Pally 1 button Tank macro

[pinotnoir]

Paladin tanking spells are all instant cast, so I would suggest using /castsequence rather than /castrandom. This allows you to tune so that your spells occur in exactly the order you want.

Personally, I use a very long 6969 macro that exceeds the standard character limit (thanks macaroon), but it could very easily be replaced with /click sequences such as below. This leads off with HotR, my preference, as I usually prioritize multi target threat first. This would result in the following cast sequence.

HotR, HS, SoR, Cons, HotR, JoW, SoR, HS, HotR, Cons, SoR, JoW repeat

Button 3 would cause random Exorcisms, HoW & AS throws when they were up and not blocked by a GCD... My first impulse wsa to remove this section, but I may switch to this myself, as they are unlikely to fire much when button 2 and button 3 are firing... but could fire alot in situations where your not near your target (the dance on Heigan for example...)

// Assuming 6 clicks per second

// BUTTON1
/click BUTTON2
/click BUTTON3
/click BUTTON4

// BUTTON2
/castsequence reset=combat Hammer of the Righteous ,,,,,, ,,, Shield of Righteousness ,,, ,,,,,,
// BUTTON3
/castsequence reset=combat Holy Shield ,,,,,, ,,,,,, ,,,,,, Consecration ,,,,,, ,,,,,, ,,,,,,  Judgement of Wisdom ,,,,,, ,,,,,,
// BUTTON4
/castrandom Exorcism, Hammer of Wrath, Avenger's Shield

So with your sequence what do you do once the mob dies and you are half way through the sequence? Also, what happens when you have to change targets and you are half way through the sequence?

[Memn]

The sequence gets reset once you exit combat, and its only important that it resets then, as that is when you want front loaded threat. Changing targets midway through the sequence doesn't really matter either.. .as the sequence is meant to optimize your use of cooldowns, not ensure a specific sequence on a sepecific target.

The 6969 sequence is optimal because it ensure you are using all 5 of your primary abilities whenever they are off cooldown... 6 second abilities are the most threat (and damage) for the least mana, and that is why they are on BUTTON2. The 9 second abilities are there to fill the gaps between 6 second cooldowns. With this sequence, you should have next to no attempts to cast a spell that is on cooldown, and nearly all your spells should be on cooldown at any given time once you get through the sequences once.

[pinotnoir]

The sequence gets reset once you exit combat, and its only important that it resets then, as that is when you want front loaded threat. Changing targets midway through the sequence doesn't really matter either.. .as the sequence is meant to optimize your use of cooldowns, not ensure a specific sequence on a sepecific target.

The 6969 sequence is optimal because it ensure you are using all 5 of your primary abilities whenever they are off cooldown... 6 second abilities are the most threat (and damage) for the least mana, and that is why they are on BUTTON2. The 9 second abilities are there to fill the gaps between 6 second cooldowns. With this sequence, you should have next to no attempts to cast a spell that is on cooldown, and nearly all your spells should be on cooldown at any given time once you get through the sequences once.

Maybe if I start doing raids solo on my pally I will change. So far I dont have any problems with heroics and Vault with the cast random.