Macros and addons are an integral part of a raider's arsenal as they canmake it easier to perform a variety of tasks, improving your overall gameexperience. On this page, we present macros and addons that can be useful to aProtection Warrior in World of Warcraft MoP 5.4.

The other pages of our Protection Warrior guide can be accessedfrom the table of contents on the right.

1. Macros↑top

1.1. Generic Macros for Warriors

1.1.1. Bladestorm Cancelaura Macro

• #showtooltip Bladestorm
• /cancelaura Bladestorm
• /cast Bladestorm

This macro allows you to easily cancel your Bladestorm before its 6second duration expires. This is sometimes necessary, because while Bladestormis active you cannot cast any of your other abilities. It is especially usefulif you begin Bladestorming when there are multiple enemies alive who then dievery quickly.

1.2. Specific Macros for Protection Warriors

1.2.1. Hand of Protection/Salvation Cancelaura Macro

• /cancelaura Hand of Protection
• /cancelaura Hand of Sacrifice

This macro is very useful to have. It allows you to cancel a Hand of Protection or Hand of Salvation that may have been cast on you.Hand of Protection prevents you from attacking (and being attacked), whileHand of Salvation affects your threat generation.

1.2.2. Vigilance Macros

• #showtooltip Vigilance
• /cast [@mouseover] Vigilance

This allows you to cast Vigilance on your mouseover target.

• #showtooltip Vigilance
• /cast [@focus] Vigilance

This allows you to cast Vigilance on your focus target.

1.2.3. Enraged Regeneration Macro

• #showtooltip Enraged Regeneration
• /cast Berserker Rage
• /cast Enraged Regeneration

This allows you to use Berserker Rage and Enraged Regenerationwith a single keypress.

1.2.4. Intervene Mouseover Macro

• #showtooltip Intervene
• /cast [@mouseover] Intervene

This allows you to cast Intervene on your mouseover target.

2. Addons↑top

2.1. Generic Addons for Warriors

2.1.1. ElvUI

Here, at Icy Veins, we useElvUIfor all our characters. This addon is a complete replacement of the defaultUser Interface. It comes with almost everything you need to perform properly:action bars, cooldown timers, proc display, etc.

We strongly recommend that you get this addon.

2.1.2. Boss Mods: Deadly Boss Mods or Bigwigs

Boss mods are addons that warn you about boss abilities and give youlive advice on how to handle some mechanics. We strongly recommend you toget one such addon. At Icy Veins, we mostly useDeadly Boss Mods,the most popular boss mod. A good alternative isBig Wigs.

2.1.3. GTFO

GTFO is a lightweightaddon that notifies you when you are standing in harmful effects or when youare making other such mistakes. It is very useful, even if your boss mod isalready alerting you of such things.

2.1.4. Parrot or Mik's Scrolling Battle Text

Parrot andMik's Scrolling Battle Text are highlycustomisable addons for displaying floating battle text while in combat (incomingheals, damage of your spells, etc.). They both work very well by default.

2.1.5. Weak Auras

WeakAuras is anextremely useful addon that allows you to have visual effects on your screen,helping you track your buffs, debuffs and cooldowns. It is highly customisableand it can make it much, much easier to keep track of your procs and play yourspec more proficiently. It can also be used for a variety of otherfunctions.

2.1.6. TellMeWhen

TellMeWhen is anextremely useful addon with a user-friendly interface that allows you to tracka multitude of things, from internal cooldowns, to buffs, debuffs, andprocs.

2.1.7. Raeli's Spell Announcer

Raeli's Spell Announceris an extremely useful addon that allows you to send announcements whenever youuse certain spells. It is of particular use to announce when you use raidcooldowns or other important abilities.

2.1.8. Recount

Recount is awell known addon that most people use for displaying current DPS or HPS(Healing Per Second). We advise you to also use it for checking what youtake damage from and if the share of damage/healing you do with each of yourabilities is similar to that of other players of your class.

A lightweight alternative to Recount is Skada Damage Meter.

2.2. Specific Addons for Protection Warriors

2.2.1. Omen Threat Meter

Omen Threat Meteris the most popular addon for displaying the current threat levels on yourtarget. We recommend you to use it to check on your current threat levels andensure that you are not being overtaken in aggro.

3. Changelog↑top

• 15 Oct. 2013: Added several new macros to the list.
• 06 Aug. 2013: Added GTFO to the addon list.
• 24 Apr. 2013: Added TellMeWhen and Raeli's Spell Announcer to theaddon list.

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