Simple Easy DS4 setup for DRK

Here is a simple DRK setup for controller that uses the least amount of buttons and has easy access to critical functions.

First lets set up some macros:

(ForeShadow)
/micon "Shadowskin"
/ac "Shadowskin"
/ac "Foresight"

(Blood Weapon/Price)
/micom "Blood Price"
/ac "Blood Weapon"
/ac "Blood Price"
- single tapping out of Grit activates Blood Weapon, single tapping in Grit pops Blood Price,
double tap out of Grit to pop both

(UnMercy)
/micon "Unmend"
/ac "Mercy Stroke" <t>
/ac "Unmend" <t>

Now go to Character Config> Hotbars> Cross> General and uncheck "Use pethotbar".

Then go to "Set Selection". Uncheck "Auto swift when weapon sheathed/unsheathed".
Then check "Enable customization when weapon is sheathed" and make sure Hotbar 1 and 3 are checked.
After, check "Enable customization when weapon is drawn" and make sure hotbar 1 and 3 are checked.
Now tapping R1 switches between hotbar 1 and 3 and skips the premade pet hotbar!

Next go to Character config> Hotbars> Cross> "Enable expanded controls" and set the (R2+L2) and (L2+R2) both to cross hotbar 2 left

Finally the actual layout, I personally use a Dualshock 4, so your mileage may vary:

Right Trigger(R2) - Cross hotbar 1 Right

Circle: Hard Slash
Cross: Spinning Slash
Square: Power Slash
Triangle: Syphon Strike

Right: Souleater
Down: Reprisal
Left: Delirium
Up: (UnMercy)

Left Trigger (L2) - Cross hotbar 1 Left

Circle: Low Blow
Cross: Unleash
Square: Provoke
Triangle: Scourge

Right: Convalescence
Down: (Blood Weapon/Price)
Left: Shadow Wall
Up: (ForeShadow)

Left + Right Triggers (L2+R2) - Cross hotbar 2 Left

Circle: Plunge
Cross: Carve and Spit
Square: Dark Passenger
Triangle: Abyssal Drain

Right: Dark Dance
Down: Dark Arts
Left: Dark Mind
Up: Living Dead

Right Trigger (R2) - Crosshotbar 3 Right

Circle: Grit
Cross: Sole Survivor
Square: Darkside
Triangle: Bloodbath

Right:
Down:
Left: Salted Earth
Up:

Left Tigger (L2) - Cross hotbar 3 Left

Circle:
Cross:
Square:
Triangle:

Right:
Down:
Left:
Up:

First, why would you macro Shadowskin and Foresight together? Shadowskin is potent enough on its own to not need that, and Foresight is far from useless enough to relegate it to a multi-tap macro (accounts for actually a very strong amount of physical mitigation, so stacking like that is a bad idea). Also, if you're spamming Unmend as a DRK, you're doing it wrong. If macro'd anywhere, it should go with Sole Survivor, so you won't hit it prematurely (though you'll still need to be careful on bosses).

I can't speak to the rest, but I had to comment on those bits.

Both abilities don't activate, just the top one.

ie. press once for Shadowskin press again for Foresight. If Shadow Skin is on CD then only Foresight actually pops. If Foresight is on CD only Shadowskin pops.

Unmend is a utility Skill, used for pulling, so queuing GCDs aren't as important for Unmend as other weaponskills, if the conditions for Mercy Stroke aren't met, then the line is ignored, ie. its plain vanilla Unmend

Yeah but the only way to use Foresight by itself is if Shadowskin is on CD, which isn't really ideal

As I said in your other thread: Just say no to macros.

There's no reason for any of these macros.

I'd prefer all weapon skills i.e. enmity/mana rotations, to be on right side buttons so I can move while doing them.