the f for executions to pay respects caught me off guard lmao

You might notice that some players jump a lot. This is to enable movement while using instant spells. If you jump during movement, you don't lose momentum. For that brief moment your hand is completely free and you can use any instant spell combination you want. I, myself, learned this intuitively - never thought about not putting instants on 2.

Helpful Resto Druid macros: #showtooltip /use [talent:3/1] Typhoon; [talent:3/2] Maim; [talent:3/3] Incapacitating Roar This will allow you to use the corresponding ability based on the talent selected. #showtooltip /cast [@mouseover, help, nodead] Lifebloom;[@target, harm, nodead] Shred #showtooltip /cast [@mouseover, help, nodead]Swiftmend;[@target, harm, nodead] Rake #showtooltip /cast [@mouseover, help, nodead] Rejuvenation;[@target, harm, nodead] Rip #showtooltip /cast [@mouseover, help, nodead] Wild Growth;[@target, harm, nodead] Ferocious Bite OR: #showtooltip /cast [@mouseover, help, nodead] Lifebloom;[@target, harm, nodead] Wrath #showtooltip /cast [@mouseover, help, nodead]Swiftmend;[@target, harm, nodead] Sunfire #showtooltip /cast [@mouseover, help, nodead] Rejuvenation;[@target, harm, nodead] Moonfire #showtooltip /cast [@mouseover, help, nodead] Regrowth;[@target, harm, nodead] Starsurge #showtooltip /cast [@mouseover, help, nodead] Wild Growth;[@target, harm, nodead] Starfire These will allow you to use 2 abilities on the same bind depending on the situation, and help with the druid button bloat. If you are moused over a friendly target, it will take you out of cat or moonkin form and use the heal. If you aren't moused over a friendly target, AND in cat or moonkin form with an enemy targeted, it will use the dps ability. They are, of course, interchangeable if you want different combinations. :)

"while your mouse hand is completely free to uh... select enemies precisely and adjust your camera of course what else will you use it for" best advice thanks :)

Now i feel like a pleb since i clicked on this video.

I unbound backpedal from S and put it on CTRL S. Worked wonders for me and helped retrain my movement quickly, as I now have to think an extra step before pressing it, and eventually that inconvenience retrained me to not rely on it yet still be able to use it easily whilst I was adjusting.

Keybinding is HUGE. Preach got the message out 8 years ago, Im glad you bring it up and teach as you do, loads of people will benefit from this. I've found 12345QERTFC and shift variations of these being extremely easy to press if youve got less mouse button choices. All my DoT classes have main dots Q/E. All classes interrupt/dispel on 1. R/F is main stuff, Frost Strike/Oblit, Wrath/Starfire, Fireball/Pyroblast etc. Makes classes feel a little similar, but makes multiclassing stuff super easy.

I'm glad somebody else mentioned the pinky knuckle thing on Ctrl. I've always done it from playing FPS games as that's my crouch button, but find it useful in MMO's and MOBAs to use as a modifier key. My bindings since Legion have been 1, 2, 3, 4, E, F, R, G, Z, Q, MB5, MB4 with Shift and Ctrl as modifiers for the other 2 bars. 1-G are generally rotational, with single target spells coming first before AoE spells and special abilities like finishers are longer ~30 second CDs on E-G. Z is for movement (or taunt if tanking), Q is for dispel/interrupt. Mouse buttons are for big CDs.

Backpeddle is an important bind for tanks. Sometimes you need to position either yourself or mobs a very specific way and/or just a tiny inch and strafing might not do the trick.

Love all your content man! Keep it up

This helps so much. I have been leveling an alt that is the same as my main to get used to this which I just learned about a few weeks ago, and to think I've been playing since classic was retail.

