Macros and addons are an integral part of a raider's arsenal as they canmake it easier to perform a variety of tasks, improving your overall gameexperience. On this page, we present macros and addons that can be useful to aBrewmaster Monk in World of Warcraft MoP 5.4.

The other pages of our Brewmaster Monk guide can be accessedfrom the table of contents on the right.

1. Macros↑top

1.1. Generic Macros for Monks

1.1.1. Detox

• #showtooltip Detox
• /cast [@mouseover,help,nodead] Detox;Detox

Using this macro will cast Detox on your mouseovertarget, if they are a friendly player and they are not dead. Otherwise, itwill cast Detox on your current target.

1.2. Specific Macros for Brewmaster Monks

1.2.1. Hand of Protection Cancelaura Macro

• /cancelaura Hand of Protection

This macro is very useful to have. It allows you to cancel a Hand of Protection that may have been cast on you, allowing youto resume your attacks. It is also important because, while you are under theeffect of Hand of Protection, mobs will not attack you and instead will justattack the next person the aggro list (usually a DPS player).

1.2.2. Chi Wave Macro

• #showtooltip Chi Wave
• /use [nomod, @player] Chi Wave
• /use [mod:ctrl] Chi Wave

This macro causes Chi Wave to target you for the initial heal, and ifyou hold down Ctrl, it heals (or damages, if it is a hostile target)your current target.

1.2.3. Taunt Macro

• #showtooltip
• /cast [nomod] Provoke
• /target [mod:shift] Black Ox Statue
• /cast [mod:shift] Provoke
• /cast [mod:ctrl] Leer of the Ox

This macro casts Provoke when you are not using a modifier. It tauntsoff your Black Ox Statue if you hold down Shift, and it uses Leer of the Ox if you hold down Ctrl.

2. Addons↑top

2.1. Generic Addons for Monks

2.1.1. ElvUI

Here, at Icy Veins, we useElvUIfor all our characters. This addon is a complete replacement of the defaultUser Interface. It comes with almost everything you need to perform properly:action bars, cooldown timers, proc display, etc.

We strongly recommend that you get this addon.

2.1.2. Boss Mods: Deadly Boss Mods or Bigwigs

Boss mods are addons that warn you about boss abilities and give youlive advice on how to handle some mechanics. We strongly recommend you toget one such addon. At Icy Veins, we mostly useDeadly Boss Mods,the most popular boss mod. A good alternative isBig Wigs.

2.1.3. GTFO

GTFO is a lightweightaddon that notifies you when you are standing in harmful effects or when youare making other such mistakes. It is very useful, even if your boss mod isalready alerting you of such things.

2.1.4. Parrot or Mik's Scrolling Battle Text

Parrot andMik's Scrolling Battle Text are highlycustomisable addons for displaying floating battle text while in combat (incomingheals, damage of your spells, etc.). They both work very well by default.

2.1.5. Weak Auras

WeakAuras is anextremely useful addon that allows you to have visual effects on your screen,helping you track your buffs, debuffs and cooldowns. It is highly customisableand it can make it much, much easier to keep track of your procs and play yourspec more proficiently. It can also be used for a variety of otherfunctions.

The user Mink on our forums suggested a neat aura you can use todisplay the amount of damage that is currently staggered. Simply usethis code in WeakAuras.

Similarly, Sunnier has a popular WeakAuras set-up that you may find useful.

2.1.6. Recount

Recount is awell known addon that most people use for displaying current DPS or HPS(Healing Per Second). We advise you to also use it for checking what youtake damage from and if the share of damage/healing you do with each of yourabilities is similar to that of other players of your class.

A lightweight alternative to Recount is Skada Damage Meter.

2.1.7. Grid and GridClickSets (Optional)

ElvUI comes with decent raid frames. The only real reason for usingGrid andGridClickSetsis if you want to be able to decurse raid or party members by rightclicking their frame in the raid of party frame. If you choose to go withGrid, then you might want to also useGridStatusRaidDebuff.

2.2. Specific Addons for Brewmaster Monks

2.2.1. Omen Threat Meter

Omen Threat Meteris the most popular addon for displaying the current threat levels on yourtarget. We recommend you to use it to check on your current threat levels andensure that you are not being overtaken in aggro.

3. Changelog↑top

• 06 Aug. 2013: Added GTFO to the addon list.
• 12 Apr. 2013: Added two new macros (one for using Chi Wave andone for taunting). Also added a useful WeakAura setup from Sunnier.

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