Warlock Macros WoW Classic: Pets, DoT Rotation and PvP

Pet Control

Attack / Follow Toggle

/script if IsShiftKeyDown() then PetFollow() else PetAttack() end

In 1.12.1 demon abilities are most reliably triggered with CastPetAction(N), where N is the button number on the pet bar (slots 1–3 are attack/follow/stay, abilities usually sit in 4–7; check where yours is).

SeductionSuccubus ability24% of base mana30 yd range1.5 sec castSeduces the target, preventing all actions for up to 15 sec. Any damage caused will remove the effect. Only works against Humanoids.SacrificeRank 6, VoidwalkerInstantSacrifices the Voidwalker, giving its owner a shield that will absorb 1931 damage for 30 sec. While the shield holds, spellcasting will not be interrupted by damage.Devour MagicRank 4, Felhunter215 Mana30 yd rangeInstant8 sec cooldownPurges 1 harmful magic effect from a friend or 1 beneficial magic effect from an enemy and heals the Felhunter.Spell LockRank 2, Felhunter200 Mana30 yd rangeInstant30 sec cooldownSilences the enemy for 3 sec. If used on a casting target, it counters the spell and locks that school for 8 sec.

Succubus: Seduction on Mouseover Target

There is no focus target in 1.12.1. We emulate it by swapping targets: if there is a unit under the cursor, the macro briefly targets it, orders the Succubus and switches back. 5 is the Seduction button number on the pet bar:

/script if UnitExists("mouseover") then TargetUnit("mouseover") CastPetAction(5) TargetLastTarget() else CastPetAction(5) end

Voidwalker: Sacrifice Shield

/script CastPetAction(4)

Felhunter: Devour Magic

/script CastPetAction(5)

DoT Rotation (Affliction)

CorruptionRank 7340 Mana30 yd range2 sec cast (instant with talents)Corrupts the target, causing 822 Shadow damage over 18 sec.ImmolateRank 8380 Mana30 yd range2 sec castBurns the enemy for Fire damage and then an additional 510 Fire damage over 15 sec.Curse of AgonyRank 6215 Mana30 yd rangeInstantCauses 1044 Shadow damage over 24 sec, dealt slowly at first and building up. Only one Curse per Warlock on any one target.Curse of the ElementsRank 3200 Mana30 yd rangeInstantCurses the target for 5 min, reducing Fire and Frost resistances by 75 and increasing Fire and Frost damage taken by 10%.

Quick DoT Application on One Button

Three /cast lines in a row don't work: the first spell triggers the global cooldown and the rest silently fail. The working version uses modifiers:

/script if IsShiftKeyDown() then CastSpellByName("Curse of Agony") elseif IsControlKeyDown() then CastSpellByName("Immolate") else CastSpellByName("Corruption") end

Curse of the Elements (Raid Debuff)

/cast Curse of the Elements

Shadow Bolt — Core Damage

/cast Shadow Bolt

Shadowburn — Execute

A Destruction talent: instant Shadow damage, 15 sec cooldown, consumes a Soul Shard.

/cast Shadowburn

◆Soul Stone and Rituals

Create Soulstone (Major)Level 6085% of base mana3 sec castReagents: Soul ShardCreates a Major Soulstone. Conjured items disappear if logged out for more than 15 minutes.Soulstone ResurrectionItem Effect30 yd range3 sec castStores the friendly target's soul. If the target dies while their soul is stored, they will be able to resurrect with 2200 health and 2800 mana.Ritual of SummoningBasic ability300 Mana30 yd range5 sec castReagents: Soul ShardSummons the targeted group member. Requires the caster and 2 more party members out of combat clicking the portal.

Soulstone on Healer / Self

The Soulstone is an item, not a spell, so /cast with its name won't work. This macro finds the stone in your bags and uses it on the target (replace the healer name; to stone yourself replace the /target line with /script TargetUnit("player")):

/target HealerName
/script for b=0,4 do for s=1,GetContainerNumSlots(b) do local l=GetContainerItemLink(b,s) if l and strfind(l,"Soulstone") then UseContainerItem(b,s) return end end end

Ritual of Summoning for Group

/cast Ritual of Summoning

PvP Macros

FearRank 315% of base mana20 yd range1.5 sec castStrikes fear in the enemy, causing it to run in fear for up to 20 sec. Damage caused may interrupt the effect. Only 1 target can be feared at a time.Death CoilRank 3565 Mana30 yd rangeInstant2 min cooldownCauses the enemy target to run in horror for 3 sec and causes 476 Shadow damage. The caster gains 100% of the damage caused in health.Life TapRank 6InstantConverts 424 health into 424 mana.

Fear with Cast Interrupt

Fear is not instant: it has a 1.5 sec cast. The macro cancels your current cast (e.g. Shadow Bolt) and starts Fear right away. There is no /stopcasting in 1.12.1 — use Lua:

/script SpellStopCasting()
/cast Fear

Death Coil — Emergency Control

Instant: 3 sec of horror plus healing for all damage dealt. Great against casters and as an emergency escape:

/cast Death Coil

Drain Life — Sustain Health

/cast Drain Life

Curse of Exhaustion — Slow

An Affliction talent: reduces the target's movement speed by 10% for 12 sec.

/cast Curse of Exhaustion

Raid Macros

Curse by Modifier

Handy when you swap curses between targets during a raid: no Shift — Curse of the Elements, Shift — Curse of Agony:

/script if IsShiftKeyDown() then CastSpellByName("Curse of Agony") else CastSpellByName("Curse of the Elements") end

Life Tap — Mana in Long Fights

The warlock's main mana source is Life Tap (health into mana, healers top you up). Drain Mana only works on targets that have mana:

/cast Life Tap

Useful Warlock Macros Table

◆Related

• All Class Macros
• Warlock Guide
• Raid Preparation
• Addons for WoW Classic