[Macro]Verifying if this macro does what I hope it does.

[Thundertom]

I have made this macro for arena play. Could you guys tell me if it does the following;
1. If I have a modifier key pressed, set my current target as my focus target.
2. If a focus target exists, and it is hostile, cast Storm Bolt on my focus target.
3. If no focus target exists, and arena1 is alive, cast Storm Bolt on Arena1,.
4. If no focus target exists, and arena1 is dead or for some reason doesn't exist, cast Storm Bolt on my current target.

#showtooltip
/focus [mod]
/cast [@focus,exists,nodead,harm][@arena1,exists,nodead][]Storm Bolt

I am struggling with the usage of ; in macro's sometimes. I'm not sure if they're needed in this case.

Thanks for your help.

~Tom

[Deleted]

That's correct. You don't need the first exists, though, since harm checks for existence.

[Thundertom]

That's correct. You don't need the first exists, though, since harm checks for existence.

Cool, did not know that. Thanks!

[shanthi]

I am struggling with the usage of ; in macro's sometimes. I'm not sure if they're needed in this case.

You generally need semi-colons in macros when you're separating different abilities that should fire based on conditionals. This is a simple example, where the ability that fires depends on whether you're in combat or not:

#showtooltip
/cast [@mouseover,nocombat] Resurrection; [@mouseover,help][] Flash Heal

Since in your case you're only using one ability, and only changing the target based on conditionals, no semi-colons are necessary. Hopefully that helps in future.

[magicaldandruff]

Not sure if you will have the same problem but when I used a similar macro for windshear, it would cast the spell at the same time I set my focus, so i had to add a stopmacro part.

#showtooltip Wind Shear
/stopcasting
/focus [mod:shift]
/stopmacro [mod:shift]
/cast [@focus, exists, nodead, harm][@target] Wind Shear
/clearfocus [mod:ctrl]