Quick tip: you can bind a rotational instant ability (like rejuvenation) to 2 and you can jump forward and that frees your w/2 finger for a split second

I put my movement keys on WERD a few years ago, works great for me! it allows me to put rotational abilities on 3-5, shift + 3-5, Q, A, Z, S, F, interrupt/dispel on 6, heal on V, burst movement on C, CDs on shift + all the letters

Since I had to rebind a lot of keys, I developed some fixed steps to help organize them: - Clean your whole UI and start from zero. Take this chance to reread all your skills. This will often help you diagnose misuses and come up with better places/binds for your skills. - Organize them visually *before* binding any keys to any place. Your keybinds will often not make any sense visually. - Try not to strain either of your hands too much. Remember you can always bind stuff on your mouse too. Including on scroll up/down and pressing the wheel. Also remember both your mouse and keyboard have a limit to buttons pressed at the same time, so plan well for this. - Group your abilities per use (e.g. "rotation", "damage cooldowns", "defensive cooldowns", "crowd control") and keep them visually together. This way you only need to remember which group they're in to figure where they are. - Make sure to not place important cooldowns bound close to abilities you'll use with frequency (e.g. Interrupt on Q and Divine Shield on shift + Q), as that can cost you dearly. - Every single time you change your keybinds, make sure you do *extensive* testing. You don't want to forget where you put stuff during combat, you don't want to lag, you don't want to press the old key by mistake, and most importantly, you don't want to find out too late that you're having a tough time to cast that while walking around.

I hate modifiers on the keyboard, but modifiers are necassary. My tip: Use a simple gaming mouse (2 thumb buttons are enought) and put 2 modifiers on the mouse. This way you don't have to press any modifiers on the keyboard. Using this since MoP, its fantastic and super easy to learn.

In addition to 2, I hit X, C, and V with my thumb for my instant cast rotational abilities. Makes movement in combat a hell of a lot easier.

Using your pinkie knuckle for the ctrl key is genius! Curious how you feel about "click healing" vs keyboard keys + mouseover macros? A tip from me: As a tank, I primarily walk/steer/strafe using mouse buttons. This opens up all kinds of keybinds that might otherwise be impossible (ie, Shift + 1 while strafing left). With some practice, you can seamlessly delegate movement to the "less busy" hand when the situation requires it. Also great for kiting DPS classes like Mages and Hunters.

love the vids, keep it up man!

I've always rebound movement to esdf since my quakeworld team fortress days 20 years ago. I did it partly for access to more keys, but mostly because as a touch typist it's where my hand naturally wants to be.

Awesome video 👍

Great video thanks for sharing.

that opie is freaking awesome!!!!

Tnx for massive headache you actually give me

MMO Mouse is an amazing tool, using g600 pretty much since it's release in the 2012. I've tried Naga as well, but didn't like it. So you'll have to check few different mice to figure out what fits you. I'm surprised you haven't mentioned using VuhDo or similar addons, that will allow you to "bind" spells to your left/right/middle/additional mouse buttons when you're hovering the VuhDo frame, saving a lot of keybinds for the other spells. For example I'm learning shaman now, and have binded: LMB: Healing Surge RMB: Chain Heal MMB: Healing Wave Alt + LMB: Riptide Alt + RMB: Unleash Life Ctrl + LMB: Purify Ctrl + RMB: Target

I’d like to know your opinion on healers binding harm and help rotation abilities into the same key. For example flame shock and riptide. Just as you mentioned about the shaman dispell but for rotational ones.

One thing I like to do with a 12-button mouse is make sure 2 of those buttons are set to A and D keypresses respectively. Being able to completely control your movement with either hand really frees up the amount of binds that you can use on the move.

Thanks dude ❤

Hey really nice video. Hope someday you can do a UI guide video, yours looks pretty clean.

Just to make this more interesting, you can use shift+scroll up, down and click, crtl+scroll up, down and click and, finally, alt+scroll up, down and click. 9 spells on your mouse. And if you have a "normal" mouse with the thumb buttons you can add them too... So you can have 17 spells on your mouse if you want...

