Paladin · Phase 5 PvEGeneral, Holy, Protection and Retribution macros for WotLK 3.3.5a end-game raiding, with every command ready to copy.
Paladin General macros support the parts of the class that every specialization shares. This group focuses on fast targeting, clean target swaps and utility without losing your main boss target. They are shortcuts for decisions you already understand; they do not automate a rotation, check resources or decide which raid member deserves a cooldown.
They are most valuable during add waves, interrupt assignments, emergency raid utility and moments when changing target would cost casts or auto-attacks. Build the keybind around the assignment you actually receive in your raid, and keep a normal version of any critical ability available until the macro has been tested on your server.
Keep only the targeting layers you can read instantly. If your raid frames, click-casting addon or nameplates already perform the same job, the shorter normal keybind is often safer.
Priority: 1. Alt casts on yourself. 2. Friendly mouseover. 3. Friendly selected target. 4. Yourself. Replace SPELL with the desired ability.
#showtooltip SPELL
/cast [mod:alt,@player][@mouseover,help,nodead][help,nodead][@player] SPELLCleanses your mouseover, friendly target or yourself without requiring target switching.
#showtooltip Cleanse
/cast [mod:alt,@player][@mouseover,help,nodead][help,nodead][@player] CleanseCasts Hand of Sacrifice on a friendly mouseover, assigned focus or selected ally. Be ready to use Divine Shield or another personal defensive when transferring heavy ICC/RS damage.
#showtooltip Hand of Sacrifice
/cast [@mouseover,help,nodead][@focus,help,nodead][] Hand of SacrificeProtects a friendly mouseover or focus without changing your current target. Do not cast it on a tank unless the threat loss is intentional.
#showtooltip Hand of Protection
/cast [@mouseover,help,nodead][@focus,help,nodead][] Hand of ProtectionLets the Paladin remove Hand of Protection immediately and resume physical attacks or tanking. This is particularly useful for Protection and Retribution.
#showtooltip Hand of Protection
/cancelaura Hand of ProtectionReduces the threat of a friendly mouseover, focus or selected ally.
#showtooltip Hand of Salvation
/cast [@mouseover,help,nodead][@focus,help,nodead][] Hand of SalvationPrioritizes yourself with Alt, followed by mouseover, focus and yourself.
#showtooltip Hand of Freedom
/cast [mod:alt,@player][@mouseover,help,nodead][@focus,help,nodead][@player] Hand of FreedomStops your current cast and uses Lay on Hands on your mouseover, focus or yourself.
#showtooltip Lay on Hands
/stopcasting
/cast [@mouseover,help,nodead][@focus,help,nodead][@player] Lay on HandsStops your current cast and immediately activates Divine Shield. Use a separate cancellation macro:
#showtooltip Divine Shield
/stopcasting
/cast Divine ShieldSeparate buttons are safer because repeatedly pressing a combined macro can cancel the shield unintentionally.
/cancelaura Divine ShieldNormal press activates Divine Shield. Shift and another press cancels it.
#showtooltip Divine Shield
/cast Divine Shield
/cancelaura [mod:shift] Divine ShieldStops your current cast and stuns a hostile focus, falling back to your current target.
#showtooltip Hammer of Justice
/stopcasting
/cast [@focus,harm,nodead,exists][] Hammer of JusticeFears an assigned undead or demon focus without changing your main target.
#showtooltip Turn Evil
/stopcasting
/cast [@focus,harm,nodead,exists][] Turn EvilImmediately activates Aura Mastery with whichever aura is currently active. The player must still choose the correct aura: - Frost Resistance Aura for heavy Frost damage. - Fire Resistance Aura for heavy Fire damage. - Shadow Resistance Aura for Shadow damage. - Concentration Aura when cast protection matters. - Devotion Aura for increased armor. Avoid trying to switch aura and activate Aura Mastery automatically in one press. The aura change can trigger the global cooldown, depending on the client/server implementation.
#showtooltip Aura Mastery
/stopcasting
/cast Aura MasteryStarts melee auto-attacks and casts Judgement of Wisdom. Replace it with Judgement of Light when that is your raid assignment.
#showtooltip Judgement of Wisdom
/startattack
/cast Judgement of WisdomStarts auto-attacks and uses Judgement of Wisdom. Replace it with Judgement of Light when required by the raid assignment.
