I use Q-W-E for forward and strafe right/left which opens up A-S-D for abilities. Shift and CTRL are mouse buttons. Three 4x3 squares with 1st square no modifiers, 2nd shift, and 3rd ctrl. Great vid though for people using default which is sub-par at best!
I find using E-S-D-F for movement keys open up way more keys for your left hand, while still keeping shift, tab, caps lock, and control just as easy to reach. Plus, if you do take your hand completely off the keys for some reason it is easier to get your hand back in the right place without looking because of the raised spot that is on the F key.
I didn't need this video, but I still watched the whole thing and liked it because there are a lot of people who do need this video and I want them to be able to find it.
same here, I'm glad he mentioned Clique, ive been using it so many years and its been so helpful as a healer or as a player that needs to apply a buff to another player
Same. I use my keyboard numpad for my binds and have my setup oriented to not use mouse in combat for damage dealing characters. I have utilities like interupts bound to the same button on all characters just as suggested in the vid. It’s been a process of organizing my reflexes since i started raiding in WotL. But i enjoy Bel’s content and always love seeing people making useful into accessible to the community
Same. The whole time I'm thinking 'yes, I always wonder how many people actually know to do this for a nearly instant, wide-ranging, long-term performance boost. It takes a bit of work to set up and get used to, but it's night and day. I used to heal heroic 10m raids back in Wrath/Cata on a laptop, using a touch-pad and click-casting, with only basic addons. Nowadays I could never, omg. My wrists are starting to ache just thinking about it. Full UI customization and efficient keybinding are a lifesaver. Of course I can't honestly recommend spending as many hours as I do tuning my UI. Send help.
@@Mitashade i used to use healbot and i couldn’t raid if they hadn’t updated it. Once i found mouseover macros i learned to essentially use the default UI like healbot. Or a close enough facsimile. But yeah, once you find a better way, you can’t go back
The spacebar real estate is definitely underused. I prefer mod-spacebar for different mounts, as accidentally hitting those while jumping around doesn't affect combat.
One of the best things I ever did for myself was make all my key bindings the same across all the characters. It just makes playing alts better. I don't have to think about where my interrupt is, I just hit it.
I use to be a keyboard turner but your video covering keybinds from Shadowlands was instrumental in changing my evil ways. I continue to use your recommendations to this day. Thanks for the update, I was really looking forward to getting it with all the changes I haven't got the hang of OPIe but I will try again!
Years ago a bellular video on keybindings changed how I play this game and made it more enjoyable. Now you're giving me new ideas that I'm definitely going to test
When I went through this process for myself during Legion (pretty sure it was Legion anyway), it DRAMATICALLY enhanced my skill threshold for the game - once I had developed the muscle memory for my keybinds. If you've ever found yourself wondering how other players manage the things they do; a difference in keybinds will very likely be the primary factor in why you feel you fall behind.
same here during legion. i used to run the default blizzard binds, used 1 2 3 4 5 6 mainly then clicked the rest. When i discovered modifier keys my mind was blown, and i went from this during emerald nightmare to progressing 7/9 mythic antorus. having proper keybinds followed by a proper ui will catapult the learning process.
Rebinding SHIFT, CTRL, and/or ALT to your mouse side buttons makes for the easiest use of macro cast modifiers and the greatest amount of actions. Autohotkey in Windows or various vendor software packages will get the job done. Then assign Z, X, C, Q, E, R and middle mouse to an action bar button, create macros for those along with 1-5 buttons, and you have 24/36 abilities taking up 12 bar spots. Get a good weak aura to track cool downs and it doesn't matter that you can't see the ALT, CTRL or SHIFT layer CDs.
@@iaxx23 healers do that with vuhdo - just the other way around How do you use your Ctrl Button as a modifier? Imagine you wouldn't need to move your hand for that
So inaccurate, you can't physically press buttons on mouse without moving it a bit, which hinder your viewport. Moreover, the goal is to get it done in One press, not two "easier". The only thing it does it make it easier to press shift, alt and / or control but in the end you have to press two keys while instant spell off GCDs should be ... well, instant on mouse.
