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Rogue macros for WoW Forever — Macros · WoW Forever

26 macros for the Rogue in WoW Forever: general, PvE and PvP, with what each line does. Every spell name is the one the game client uses.

Rogue Macros

26 of 26 macros

Stealth Opener

Requires level 26

Stealth, then Cheap Shot (Garrote with Shift), then Sinister Strike: one key for the whole opening.

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Enter Macro Commands:

#showtooltip
/cast [nostealth,nocombat] Stealth; [stealth,mod:shift] Garrote; [stealth] Cheap Shot; Sinister Strike
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What it does

Out of combat and unseen it enters Stealth. In Stealth it opens with Cheap Shot, or Garrote while Shift is held. Out of Stealth in combat it casts Sinister Strike.

How to use

Press it to stealth, sneak up behind the target, press it again to open. Keep pressing it for Sinister Strike once the fight is on.

Requirements

How it works

  1. #showtooltip
    • The button shows whatever the macro will cast: its icon, cooldown and tooltip
  2. /cast [nostealth,nocombat] Stealth; [stealth,mod:shift] Garrote; [stealth] Cheap Shot; Sinister Strike
    • Option 1:Cast StealthWhen:You aren't stealthedYou are out of combat
    • Option 2:Cast GarroteWhen:You are stealthedShift is held
    • Option 3:Cast Cheap ShotWhen:You are stealthed
    • Otherwise:Cast Sinister Strike

Limitations

  • Garrote has to come from behind the target.

Compatibility

WoW ClassicWoW TBCWoW WotLKWoW Forever

Essential Rogue macros

Start with these: they save the most clicks for most Rogue players.

How to add a macro in the game
  1. Type /macro in the chat box and press Enter, or open the game menu and choose Macros.
  2. Choose New. Give the macro a name and pick the question-mark icon: with #showtooltip the button then shows the spell it casts.
  3. On this page, choose a macro and press Copy Macro.
  4. Click into the macro window's text box and paste (Ctrl+V, or ⌘V on a Mac).
  5. Drag the macro's icon from the window onto an action bar.

General Macros are shared by all your characters on the account; Character Specific Macros belong to one character. Class macros belong in the character tab.

Every Rogue macro

General

  • Apply Poison

    Coats your main-hand weapon with a poison, or the off-hand with Shift.

    #showtooltip
/use <<Your poison>>
/use [mod:shift] 17; 16
  • Mouseover Pick Pocket

    Picks the pocket of the enemy under your cursor without changing your target.

    #showtooltip Pick Pocket
/cast [@mouseover,harm,nodead][] Pick Pocket
  • Stealth or Vanish

    Stealth out of combat, Vanish in combat, on one key.

    #showtooltip
/cast [combat] Vanish; Stealth

PvE

  • Ambush or Backstab

    Ambush from Stealth, Backstab after: the dagger rogue's main key.

    #showtooltip
/cast [stealth] Ambush; Backstab
  • Ambush or Mutilate

    Ambush from Stealth, Mutilate after: the Assassination rogue's main key.

    #showtooltip
/cast [stealth] Ambush; Mutilate
  • Eviscerate or Slice and Dice

    Eviscerate, or Slice and Dice with Shift: both finishers on one key.

    #showtooltip
/cast [mod:shift] Slice and Dice; Eviscerate
  • Riposte, Else Sinister Strike

    Casts Riposte whenever you have just parried and Sinister Strike the rest of the time.

    #showtooltip
/cast Riposte
/cast Sinister Strike
  • Adrenaline Rush and Trinket

    Adrenaline Rush together with your top trinket.

    #showtooltip Adrenaline Rush
/cast Adrenaline Rush
/use 13

PvP

  • Stealth Opener

    Stealth, then Cheap Shot (Garrote with Shift), then Sinister Strike: one key for the whole opening.

    #showtooltip
/cast [nostealth,nocombat] Stealth; [stealth,mod:shift] Garrote; [stealth] Cheap Shot; Sinister Strike
  • Focus Kick

    Kicks your focus's cast, or your target's when you have no focus.

    #showtooltip Kick
/cast [@focus,harm,nodead][] Kick
  • Mouseover Sap

    Saps the enemy under your cursor without changing your target.

    #showtooltip Sap
/cast [@mouseover,harm,nodead][] Sap
  • Focus Blind

    Blinds your focus, or your target when you have no focus.

    #showtooltip Blind
/cast [@focus,harm,nodead][] Blind
  • Gouge Without Breaking It

    Gouges and stops your auto-attack so your next swing doesn't break it.

    #showtooltip Gouge
/cast Gouge
/stopattack
  • Cheap Shot or Kidney Shot

    One stun key: Cheap Shot from Stealth, Kidney Shot in combat.

    #showtooltip
/cast [stealth] Cheap Shot; Kidney Shot
  • Cold Blood Eviscerate

    Cold Blood and Eviscerate in one press for a guaranteed critical hit.

    #showtooltip Eviscerate
/cast Cold Blood
/cast Eviscerate