste energy.

The reason you have to do it this way is you likely have a dagger in your offhand, so the macro will just keep trying to [Backstab] if you say [equipped:Daggers] [noequipped:Daggers] instead

Note: You'll have to change "Fist Weapon" to "Sword" or "Mace" as appropriate if you don't have a fist weapon

/cast [noequipped:Fist Weapon] Backstab; /cast [equipped:Fist Weapon] Sinister Strike

(macro by Raymond from Nazjatar US) Or you can

/cast [equipped:Dagger]Backstab; /cast Sinister Strike

Making it only backstab when you have daggers for what ever else it sinister strikes

Alucian

Ambush if Stealthed, otherwise Backstab

This will cast [Ambush] if the player is stealthed, [Backstab] if not.

/cast [stealth] Ambush; Backstab

- OR -

/cast [nostealth] Backstab; Ambush

Note: When you're Stealthed, Blizzard swaps your action bar, so you only need to stick Ambush on the action bar, Once you've Ambushed, you'll become unstealthed and Blizzard will swap your action bar back to what it was previously - and in that action bar, you'd have Backstab

Ambush if Dagger, otherwise Cheapshot

This will [Ambush] your target if you have a dagger equipped, and [Cheap Shot] them otherwise.

/cast [equipped:Daggers] Ambush; Cheapshot

Note: that [equipped:Daggers] will evaluate true if you have a dagger in either hand. So if you are wielding a mace in your main hand, and a dagger in your off hand, then this macro will attempt to [Ambush], give you an error message, and do nothing.

Equip Dagger and Ambush

This will equip your dagger if you have something else equipped, and [Ambush] your target otherwise. The last line will then switch back to your other weapon directly after ambushing. It can be adjusted for swords by changing [noequipped:Maces] to [noequipped:Swords]. You will need to change 'Dagger of Pwnage' or 'Mace of Pwnage' to the exact title of your weapon. Important Note: If stealth is broken before you ambush it will not automatically switch weapons back. If you click the button macro while not stealthed it will switch back for you.

/equipslot [stealth,noequipped:Daggers] 16 Dagger of Pwnage
/cast [stealth,equipped:Daggers] Ambush
/equipslot [noequipped:Maces] 16 Mace of Pwnage

If nocombat Stealth, otherwise Ghostly/Sinister Strike

When you're not Stealthed and not in combat, it will [Stealth] you. When you're in combat and not Stealthed it will pop [Ghostly Strike] whenever it's cooldown is up and [Sinister Strike] otherwise (in theory at least).

/cast [nostealth,nocombat] Stealth
/castsequence reset=20 Ghostly Strike, Sinister Strike, Sinister Strike, Sinister Strike, 
Sinister Strike, Sinister Strike, Sinister Strike, Sinister Strike, Sinister Strike

Note: This macro has a weakness. Since every press of the macro will reset the 20 second timer you can easily get "out of sync" with the [Ghostly Strike] cooldown. Imagine it takes you 10 seconds to kill a target after which you move on. At this point the 20 second reset timer of the macro has just been reset. This means that attacking a new target within the next 20 seconds would NOT result in a [Ghostly Strike] opener even though cooldown is ready.

Stealth => Sinister Strike

This macro will...

Stealth you if you have a dagger equipped and are not in combat.

Equip your dagger if you are not stealthed, not in combat, and not wielding a dagger (change "Dagger of Pwnage" to the name of your dagger.

Equip your sword/whatever if you are in combat and are wielding a dagger (remember to change the name of the weapon in the macro).

Hit your target with [Sinister Strike] otherwise.

/cast [equipped:Daggers,nocombat] Stealth
/equipslot [nostealth,nocombat,noequipped:Daggers] 16 Dagger of Pwnage
/equipslot [combat,equipped:Daggers] 16 Sword of Pwnage
/cast Sinister Strike

Apply Poisons

With this macro, you can left click to poison your main hand, right click to poison your offhand, hold down the alt button when you do it to use [Crippling Poison] or the ctrl button to use [Mind-Numbing Poison].

/use [nomodifier] Instant Poison IV; [modifier:alt] Crippling Poison II; [modifier:ctrl] Mind-numbing Poison III
/use [button:1] 16; [button:2] 17

As an alternative to the one above, this one contains all six kinds of poisons that rogues have.

