necro burn macros

Discussion in 'Casters' started by shimazuul, Oct 23, 2016.

  1. shimazuul Journeyman

    I box a necro along with my Monk (main), chanter and ranger. Looking for some ideas on a burn macro for named when I get to them. Want something I can fire and forget and move on to the next toon. Any ideas would be appreciated. Thanks
  2. Glooping Elder

    I believe necro would be the absolute hardest to set up a good burn "macro". Personally i don't play a necro anymore, but the best bet would be to set up a hotkey to fire your burn AAs, then make a hotkey or three that you can put a few dots on with /pause timers between each spell. Then you could just hit your hotkey for the AAs, then click "Dot Hotkey 1" switch to another, when the 3 or so dots land on the names switch back and click "Dot hotkey 2" and so on.. I cant give you exact button to push or whatnot however
  3. shimazuul Journeyman

    Simply put, tragically uninformed.
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  4. Ryanxp Augur

    Simply put, brutally honest, fashionably and favorably correct,
    implicitly wrong.

    Playing a box is like having 2 people instead of 1. Or 4 in your case. When I box, it's like just me, and some stoner neighbor that forgot to come over; I call the shots on my main and then, when I have time, I send in my reinforcement(s). But there are some that still got that knack; one sits, then another, then their third. But you know what I've found if you're going to box a caster with any other class(es), make your caster your main

    Macro:
    Debuff, Swift1, Swift2, Swift3, FD, /g necro all done
  5. Azorin Journeyman

    Necromancer Hotkeys / Macros

    Pet Attack+ - first hotkey I use. Pet + undead slow or snare.
    /timer 60, /xtarget target 1 to assist main tank (preset)
    /pause 2, /pet attack
    /stance Balanced (make sure merc is awake)
    /timer 80, /alt act 350 (Death's Malaise, 8s reuse)
    /alt act 826 (snare, if not undead)
    (optional) /pause 7, /alt act 3816 (Companion's Relocation) - cast time on this is lame but gets pet on mob faster.

    Slow (debuff/slow any mob)
    /pause 7, /alt act 751 (Scent of Terris)
    /pause 1, /alt act 15073 - Banestrike (free damage)
    /pause 1, /alt act 350 (Death's Malaise) undead slow -- if undead (skip the rest)
    /pause 19, /cast 6 (Combust Bones, nuke - turn mob undead)
    /timer 180, /alt act 350 (Death's Malaise) undead slow -- audio trigger set to let me know it is slowed.

    Swarm Pet! [18s]
    /pause 19, /cast 1 (pet swarm, 18s reuse)
    /pause 2, /pet attack
    /pause 7, /alt act 547 (Eradicate Magic) - remove 4 beneficial buffs (optional, but I find helpful and cast time is .5s)
    /pause 8, /alt act 751 (Scent of Terris)
    /timer 160, /cast 9 (Cas. Doomshield) - pet rune on pet if up
    (optional) /pause 7, /alt act 826 (snare)
    -- I start with this and also hit it after using Slow or either DPS button.

    DPS (2-4) [24s] (Cast spells 2 to 4) - my basic group hotkey (fast / slow dps group spells)
    /pause 25, /cast 2 (swift1, 24s reuse / Pyre of Jorbb)
    /pause 17, /useitem 23 20 (Vicious Rabbit. 5m reuse)
    /pause 25, /cast 3 (swift2, 24s reuse / Ignite Synapses)
    /pause 15, /useitem 13 (epic 2.5 pet)
    /timer 170, /cast 4 (swift3, 24s reuse / Pyre of Marnek)

    DPS+ [1m])
    /pause 25, /cast 5 (Ignite Thoughts)
    /pause 17, /alt act 175 (Wake the Dead, 3m) - need corpses to make pets
    /pause 25, /cast 11 (Dark Leech, duration 1m 5 sec+)
    /pause 15, /useitem 23 24 (Robe of Whispered Death, 3m 30sec reuse)
    /timer 600, /cast 7 Impose for Blood
    (optional) /useitem 23 25 (Dagger of Death) -- cast time of 2s is iffy but only .5s cast time is lost due to 1.5s spellbar lockout.
    -- I try to keep Leech up all the time. It heals Group & Pet + a dot or 2 from AA or clicky while spellbar is locked out.

