Quote Originally Posted by Chiramu View Post
I find macros and tanking abilities don't go well together, if you need to do something quickly then you are stuck in a macro and can't do it quickly.
I make fairly heavy use of macros. It may be different for those using keyboard+mouse but I find them very good at enhancing my tanking ability.

Here are a few of the major macros I use:

Marking Shield Lob:
/micon "Shield Lob"
/marking attack1 <t>
/ac "Rage of Halone" <t>
/ac "Shield Lob" <t>

A fairly simple macro that marks the target before using Shield Lob on them or Rage of Halone if close enough. It can also be used off GCD to change what is marked.

First Blade:

/micon "Fast Blade"
/ac "Fight or Flight" <me>
/ac "Spirits Within" <t>
/ac "Fast Blade" <t>

This macro helps me make sure to use Fight or Flight and Spirits Within as close to "on cooldown" as possible.

Convalescence:

/micon Convalescence
/ac Convalescence <me>
/p Convalescence Up! Heals Boosted for the next 20s!

A macro to tell the rest of the party when Convalescence is up. Letting the healers know when their heals are more effective.