Tried it earnestly for a solid two months. Too much work for one finger, too close together to not miss buttons consistently in the heat of the moment. It made sense for situational things that I needed easily accessible like interrupts and sprints and such, but it was mostly a pain. Nowadays I'm a 1-4 QERTFGXV binds kinda guy.
Awesome guide, note that if you have really large hands like me using your thumb is impossible and consider using the ALT modifier for extra binds and get rid of CTRL altogether. another lifesaver is macros with [help,harm] so you can have healing and dmg spells on the same bind (shamans/priests) and keep the same binds across all specs. Some binds are reserved: - scroll up = dispel/purge - m3 (scroll click) = small personal - m4 (back button) = kick - m5 (forward button) = focus kick - shift + spacebar = movement
The only true way to play is opening your spell book and clicking whatcha wanna cast, but this is pretty good… if you’re a HERETIC! It’s aces content as always. Cheers!
After 18 years, changing so many keys would drive me nuts. Having a 10-15 button mouse helps a ton. Especially since I hate using shift plus something. I love the extra action bars and edit mode, since most of it is placed like my keyboard. So visually it’s easy.
I have been playing WOW for over a decade now and still learnt so much from this video! Thanks for the great upload Bellular! Tips like the interact key will save me HEAPS of time
Some great tips! Hotley and UI/action bars go hand in hand. Having your skills on screen in a similar layout as they are on your keyboard+mouse can be really helpful for learning those keybinds
It's helpful for learning, but may not highlight the most important CDs to track. That's why I combine it with WeakAuras. My action bars are in a keyboard shape, and I eventually hide them once I've learned the binds. While the WeakAuras stay with a layout optimized for information tracking instead of learning.
That spreadsheet looks really well done! I especially appreciate the addition of suggestions for putting specific abilities on certain binds since I think that will help figure out where to put some minor binds that aren't currently actively used in rotations (especially for altoholics like myself). Thank you for this great resource!
This is a grreat starter guide - but definintely not the most efficient / functional set up. The modifiers (Alt and Ctrl) should be placed on the thumb buttons for a mouse. (G502 mouse is an excellent example) This means you can keep your fingers in an optimal position for rotation whilst allowing an extensive range of modifiers without repositioning the left hand. I didn't even know the interact keys was a thing - and i've been playing the game for 20 years - so thank you! Additionally - targetting should be done with scroll wheel (Up = Enemy / Click = Self / Down = Friendly) this opens the door to future content (PvP ect...) The above frees up "Tab" which can be used for major defensives. (Tab = Small defensive / Shift-Tab = Big Defensive) Also, Spacebar is one of the most under-utilised keybinds. It is great for movement abilities (Shift-spacebar = Gust of wind / Blink / Dash / Sprint) - it is a very cathartic, and satisfying button to press that is synonymous with pressing spacebar to jump. 1-5 should also by the keybind distance rather than 1-4. Some of your spreadsheets will have a big CD (Ascendance) on a different bind row from Bloodlust - which just seems inconsistent with the theme of Shift-1234 being offensive cooldowns. For healing - you can free up "QERF" by macroing damage and healing spells together (Targert = Damage / Friendly = Healing) - this does require some awareness of procs. I think my disagreeance with these keybinds is that i don't like "Sectioning" abilities into types - rather functions. Alt-12345 = Totems Shift-E = Totemtic Projection it just makes it easier to follow the above formatting. Again, great starter guide. Especially love the inclusion of Strafing - such an underrated keybind.
I like the ideas here. I already use the mouse buttons for core skills and have shift/ctrl versions of them included, but switching it around so that the mouse buttons are the modifiers does sound very interesting. I utilize 1-5, tilde/grave (usually only for mounting, fishing, etc - it's not a core combat button but is still a frequently used button), Q E R F G X for my basic keybinds, along with spacebar+modifier key. As I previously said, I use mouse4 and mouse5 for actions but I think I'll try using them as modifiers instead. I generally don't have buttons visible in combat (weakauras handles any need to monitor cooldowns and such) so where they're placed on hotbars isn't important to me though I do try to group them by general location (1-5 and all modified versions in one block, all R's together, etc.)