    Pet Frenzy [8m]
    /pause 20, /alt act 3707 (Fortify Companion)
    /pause 12, /alt act 1014 (Lingering Nightmares)
    /pause 7, /useitem 23 17 (Miniature Horn of Unity)
    /pause 5, /alt act 766 (Frenzy of the Dead)
    /timer 5000, /alt act 3705 (Companion's Blessing)

    Pet Heal (Mash) - keep pressing this key to keep pet alive!
    /pause 1, /cast 9 (Cas. Doomshield)
    /pause 28, /cast 10 (Icy Mending if C.Doomshield is not up)
    /pause 1, /alt act 441 (Aegis of Kildrukaun 30s reuse) - pet rune
    /pause 1, /useitem 23 18 (Terror's Juju, 3m reuse)
    /pause 1, /useitem 23 22 (Shadow-Vexed Silk Robe, Pet lifetap process) -- if Juju is down
    -- I manually use Mend and Self Sac AAs as needed.

    3RD+ [10m] (Click once dots are stacked)
    /alt act 629 (Gathering Dusk, 10m reuse, the trigger delay on this really should be 1 tick max.)
    /alt act 1392 (Fundament: Third Spire of Necromancy, 9m 30s reuse)
    /alt act 900 (Rise of Bones, 10m reuse)
    /alt act 320 (Swarm of Decay, 9m reuse)
    /timer 6000, /alt act 1257 (Hand of Death 8m 30s reuse) - this has changed and does not need trigger anymore. Cheer!
    (optional) /pause 5, /useitem 17 (BP clicky, 10m reuse)
    (optional) /pause 10, /useitem 23 23 (COA Robe, 5m reuse) -- I manually click robe after I stack dots.

    Life Burn+ [24m]
    /pause 22, /alt act 68 (Life Burn, 24m reuse)
    /pause 4, /alt act 351 (Dying Grasp, 21m reuse)
    /alt act 15073 Banestrike
    /useitem 23 27 (Necromatic Dragon Bone, 3 min reuse)
    /timer 14400, /useitem 23 28 (Mark of the Grave Finder)

    GODR [24m] -- click just before burning, alternate nuke/tap then dot dot for twin casting.
    /alt act 430 (Mercurial Torment)
    /alt act 1211 (Focus of Arcanum)
    /pause 12, /alt act 1257 (Hand of Death) -- this has changed and does not need trigger
    /pause 18, /alt act 500 (Silent Casting)
    /timer 14400, /alt act 677 (Gift of Deathly Resolve)
    -- Updated: we only have to Nuke, DoT, DoT, repeat,... Each nuke is now good for 2 dots with GODR running.

    2nd Burn [20m]
    /alt act 433 (Embalmer's Carapace, 20m)
    /alt act 710 (Funeral Pyre, 26m 40s)
    /alt act 629 (Gathering Dusk, 10m reuse, the trigger delay on this really should be 1 tick max.)
    /pause 5, /useitem 17 (BP clicky, 10m reuse)
    /useitem 23 17 (Miniature Horn of Unity)

    Pets! (Mash)
    /useitem 23 20 (Vicious Rabbit. 5m reuse)
    /useitem 13 (epic pet, 3m) -- sad pet these days, but more the merrier!
    /alt act 900 (Rise of Bones, 10m reuse)
    /alt act 320 (Swarm of Decay, 9m reuse)
    /alt act 175 (Wake the Dead, 3m) - need to be last in list as it needs corpses to make pets
    -- keep mashing this key to get more pets in the fray!

    Cure [1m]
    /useitem 24 1 (Shield of the Immaculate)
    /alt act 764 (Embrace The Decay, 5m)
    /useitem 24 0 (Cleansing Rod, 1m reuse)
    /useitem 23 16 (Overflowing Urn of Life, 5m reuse)
    /timer 600, /useitem 4 (Geomantra, ear item)
    (optional) /useitem 23 11 (Turquoise Buckler)

    Mana (3m+)
    /useitem 24 1 (Shield of the Immaculate)
    /alt act 1505 (Death Blossom, 3m) - if in regen mode
    /alt act 7703 (Death Bloom, 10m) - if in combat
    /cast 12 (Deadskin)
    /timer 1800


    (FD)
    /useitem 24 1 (Shield of the Immaculate)
    /alt act 773 (Death's Effigy, 1m 30s)
    /alt act 428 (Death Peace, 5s reuse)
    /timer 900

    Buffs (Long) - Permanent/Long Buffs/Clickies
    /pause 7, /useitem 8 (back slot: Spikes ds)
    /pause 32, /alt act 533 (DMF)
    /pause 17, /useitem 23 4 (Gunthak Swabby's Eyepatch)
    /pause 7, /useitem 23 7 (The Chiefs Influence)
    /useitem 23 5 (Familiar)

    Buff (Quick)
    /pause 7, /cast 8 (Imbue Ally)
    /alt activate 9001 (Reluctant Benevolence)
    /timer 3593, /alt act 441 (Comp. Aegis)
    (optional) /pause 7, /useitem 4 (Geomantra ear item)
    (optional) /pause 17, /alt act 905 (Gift of the Grave) - spell shield
    -- Timer on RB and Imbue Ally are very close - I get alot of EEs this way. This should always be grayed out but always wait for it to wear off.
    -- Audio trigger set to tell me to reuse this button when RB fades.