How I was taught, and this may work for others as well: I am using a normal keyboard, and a Logitech G502 mouse. I main Monk. I have three main hotbars. The main is R-Q, F-A, V-Z. The second is R-Ctrl (mapped to DPS Shift button) + R-Q, F-A, V-Z. The third is 1-6, and R-Ctrl + 1-6. The two buttons on the top of my mouse, next to the left button, are mapped to 1 and 2, which is for movement abilities. The default back button on the mouse is mapped to autorun toggle. The default forward button now pulls up Opie. I keep two extra hotbars in the corner of my screen for things I just don't need to use often, and are not mapped: revives, Zen Pilgramage, food, gliders, profession skills. I generally reserve R-Q for attacks or main abilities for the spec. F-A for stuns, overflow abilities. V-Z for self heals and cleansers. Ctrl V-Z for mitigators. The numbers bar is reserved for, in this order: Movement, long drink buffs (Mana Tea), mounts, revives.

I spent all of prepatch getting used to using keybinds to select party 1-4 (like moadmoad) using keys 1 - 4. I like it and plan to use it for m+ and arena healing. I made macros and added them on my spell bar instead of using the keybind menu, so I just replace the macros with other spells while on different classes/specs.

Amazing stuff

great video. thanks for posting. I wish you had talked about not overloading fingers and hands. I think ppl usually overload their pointer and index finger. this is a huge problem for us older gamers as we often have joint issues and need to be careful to distribute the load more to pinky and ring. also rebinding left and right mouse button to high use abilities and mouse overs has helped me greatly. but great video, wish i saw this last year!:)

Ohh... I'm Binature and i asked about keybinds! This video comes perfectly. TYVM Mr. Growl

i just subscribed! thank you so much for making this video, i try my hardest not to click but sometimes its just easier. i do want to start to learn about keybinds and get more use out of my mmo mouse. i play a bm hunter as my main so thankfully i don't have too many buttons but i'm always ready to learn how to play more efficiently :D

I've been using the Razer Naga Trinity MMO mouse and really like it.

I use ESDF for every game that lets me switch controls, I have an MMO mouse available as well and I use alt and shift primarily(alt bound on mouse). I use primarily AQWRTG for main keybinds, and 1-12 for more situational things like CC, potions, CDs. I wind up having about 72 keybinds available to me if I need them, although I have a extra slots on the 5 bars I have on screen.

I use the two side buttons on my mouse for Ctrl and Alt keys. Mostly because I'm a lefty weirdo using IJKL for movement, but can also help with pinky strain for WASD.

what activities would you suggest doing to get used to the new keybinds? I'm switching from numpad to left hand so I can actually have my hand on the mouse

I've found that adding Caps Lock as a modifier works nicely too. I actually rebound Alt to the Caps Lock key for this.

I've used esdf for movement since quake 1 ;p. Nice to see it mentioned, lol

3:30 Hold in both mouse buttons to move foreward :)

Lovely video. Gj

Before even watching. NEVER!!! must keep clicking!

Windwalker Mobk bringing my comfortable keybinds to its knees. ALT is the only modifier I can use comfortably, I wish I could use CTRL too.

I've been using a razer orb weaver for years. Used to use keyboard back in the early days. But orb weaver just makes life easier. Combine that with an mmo mouse like a g600 and you're set.

Using ESDF instead of WASD has made a huge difference in the comfort of playing and the number of keybinds I can reach with my left hand. Took a few days to get used to but I don't know if I could go back

question: is there a particular reason why you use mouseover macros to heal instead of just binding your healing spells to different mouse clicks and modifiers through vuhdo? for example, i bind my rejuv to left click, my swiftmend to shift + left click, etc. this allows me to free up a lot of keyboard binds for rotational/utility/cooldown abilities, and makes it really easy to heal while moving. to me, it's always felt faster than using mouseover macros, but it seems to be a much less popular method for healing. it's always worked well for me, but i'm planning on trying to push keys in shadowlands, so i'm wondering if there's a reason not as many people seem to do it? thanks!

That was nice for general information. Would you mind doing a similar video on your specific keybinds for your favorite class or even multiple classes? - I have 1-6 bound. for rotation . 7 8 9 bound for semi-long cooldowns like killing spree and frozen orb 1 and 2 bound with modifiers shift and alt for dashes/taunts/jumps/interrupts/glaivethrow - R and shift R bound for interrupts on focus target or pain surpression etc for healers - 2 mouse sidebuttons for jump and autorun - 2 additional mousebuttons bound for targeted AOE abilities like blizzard, sigil of chains, lifebloom etc - y is the extra action button I click 1min+ cds and defensive personal cds with mouse. My "use" trinkets are always just bound to cooldowns with the same or a similar cooldown And I really don't know where else to fit them. F1-4 feel awkward and result too often in the accidental ESC. F is my "target of target" which U value. button between Z and shift is bound to autorun And x is "sit" mainly to stop attacking And everything right of those is bound to target markers and blizzard interface shortcuts I frequently use.

