For openers, it depends what you are playing as/against. Like you said it is all very situational, but here are some general tips:My preferred opener if you want to get pressure out quickly would be garrote ss spam 5cp snd mfd+clone+kidney killing spree ar.If you are playing as/against double dps in 2s then garrote clone+killing spree works for tons of unavoidable damage in some casesFor ret rog priest I like garrote revealing strike mfd kidney for a strong opener on healers. Coordinate interrupts from there and save clone until they trinket.
Playing to your full potential requires carefully planning your action bars with the most effective binds and macros. We have premade action bar setups which.
Editors note 5/9/16 – For up to date keybinds, see my post on.Now that I have reached level 100 and have access to all of my abilities, spells and talents it’s time to look out how to place them on my bars. The purpose of this post is to show what my kindbindings are and give some tips for people looking to learn. I’m not going to go into ‘ how to keybind‘ but I will link some articles for those who would like to read more.
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The Fluid Druid –Where I currently standI am still progressing from clicking to keybinding so I still have some spells that aren’t keybound e.g. My mount, Travel / Flight Forms, Mark of the Wild and others. I also use the addon for spells that interact with raid frames like, etc This is mainly for easy targeting as Clique functions very similarly to mouse over macro’s but without the need for a keyboard press, bar space or target select + activation.
I’ve talked about why I use Clique in greater detail and how to set it up in.My keyboard set upMy keyboard is set up to have my core rotation, defensive abilities and some utility spells bound. Below is an image of a keyboard showing which buttons I have bound.I have unbound ‘Q’ and ‘E’ as strafe keys in the Blizzard keybind menu and remapped them to ‘A’ and ‘D’. I turn my character using my mouse.
I then use bartender to assign a keybind to a specific spot on an action bar. This can be on my main bar so I can see it or on a hidden bar. I have left some keys unbound such as ‘R’, ‘C’ and ‘V’ as I still use their default function – reply to last message, open character info and toggle name plates. I did have tilde bound to “interact” at one point. This was so I could interact with quest givers as the mouse can’t select the correct target during crowded periods (read expansion launches).Below is an image of a keyboard show my keybinds while in Cat Form with spell icons over the keys that they are bound to.1.2.3.4.5.Q.E.T.Z.X.F1.F2.F3.F4.The next image shows my keybindings with an alt modifier.1.2.3.E.F1.F2.F3.Note: Talents will automatically stay bound to their key when you swap them e.g. If I decide I want to use instead of Mighty Bash, when I switch the talent Ursol’s Vortex will be bound to Alt+2 where Mighty Bash is. The same goes if I swapped Typhoon for Mass Entanglement, it would stay bound to ‘T’.Tips when learning to keybind.
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Take it slow – Any sudden, large scale change is going to make you feel clumsy and frustrated. I can’t stress this enough. Start with one spell at at time, ideally a spell that you use frequently. Moving with your mouse – One of the major things about keybinding is freeing up your left (non-mouse) hand for activating spells only and using the mouse for all (most) of your movement. This can be a major hurdle for some players so as I mention above take it slow.
I suggest unbinding strafe from ‘Q’ and ‘E’ and moving them to A and D. You can’t strafe using the mouse but you can turn. This has two advantages; it is the first step to using your mouse for movement and it frees up to easily accessible keys for binds. Focus on binding your rotation first – These are the spells that you are going to us the most; questing, PVPing, dungeons, raiding, basically everything.
With the ability pruning in Warlords of Draenor, most classes should have had their rotation ‘streamlined’ to 5-7 abilities. Feral Druids had Pounce and Ravage merged into Rake and Shred respectively freeing up two slots. Also Faerie Fire is no longer needed opening another slot. Don’t be afraid to try something different – If you have large hands and/or a small keyboard and can reach the 7, 8, ‘Y’, ‘H’, ‘N’ keys then go for it. There is no correct way to keybind. I have Thrash and Swipe bound to Alt + mouse wheel up & down. This frees up keys in the busy area (W,S,A,D), lets me react quickly to procs e.g., allows me to turn and move with my mouse all while still letting me zoom in/out with the camera.
Don’t bind anything to Alt+F4. You’re going to have a bad time.Final ThoughtsLooking back I wish someone had told me about keybinding and shown me when I rolled my first character. Breaking existing clicking muscle memory is hard and frustrating.
I started raiding in The Burning Crusade but didn’t starting really keybinding until Cataclysm (Yes I raided Ulduar, ToC and ICC as a clicker and I was good at it!). Overall I think it has improved my play, my dps and made me a better, more aware raider. I strongly recommend that anyone that doesn’t currently keybind look into it.What is your keybind set up? Was it difficult for you to learn your new keybinds? What advice do you have to players wanting to keybind? Feel free to leave a comment on the post, send me an email at, follow me on twitter or like and comment on the File Under Feral Facebook page.Elamari.