#showtooltip
/use [mod:ctrl,mod:shift] Anesthetic Poison;[mod:ctrl,mod:alt] Deadly Poison; [mod:alt] Crippling Poison;[mod:ctrl] Mind-numbing Poison;[mod:shift] Wound Poison;Instant Poison
/use [btn:1] 16; [btn:2] 17

Note: This macro will not function as intended if you are using higher-rank poisons and do not include rank numbers. Rank 1 poisons are simply known as " [Instant Poison]", " [Deadly Poison]", etc. The game's API looks for that specific name when you don't use a rank ("II", "III", etc.), which will causes it to register as non-functional if those poisons aren't in inventory. To avoid this, you can also use bag slot ID numbers to force the macro to always use whatever poison you put in that bagslot.

Note: that the double-modifier uses have to come before the single ones.

Clickless Apply Poison

Another alternative you can use, one that don't need clicking the weapon to apply your poison, is shown below:

#showtooltip *posion name with rank*
/use *poison name with rank*
/use *weapon slot* (16 = Main Hand | 17 = Off-Hand)

This will put the poison you want on your weapon without having to click on your weapon. This macro will put [Crippling Poison] II on your off-hand right after you use the macro. For example:

#showtooltip Cripping Poison II
/use Crippling Poison II
/use 17

This one will apply poison to either weapon depending on which mouse button.

#showtooltip Deadly Posion VII
/use Deadly Poison VII
/use [button:1] 16; [button:2] 17

Five in one Poisons

This macro will apply a poison depending on the modifier button you push when you hit the macro. It will apply the poison to the mainhand weapon if you use the left mouse button, or the offhand weapon if you use the right mouse button.

#showtooltip
/use [mod:shift] Deadly Poison IX; [mod:ctrl,nomod:alt] Crippling Poison; [mod:alt,nomod:ctrl] Wound Poison VII; [mod:ctrl,mod:alt] Mind-numbing Poison; Instant Poison IX
/use [button:1] 16; [button:2] 17

Blind Mouseover

This lets you [Blind] mobs/players without changing target but simply by hovering your mouse over them. Because your cursor is being used to select a target, you will need to have this macro bound to a key.

/cast [target=mouseover,exists,harm,nodead] Blind

Another version: Blinds the mouseover if appropriate or the main target if not. The drawback is that if you <<miss>> the secondary target with your cursor then your current turget will get the [Blind].

/cast [target=mouseover,exists,harm,nodead][harm,nodead] Blind

Stealth -> Cheapshot => Hemorrhage

Nice all in one macro, great for grinding mobs.

/cast [nostealth] stealth
/cast [stealth] cheap shot
/cast [combat] Hemorrhage

Dismount => Stealth

Dismount and [Stealth]: Nothing fancy, replace "Swift White Steed" with your own mount name.

/cast [nomounted, nostealth] Stealth; [nomounted] Cheap Shot
/dismount [mounted]

Expose Armor

[Expose Armor] or [Cheap Shot] without breaking [Gouge]/ [Sap]/ [Blind]. You must not have a bow equipped in your ranged slot!

/equip [noequipped:bow] Bow of Love
/cast Expose Armor
/stopattack

[Cheap Shot] would work like this:

/equip [noequipped:bow] Bow of Love
/cast Cheap Shot
/stopattack

Change "Bow of Love" to your actual ranged weapon of course. The [Expose Armor] macro currently doesn't come out very reliably, [Cheap Shot] is 100% working if you mash it, very weird.

Cold Blood => Eviscerate

One Button Press [Cold Blood] -> [Eviscerate]

/cast Cold Blood
/cast Eviscerate

Trinket => Evasion => Adrenaline Rush

13 is top trinket slot, 14 is bottom. If [Evasion] is not up, [Adrenaline Rush] will not come out. There is no way to bypass this at the moment, unless you want to /castrandom and get those abilities out randomly.

/use 13
/castsequence Evasion, Adrenaline Rush

This is the /castrandom version and is very effective in bypassing the restriction above:

/use 13
/castrandom Adrenaline Rush, Evasion

Premeditation => Cheapshot

[Premeditation]/ [Cheap Shot] in one button press without global cooldown.

/cast Premeditation
/cast Cheap shot

Ghost Strike Hemorrhage

[Ghostly Strike]/ [Hemorrhage]. 5 [Hemorrhage] for every [Ghostly Strike] is plenty. This for me works better than /castrandom [Ghostly Strike], ]]Hemorrhage]], you can try both versions and see which one you prefer.

