Welcome to Skill Capped’s Guide on the Best Macros for Marksmanship Hunters in Mists of Pandaria
All sections for Marksmanship Hunter 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 Marksmanship Hunter in PvP for Mists of Pandaria, the strengths and weaknesses associated with this specialization, and help you conquer the arena. This section will guide you through all important macros for Marksmanship Hunter 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.
Silencing Shot
#showtooltip
/cast [@focus] Silencing Shot
Scatter Shot
#showtooltip
/cast [@focus] Scatter Shot
Scare Beast
#showtooltip
/cast [@focus] Scare Beast
Tranquilizing Shot
#showtooltip
/cast [@focus] Tranquilizing Shot
Concussive Shot
#showtooltip
/cast [@focus] Concussive Shot
Pet Ability
#showtooltip Bad Manner
/cast !Dash
/cast [target=focus] Bad Manner
/cast [@focus][] Web
/cast [@focus][] Clench
/cast [@focus][] Charge
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.
Scatter Shot
#showtooltip
/cast [@arena1] Scatter Shot
#showtooltip
/cast [@arena2] Scatter Shot
#showtooltip
/cast [@arena3] Scatter Shot
Bad Manner
#showtooltip
/cast [@arena1] Bad Manner
#showtooltip
/cast [@arena2] Bad Manner
#showtooltip
/cast [@arena3] Bad Manner
Silencing Shot
#showtooltip
/cast [@arena1] Silencing Shot
#showtooltip
/cast [@arena2] Silencing Shot
#showtooltip
/cast [@arena3] Silencing Shot
Pet Macros
These macros consist of abilities that are obtained exclusively from the pet itself, and can be used for slightly smoother gameplay.
Our first macro here helps us dramatically on pet control, especially if you want your pet to prevent a player from getting out of combat. This is used by mousing over a target, preferably on Rogues to stop re-stealths or healers to prevent drinks.
#showtooltip Bad Manner
/petattack [@mouseover,exists, nodead][]
/cast !Dash
Next we have our all in one pet ability bind, focusing specifically on pet abilities that are actually impactful in PvP combat.
#showtooltip Bad Manner
/cast !Dash
/cast Bad Manner
/cast Web
/cast Clench
/cast Charge
Next up is our Roar of Sacrifice macros, which will optimize your ability to trade effectively. The first macro below will be for using Roar of Sacrifice on yourself, whereas the rest below will be used on your teammates.
#showtooltip Roar of Sacrifice
/cast !Dash
/cast [target=player] Roar of Sacrifice
#showtooltip
/cast !Dash
/cast [@party1] Roar of Sacrifice
#showtooltip
/cast !Dash
/cast [@party2] Roar of Sacrifice
Lastly, make sure you include this macro for Bullheaded, as this will allow you to place this ability on your bars for an easier visual display.
#showtooltip
/use Bullheaded
Trap Macros
As for our only trap macro, this one sequences your Trap Launcher into a Freezing Trap. This allows you to Crowd Control smoothly and optimally.
#showtooltip
/stopcasting
/castsequence reset=1,4 !Trap Launcher,
!Freezing Trap, nil
Damage Macro
To optimize your burst windows, it is important to pair the spells, Rapid Fire and Roar of Recovery, with your damage trinket to maximize the amount of damage you can deal during a specific window.
#showtooltip
/cast Rapid Fire
/use Malevolent Gladiator's Badge of Conquest
/use Roar of Recovery
Aspect Macros
To have optimal damage on your abilities, you will want to include these macros to have an easier time swapping in and out of your Aspects. These macros will allow you to swap into Aspect of the Hawk upon pressing Aimed Shot, Arcane Shot, or Chimera Shot.
Aimed Shot
#showtooltip Aimed Shot
/stopattack
/castsequence reset=1 !Aspect of the Hawk,
null
/cast Aimed Shot
Arcane Shot
#showtooltip Arcane Shot
/castsequence reset=1 !Aspect of the Hawk,
null
/cast Arcane Shot
Chimera Shot
#showtooltip Chimera Shot
/castsequence reset=1 !Aspect of the Hawk,
null
/cast Chimera Shot

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