I use Clique which reduces the amount of keybinds i need for healing by a LOT. I use mouse clicks for a lot of my healing spells for example left mouse click is bound to rejuv right is regrowth and instead I use alt+left and alt+right mouseclicks for opening menu or targeting friendly. I only bind cooldowns that does not require a target on my keyboard. You can also skip the macro making process with this and able to use the same button for 2 different things. Similarly to growl mentioned here, i use the same bind for dispelling friendlies and soothing enemies but i also use a button for swipe when cat and mouseover unit frame wild growth without the need for macro writing. I tried g600 but it was too wide for my hand and caused pain so i got g502 instead. I found it easier to distinguish different buttons on it too.

i use bartender4 to turn 4 action bars into a recreation of my keyboard. the keys near my movement keys are bound to abilities and the unbound keys are where i put my out of combat abilities like ritual of doom

Hi there I was just thinking for wow if you use Z as hot key can you still use it to pull out and put back your weapon on you? I was thinking this might be helpful since I tank with some toons in wow

My set-up: Q,E,R,F,2 main rotation Q builder + shift defensive CD E: spender + shift offensive CD F: proc spell that you need to cast fast + shift - spell that triggers it R/shift+R: AoE spells C interrupt, + shift CC G stun + shift purge/dispell/spellsteal X slow fall, glider Z shield T taunt or some ranged spell 1 slow 2 big dmg spell on CD 3 borrowed spell in expansion - HoA,... 4 big dmg spell on CD 5 pets/adds caps lock: heal Mouse buttons - mount, autorun, blink etc.

I really like my "Caps lock" keybind with interrupt on all my characters and shift+space for thing that are like a jump, like goblin racial, disengange, charge, wild charge and so on

Really well explained, pratical and intuitive. Thank you for posting this.

Ive been clicking since vanilla. Just started playing again, after quitting during Legion. I'm actually uncomfortable clicking now, and trying to use keybinds now.

Gread video. Can you do a video showing your used addons and settings? :) I use Vuhdo and I'm impressed by the information your interface puts out (Monk stagger value for example)

the corsair scimitar's [1] button is so close to the desk, I cannot push it without pushing another button. I've always used a razer naga since the very first version and I LOVE it. I always get the new version when its released. Currently using the pro. It's wireless with a dock for quick charging. I FKING LOVE IT!!!!

one note about the corsair mmo mouse, the 1 and 4 keys are practically on the mat i have big hands and find i end up lifting the mouse to press it which is obviously NOT ideal! Im only using it because SOMEBODY spilled beer on my razer naga which i LOVED

For me the reach of my fingers is usually the limiting factor in how well I do ( as well as remembering which class/spec I'm on :p ). I'm still very much a noob IMO but to know where I'm going wrong is the hard part, wasd occupies my movements for most situations excpetion being flying where I need left and right mouse to guide direction and altitude. Scroll wheel is how I zoom in and out so that's locked as well, but I do make use of as many close keybinds as i can such as shift R, shift C and Shift F. I use every button on my Oroborus mouse except button 4 because it's too hard for my thumb to easily hit (small hands :/). I do use Dominos as my UI and I've tried weakauras but I don't really understand what I'm doing. If you read that thanks, feel free to insult or help or ignore either way have a good one.

Hey Growl, I am curious what is that circle on your mouse pointer I see all the time?

How did you get that arch progression bar?

Get an MMO mouse with 10-12 buttons on the side. Keep your left hand on your movement keys. With your thumb and pinky you should have access to SHIFT, CTRL,ALT, SHIFT+ALT, & CTRL+ALT pretty easily. That gives you up to a maximum of 60- 72 keybinds without ever having to move your left hand off WASD for movement and you can still move with the mouse. Once you master this it really opens up movement and control of your character. I found it helpful to have my actual buttons on screen oriented in the same way as the side of the MMO mouse when learning this setup. good luck.

