Frost Mage DPS Macros and Addons (WoD 6.0.3)
Macros and addons are an integral part of a raider's arsenal as they can make it easier to perform a variety of tasks, improving your overall game experience. On this page, we present macros and addons that can be useful to a Frost Mage in World of Warcraft WoD 6.0.3.
The other pages of our Frost Mage guide can be accessed from the table of contents on the right.
This guide has been reviewed and approved by Kuni, one of the best Frost Mages in the world, who raids in Midnight Sanctuary.
If you want to read all about the Patch 6.0.2 changes and learn how they affect your character, make sure to read our Mage Transition Guide!
1. Macros↑top
1.1. Generic Macros for Mages
1.1.1. Focus on Mouseover
- /focus mouseover
This macro sets your focus on your mouseover target, which greatly helps
when casting some of the macros below, for 
Counterspell or
Spellsteal, for example.
1.1.2. Counterspell
- #showtooltip
- /cast [@focus,exists][@target] Counterspell
This macro casts Counterspell at your focus, if you have one.
Otherwise, Counterspell is cast at your current target.
1.1.3. Spellsteal
- #showtooltip
- /stopcasting
- /cast [@focus,exists][@target] Spellsteal
This macro for Spellsteal works in the same way as the above macro for
Counterspell.
1.1.4. Blink
- #showtooltip
- /stopcasting
- /cast Blink
This macro will cancel your current spell cast and make you blink away. This saves you the trouble (and the time!) of interrupting your spell cast manually.
1.1.5. Ice Block
- #showtooltip
- /stopcasting
- /cancelaura Ice Block
- /cast Ice Block
This macro will cast 
Ice Block. Using the macro again will cancel
the spell.
1.1.6. Slow Fall
- #showtooltip
- /cast [@mouseover,nodead,help][nodead,help][@player] Slow Fall
This macro for 
Slow Fall is very useful. If you are hovering
over a party member (be it on the raid frames or on their actual character)
it will cast Slow Fall on them. Otherwise, it casts it on your target,
if it is friendly. If your target is not a friendly party
member, then the macro casts Slow Fall on you.
1.1.7. Remove Curse
- #showtooltip
- /cast [@mouseover,nodead,help][nodead,help][@player] Remove Curse
This macro for 
Remove Curse works exactly in the same way as the
above macro for Slow Fall.
1.1.8. Polymorph
- #showtooltip Polymorph
- /clearfocus [modifier:alt]
- /focus [@focus,noexists]
- /cast [@focus,exists][@target,exists] Polymorph
- /y Casting Polymorph on %F
This macro casts 
Polymorph on your focus or your current target.
The first time you use this macro, the focus is set on your current target
(if it is an enemy). Subsequent uses of the macro will keep casting
Polymorph on your focus, unless you press alt
(or whatever modifier you specify in the second line of the macro), in which
case, the macro will set the focus on your current target before casting
Polymorph on it.
To sum it up, use the macro to keep your assignment controlled and press alt while using the macro to cast Polymorph on a new enemy.
Note that this macro will slightly interfere with the Counterspell and
Spellsteal macros given earlier. If you try to use one of these two macros,
it will result in the spell being cast on your sheeped target (which is your current
focus). In such cases, use a simpler macro for Counterspell and Spellsteal
that casts the spells at your current target.
1.1.9. Invisibility
- #showtooltip
- /stopcasting
- /cast Invisibility
This macro allows you to cast 
Invisibility or 
Greater Invisibility
even when casting a spell.
1.1.10. Cancelaura Macro
- /cancelaura Ice Block
- /cancelaura Invisibility
- /cancelaura Slow Fall
This cancelaura macro can be used to cancel
Ice Block, Invisibility or
Slow Fall.
1.1.11. Blazing Speed and Ice Floes
- #showtooltip
- /cast [talent:1/2] Blazing Speed; [talent:1/3] Ice Floes
This macro casts either 
Blazing Speed or 
Ice Floes, depending on which you have picked.
1.1.12. Mage Bomb
- #showtooltip Mage Bomb
- /cast [@mouseover,harm,exists,nodead] Mage Bomb; Mage Bomb
This macro casts your bomb (
Nether Tempest for Arcane,
Living Bomb for Fire, or 
Frost Bomb for Frost, if you
have chosen it as a Tier 5 talent) on
your mouseover target, if you have any, or on your current target. Note
that if you leave the macro icon empty, then it will be select the icon
of your Mage Bomb when you save it.
1.2. Specific Macros for Frost Mages
1.2.1. Water Elemental: Freeze
- #showtooltip
- /cast Freeze
This macro will let you put the 
Freeze ability of your Water Elemental on your cast bar.
- #showtooltip
- /cast Frostbolt
- /cast Freeze
Using a macro such as the one above will enable you to automatically make
use of Freeze whenever it comes off cooldown. Remember that
Frostbolt does not consume the charges of 
Fingers of Frost
that Freeze generates. Also, making your Water Elemental cast Freeze while you are
casting Frostbolt will have no incidence on your cast of Frostbolt.
1.2.2. Water Elemental: Water jet
- #showtooltip
- /cast Water Jet
This macro will let you put the 
Water Jet ability of your Water Elemental on your cast bar.
2. Addons↑top
2.1. Generic Addons for Mages
2.1.1. ElvUI
Here, at Icy Veins, we use ElvUI for all our characters. This addon is a complete replacement of the default User Interface. It comes with almost everything you need to perform properly: action bars, cooldown timers, proc display, etc.
We strongly recommend that you get this addon.
2.1.2. Boss Mods: Deadly Boss Mods or Bigwigs
Boss mods are addons that warn you about boss abilities and give you live advice on how to handle some mechanics. We strongly recommend you to get one such addon. At Icy Veins, we mostly use Deadly Boss Mods, the most popular boss mod. A good alternative is Big Wigs.
2.1.3. Omen Threat Meter
Omen Threat Meter is the most popular addon for displaying the current threat levels on your target. We recommend you to use it to avoid taking aggro when the tank is still building up threat on an enemy.
2.1.4. Parrot or Mik's Scrolling Battle Text
Parrot and Mik's Scrolling Battle Text are highly customisable addons for displaying floating battle text while in combat (incoming heals, damage of your spells, etc.). They both work very well by default.
2.1.5. Recount / Skada
Recount is a well known addon that most people use for displaying current DPS or HPS (Healing Per Second). We advise you to also use it for checking what you take damage from and if the share of damage/healing you do with each of your abilities is similar to that of other players of your class.
A lightweight alternative to Recount is Skada Damage Meter.
2.1.6. Weak Auras
WeakAuras is an extremely useful addon that allows you to have visual effects on your screen, helping you track your buffs, debuffs and cooldowns. It is highly customisable and it can make it much, much easier to keep track of your procs and play your spec more proficiently. It can also be used for a variety of other functions.
2.1.7. Grid and GridClickSets (Optional)
ElvUI comes with decent raid frames. The only real reason for using Grid and GridClickSets is if you want to be able to decurse raid or party members by right clicking their frame in the raid of party frame. If you choose to go with Grid, then you might want to also use GridStatusRaidDebuff.
2.1.8. Extra Addons
While the aforementioned addons are enough to play decently, you might want to check out two other addons:
- Coolline Cooldowns is an addon that displays the remaining time on your cooldown in a very intuitive manner;
- Mage Nuggets provides various utilities that mages will find useful during combat.
2.2. Specific Addons for Frost Mages
Currently, we feel that there is no need for additional addons to play a Frost Mage to its full potential.
3. Changelog↑top
- 16 Nov. 2014: Added Water Jet macro.