The Wow-Pro addon has a useful keybinding that activates a quest item based on the context. It can do that because it knows what quest you're trying to do at any given time because you're following the guide. I bind that to V and it's such a time saver. I don't have to put items on my hotbar or reach over to the objectives list to use the item.
I decided years ago that I would map similar abilities to the same keybind across all of my characters. For instance hero, Timewarp, etc... are all on Ctrl+R. Movement abilities are on Shift+mb4/mb5, and a third side button that I have mapped to /. Defensives are all on Shift+1-4, dps cooldowns are on ctrl+1-4, etc... Of course, I currently use a razer tartarus pro, and previously used a razer orbweaver, and a nostromo before that. As my tartarus has started to have buttons fail, I'm considering picking up an Azeron Cyborg II and Cyro so I can pack even more keybinds to my mouse hand, I just don't know if I have enough desk real estate for the Cyro, lol. And +1 for opie! It has become one of the few absolute must have addons for me. I keep my mammoth, litemount macro, goblin gliders, garrison/dalaran/normal hearthstones (using the built in hearthstone ring as a sub-ring) as well as various class travel options like deathgate, and finally the professions ring as a subring, all on my middle mouse button, so I don't need to dedicate bar space or bindings to any of that
I tried the cyborg but gave up after a few weeks of on-and-off playing with it. My biggest problem with it for WoW is that i after a while i would get fatigue from trying to suspend my fingers in the space so i didn't misclick a button.
@@Plork32 That is something I've wondered about, though in their video for the cyborg II they said that shouldn't be an issue... I'm not sure I am entirely sold on almost $300 to find out, lol.
@FlesHBoX Perhaps i'm too used to the resistance of the switches on my mechanical keyboard when i rest my fingers on them. i suppose if i had turned off either the finger tip depression or the curled finger buttons, so i had something to rest my fingers on, it could work... but it somehow feels bad to disable 1/6th of the keys that you get with that thing. It is an impressive controller. Maybe one day i'll dust it off and give it another go.
Wow, I didn't REALLY need this video either - but what an amazing video and reference for newer friends. It's so well done! The time put into the doc is just great. I don't even play retail but still check out your video's like this from time to time - obviously it can be adapted to Cata/SoD etc.
If you use a mouse that has "mouse tilt" (where you can tilt the wheel left and right) Use your mouse software to bind tilt left to control and right to alt. You then won't need to free up any buttons for that! Been doing this for at least 12 years now it's a game changer!
One keybind I highly recommend is putting your main movement option on the mouse scroll button, yeah you can press down and and click things with the mouse scroll wheel, if you do this on links it will open a tab on your browser, in game it's bound to nothing but you can assign it to a movement ability like say the Monk Dodge Roll to very easily move and free up a space on your keyboard. It also just feels much more natural to use since the mouse is where you control your camera of course so you can more easily direct where you want to move to in case of needing to move quickly to get out of the way.
I had done something similar back in Legion... but nowhere near as cleanly as this. Motivated me to redo how my bars were setup today and fix a few keybinds. MUCH cleaner now. It'll take a bit to get the muscle memory back, but I definitely like it. AND love the keybinding spreadsheet for a reference as well !
I discovered using the mouse buttons to move and it helped with my left hand fatigue. It is much easier to move while casting for me by holding down both mouse buttons.
Changing from wasd for movement to esdf for movement helped me out quite a bit. Made more keys reachable and feels more natural for me. Also nice that on a standard keyboard, the”f” key has a nub to help you find it without looking.
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4:38 I think opening your panels with CTRL as a modifier is better than using a key that could be pressed by accident or that is far away. For example CTRL + C is far harder to reach by accident than Y.