    Hotbuttons so I can load spell sets I need fast
    (each has it's own button)

    /memspellset Group
    /memspellset Group (No Swifts)
    /memspellset Root / DoT - same as Raid- DoT2, 11 dots but slot 12 is root
    /memspellset Pet (Tank)
    /memspellset Pet (New)
    /memspellset (Quick) Self Buffs
    /memspellset Raid - DoT1 - F2P, 3 wounds dots
    /memspellset Raid - DoT2 - swap 4 spells (8-11)
    /memspellset Raid - DoT3 - swap 4 spells (8-11)

    -- Note: I do not have all the current AAs or TBM expansion so new AAs and some pause ## might change with AAs to reduce cast time and reuse etc.

    -- Updated to reflect GODR/F2P and Pet Swarm stacking nerfs. Also, made changes for Hand of Death upgrade.
  6. Tinyfeet Elder

    I regularly box my necro and my method is pretty simple...

    Get my primary character going, then tab to necro

    Grinding / sustained group dps:

    Encroaching darkness AA, Scent of Terris AA, pet attack, activate this macro:

    /pause XX, /cast 3 [swarm pets]
    /pause XX, /cast 4 [combination swift disease dot]
    /pause XX, /cast 5 [swift fire dot]
    /pause XX, /cast 6 [swift lifetap dot]
    /cast 1 [impose for blood]

    I have an audio trigger set up for when impose begins to cast and I tab back over to reactivate this macro again. You want to edit the /pause to reflect your cast time based on your gear/aa/typical buff loadout. My formula is usually cast time + global cooldown (1.5s) + 0.2s to account for latency. From memory I think my macro uses /pause 34 (1.7s cast, 1.5s global, 0.2s latency buffer = 3.4s)

    Additionally, since I box the necro with another caster, I typically cast mind extraction on cooldown. I pair this with a dicho in a macro in the same way as above. Makes sense since they have similar cooldowns, and dicho is not a good fit in the spam macro because of its longer cooldown but I want to use it on cooldown because it's a very strong dot.

    /pause XX, /cast 2 [dicho]
    /cast 12 [mind extraction]

    Those are what I use for grinding, it's literally all you need to cast for sustained group-oriented dps on the nec.

    As for boxing necro burns...

    You're going to need a specific spellset for this, because swift dots are useless on a burn where the necro is the primary source of dps (if you box a whole crew where the named dies fast enough then don't bother with this)

    Load your spellset with impose for blood, dicho, and your 10 favorite non-swift dots (in a group setting you're probably safe to stick with your 30s fire/magic dots plus a few extra fillers).

    I use 2 macros to activate all of my burn AAs and items, just spam them until everything is on...stuff like GODR, 3rd spire, anguish bp clicky, etc.

    Then you will need multiple macros for its actual damage, but you simply tab back to the necro and press the next button each time the previous macro finishes as follows:

    Macro1:
    /pause XX, /cast 1 [impose]
    /pause XX, /cast 2 [dicho]
    /pause XX, /cast 3 [dot2]
    /cast 1 [impose]
    /g Activate #2Necro Macro

    Macro2:
    /pause XX, /cast 4 [dot3]
    /pause XX, /cast 5 [dot4]
    /pause XX, /cast 1 [impose]
    /cast 6 [dot5]
    /g Activate #3Necro Macro

    Macro3:
    /pause XX, /cast 7 [dot6]
    /pause XX, /cast 1 [impose]
    /pause XX, /cast 8 [dot7]
    /cast 9 [dot8]
    /g Activate #4Necro Macro

    Macro4:
    /pause XX, /cast 1 [impose]
    /pause XX, /cast 10 [dot9]
    /pause XX, /cast 11 [dot10]
    /pause XX, /cast 1 [impose]
    /cast 12 [dot11]

    All this is doing is going down your spellbar, casting impose - dot - dot - impose - dot - dot ... until your spell bar has been fully twincast. Can twincast 11 dots that way using nothing but 4 macros and tabbing back to your necro each time it puts a message in group, and pressing one button on it.

    In summary, for 2 boxing my necro, I use the following macros:
    Swift dots, dicho+mind extraction, 2 macros to activate burn AA/items, 4 macros to cast spells during burn, and I manually cast snare, scent of terris, and pet attack on each mob. That's 3 buttons + 8 fire and forget macros to have a good 80% solution to group-necro that happens in the background. Put it all on its own hotbar and you even have a free slot for my favorite button:

    /xtar 13 (which i set to my other char)
    /follow

    Hope this was helpful, best of luck with your boxing.
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