Best Macros for Balance Druids – Cataclysm PvP Guide

Welcome to Skill Capped’s Guide on the Best Macros for Balance Druids in Cataclysm

All sections for Balance Druid PvP have been divided into corresponding sections for the most optimal race, talents, glyphs, gear, professions and macros. This will help you have a good understanding on Balance Druid in PvP for Cataclysm, the strengths and weaknesses associated with this specialization, and help you conquer the arena. This section will guide you through all important macros for Balance Druid that will enhance and optimize your gameplay to the fullest potential.

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Table of Contents

Focus Macros

First off, you will want to use these focus macros to optimize your gameplay. These will be used for controlling and stopping your enemies quicker and smoother.

Bash

#showtooltip
/cast [@focus] Bash

Solar Beam

#showtooltip
/cast [@focus] Solar Beam

Entangling Roots

#showtooltip
/cast [@focus] Entangling Roots

Cyclone

#showtooltip
/cast [@focus] Cyclone

Skull Bash

#showtooltip skull bash
/cast [stance:1, @focus] Skull Bash(Bear Form)
/cast [stance:3, @focus] Skull Bash(Cat Form)

Hibernate

#showtooltip
/cast [@focus] Hibernate

Faerie Fire

#showtooltip
/cast [@focus] Faerie Fire

Arena (1,2,3) Macros

Arena 1-2-3 macros will optimize your speed the most when you use abilities on enemy players. As long as you have the keybind space for these macros, it is recommended to include and use these macros in PvP content.

Bash

#showtooltip
/cast [@arena1] Bash

#showtooltip 
/cast [@arena2] Bash

#showtooltip 
/cast [@arena3] Bash

Entangling Roots

#showtooltip 
/cast [@arena1] Entangling Roots

#showtooltip 
/cast [@arena2] Entangling Roots

#showtooltip 
/cast [@arena3] Entangling Roots

Cyclone

#showtooltip 
/cast [@arena1] Cyclone

#showtooltip 
/cast [@arena2] Cyclone

#showtooltip 
/cast [@arena3] Cyclone

Hibernate

#showtooltip 
/cast [@arena1] Hibernate

#showtooltip 
/cast [@arena2] Hibernate

#showtooltip 
/cast [@arena3] Hibernate

Faerie Fire

#showtooltip 
/cast [@arena1] Faerie Fire

#showtooltip 
/cast [@arena2] Faerie Fire

#showtooltip 
/cast [@arena3] Faerie Fire

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Innervate Macro

This macro will allow you to cast Innervate on yourself regardless of your target. You will typically want to use Innervate on yourself due to the talent, Dreamstate, providing a massive increase to your mana regeneration.

#showtooltip
/cast [@player] Innervate

Stampeding Roar Macro

Having this macro makes it easier to apply Stampeding Roar for yourself and nearby allies, as this macro will use Enrage to provide enough Rage for this ability to be used. Using this effectively can assist with uptime on your targets, or to avoid danger.

#showtooltip Stampeding Roar(Cat Form) 
/cancelaura dash 
/use enrage 
/cast [stance:1] Stampeding Roar(Bear Form) 
/cast [stance:3] Stampeding Roar(Cat Form)

Skull Bash Macro

This macro uses Skull Bash on your target when in Bear Form or Cat Form.

#showtooltip 
/cast [stance:1] Skull Bash(Bear Form)); Skull Bash(Cat Form)

Bear Form Macros

These macros will allow you to shift into Bear Form and utilize your exclusive Bear Form abilities in a smoother way. This will include a macro for Bash, Feral Charge, and Frenzied Regeneration.

#showtooltip Bash  
/cast [nostance:1] !Bear Form; [stance:1] Enrage  
/cast [stance:1] Bash

#showtooltip Feral Charge(Bear Form)  
/cast [stance:2/3/4/5/nostance] Bear form  
/cast Feral Charge(Bear Form)

#showtooltip frenzied regeneration  
/cast [stance:0/3/4] Bear Form(Shapeshift)  
/use enrage  
/use frenzied regeneration

Dispel Macros

Using these macros for Remove Corruption will allow you to optimize your dispel, and remove Curse and Poison debuffs as quickly as possible off yourself and teammates. Party1 and party2 will be for dispelling your teammates, and the final one will be for yourself.

#showtooltip
/cast [@party1] Remove Corruption

#showtooltip
/cast [@party2] Remove Corruption

#showtooltip
/cast [@player] Remove Corruption

Mobility Macros

To increase your mobility, power-shifting macros are essential, and can be used remove any snares applied off your character. The more important power shifting macros are Travel Form and Cat Form, but can create a Bear Form power shift if you have enough keybind space.

Travel Form

#showtooltip Travel Form
/cast !Travel Form

Cat Form

#showtooltip Cat Form
/cast !Cat Form

Bear Form

#showtooltip Bear Form
/cast !Bear Form

Cancel-Form Macro

Having a cancel-form macro can be used as a safety precaution when shifting forms, since double pressing your power-shifting macros will prevent you from staying in human form.

/cancelform