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Combat Strategies

Combat Strategies

Moroes
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11-15-2025, 01:05 PM
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Combat Strategies

General

- tank: Use threat-generating abilities (warrior, paladin, druid will use bear)
- tank assist: Make tank pull mobs off of others
- dps: Use DPS abilities (rogue, hunter, shaman, priest, druid will use cat)
- cc: Use CC abilities (requires CC RTI target, default is moon icon; bots will not attack RTI target or use CC if target is not stunnable)
- assist: Target one mob at a time
- aoe: Target many mobs at a time
- boost: Bots will use big cooldowns (use -boost and +boost on macros to control when to burst on bosses)
- threat: DPS will actively avoid grabbing threat (useful for bosses that wipe aggro or if tanks struggle to hold aggro)
- heal: Focus on party healing (shaman, priest, druid, paladin)
- focus: Stop casting AoE or debuff spells on multiple attackers (focus on single target)
- avoid aoe: Automatically avoid most harmful AoE spells
- save mana: Healers save mana by prioritizing high-efficiency spells when mana is low
- healer dps: Healers cast damage spells if they have enough mana
- tank face: Ensure the current target does not face ranged players (counter breath/cleave spells)
- behind: Move to the target's back (rear flank) when not already positioned behind


Druid

- bear, cat, caster: Dictates overall strategy for druids (handled by talent selection)

Hunter

- trap weave: Enables trap weave strategy, dropping an explosive trap as part of rotation (hunter only)

Mage

- frost, fire: Dictates overall strategy for mages (handled by talent selection)
- firestarter: Enables firestarter strategy for fire mages, going into melee to use instant-cast Flamestrike (fire mage only)

Shaman

- [totem name]: Shaman will add totem into Call of the Elements cast (e.g., "co +tremor")

Warlock

- meta melee: Default for demonology warlocks; go melee using Metamorphosis and Immolation Aura (demonology only)

:leaves: Non-Combat Strategies

General

- food: Initiate or stop eating/drinking
- pvp: Turn PvP mode on or off
- loot: Enable looting everything by bots (requires GM level to add/remove for randombots)

Priest

- rshadow: Priest will cast Shadow Protection

Paladin

- bdps, bmana, bstats, bhealth: Paladin blessing strategies (Might, Wisdom, Kings, Kings/Sanctuary respectively)
- rfire, rfrost, rshadow, baoe, barmor, bcast, bspeed: Paladin aura strategies (Fire, Frost, Shadow, Retribution, Devotion, Concentration, Crusader respectively)

Hunter

- bdps, bspeed, bmana, rnature: Hunter aspect strategies (Dragonhawk/Hawk, Pack/Cheetah, Viper, Wild respectively)

Warlock Pet Strategies

- imp: Force warlock to use Imp
- voidwalker: Force warlock to use Voidwalker
- succubus: Force warlock to use Succubus
- felhunter: Force warlock to use Felhunter
- felguard: Force warlock to use Felguard

Warlock Soulstone Strategies

- ss master: Force warlock to use Soulstone on master
- ss self: Force warlock to use Soulstone on self
- ss tank: Force warlock to use Soulstone on tank
- ss healer: Force warlock to use Soulstone on healer
Moroes
11-15-2025, 01:05 PM #1

Combat Strategies

General

- tank: Use threat-generating abilities (warrior, paladin, druid will use bear)
- tank assist: Make tank pull mobs off of others
- dps: Use DPS abilities (rogue, hunter, shaman, priest, druid will use cat)
- cc: Use CC abilities (requires CC RTI target, default is moon icon; bots will not attack RTI target or use CC if target is not stunnable)
- assist: Target one mob at a time
- aoe: Target many mobs at a time
- boost: Bots will use big cooldowns (use -boost and +boost on macros to control when to burst on bosses)
- threat: DPS will actively avoid grabbing threat (useful for bosses that wipe aggro or if tanks struggle to hold aggro)
- heal: Focus on party healing (shaman, priest, druid, paladin)
- focus: Stop casting AoE or debuff spells on multiple attackers (focus on single target)
- avoid aoe: Automatically avoid most harmful AoE spells
- save mana: Healers save mana by prioritizing high-efficiency spells when mana is low
- healer dps: Healers cast damage spells if they have enough mana
- tank face: Ensure the current target does not face ranged players (counter breath/cleave spells)
- behind: Move to the target's back (rear flank) when not already positioned behind


Druid

- bear, cat, caster: Dictates overall strategy for druids (handled by talent selection)

Hunter

- trap weave: Enables trap weave strategy, dropping an explosive trap as part of rotation (hunter only)

Mage

- frost, fire: Dictates overall strategy for mages (handled by talent selection)
- firestarter: Enables firestarter strategy for fire mages, going into melee to use instant-cast Flamestrike (fire mage only)

Shaman

- [totem name]: Shaman will add totem into Call of the Elements cast (e.g., "co +tremor")

Warlock

- meta melee: Default for demonology warlocks; go melee using Metamorphosis and Immolation Aura (demonology only)

:leaves: Non-Combat Strategies

General

- food: Initiate or stop eating/drinking
- pvp: Turn PvP mode on or off
- loot: Enable looting everything by bots (requires GM level to add/remove for randombots)

Priest

- rshadow: Priest will cast Shadow Protection

Paladin

- bdps, bmana, bstats, bhealth: Paladin blessing strategies (Might, Wisdom, Kings, Kings/Sanctuary respectively)
- rfire, rfrost, rshadow, baoe, barmor, bcast, bspeed: Paladin aura strategies (Fire, Frost, Shadow, Retribution, Devotion, Concentration, Crusader respectively)

Hunter

- bdps, bspeed, bmana, rnature: Hunter aspect strategies (Dragonhawk/Hawk, Pack/Cheetah, Viper, Wild respectively)

Warlock Pet Strategies

- imp: Force warlock to use Imp
- voidwalker: Force warlock to use Voidwalker
- succubus: Force warlock to use Succubus
- felhunter: Force warlock to use Felhunter
- felguard: Force warlock to use Felguard

Warlock Soulstone Strategies

- ss master: Force warlock to use Soulstone on master
- ss self: Force warlock to use Soulstone on self
- ss tank: Force warlock to use Soulstone on tank
- ss healer: Force warlock to use Soulstone on healer

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