I don't want to sound like I'm shilling, but get an Azeron Cyborg and the whole keybinding issue is not a problem. It's the goddamn best thing I ever got for my gaming and frankly, I couldn't game without it now. Every key is at your fingertips. Combine that with ReWASD and you have features like configurable flyout controls and it's just an absolute pleasure. Not cheap .... but damn worth every penny.
Great video overall. I think the default Keybinds are a relic the past, and don't really take into account things like ergonomics, or reaction times, definitely not accessibility. Having a good basic setup can help with the mental load the game is throwing at you, as the game by default isn't very good at telling you what is actually important or relevant. As a small addition to all that's been said in the video: One very easy way to get more buttons to be easily accessible is to move from WASD Movement into either ESDF or WERD. Also, Mod+Space is great as a Defensive Panic Button.
A quick tip for all you WASD guys, a thing I learned literally ~25 years ago while started playing Quake. Ditch them.. and move to ESDF instead for movement - with that you freed up more keys on the left side without scarifying anything, and actually pressing modifier CTRL is easier now. And when you are spacer-bar smasher, you actually hit it in the center (top of the mech switch) not on the left side
I use the razer tartarus and a mouse with a numpad on the side. Use the side buttons on the tartarus as modifiers and i never touch my keyboard. It took some getting used to but its an insane difference and feels really intutive and easy once you get the hang of it.
Awesome video, I've been needing to clean up my keybinds because they have been shifting across alts in the last years. One thing of note: I think your priest section has vampiric emprace in the wrong place
I was looking forward to this video. Since Legion or BFA I have changed my keyboard setup to the one adviced by Michael and his team and it has helped me out quite a bit. Mostly when playing alts, which I don't play on a lot. By applying the reasoning, most of my gameplay and actions remain the same and I really hate it when I used a gear upgrade or something and I have to re-apply all the abilities to the correct locations in my action bars again. Thank you team Northern Ireland for your great content and awesome guides. Love it and I look forward to more of your wonderful content.
I have an MMO mouse and boy was it life changing. That said, you gave me some ideas to help me sort of clean up my bars a bit. I haven't been using keyboard buttons (aside from movement obviously) for years, but I think I might move my defensives over to ZXCV area like I had them before, and I gotta get opie again. I have my mount button just on my main bar and some specs could use that slot. Thanks for the tips and ideas!
If you have a mouse that only have the back and fourth buttons, use them for Shift and CTRL, that way you triple keyboard interactions in a more ergonomic way that doesn't place the pinky in inhuman positions I personally as a shadow priest have mid range CDs, maintenance, movement spells and mounts on my mouse and a button that functions as CTRL As for mice, if you got a big hand and fingers, stay away from the naga style mice
@@burgers5675 If you don't have mouse software like Logitech G Hub or Razer/ICue, then you can use ReWASD. this is software to change buttons on mouse to whatever you like and/or make mouse button macros for repeat etc.
1-2-3-4-5-6. Basic attacks and constant use. F1-F2-F3-F4-F5-F6. Big spenders, importance, healer specific heals. Shift variatns of 1--4 stuns, dispels, movement. Shift variants of F1--F4 long cooldown defensives and party wide heals/effects C1--C4 rarely used utility buffs. Always have interrupt on MB3, shift MB3 for aoe version. MB4 for extra button macro (quest items or similar) Z-X mount options. Shift-F for fishing. Everything else is standard. My hands are large enough to easily reach 7 or F6 without thought. As well as pressing shift and movement at the same time.
Usually anytime I make new keybinds or a new UI ill level a new character to test them out, also not required but a 12 button mouse is very handy to have, I set its buttons to F1-F12 so i can use the normal numbers for other things!
Great spreadsheet for the classes. I thought I was ok with my key bind ways but this has improvements I can use especially when hoping from one class to another
I've recently been using the addon Combat Mode. While it's probably not as good for healers, it's been a blast to use as a ww monk. No longer do I have to hold right-click to rotate, and I now have my left and right-click bound to the most used abilities. It took some time to get used to, but man, do I like it. Though I probably wouldn't recommend it if you're a hardcore player.
