My 4x Frost DK / Paladin Setup - Based on DK Manifesto

[Xraptorx]

Ualaa,

Are the Keys 1 and 2 in your videos casting Macros on the DKs or just doing the mapped keys like in the post below? If it is mapped keys, where do you have those keys actually on the DKs?

Here are my three spam keys:

Spam "1" (Press)
- Slaves assist the Master
- Do Mapped Key - Mind Freeze - All DK's
- Do Mapped Key > DK Howling Blast > Target: The DK (Action Target Group).
- Sends IWT to toons in the Melee Group.

Spam "1" (Release)
- Do Mapped Key > DK Howling Blast > Target: The DK (ATG)
- Do Mapped Key > DK Frost Strike > Target: The DK (ATG)
- Do Mapped Key > DK Necrotic Strike > Target: The DK (ATG)
- Do Mapped Key > DK Death Coil > Target: The DK (ATG)
[Note: Howling Blast is the sole ability called on Key Down; on Key Up, each ability has an equal chance to be called].

Spam "2" (Press)
- Slaves assist the Master
- Do Mapped Key > Mind Freeze > Target: DK (ATG)
- Do Mapped Key >DK Obliterate > Target: DK (ATG)
- Sends IWT to toons in the Melee Group.

Spam "2" (Release)
- Do Mapped Key > DK Oblierate > Target: DK (ATG)
- Do Mapped Key > DK Frost Strike > Target: DK (ATG)

Spam "3" (Press)
- Slaves assist the Master
- Do Mapped Key - Mind Freeze - All DK's
- Sends the keybind for Death Strike to the DK's.
- Sends IWT to toons in the Melee Group.

Spam "3" (Release)
- Sends the keybind for Death Strike to the DK's.
- Sends the keybind for Death Strike to the DK's
- Sends the keybind for Blood Strike to the DK's
- Sends the keybind for Blood Strike to the DK's
- Sends the keybind for Frost Strike to the DK's

Mind Freeze (Mapped Key)
Four Steps
Do not advance to next step for 2.6 seconds
Sends Mind Freeze keybind to one DK on each step.

As of 4.1, Blood of the North has changed Blood Runes into Death Runes (which count as Blood, Frost or Unholy Runes); as of this change, Blood Strike has been removed from the sequence.
Meaning either an extra Frost & Unholy rune every 10 seconds or an extra two of one of those.
IE: +1 Obliterate/Death Strike or +1 Necrotic Strike & +1 Howling Blast or +2 Necrotic Strikes/Howling Blasts every 10 seconds.

[Ualaa]

My mapped keys are like this.

Howling Blast
Hotkey: None Set.
Send Keybind "1" to Current Window
(All members of the DK group do this, each in their own window)

Frost Strike
Hotkey: None Set.
Send Keybind "Shift F6" to Current Window
(All members of the DK group do this, each in their own window)

Necrotic Strike
Hotkey: None Set
Send Keybind "Shift F7" to Current Window
(All members of the DK group do this, each in their own window)

Etc...
And then I have that spell on the relevant keybind.




In-game macros:

F_DPS (On 1)
#show
/startattack
/cast Howling Blast
/use 6
/use 10
/script UIErrorsFrame:Clear()

OBL (On 2)
#showtooltip Obliterate
/startattack
/cast Obliterate
/use 6
/use 10
/script UIErrorsFrame:Clear()

Death (On 6)
#show
/startattack
/cast Death Strike
/use 6
/use 10
/script UIErrorsFrame:Clear()



All of the others, are straight keybinds for the spells dragged out of the spell/ability book.

Because my Death Coil is a Do Mapped Key action, I can toggle the mapped key on and off.
By a Mapped Key state action.
When that mapped key is off, even if another mapped key tries to call "Do Mapped Key: Death Coil (actually Do Mapped Key, Shift F8)" it cannot fire off.

The IWT, Mind Freeze, etc.
Is the same as listed in my DK Guide.

I almost never use the Death Strike (DPS Sequence 3, on Keybind "6").
Howling Blast is far superior AoE damage and total damage.
Obliterate is far superior single target damage (which doesn't break Hungering Cold).
Death Strike is only used after the healer falls, and then only if Raise Ally is on cooldown and/or the DK's don't have the necessary Runic Power.
Which means the team is in trouble and won't be around for long anyway.
DS is not enough healing, as I'm not glyphed into it nor spec'd around it at all.
But with the glyph its a decent option, especially for arena.