/castsequence reset=6 ghostly strike, hemorrhage, hemorrhage, hemorrhage, hemorrhage, hemorrhage

Note: Since the debuff from [Hemorrhage] is now so powerful(Worth around 150 attack power) you would probably want to use;

/castsequence reset=7 hemorrhage, ghostly strike, hemorrhage, hemorrhage, hemorrhage, hemorrhage, hemorrhage

Stealth => Shadowstep => Premeditation => Ambush => Hemorrage

Stealths if not Stealthed and not in combat. [Shadowstep] and apply [Premeditation] if its up. [Ambush]. [Hemorrhage] spam during combat. Great with the new [Shadowstep].. can be a bugger when attempting on a moving mounted foe.

/cast [nostealth,nocombat] stealth
/cast [stealth] Shadowstep
/cast [stealth] Premeditation
/cast [stealth] Ambush
/cast [combat] Hemorrhage

Pick Pocket + Ambush

If you use this macro it will [Stealth] you and [Pick Pocket] your mob netting you a few extra silver and the occasional Locked Box. You should(!) enable Autoloot in your Interface-Menu. If you are stealthed when using the macro, it will just [Pick Pocket] and use the opener. Instead of [Ambush] you can use every other Opener of course.

/cast [nostealth] Stealth
/stopcasting
/cast Pick Pocket
/stopcasting
/cast Ambush

Auto-loot only when Pickpocketing

If you only want to auto-loot when you are pickpocketing use this macro:

/script SetCVar("AutoLootDefault", 1) 
/cast Pick Pocket
/in 1 /script SetCVar("AutoLootDefault", 0) 

Without the /in 1 the auto-loot-default setting is returned to 0 before the pick pocket completes, defeating the whole purpose. Note: Autoloot used to be "SetAutoLootDefault(1)", patch 3.0 made Autoloot a CVar.

One-button Auto target, Sap, Auto loot, Pick Pocket.

This will select the most close target, and Sap then auto loot pick pocket,

#showtooltip Pick Pocket
/console targetNearestDistance 5.000000
/targetenemy [noharm][dead]
/console targetNearestDistance 10.000000
/cast [harm,nodead] Sap
/script SetAutoLootDefault(1)
/cast Pick pocket 
/in 1 /script SetAutoLootDefault(0)

If you wish to change from [Sap] simply replace " [Sap]" with what ever skill you wish to use, Or you can take Sap out of it and just have auto select and auto loot.

Note: The '/in' command is not a blizzard command but comes from Cosmos. If you are not running Cosmos or one of its addons, this macro will not work.

One-button Insta-Stealth, Auto-target, Pick Pocket, and Untarget

#showtooltip Pick Pocket
/cast [nostealth,nocombat] Stealth
/cast [nostealth,combat] Vanish
/targetenemy [target=harm, nodead]
/cast Sap
/cast Pick Pocket
/cleartarget

Better than the similar macro above, but you MUST have Auto-loot on. Doesn't require any addons.

One-button Stealth and Pick Pocket

If stealthed and targeting a neutral or hostile enemy, performs [Pick Pocket], otherwise uses [Stealth] or cancels it depending on your current form.

#showtooltip Stealth
/cast [stealth, harm] Pick Pocket; Stealth

One-button shoot/throw

This macro will throw a throwing weapon or shoot your bow/gun/crossbow depending on which you have equipped.

/cast [equipped:Thrown] Throw; Shoot

One button throw/shoot and change ranged weapon

Change the bag slot numbers to fit your own bags.

#showtooltip
/cast [button:1, equipped:thrown]Throw; [button:1] Shoot;
/startattack [button:1]
/stopmacro [button:1]
/script if ( not CursorHasItem() ) then PickupContainerItem(0,15); PickupInventoryItem(18); PickupContainerItem(0,15); end

Equip throwing weapon + Deadly Throw

This macro will equip your throwing weapon & cast [Deadly Throw] (requires two button presses, about a 1 second delay due to global cooldown). Handy if you want to keep a bow/gun/crossbow equipped due to better stats.

/equipslot [noequipped:Thrown] 18 My Thrown Weapon
cast [equipped:Thrown] Deadly Throw

Deadly Throw + Throw (1-button ranged attack)

It'll use [Deadly Throw] if you have the combo points, otherwise it'll just throw/shoot.