Thanks for the video! I was just going to use my scuffed binds for TWW, but I think now I'll redo them! I like the spreadsheet, very helpful!! I do use ESDF though, I would never go back to WASD for WoW.
I use every button in the number row wit standart attack on a 12 thumbbutton mouse, this gives so much more binding opportunities even more with shift 😅
Great vid, certainly helps newer players to use their tools more effectively. Though I'll take it with a pinch of salt after seeing Warrior's Charge being put on the same keybind as Divine Shield and Disengage - If I boost a new alt on an unfamiliar class/spec then this will be great for that initial setup 👍
After many years I developed my keybinds to work on every characters. 1 2 3 4 R F T G (mouse 0 button) (mouse middle click button) C V 2nd row with SHIFT 3rd row with CTRL shift + 3 = silence ctrl + 3 = stunt all the Cs et Vs = defense + speed R = spam spell\power generator shirt R = big attack\big spender 3 4 R F T G = all my main skills damage 4 = aoe So every button is supposed to be a "type" of spell and having a tons of alts helps with transitioning xD
Oddly enough I’ve never considered overwriting the turning key binds. I never turn with my keyboard but I never considered I had prime key binding real estate right there.
Some good advice, I actually didn't think of using Shift + Q/E/R. Having said that, suggesting ctrl/shift + z/x/c is just wild to me, or my hands are just bricked.
I haven't used my keyboard for gaming since Wrath. I use a logitech board w/as many G keys as I can get for keys that aren't used in combat. Mounts & fishing mainly. Got a Logitech G13 & thumb trackball (so just R, L, Scroll & foreward/back switch buttons). Going to have to scout out a gamepad to replace the G13 eventually as they don't make it any more unfortunately. This setup has taken a lot of stress off both wrists & keeps my chronic tendonitis from flaring too often. But I can see being able to adapt your suggestions to make the keybinds on the G13 more efficient. Looks like I'll be tinkering the next couple of days, will keep me occupied until early access lol.
I play with a Thumball Mouse to move, I think I definitely have an advantage over some of the other players, its a easier for me to move my fingers on my mouse keys and I don't really have to worry about R,F, Z, X, C, and V. I do have Z, X, C, and V in SoD for my Warrior Stance Dancing.
Bell. Thank You! While I did not find all of the advice in this video super helpfull, like the Thumb for Z,X,C and V keys, Is downright anti-helpfull for me personally. And a good chunk of this stuff I already did in some way or another. That Quest Dialog Addon is an ABSOLUTE LIFE SAVER! I tried to look for one before but for some reason never found it. I have a problem where certain games, among which WoW is, trigger pain in my Right Hand and Arm. So using the Mouse to look around all the time is a, well... pain. So I've been having to play wow only using my Left Hand a lot, but I always had to deal with the Quest UI with the mouse, interrupting Rest Time for my Right Arm. So I can actually use it periodically when I really need to, like when flying from place to place using Dragon Riding, or during fights with enemies that hop behind me, or other conditions requiring a lot of strafing.
Haven't watched the whole video yet. Just had a quick glance at the spreadsheet. It's a good place to start but i would suggest seperating CC and interrupts, single target and aoe and also big cooldowns.
i think one keybind everybody sleeps on is spacebar. i rest my finger on my spacebar anyways and bind my spammable ability to it (something like sinister strike/frostbolt etc.) since i rest my pinky on shift i can easily bind jump to shift-spacebar for the times i need to jump. sure it needs some time to get used to but once i got used to it i feel like combat is so much smoother. even jumping out of abilities while pressing my spammable is a no brainer now.
I've never been good at shift clicking things so all my movement is done by holding both mouse buttons down to run and turn. 1-6, Q-Y, A-H, and Z-N, are all keybound.
Such a dumb thing WoW players decided to not be able to backpedal. It is highly situational but there are situations in which you need it. People unbinding it are just looking for excuses to be different.
Great video. My only criticism/constructive feedback with this one is that it ought to have come out a couple of weeks ago. Adjusting muscle memory takes time, and it's always better to have the time to adjust before the expansion drops. Just food for thought when the next version comes out in a couple of years time!