[Ualaa]

My actual in-game macros...
Not sure if any of this would help anyone else or not.


Paladin Macros:
On “1”, named “Cast”
#show Holy Shock
/castsequence [@focus,exists,nodead] Flash of Light, Flash of Light
/cast [@focus,exists,nodead] Holy Shock

On “2”, named “H.Power”
#show Word of Glory
/castsequence [@focus,exists,nodead] Holy Shock, Holy Shock, Holy Shock, Word of Glory

On “3”, named “HC”
Blank, with Hungering Cold icon.

On “4”, named “Focus”
Blank, with Sling-Shot icon.

On “5”, Holy Radiance, from the Spell Book.

On “7”, named “Judge”
#show
/cast [harm][@targettarget,harm] Judgement

On “0”, named “Silence”
Blank, with DK Strangulate icon.

On “-”, Human Racial.

On “=”, Hammer of Justice.

Bottom Left Horizontal Bar, Button 1, named “Pet”
Blank, with DK Summon Pet icon.

Bottom Left Horizontal Bar, Button "2”, Named “Pillar”
Blank, with DK Pillar of Frost icon.

Bottom Left Horizontal Bar, Button “3”, Named “AMS”.
Blank, with DK AMS icon.

Bottom Left Horizontal Bar, Button “4”, Named “IBF”
Blank, with DK Icebound Fortitude icon.

Bottom Left Horizontal Bar, Button “6”, Holy Shock.
Bottom Left Horizontal Bar, Button “7”, Exorcism.

Bottom Left Horizontal Bar, Button “8”, named “Bandage”
#show
/use [target=Player] Dense Embersilk Bandage

Bottom Left Horizontal Bar, Button “9”, Consecrate.
Bottom Left Horizontal Bar, Button “12”, Word of Glory

Bottom Right Bar, Button 1, named “BIG”
#show Divine Protection
/Cast Divine Favor
/Cast Avenging Wrath
/Cast Aura Mastery
/Cast Divine Protection
/Cast Guardian of Ancient Kings
/Use 13
/Use 14

Bottom Right Bar, Button 2, Divine Shield
Bottom Right Bar, Button 3, Divine Plea

Bottom Right Bar, Button 4, named “Big2”
#show Divine Protection
/Cast Divine Favor
/Cast Avenging Wrath
/Cast Divine Protection
/Cast Guardian of Ancient Kings
/Use 13
/Use 14

Bottom Right Bar, Button 5, Health Stone
Bottom Right Bar, Button 6, Aura Mastery

Bottom Right Bar, Button 10, Keybound to Alt 7.
/script RepopMe();

Vertical Bar Left, Button 1, Alchemy

Vertical Bar Left, Button 2, Named “Master”
/jamba-team iammaster all

Vertical Bar Left, Button 3, Keybound Shift F4, named “BG”
/script AcceptBattlefieldPort(1,1)
/script LeaveBattlefield()

Vertical Bar Left, Button 4, Redemption

Vertical Bar Left, Button 5, named “Clear”
/run CompactRaidFrameManager:UnregisterAllEvents() CompactRaidFrameManager:Hide() CompactRaidFrameContainer:UnregisterAllEvents() CompactRaidFrameContainer:Hide()

Vertical Bar Left, Button 6, named “Fly”
#show
/use [nomounted] Sandstone Drake

Vertical Bar Left, Button 10, Keybound Shift F9, Conjured Mana Cake

Vertical Bar Left, Button 11, Keybound Shift F10, named “Mount”
/use [nomounted] Summon Charger

Vertical Bar Right, Button 4, Beacon of Light

Vertical Bar Right, Button 5, Keybound Shift D, named “Buff”
/castsequence [@player] reset=5 Beacon of Light, Seal of Insight, Blessing of Might

Vertical Bar Right, Button 6, Blessing of Might
Vertical Bar Right, Button 7, Blessing of Kings
Vertical Bar Right, Button 10, Enchanting
Vertical Bar Right, Button 11, Disenchant
Vertical Bar Right, Button 12, Hearthstone

[Mosg2]

Just wanted to pop in and say thank you to Ualaa for taking the torch and running with it RL has attacked and a multitude of things have gotten in the way of my game-playing in the past year. Serious props for helping everyone out man.

