PvE Arcane Mage DPS Addons & Macros

A list of addons and macros to improve an Arcane Mage’s performance in dungeon and raid environments.

Addons

• MinimapButtonButton – Addon that piles up all addon icons, preventing them from clogging your Minimap. Must-have addon if you plan on acquiring a large number of addons.
• DeadlyBossMods – Allows you to track boss abilities. It’s a must-have for raiding.
• Details – Shows you how much damage, healing, etc, everyone in your raid is doing. Flex on your friends!
• WeakAuras – Extremely versatile addon that can track buffs and debuffs, modify the User Interface, or even create audio notifications.
• Leatrix Plus – Multi-purpose addon that is extremely helpful, especially for streamers, for changing in-game mechanics such as auto-accepting quests, summons, and resurrection spells, blocking Party/Duel requests, modifying Chat, Frames, System, and Interface functionality.
• Leatrix Maps – Enhances map functionality by adding coordinates, increasing zoom level, and many more!
• Auctionator – A great tool for any interaction with the Auction House
• OmniCC – Displays a timer on the Action Bar for the remaining time until a Cooldown is available
• GTFO – Addon that provides audio notifications whenever you are standing in dangerous effects. Great for raiding!
• Questie – Addon that tracks and showcases Quests & Quest Objectives on the map. Extremely helpful for leveling or the Loremaster Achievement!
• Rarescanner – Addon that tracks and showcases rare mobs when in proximity to them. It is very helpful for acquiring early loot or completing achievements!
• Bagnon – An Addon that completely revamps the Bag Interface and combines all bags into one big window. It’s a fantastic addon overall!
• Plater Nameplates – This addon, similar to Weakauras, allows you to customize all nameplates in the game entirely. It is great for players who struggle to track debuffs on targets or simply want to overhaul the default interface.

Macros

Arcane Mages primarily use Mouseover Macros and StopCast macros in their gameplay! They can also use Offensive Macros to trigger multiple Offensive Cooldowns for their Alter Time burst sequence, yet it is optional.

Mouseover Macro

This macro can cast an ability on any target by simply hovering your mouse over it. You can either hover your mouse over the target itself or the UI raid or party frame in the case of a friendly target. For any beneficial spell, you will want “Help” in your macro; for any damaging spell, you will want “Harm”.

#showtooltip
/cast [@mouseover, help, nodead] Remove Curse

#showtooltip
/cast [@mouseover, harm, nodead] Living Bomb

Stop Cast Macro

Stop Cast macros are popular for defensive cooldowns such as Temporal Shield and Ice Block! They can be used to interrupt any action instantly and cast a defensive cooldown without any delay. The macro also works with Blink!

#showtooltip Ice Block
/stopcasting
/cast Ice Block

#showtooltip Temporal Shield
/stopcasting
/cast Temporal Shield

Offensive Macro

This macro is directly tied to the Alter Time mechanic. It stores all the effects present before Alter Time activates, meaning that you can regain their original duration when the effect ends. Since all the effects are off-GCD, they can be triggered simultaneously, resulting in a powerful burst sequence. You may also add “/use 10” or “/use 13” & “/use 14” to add your Hands & Trinkets into the mix. This macro is very useful for all players but particularly useful for Engineers!

#showtooltip Arcane Power
/cast Arcane Power
/Use Potion of the Jade Serpent
/cast Alter Time