Protection Warrior Tank Macros and Addons - Midnight Pre-Patch (12.0) - World of Warcraft

On this page, you will find a number of useful macros and addons to make your life easier when playing your Protection Warrior in World of Warcraft — Midnight Pre-Patch (12.0).

If you were looking for Mists of Pandaria Classic content, please refer to our MoP Warrior addons and macros.

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Macros

1.1.

Generic Macros for Warriors

1.1.1.

Mouseover Interrupt Macro

#showtooltip Pummel
/cast [@mouseover,harm,nodead] Pummel; Pummel

This macro allows you to cast Pummel Icon Pummel on your mouseover target or on your current target if your mouseover target is not valid.

1.1.2.

Stance Toggle Macro

#showtooltip
/cast [stance:2]!Defensive Stance;!Battle Stance

This macro lets you swap between Defensive Stance Icon Defensive Stance and Battle Stance Icon Battle Stance without having to have two separate keybinds for them.

1.2.

Specific Macros for Protection Warriors

1.2.1.

Shield Slam and Ignore Pain Macro

#showtooltip
/cast Ignore Pain
/cast Shield Slam

Use this instead of your regular Ignore Pain Icon Ignore Pain button, to reduce the chances of you missing a Shield Slam Icon Shield Slam reset.

1.2.2.

Mouseover Heroic Throw Macro

#showtooltip Heroic Throw
/cast [@mouseover,harm,nodead] Heroic Throw; Heroic Throw

This macro allows you to use Heroic Throw Icon Heroic Throw on your mouseover target or on your current target if the mouseover target is not valid.

1.2.3.

Mouseover Taunt Macro

#showtooltip Taunt
/cast [@mouseover,harm,nodead] Taunt; Taunt

This macro allows you to Taunt Icon Taunt your mouseover target or your current target if the mouseover target is not valid.

1.2.4.

Intervene/Charge Macros

#showtooltip Charge
/cast [target=mouseover,help,exists,nodead]Intervene;Intervene
/cast [target=target,harm,exists,nodead]Charge;Charge

This macro allows you to Intervene Icon Intervene your mouseover target ally, or Charge Icon Charge your current target if it is a enemy.

Add-ons

2.1.

Generic Add-ons for Warriors

Having a functional and readable interface is an extremely important aspect of the game that many overlook. What defines a good interface is subjective, but at the very least, it should present any and all important information in a clear and direct way. What that important information is varies depending on your role and the kind of content you are doing, but over time, you will figure out what information you need and do not need to display. Note that this section only goes over what is recommended for PvE content, such as dungeons and raids. "Quality of Life" add-ons, such as bag add-ons, quest add-ons, etc, are not discussed here.

Most solid interfaces have the following:

Centered action bars or WeakAuras. Whether it is just a couple WeakAuras tracking important procs or all of your action bars, moving rotational information close to the center of your screen can be extremely beneficial.
Centered unit frames. That is, the player frame and target frame.
A boss mod, such as Deadly Boss Mods or BigWigs.
While this pertains to some roles more than others, tracking the availability of things like other players' interrupts, external cooldowns, etc.

Again, a good interface is subjective. If you are the kind of player who only does open-world content, then a more minimal interface may be better for you. Spending the time to create an interface that works for you is more than worth it. The above are simply suggestions. That being said, if you are not sure where to start, centering important information around your character and making sure that your various add-ons/interface elements do not overlap is a good guideline to follow.

2.2.

ElvUI

ElvUI is a complete replacement of the default User Interface. It comes with almost everything you need to perform properly: action bars, unit frames, cooldown timers, proc displays, etc.

2.2.1.

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.

2.2.2.

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.

2.2.3.

Details!

"Details!" Damage Meter is a real-time DPS/HPS meter with a lot of additional functionality such as being able to see cooldowns, buffs, debuffs, damage done to specific targets, and statistical analysis. In our opinion, it is superior to Skada in terms of functionality, although it is slightly more complicated to configure. We recommend Details! as your default damage meter, but if you prefer something easier, then Skada is still a good option.

2.2.4.

GTFO

GTFO is a lightweight addon that notifies you when you are standing in harmful effects or when you are making other such mistakes. It is very useful, even if your boss mod is already alerting you of such things.