/cast Deadly Throw
/cast [equipped:Thrown] Throw; Shoot

Note: There is still a little problem, if you do not have enough energy but the combo point(s) it won't do a Throw but sayin "Not enough energy".

Sap + Pick Pocket

Needs Autoloot option enabled

WARNING: Do not use this macro when sapping a member of a group. If your pick pocket gets resisted, you break stealth and aggro the whole group.

Almost guaranteed pick pocket even in laggy situations and on moving mobs. It has its weakness in world PvP though, your enemy can easily know you're there.

/cast Sap
/cast Pick Pocket

Note: Patch 2.1.0 (2007-05-22): As of 2.1.0. Sap no longer breaks stealth, and thus you no longer need [Improved Sap] for this to work.

Gouge => Bandage

Automatically Gouges the target and begins bandaging yourself. Be warned that if your Gouge fails, this will still expend a bandage. Replace Netherweave Bandage with the name of whatever bandage you wish to use with this macro.

/cast Gouge
/stopcasting
/use [target=player] Netherweave Bandage

Gouge => Backstab

Casts [Gouge], then switches button to [Backstab] till gouge runs out. Hit control to cast [Backstab] without [Gouge]. Change the 4 to 4.5, 5, or 5.5 to account for [Improved Gouge]

#showtooltip
/castsequence [nomodifier:ctrl] reset=4 Gouge, Backstab
/cast [modifier:ctrl] Backstab

Gouge Spam

This macro is probably only used for pvp. When nearing a target you want to [Gouge] so you could for example open with minor CC, you will [Stealth] => [Cheap Shot] should you suddenly leave combat just before you get in range for [Gouge]. Best use for this macro is if you don't put it in one of your main action bars, since action buttons change once you [Stealth]. This will also always show the tooltip of the ability it will currently exceed. Do note that this macro is most useful for rogues without [Improved Gouge] and with  [7-30] Dirty Deeds, which is comon to hemo or PvP assassination builds.

#showtooltip
/cast [combat,nostealth] Gouge
/cast [nocombat,nostealth] Stealth
/cast [stealth] Cheap Shot

Vanish if combat - Stealth if nocombat

Place in your non-stealth bar, normal Stealth in same slot on in-stealth bar.

To vanish when stealthed in combat:

/cast [nocombat] Stealth; Vanish

To unstealth when stealthed in combat:

/cast [combat,stealth] Stealth; [nocombat] Stealth; Vanish

Trinket => Blade Flurry

This casts your trinket and [Blade Flurry] in one mashable macro. Replace "Bladefist's Breadth" with your trinket. It will also auto attack if you haven't started attacking yet.

#show Blade Flurry
/startattack
/use Bladefist's Breadth
/cast Blade Flurry

Dagger <=> Sword switching

This macro switch the weapon in your main hand. Useful if want to start with a dagger and switch to your sword after opening. Can be used to switch your main hand with your off-hand too. Use the "?" icon to see what is equepped in the main hand.

#show 16
/equipslot [equipped:Sword] 16 Dagger
/equipslot [equipped:Dagger] 16 Sword

The first click will re-equip a dagger if the main hand isn't a dagger, and the second click will equip a sword if the main hand isn't a sword.

OR

Alternative

It's basically the same as the above macro. However, this make sure that it will only equip the main hand w/ the dagger you specify while stealth, preventing an accident of switching back to a sword/mace/fist weapon if press the button 1 too many times. Probably better for efficiency. Remember to change the name of the weapon each time when you get a better weapon.

#show 16
/equipslot [stealth,equipped:Sword/Mace/Fist] 16 (name of your dagger)
/equipslot [nostealth,equipped:Dagger] 16 (name of your Sword/mace/fist weapon)

Dismount and stealth

See Dismount and stealth - Rogue Macro

Switch main and off hand

This macro will swap the weapons equipied in your main and off hand. Useful to switch between sword and dagger. When you do this instantly with other ability you may even trick the global cooldown. Note that you must have the "one hand" weapons equippied, not "main hand". Use the "?" icon with this macro to see what is equipped in your main hand.

#show 16
/script PickupInventoryItem(16); PickupInventoryItem(17);

Stun

This will make one button for stunning a target. It will perform [Cheap Shot] if stealthed, [Kidney Shot] otherwise.