I want to redo my keybindings so bad, but the 17 years of muscle memory is tough to give up. Definitely not the best player(Mid tier CE raider/2200 gatekeeper) but its hard to see myself getting over those humps after having to relearn pretty much the whole game
I’ve been binding for 14 years These are my most comfortable binds: ~123456 QERT SFG ZXCVB F1 F2 F3 F4 I then feel around for shift control and alt modifiers and find the buttons that feel the most comfortable I end up with 60 or so binds. I have 65 level 70s And across every character has the same keybinds My speed, CDs, CC, personals, interupts etc all have the same bind. So pummel, rebuke, kick, mind freeze are all the same That way I can focus on the difference in rotation rather than all the kit By the way. E is my interupt
Also Shift mouse wheel scroll up I use for a lot of movement like priest feather. Also you can @player macro the feather so it’s your personal sprint. I use B for the @cursor variant so no clicking F is closers like step, charge etc
I've used the same 36 keybinds, QERFCV123456, and then shift / alt versions of those ever since WoD or so. It becomes so intuitive to just know AOE goes here, interrupt here, hard hitting thing here, filler here. Makes picking up any class and playing it at a reasonable level so easy.
Just because you've already used the same keybinds for 20 years is no reason not to pay attention to this, and to read the comments, as I know I do have some binds that now might be the right time to re-think. Thanks.
My only gripe for this is that as a returning player trying to main a new class, the talent trees that are recommended don't make use of the abilities on the spreadsheet. I'm missing a few for Feral which is really throwing me off. Is there some talent tree that I should be looking at other than Icyveins or Wowhead recommendations?
bind S to a Spellkick so you stop backpaddeling out of Fire... A and D should only be used for strave and not for turning. protip: learn walking with you mouse, its way faster for turning.
Do what Swifty did years ago. Turn a side mouse button to be Alt. And use that to activate the modifier. Then you can use Shift modifier for less common things. Just dont use F4 as a bind XD
Instead of alt or shift or control You can do alt+shift or alt+control as the modifier Or alt+shift+control This way you can play normal and then the mouse button will be more. I’ve made the most comfortable binds across all characters and it’s around 60
Unfortunately it looks like Logitech has discontinued the G604 that is used in the document. The G600 is still around though. And has twice as many side buttons.
Am I the only one who finds it weird that these guides always suggest mouse-over casting for healers instead of telling you to immediately go for add-ons like Healbot? He briefly mentions clique way at the end, but it's an undersell given that it is the biggest improvement to button-bloat a healer can make. I have nearly all of my heals completely off my action bars with just some quick auras to track those with cooldowns or casting conditions. Literally removed half the button bloat. Is there just some huge benefit to mouse-over casting that I am missing? (I get why it's useful for damage abilities, ofc)
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I use Q-W-E for forward and strafe right/left which opens up A-S-D for abilities. Shift and CTRL are mouse buttons. Three 4x3 squares with 1st square no modifiers, 2nd shift, and 3rd ctrl. Great vid though for people using default which is sub-par at best!
I find using E-S-D-F for movement keys open up way more keys for your left hand, while still keeping shift, tab, caps lock, and control just as easy to reach. Plus, if you do take your hand completely off the keys for some reason it is easier to get your hand back in the right place without looking because of the raised spot that is on the F key.
Can you give a link to your UI/action bar set up please? Not sure if there's an addon you're using or not for it but if you are then what addon is it?
