I have recently had a few people asking me about mouseover macros and how they work so I thought I would do a quick post to explain how it works for those new to the concept!

A couple of Q&As to start the post off

Q: What is a mouseover macro?
A: A mouseover macro allows you to cast your spells without having to select your target first. This is ideal for quick and efficient healing.

Q: How do I access the Mouseover Target?
A: You can access the mouseover over by using a [target=mouseover] variable in your macros.

Q: Do Mouseover Macros Auto Cast?
A: No that would be bad! Imagine a spell trying to cast whenever your mouse moved over a valid target in game? How would you define multiple spells in this case? Mouseover Macros work by defining your target, you still need to trigger your spells manually. This can be done via clicking a mouse (as is the case with healbot or clique) or by hitting a hotkey on your keyboard (or in my case G13 gamepad).

Example Mouseover Macro

#showtooltip
/cast [modifier:alt,target=player][target=mouseover, exists][] Lifebloom; Lifebloom

So explaining the macro step by step.

1. If I am holding ALT Lifebloom will be cast on myself
2. If my mouse is over a valid target cast on them
3. Otherwise normal spell ability (so you would click on a target to cast).

This macro is then added to my action bar and key bindings set up as I require.

I do not use clique or anything as my G9 & G13 gives me plenty of hotkeys options for me