/cast [stealth] Cheap Shot; Kidney Shot

Flee

This is a good macro if you want to get away from some mobs quickly. (when back is turned to mob/player you can not dodge even with evasion)

/cast Sprint
/cast Evasion

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This is a better macro for getting away from a single enemy, and still better for getting away from mobs, as it temporarily reduces the number of enemies chasing you by one.

/cast Gouge
/cast Sprint
/cast Evasion

And if you are an Herbalist with a skill level of at least 75, then you can use this one instead:

/cast Gouge
/cast Sprint
/cast Evasion
/cast Lifeblood

Be sure to have Improved Gouge - Rank 5, and for the Herbalist one, make sure you have the best Lifeblood for your level! (For simplicity's sake, I have cut-off the skill levels into sections.)

Azeroth

Rank 1= 75 Herbalism [Apprentice Herbalism | Level 5] 300 health restored over 5 seconds

Rank 2=150 Herbalism [Journeyman Herbalism | Level 10] 480 health restored over 5 seconds

Rank 3=225 Herbalism [Expert Herbalism | Level 20]720 health restored over 5 seconds

Rank 4=300 Herbalism [Artisan Herbalism | Level 35]900 health restored over 5 seconds

Outland

Rank 5=375 Herbalism [Master Herbalism | Level 50] 1200 health restored over 5 seconds

Northrend

Rank 6=450 Herbalism [Grand Master Herbalism | Level 60] 2000 health restored over 5 seconds

At maximum potential, the Herbalist spell [Lifeblood] can heal you for 2000 health over 5 seconds

Implicit Weapon Switching

These are a couple macros I found good for switching weapons on the fly depending on what you are doing.

This one will prepare a dagger for backstabbing after a gouge, or equip 2 daggers for a mutilate.

/cast Gouge
/equipslot 16 <dagger>
/equipslot 17 <dagger>

This one will equip a sword, mace, or fist weapon after executing a backstab or mutilate so you can keep up DPS without fumbling around.

/cast Backstab
/equipslot 16 <sword or mace or fist weapon>
/equipslot 17 <sword or mace or fist weapon> 

This one is in case your gouge misses so you don't have to waste time using the previous macro switching back. You may lose some DPS Sinister Striking with a weak weapon but you will put your normal weapons on right afterwards.

/cast Sinister Strike
/equipslot 16 <sword or mace or fist weapon>
/equipslot 17 <sword or mace or fist weapon>

Boss Bleeder Macro

This macro is explicitly for subtlety-specced rogues and should be used primarily against boss mobs. This will provide a maximum effect from your two primary bleed effects. As a subtlety-specced rogue, your opening garrote will hit for +50% damage (+20% [Opportunity], +10% [Master of Subtlety], +20% [Shadowstep]) and your [Rupture] will hit for +60% (+30% [Serrated Blades], +10% [Master of Subtlety], +20% [Shadowstep]) with 5 combo points. This is only effective once every 10 minutes which is why it should be saved for bosses. You can open up for about 600 damage every 2–3 seconds without pulling excessive threat away from your tank.

/castsequence Premeditation, Shadowstep, Preparation, Premeditation, Garrote, Shadowstep, Rupture

Note: Subtlety-specced rogues aren't considered a pve spec, as the damage output of Subtlety is subpar in pve.

Kick or Arcane Torrent Macro

This macro is only useful for blood elf rogues. It performs a [Kick]. While kick is on cooldown, the same button will do Arcane Torrent instead.

#showtooltip
/castsequence reset=10 Kick, Arcane Torrent

Limitations: If you do not have a kickable target this will NOT do an arcane torrent because kick must be cast on the first press, then arcane torrent on the second press.

Sap Macro

This simple macro is only really useful when fighting another rogue. You can sneak around stealthed while spamming this button, and it will instantly target then sap your opponent if you see him/her first, allowing you to casually start off with an opening move.

#showtooltip Sap
/console targetNearestDistance 10.000000
/targetenemy [noharm][dead]
/console targetNearestDistance 41.000000
/cast [harm,nodead] Sap 

Sap + Blind in Dungeons

This is two useful macros, one for the sap and one for blind. You first sap your target and the macro will set focus. When you want to use blind the macro will use the focus to choose target without changing your target.

Sap

#showtooltip [target=focus,harm] [] Sap
/clearfocus [modifier:shift][target=focus,dead][target=focus,noexists]
/focus [target=focus,noexists]
/cast Sap

Blind

#showtooltip [target=focus,harm] [] Blind
/clearfocus [modifier:shift][target=focus,dead][target=focus,noexists]
/cast [target=focus] Blind

Expose Armor without breaking Sap/Blind/Gouge

This simple macro will cast [Expose Armor], clear your target and then get the target back without breaking and incapacitate effect. Note: the "stop auto attack" option MUST be checked for this macro to work.