[Shodokan]

Just wanted to pop in and say thank you to Ualaa for taking the torch and running with it RL has attacked and a multitude of things have gotten in the way of my game-playing in the past year. Serious props for helping everyone out man.

Keep at IRL man, games will always be there.

I repped you good getting 2350 in 5's last season and 2409 and 2417 in 3's... back at it this season and 2389 and 2300 so far in 3's and 2275 ish in 5's (though i am down to 2k now in 5's because i don't like it and can't get glad due to representation on my BG in this bracket)

I agree though, thanks for being the big community man Ualaa.

[Ualaa]

My actual in-game macros...
Not sure if any of this would help anyone else or not.


Death Knight Macros:
On “1”, Named F_DPS
#show
/startattack
/cast Howling Blast
/use 6
/use 10
/script UIErrorsFrame:Clear()

On “2”, named OBL
#showtooltip Obliterate
/startattack
/cast Obliterate
/use 6
/use 10
/script UIErrorsFrame:Clear()

On “3” - Hungering Cold.

On “4”, Sling-Shot Icon
/clearfocus
/focus
/tell Judsea My Focus is > %T <

On “6”, named Death
#show
/startattack
/cast Death Strike
/use 6
/use 10
/script UIErrorsFrame:Clear()

On “8” - Death Pact
On “9” - Dark Simulacrum

On “10”, named “Strangle”
#showtooltip Strangulate
/cast Blood Tap
/cast [@focus, exists, nodead] Strangulate

On, “-”.. PvP Trinket

On “=”, named B.Rez
#show Raise Ally
/cast [@Judsea,dead][@Cuddlés,dead][@Ticklés,dead][@Snugglés,dead] Raise Ally

(Multi-Bar, Bottom-Left, Button XX)
MBBLB01 (Above 1) – Raise Dead
MBBLB02 (Above 2), (Hotkey: Shift_K) – Pillar of Frost
MBBLB03 (Above 3), (Hotkey: Shift_G) – Anti-Magic Shell
MBBLB04 (Above 4), (Hotkey: Shift_S) – Icebound Fortitude
MBBLB05 (Above 5), (Hotkey: Shift_F) – Lichborne.
MBBLB06 (Above 6), (Hotkey: Shift_H) – Army of the Dead

MBBLB07 (Above 7), Repeater Region, Named Bandage
#show
/use [target=Player] Dense Embersilk Bandage

MBBLB08 (Above 8), (Hotkey: Alt_B) – Bloodboil.
MBBLB09 (Above 9), (Hotkey: Shift_L) – Endless Healing Potion
MBBLB10 (Above 0), (Hotkey: Shift_;) - Path of Frost.
MBBLB11 (Above -), Repeater Region – Empower Rune Weapon
MBBLB12 (Above =), (Hotkey: Backspace) – Death Grip

(Multi-Bar, Bottom-Right)
MBBRB05, Repeater Region – Healthstone.
MBBRB09, Item – MOLL-E.

MBBRB10, (Hotkey: Alt_7) – Named “Release”
/script RepopMe();

MBBRB12, Item – Goblin Jumper Cables XL.

(Multi-Bar Left)
MBLB01 – Skill: Alchemy

MBLB02 – Named: Master
/jamba-team iammaster all

MBLB03 – Named BG, Cross-swords Icon, (Hotkey: Shift_F4)
/script AcceptBattlefieldPort(1,1)
/script LeaveBattlefield()

MBLB05 – Named “Clear” Repeater Region
/run CompactRaidFrameManager:UnregisterAllEvents() CompactRaidFrameManager:Hide() CompactRaidFrameContainer:UnregisterAllEvents() CompactRaidFrameContainer:Hide()

MBLB06 – Named “Fly”, (Hotkey: Shift_F5)
#show
/use [nomounted] Sandstone Drake

MBLB07 – Howling Blast, (Hotkey: Shift_F6)
MBLB08 – Frost Strike (Hotkey: Shift_F7)
MBLB09 – Death Coil (Hotkey: Shift_F8)
MBLB10 – Conjured Mana Cake (Hotkey: Shift_F9)

MBLB11 – Named “Mount”, (Hotkey: Shift_F10)
/use [nomounted] Acherus Deathcharger

MBLB12 – Death Gate.