#showtooltip Judgement of Wisdom
/startattack
/cast Judgement of WisdomAllows Retribution to resume physical attacks immediately after receiving Hand of Protection.
/cancelaura Hand of ProtectionEnds Divine Shield when the dangerous mechanic has passed so full damage can resume.
/cancelaura Divine ShieldPaladin Holy macros support mouseover healing, tank assignments and deliberate mana cooldowns. This group focuses on healing the correct raid-frame unit while keeping the boss or a judgement target selected. They are shortcuts for decisions you already understand; they do not automate a rotation, check resources or decide which raid member deserves a cooldown.
They are most valuable during Infest recovery, tank spikes, Valithria healing, Halion marks and long heroic attempts. Build the keybind around the assignment you actually receive in your raid, and keep a normal version of any critical ability available until the macro has been tested on your server.
Click-casting addons can replace most mouseover lines. Choose either addon bindings or macros consistently so two targeting systems do not compete.
Heals your mouseover, friendly target or yourself. /startattack keeps you melee-attacking your hostile target for Seal of Wisdom mana returns whenever positioning allows it.
#showtooltip Holy Light
/startattack
/cast [@mouseover,help,nodead][help,nodead][@player] Holy LightProvides fast mouseover Flash of Light healing while keeping your auto-attacks active.
#showtooltip Flash of Light
/startattack
/cast [@mouseover,help,nodead][help,nodead][@player] Flash of LightHeals a friendly mouseover or target, falling back to yourself. This version deliberately prioritizes healing. Keep a separate normal Holy Shock button if you also want to use it offensively.
#showtooltip Holy Shock
/startattack
/cast [@mouseover,help,nodead][help,nodead][@player] Holy ShockApplies Beacon to a friendly mouseover, assigned tank focus or yourself.
#showtooltip Beacon of Light
/cast [@mouseover,help,nodead][@focus,help,nodead][@player] Beacon of LightApplies Sacred Shield to your mouseover, assigned focus or yourself.
#showtooltip Sacred Shield
/cast [@mouseover,help,nodead][@focus,help,nodead][@player] Sacred ShieldActivates Divine Favor and uses Holy Shock on your friendly mouseover, target or yourself for a guaranteed critical heal.
#showtooltip Holy Shock
/stopcasting
/cast Divine Favor
/cast [@mouseover,help,nodead][help,nodead][@player] Holy ShockActivates Hyperspeed Accelerators and Divine Illumination together. Only combine them if you consistently want haste during your reduced-mana healing window.
#showtooltip Divine Illumination
/use 10
/cast Divine IlluminationActivates Divine Plea. Keep cancellation separate:
#showtooltip Divine Plea
/cast Divine PleaThis is important for Holy Paladins because Divine Plea reduces healing. A separate cancellation button avoids wasting a global cooldown by immediately cancelling it.
/cancelaura Divine PleaAttempts to offset Divine Plea’s healing penalty with Avenging Wrath. Whether both activate on the same press can depend on global-cooldown behavior. Keep separate buttons if the server requires a second press.
#showtooltip Divine Plea
/cast Divine Plea
/cast Avenging WrathUses Divine Intervention on a friendly mouseover, focus or selected ally for wipe recovery. Never place this near frequently pressed healing buttons.
#showtooltip Divine Intervention
/stopcasting
/cast [@mouseover,help,nodead][@focus,help,nodead][] Divine InterventionUses an Art of War Flash of Light on yourself with Alt, otherwise on a friendly mouseover, target or yourself.
#showtooltip Flash of Light
/cast [mod:alt,@player][@mouseover,help,nodead][help,nodead][@player] Flash of LightPaladin Protection macros support taunts, tank rescue tools and carefully controlled raid defensives. This group focuses on protecting the raid while keeping threat and boss positioning stable. They are shortcuts for decisions you already understand; they do not automate a rotation, check resources or decide which raid member deserves a cooldown.
They are most valuable during Saurfang tank swaps, Valithria add pickups, Sindragosa burst damage, Lich King adds and Halion tank transitions. Build the keybind around the assignment you actually receive in your raid, and keep a normal version of any critical ability available until the macro has been tested on your server.
Never hide a taunt or raid cooldown inside a rotational button. These macros should stay on deliberate keys with server-tested cancellation behavior.
Casts Righteous Defense on a friendly mouseover. If none exists, it tries the friendly target of your current enemy. Righteous Defense is cast on the friendly player being attacked, rather than directly on the enemies.
