Retribution Paladin DPS Macros and Addons — The War Within (11.1.5)

These macros will let you cast your Blessing spells on party members using mouseover macros. They will cast the ability on a friendly target if you have your cursor hovered over one. Otherwise, the ability will be cast on your target or yourself as normal.

• #showtooltip Blessing of Protection
• /cast [@mouseover,noharm,exists] [] Blessing of Protection

• #showtooltip Blessing of Freedom
• /cast [@mouseover,noharm,exists] [] Blessing of Freedom

• #showtooltip Blessing of Sacrifice
• /cast [@mouseover,noharm,exists] [] Blessing of Sacrifice

• #showtooltip Intercession
• /cast [@mouseover,dead,exists] [] Intercession

• #showtooltip Lay on Hands
• /stopcasting
• /cast [@mouseover,noharm,exists] [] Lay on Hands

• #showtooltip Cleanse Toxins
• /cast [@mouseover,noharm,exists] [] Cleanse Toxins

• #showtooltip Rebuke
• /cast [@focus,harm,nodead] [] Rebuke

This macro will cast Rebuke on your focus target if you have an enemy focused, and otherwise will cast it on your current target.

• #showtooltip Final Reckoning
• /cast [@cursor] Final Reckoning

This macro will cast Final Reckoning at your cursor position.

• #showtooltip Final Reckoning
• /cast [@player] Final Reckoning

This macro will cast Final Reckoning at your character position.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Recount is a well known addon that most people use for displaying current DPS or HPS (Healing Per Second). This add-on is not really lightweight, and provides a very high amount of information (and it can sometimes cause issues with performance). It is generally a good option to use Recount 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.

An alternative to Recount (similar in function, so the choice is personal preference) is Details!.

A lightweight alternative to Recount and Details! is Skada Damage Meter.

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.

TellMeWhen is an extremely useful addon with a user-friendly interface that allows you to track a multitude of things, from internal cooldowns, to buffs, debuffs, and procs.

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.

Hekili is an addon that can help you perform your rotation. It displays the next button a simulation would use in your situation, depending on the target count, resources you have, and what abilities are on cooldown. It can be useful if you are just starting out, but as you learn, you should treat it as a guide rather than a strict rule to follow, as you will often need to adjust your rotation for the situation for unexpected events such as add spawns or downtime between boss phases.