(Multi-Bar Right)
MBRB01 – Runeforging
MBRB02 – Death & Decay (Hotkey: Shift_A)
MBRB03 – Skill: Engineering
MBRB04 – Horn of Winter, (Hotkey: Shift_D)
MBRB07 – Necrotic Strike (Hotkey: Shift_F1)
MBRB09 – Outbreak (Hotkey: Shift_F2)

MBRB10 – Named “Frost Cancel” (Hotkey: Alt_F9)
#show Path of Frost
/cancelaura Path of Frost

MBRB11 – Mind Freeze, (Hotkey: Alt_F10)
MBRB12 – Item: Hearthstone

[SaraiE]

Ualaa,
I noticed in your dk macro section, you have "repeater region" for some keys, how does one set this up ? Do you activate the repeater beforee you click or is there a way to set this up in isboxer? Can you elaborate on this?

SaraiE

[Ualaa]

Open up the Toolkit, and in the upper left pane expand Character Sets, then click on your Character Set.

You'll notice in the bottom pane, under the "General" tab (which is the default view), there are options which you can check.
The third one down is for the "In-game ISBoxer GUI toggle hotkey".

I have mine set to: Ctrl + Alt + / because that is what Zanthor originally suggested in his "From Zero to Hero" thread.
But any unique combination will work.




I like to have a variety of Action Target Groups.

Usually there will be one for the entire team.
There will be another for just the Death Knights.
With only the one healer, I wouldn't make one for the Paladin... but if the composition was 3x DK's + 2x Healers, then a Healer ATG would be useful.




When you're in game, press your GUI toggle hotkey.

I believe Repeater Regions are the second tab.
There is a window for "Target", with an arrow to the right of it.
Clicking this arrow brings up valid targets... which can be Slot Number or a pre-defined ATG.

The healing Repeater Region, is set to Slot 3, because that is my Paladin's slot.
The mouse-over (clickable) stuff for the DK's can be set to their ATG.

Once the target is set, you have the option of KVM Mode (Block Local Click).
This can be good, if you only want the target (set, as per above) to receive the click.
I don't really want my DK's to drop their target, when the Grid frame is clicked upon... so I use the block local click option for that Repeater Region.
Even if I'm on the Paladin's screen (with Block Local Click enabled), because the Paladin is the target, she will get the clicks sent to her.
If you want KVM (Block Local Click), set that first then choose the target, because the target is reset to nothing when you check that box.

Next you click the button to create the repeater region.
Drag it over whatever you want.
Noting that the shaded red area is what will be "repeated", not the border of the Region.

Once it is in place, click on the sync button... which will place the region in the exact same place on every screen.
Then click "Save as Auto" or whatever the default option is.
The default save, will auto-load when the team is loaded.
If you change the save name, then it is not auto loaded, and must be manually started each time.



I have a variety of Repeater Regions.
There is one over the Jamba Item Bar (mine is five buttons across and two buttons tall).
I have Healthstones in the same position on every screen, with a Repeater Region over those.
Same thing for the Summoned Mage Cake; which is also hotkeyed.

There are four buttons for the DK's.
The Pally has identical graphics, but a blank macro in those places: Raise Dead, Anti-Magic Shell, Icebound Fortitude, Pillar of Frost.
The Raise Dead can only be clicked, there is no hotkey.
The other three have a hotkey or can be clicked because of the repeater region.
No real reason for not having a hotkey on Raise Dead; there was on originally but I took it out for some reason that eludes me now...

Basically put a Repeater Region over anything that you might want to click on the screen.
Where a click is good enough...

If you want targeting, in addition to the click...
You'll be better off with a Click Bar, which is essentially a click activated mapped key.

[Lyonheart]

I love reading your posts Ualaa, you give me ideas i had not thought about. I like clicking on some thing. rather than using hotkeys.. like food/drink..mounting etc.. but I have made TONs of keymaps to do all that stuff.. this will save me time 8)

[djensen]

Okay so im a total freaking oob to this stuff. I see how you put down the spam keys for the dk. How do i put those into idboxer or wow? i dont quite understand. if you could link a video or sumthng that can explain how to set up these multi skill macros i would really appreciate it.