Question about Tank Macros and Defensive Cooldowns

[Ashkendor]

I think the only macros i generally see Warriors advocating are macroing Deliverance and Defiance into two separate macros with /hotbar action commands that swaps Inner Beast and Fell Cleave, and Steel Cyclone and Decimate, so you save two keybindings as these are basically the same skill and can only be used in one stance.

That is an amazing idea and I might just end up doing that.

@OP - I used to have a couple of macros that I made specifically for dreadnaughts in T8, but other than that I've tended to keep all my cooldowns separate on my hotbar. It's more flexible that way. If you macro them together, you're more likely to run out.

[Brian_]

That is an amazing idea and I might just end up doing that.

It's useful but there are a few major draw backs.

If you try to switch back to the other stance before their recast timer is up, the skills will swap but not your stance. And, if you try to switch again to get the skills to swap again and accidentally do it after the recast timer is up, it will drop the stance and your stacks.

Also, if something happens right as you swap stances that causes the macro to discontinue, your stance will not swap but your skills will. For example, if you die right as you stance swap, when you are raised, you might be raised back in defiance but your skills will be stuck on deliverance skills. And, if you don't notice immediately swap your skills back by dropping your stance and reactivating defiance, it can cause issues later.

You could just macro lock it but then you cannot use another macro for the duration of the lock. Considering I use a notification macro for Holmgang and Provoke, this isn't really an option. Just imagine stance dancing to tank swap and being locked out of using provoke until the recast for your stance dance is up.

[Ashkendor]

It's useful but there are a few major draw backs.

Ew. That doesn't sound like it's worth the trouble of saving 2 hotbar spaces. x_x

[Ragology]

Ew. That doesn't sound like it's worth the trouble of saving 2 hotbar spaces. x_x

All you need to do is hit the button a second time if your skills change without your stance. It's totally worth it.