#showtooltip Righteous Defense
/cast [@mouseover,help,nodead][@targettarget,help,nodead][] Righteous DefenseTaunts a hostile mouseover without making you drop your current boss target.
#showtooltip Hand of Reckoning
/cast [@mouseover,harm,nodead][] Hand of ReckoningInterrupts or silences an assigned hostile focus, falling back to your current target.
#showtooltip Avenger's Shield
/stopcasting
/cast [@focus,harm,nodead,exists][] Avenger's ShieldStarts auto-attacking even when Hammer of the Righteous is unavailable.
#showtooltip Hammer of the Righteous
/startattack
/cast Hammer of the RighteousStarts attacking and casts Shield of Righteousness when available.
#showtooltip Shield of Righteousness
/startattack
/cast Shield of RighteousnessStops your current cast and immediately activates Divine Protection.
#showtooltip Divine Protection
/stopcasting
/cast Divine ProtectionNormal press activates Divine Sacrifice. Alt and another press removes the damage-transfer aura. This can preserve the talented Divine Guardian raid-damage reduction while preventing the transferred damage from killing the Paladin. Test the exact behavior on your server before recommending it publicly.
#showtooltip Divine Sacrifice
/cast Divine Sacrifice
/cancelaura [mod:alt] Divine SacrificeAttempts to activate Divine Sacrifice and immediately remove its personal damage-transfer portion while retaining Divine Guardian. Mark this version clearly as server-dependent. Some 3.3.5a servers handle the aura cancellation differently.
#showtooltip Divine Sacrifice
/cast Divine Sacrifice
/cancelaura Divine SacrificeCasts Salvation on your mouseover or the friendly player currently targeted by the boss.
#showtooltip Hand of Salvation
/cast [@mouseover,help,nodead][@targettarget,help,nodead][] Hand of SalvationRemoves Divine Shield and immediately attempts to taunt the selected enemy. This is useful after deliberately bubbling off a dangerous debuff, but the boss must be tauntable.
#showtooltip Hand of Reckoning
/cancelaura Divine Shield
/cast Hand of ReckoningPaladin Retribution macros support melee uptime, seal changes and controlled burst. This group focuses on starting attacks immediately and spending short procs without dropping the primary target. They are shortcuts for decisions you already understand; they do not automate a rotation, check resources or decide which raid member deserves a cooldown.
They are most valuable during cleave packs, execute windows, movement-heavy Halion phases and burst assignments. Build the keybind around the assignment you actually receive in your raid, and keep a normal version of any critical ability available until the macro has been tested on your server.
Do not combine every cooldown automatically. Engineering gloves, trinkets and raid cooldown timing often need separate control.
Starts auto-attacking even if Crusader Strike is unavailable.
#showtooltip Crusader Strike
/startattack
/cast Crusader StrikeStarts auto-attacking and casts Divine Storm when ready.
#showtooltip Divine Storm
/startattack
/cast Divine StormThrows Hammer of Wrath at an executable hostile mouseover, falling back to your current target. Useful for finishing an add without switching away from the boss.
#showtooltip Hammer of Wrath
/cast [@mouseover,harm,nodead][] Hammer of WrathActivates engineering gloves, the upper trinket and Avenging Wrath. Remove slot 13 when the equipped trinket is passive or needs different timing.
#showtooltip Avenging Wrath
/use 10
/use 13
/cast Avenging WrathCasts Exorcism on a hostile mouseover or current target, especially useful with Art of War.
#showtooltip Exorcism
/cast [@mouseover,harm,nodead][] ExorcismActivates Seal of Vengeance and starts auto-attacking. Horde characters should replace it with:
#showtooltip Seal of Vengeance
/startattack
/cast Seal of VengeanceA ready-to-paste WotLK 3.3.5a macro. Adjust named targets, spells or equipment slots to match your setup.
#showtooltip Seal of Corruption
/startattack
/cast Seal of CorruptionActivates Seal of Command and starts attacking. Useful when switching to cleave/AoE situations.
#showtooltip Seal of Command
/startattack
/cast Seal of CommandHorde:
#showtooltip
/cast [mod:shift] Seal of Command; Seal of Vengeance
/startattackNormal press activates the primary single-target seal. Shift activates Seal of Command.
#showtooltip
/cast [mod:shift] Seal of Command; Seal of Corruption
/startattack