#show
/cast Expose Armor
/cleartarget
/targetlasttarget

Auto Attack/Sinister Strike

With mobs stacked on each other its hard to select the right one and attack it. This is a macro for when you select a new target and have no energy to [Sinister Strike](or any other main attack: [Hemorrhage], [Mutilate], [Backstab]) it will start to Auto Attack in one button.

#showtooltip Sinister Strike
/startattack 
/cast Sinister Strike

Tricks of the Trade Macro

This is a macro so that you can keep your Target on the mob but re-direct your Threat to you Focus target is is a slightly modified version of the [Misdirection] for Hunters.

#showtooltip Tricks of the Trade
/cast [target=focus,help] Tricks of the Trade

Remember to select your Focus by right-clicking on the toon's character portrait and selecting "Set Focus". If this works correctly you will see their portrait and mana bar on the lower left hand side of your screen.

If you want to change this for one specific person simply but their characters name where it say "focus".

EX:

#showtooltip Tricks of the Trade
/cast [target=Narcisa,help] Tricks of the Trade

Alternative Tricks of the Trade macro

#showtooltip
/clearfocus [help]
/focus [help]
/stopmacro [help]
/cast [target=focus,help] Tricks of the Trade

This macro is a rebuild of the above TotT macro, this one simply puts the focus target function into the macro itself and allows you to select your Focus target by targetting them and clicking this macro, then select the target to be TotT'ed to the Focus and hit the macro and up goes TotT

Stealth/Vanish macro

This will cast stealth if you are out of combat or mounted. edit: I added mount options too, because it sometimes cast vanish even outside of combat when mounted.

/cast [mounted,combat] Vanish
/cast [mounted] Stealth(Rank 4)
/cast [nocombat] Stealth(Rank 4)
/cast Vanish

Gouge / Stealth macro

This macro will - Gouge enemy - cast stealth at the end of effect (Improved gouge lasts 5.5 sec, you can stealth after 5 secs of no battle action = you can use that 0.5 sec to stealth). Of course, you have to spam it to make it work.

/cast [combat] Gouge
/cast [nocombat,no stealth] Stealth

Note: this works only with talent improved Gouge

Note: Not sure why you wouldn't just take the mashable stealth macro instead.

Shadowmeld > Stealth (night elf)

This macro will use [Shadowmeld] and immediately go into [Stealth]. This makes [Shadowmeld] to another [Vanish].

/cast Shadowmeld
/cast Stealth

Note: This works only for Night Elves

Note:Shadowmeld nolonger resets threat meters as of 3.2

Alternate :

/cast [combat] !Shadowmeld
/cast [nocombat] !Stealth

This makes it so that you can use it as a stealth button normally, and you can use it in PvP/PvE also for the effect where [Shadowmeld] becomes [Vanish].

(Stealths out of combat, and can click as many times and you will not exit, Shadowmelds in combat and press again for Stealth.)

6 ambush onslaught

This is a cast sequence set up to cast 6 ambushes on your target over a span of pressing this little button a few times, you must be in stealth to start it properly and best if used with premeditation before you begin the macro for maximum slice and dice time.

#showtooltip#
/castsequence reset=11 Premeditaion, Ambush, Slice and Dice, Shadow Dance, Ambush, Ambush, Vanish, Ambush, Preparation, Vanish, Ambush

Note: this is really only practical on bosses, or when someone else is holding aggro on your target, it doesnt take all that long to pull it off and your DPS will skyrocket, if specced into sub its highly possible that they will all be crits which is always nice.

One button PvP

This sequence is set up to either kill or greatly damage, as in up to or more than 1/2 of your targets HP, but can only be used once every 10 min. Best most likely used on a healer in arena or FC in WSG, or something to that affect.

/castsequence Cold Blood, Premeditation, Garrote, Rupture, Evasion, Sprint, Dismantle, Vanish, Preparation, Premeditation, Ambush; Cheapshot, Cold Blood, Evicerate, Dismantle, Evasion

Note: not completely sure macro works as intended. asking for assisstance if used right, it should work fully though =) Note: For 2nd Cold Blood, must have Glyph of Preparation