PvE Survival Hunter DPS Addons & Macros

A comprehensive list of addons and macros to improve a Survival Hunter’s performance in dungeon and raid environments in Mists of Pandaria.

Addons

• MinimapButtonButton – Addon that piles up all addon icons, preventing them from clogging your Minimap. Must-have addon if you plan on acquiring a large number of addons.
• DeadlyBossMods – Allows you to track boss abilities. It’s a must-have for raiding.
• Details – Shows you how much damage, healing, etc, everyone in your raid is doing. Flex on your friends!
• WeakAuras – Extremely versatile addon that can track buffs and debuffs, modify the User Interface, or even create audio notifications.
• Leatrix Plus – Multi-purpose addon that is extremely helpful, especially for streamers, for changing in-game mechanics such as auto-accepting quests, summons, and resurrection spells, blocking Party/Duel requests, modifying Chat, Frames, System, and Interface functionality.
• Leatrix Maps – Enhances map functionality by adding coordinates, increasing zoom level, and many more!
• Auctionator – A great tool for any interaction with the Auction House
• OmniCC – Displays a timer on the Action Bar for the remaining time until a Cooldown is available
• GTFO – Addon that provides audio notifications whenever you are standing in dangerous effects. Great for raiding!
• Questie – Addon that tracks and showcases Quests & Quest Objectives on the map. Extremely helpful for leveling or the Loremaster Achievement!
• Rarescanner – Addon that tracks and showcases rare mobs when in proximity to them. It is very helpful for acquiring early loot or completing achievements!
• Bagnon – An Addon that completely revamps the Bag Interface and combines all bags into one big window. It’s a fantastic addon overall!
• Plater Nameplates – This addon, similar to Weakauras, allows you to customize all nameplates in the game entirely. It is great for players who struggle to track debuffs on targets or simply want to overhaul the default interface.

Macros

Luckily, Survival Hunters don’t need a large amount of Macros to perform well! Like other DPS specializations, they mostly use Mouseover macros and macros that can activate multiple offensive effects at once. They may also use Cancelaura macros that might be required to turn Deterrence on and off instantly. 

Mouseover Macro

This macro can be used on any target by simply hovering your mouse over it. You can either hover your mouse over the target or the UI raid or party frame in case of friendly targets. For any beneficial spells, the macro will use “Help”, and “Harm” for any spell that can damage a target.

#showtooltip Misdirection
/cast [@mouseover, help, nodead] Misdirection

#showtooltip Explosive Shot
/cast [@mouseover, harm, no dead] Explosive Shot    

Offensive Macro

This type of macro can be used to chain together multiple offensive effects for your burst sequences! It works with multiple spells that are off-GCD and effects, such as potions or trinkets.

/cast Berserking
/cast Rapid Fire
/cast Stampede
/use Virmen's Bite

Cancelaura Macro

This macro is very easy to use and can function with most effects. You may choose to incorporate a /cast ability to toggle an effect and then a /cancelaura “spell”. Doing so lets you press the button once to activate the effect and press it a second time to cancel the effect instantly. You may also choose just to use the /cancelaura part to get rid of an effect you activated with another button.

/cast Deterrence
/cancelaura Deterrence