Fire or Frost Ward: choose the school
Cast Fire Ward normally or hold Shift for Frost Ward.
This macro is based on research and still needs testing in game. Check the requirements and known limits before trying it.
Exact macro text
Ward Choice
HELPFire WardSelf
HELPFrost WardSelf
#showtooltip
/cast [mod:shift] Frost Ward; Fire Ward52 UTF-8 bytes · 52 characters · Version 1.0.0
Fire Ward: recorded level 20; Frost Ward: recorded level 22. Confirm acquisition and other requirements in Details.
How this fits a Mage key layout — compare shared keys and dedicated controls before choosing your pack.
Build and validation
- Status
- Researched
- Target builds
- 1.60.1-beta, 1.60.1.70009
- Tested builds
- No recorded client test
- Class / profile
- Mage / Utility
- Specializations
- Arcane, Fire, Frost
Targeting and features
Shift: Frost Ward on self → Otherwise: Fire Ward on self
Modifier
Requirements
- Learned Fire Ward; the source records its first rank at level 20. Each higher rank must be learned separately.
- Learned Frost Ward; the source records its first rank at level 22. Each higher rank must be learned separately.
Known limitations
- Research-supported design for beta 1.60.1.70009; no recorded in-client macro tests. English spell names require localization on other clients.
- Modifier keybindings can intercept the combination. Spell selection is manual; an unlearned or unavailable modifier action does not fall back to the default spell.
- No incoming spell-school detection. The client decides cooldown interaction and whether a ward can be applied.
Notes
- Spell IDs identify the sourced first-rank reference; unranked names request the learned rank selected by the client. A spellbook tab is not a specialization lock.
- Talent and level records are provisional beta extraction, not proof of spell acquisition.
- Ability metadata adapted from Chris Baldwin / Talents Forever under CC BY 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. Macro design and summaries are original Allegedly Skilled work.
Abilities
- Fire Ward
- Frost Ward
Spell IDs
- 543
- 6143
Modifiers
- Shift: Frost Ward
Sources
- Talents Forever — all class spellbooks, talent trees and icon mappingsTalents Forever / Chris Baldwin · 1.60.1.70009; export generated 2026-09-26
- Macros: Essential InformationAdreaver / Blizzard community forums · General WoW secure macro syntax; Forever compatibility untested