What's the name of that UI you're using in this video?

What advide would you give to someone that only has half his left hand? I can't click shift, Ctrl and alt + another button. it's too distant to use such modifiers and messes up everything. I have a mouse with 10 buttons but it still feels like I need more keybeinds, I've been using same keybinds for 2 abilities (like the purge + dispell you mentioned) with a damage ability and a heal depending on mouseover, but it still feels like I need more space, I've been clicking potions and some abilities. For example My bear form is on K, and it's easier to use than shift+D for example (but still chaotic), also doesn't help that I main resto druid and enhancement shaman that has 7-8 abilities in his basic rotation.

My setup works really well for me on affliction warlock. Using Q - E - R - F and side mouse buttons for core rotation feels amazing long term to me. Q agony E corruption F Siphon Life - shift modifier of those applies same dot to focus target. Shift+1 to set focus, 1 to select focus and always focus the boss for reselection or 2nd target for multi-dotting. R unstable affliction, shift+R haunt, T phantom singularity/vile taint macro, shift+T Dark Soul: Misery Side mouse button 1: Malefic rapture, Side mouse button 2: Drain life, shift+SM2 interrupt, likely shift+SM1 for covenant ability 2-3-4 and shift modifiers healthstones, defensive, potions, trinkets Y: burning rush Some random alt modifiers for super infrequent stuff like seeds of corruption, fear etc Entire core rotation while never moving your fingers and slight reach for 2-5 for infrequent use

What layout do you recommend for us lefties? I have everything keybound but a lot of awkward gaps/placements.

I always put a powerful spell on "F" as a kind of "F- you" to my enemies, but "pay F for respects" works too

If you can continously sidestep while pressing your spells at ease. You have achieved mastery. (ABM - esdf method)

Hi first of all I want to say that your content is awesome. I watched nearly every guide you did and I learned a lot. But at this guide I have a question. What is your opinion to switching bars with your stances? Does it make sense when your hotkeys change when you switch do cat form or do you have fixed hot keys? Thanks for your effort and your time putting in this project! I'm looking forward to your shadowlands content. Edit: Do you use your stance bar? Are your stances on hot keys and do you push them to switch into different stances or to you push an ability to switch into the stance ?

I jsut came to ask, in 2020 are there clickers left in games that have hotkeys? maybe some keyboard turners?

Great guide! Looking at redoing my keybinds on my druid and really struggling to find places to put everything lol. So many more abilities than most classes... Do you have a list of ALL your keybinds for your resto druid? It would be really interesting to see exactly where you have everything bound. That would be a huge help for ideas of how to fit all the needed druid keybinds together :)

0:44 yes

My brain exploded with the knuckle ctrl tip. Long time sc2 player first time wow player.

I use mouse buttons for modifiers and a separate number pad for 1 through 12, gives 48 easy to access keybinds.

The Logitech g600 is amazing, could not recommend that mouse enough. It has a 3rd click on the far right that acts as a shift click to give all your mouse buttons a second function while you are holding it down. I can bind 24 abilities to my mouse

Unholy Dk main. I added 6 new keybinds for prepatch, and had to add a new one today. Finally stopped being lazy and added a keybind for hearthstones

Rez is on F forme, it’s how i pay respect :)

I'm a mmo NPC I've been playing for years off and on and I am BIG on clicking but I have never done raids or anything past dungeons with players so clicking was always something I did but i wanna get better at wow so I'm gonna HOPE I can get past this phase its really hard getting out of clicking

Oh, if only our cats was that lotal 🤣😊 I'd train them for this purpose definately, haha

what really helped me a LOT in mastering keybinds was simply: shift + ctrl to mouse side buttons. having modifier and button on the left hand separate distributes button presses nicely, feels intuitive and frees up the pinky for reactive abilites castable on the move

Omg. :,( that cat melted. I couldnt watch the rest.. Joking!! keep adding more cats! Also i agree with keybindings. One tip i can share is to use training dummies to practice your keybindings. Even healers can use dummies to practice healin ^^. (whispers* heal urself ;);)) Also doesnt everyone use their knuckles to press ctrl button? I thought that was the norm.

Try "ESF" and your world will change. It's not just "good on paper." I also keep backpedal, because it helps with quick positioning and camera management as a healer. If you can learn different keybinds for different classes, then "ESF" wont cause "bad crossover" with other games. I get that you like leaning into CTRL. Is that worth not having easy access to at least 6 more keys? And anyway, other games (all games) should get off "WAD" and move to "ESF." Help make change happen! Love your vids. Thank you!

My mouse has 8 click options and then I shift or control. This way using mouse over to cast so I never hit any key’s other than moving, shift and control

Been a wow clicker since vanilla. Had no problems when I raided especially with my priest which I had as one of the best in the realm. As you get older memory doesn't work as good. I appreciate experts saying this and that but the game or any game for that matter is as good as you make it. Example play A priest any way you like over time you get good at it. I have dementia now and wow helps my memory to tick so clicking is a perfect example as it makes me think what to click next. Also, you have tremendous addons to help you rather than remember which button does what. Eg Vuhdo healium (which for me is unreal for sick people) The bottom line is you can play the game any way it suits your style and get good at it.

Did hotkey my spellbook, p click is much better, thanks :)

What's crazy is I've learned keybinds for healing as a priest and during a raid I sometimes out of habbit start clicking on a character portrait to heal them.

dont know if im just wrong but when kiting while tanking I need s so i don't accidently take hits in my back from side mobs when tanking large packs .

Third inspector bean is here to simp for Growl

I have trouble hitting F4 and F5. Should I wake up 30 minutes each morning before playing WOW and do finger stretches? I've seen M+ guys mash that f5 key like nothing. I feel so weak.

The first step is to backpedal. The next step is to remove backpedal from your binds. The ultimate step is to put backpedal back in your keybindings (and find other binds for those abilities you bound to S), and use it like a pro only whenever you have to. If you don't believe me, try moving out of the cage thing whatever it's called from horrific visions while channeling fists of fury AND dealing damage with it, without backpedaling.

I use weak auras and keep all my hotbars hidden except for a utility one I use for crafting, hearthing, and misc. I found an MMO mouse to be invaluable. I really don't think you need to KB every single ability that's insane. I have my tank rotation and my oh crap abilities memorized.

Why not use capslock too?

Trust GXT166 is a good budget mmo mouse

and how do you do all this if your left handed?

Could u do an opie guide please !

It's funny how almost everything described in here is what I do with the exception of some of my situational key binds. I also think the number of abilities is a bit of an exaggeration considering I play 4-5 classes consistently and have most abilities bound. With regards to the situational key binds, I think that players can get away with not binding those keys as it would barely affect the player's average performance. It really depends on the ability, but I'll use my priest's mind soothe ability as an example. I don't use it in raids at the moment & I use it the odd time in mythic +. It's not being used in combat & I've got plenty of time to find my target and spam click the button. I would literally see zero performance improvement by applying a bind to this key & it would just be one more key for me to remember. For my keybinds, I mainly use 1 through 5, and shift(or ctrl) 1 through 5. I attribute two binds to my shift/ctrl binds because I will often accidently select my ctrl instead of shift. This reduces the risk of accidently pressing the incorrect bind, resulting in me questioning why my abilities aren't being cast. Other notable keys I use are F, Z, R, X, C & two extra mouse buttons. So in total, if I use the "shift/ctrl" alternatives for these spells, I have around 22 key binds. If I REALLY feel another keybind is necessary, I will use "alt" as a keybind for the very rare bind that is situational & I feel would benefit from having a bind included. On my DK, this would include macros I've written to have my pet change targets on fights like blood council where you want to focus damage on the boss you're killing because the others are going to heal throughout the fight. I also use this on huntsman to ensure I'm not accidently attacking any shades & breaking cc.

Could u also show you're keybinds cuz i see you use cliking keybinds... I would love 2 see them. I know you use an addon called vuhdo.

"But if I use my mouse to turn, how do I click Rend?"

G600 checking in