I didn't need this video, but I still watched the whole thing and liked it because there are a lot of people who do need this video and I want them to be able to find it.
same here, I'm glad he mentioned Clique, ive been using it so many years and its been so helpful as a healer or as a player that needs to apply a buff to another player
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Same. I use my keyboard numpad for my binds and have my setup oriented to not use mouse in combat for damage dealing characters. I have utilities like interupts bound to the same button on all characters just as suggested in the vid. It’s been a process of organizing my reflexes since i started raiding in WotL. But i enjoy Bel’s content and always love seeing people making useful into accessible to the community
Same. The whole time I'm thinking 'yes, I always wonder how many people actually know to do this for a nearly instant, wide-ranging, long-term performance boost. It takes a bit of work to set up and get used to, but it's night and day. I used to heal heroic 10m raids back in Wrath/Cata on a laptop, using a touch-pad and click-casting, with only basic addons. Nowadays I could never, omg. My wrists are starting to ache just thinking about it. Full UI customization and efficient keybinding are a lifesaver. Of course I can't honestly recommend spending as many hours as I do tuning my UI. Send help.
@@Mitashade i used to use healbot and i couldn’t raid if they hadn’t updated it. Once i found mouseover macros i learned to essentially use the default UI like healbot. Or a close enough facsimile. But yeah, once you find a better way, you can’t go back
I need to recommend shift-spacebar and ctrl-spacebar for your defensives, it's a nice huge bind that you can't miss and is a great panic button.
The spacebar real estate is definitely underused. I prefer mod-spacebar for different mounts, as accidentally hitting those while jumping around doesn't affect combat.
I use it for mounts and the vendor mount.
I use shift spacebar for defensive too! Very good for pvp where you need to react with them super quickly at times.
I use shift-space for my flying mount in all characters and flight form on druid. In my mind it's like "ok now I need to super jump".
@@thebeatts Haha using it for flying makes so much sense, that's amazing.
One of the best things I ever did for myself was make all my key bindings the same across all the characters. It just makes playing alts better. I don't have to think about where my interrupt is, I just hit it.
I use to be a keyboard turner but your video covering keybinds from Shadowlands was instrumental in changing my evil ways. I continue to use your recommendations to this day. Thanks for the update, I was really looking forward to getting it with all the changes I haven't got the hang of OPIe but I will try again!
Years ago a bellular video on keybindings changed how I play this game and made it more enjoyable.
Now you're giving me new ideas that I'm definitely going to test
When I went through this process for myself during Legion (pretty sure it was Legion anyway), it DRAMATICALLY enhanced my skill threshold for the game - once I had developed the muscle memory for my keybinds. If you've ever found yourself wondering how other players manage the things they do; a difference in keybinds will very likely be the primary factor in why you feel you fall behind.
same here during legion. i used to run the default blizzard binds, used 1 2 3 4 5 6 mainly then clicked the rest. When i discovered modifier keys my mind was blown, and i went from this during emerald nightmare to progressing 7/9 mythic antorus. having proper keybinds followed by a proper ui will catapult the learning process.
Rebinding SHIFT, CTRL, and/or ALT to your mouse side buttons makes for the easiest use of macro cast modifiers and the greatest amount of actions. Autohotkey in Windows or various vendor software packages will get the job done. Then assign Z, X, C, Q, E, R and middle mouse to an action bar button, create macros for those along with 1-5 buttons, and you have 24/36 abilities taking up 12 bar spots.
Get a good weak aura to track cool downs and it doesn't matter that you can't see the ALT, CTRL or SHIFT layer CDs.
Very pro tip. Ty
Combining right hand movement with left hand movement on things like activating a keybind quickly seems psychotic to me.
@@iaxx23 healers do that with vuhdo - just the other way around
How do you use your Ctrl Button as a modifier? Imagine you wouldn't need to move your hand for that
So inaccurate, you can't physically press buttons on mouse without moving it a bit, which hinder your viewport. Moreover, the goal is to get it done in One press, not two "easier". The only thing it does it make it easier to press shift, alt and / or control but in the end you have to press two keys while instant spell off GCDs should be ... well, instant on mouse.
I went the easy route and bought a mouse with 12 buttons on the side of it. 24 keybinds with one modifier key. Still a great video nonetheless.
I cannot fathom playing any MMO without an MMO mouse.
It just makes it so much more intuitive and instantly made me a significantly better player.
Tried it earnestly for a solid two months. Too much work for one finger, too close together to not miss buttons consistently in the heat of the moment. It made sense for situational things that I needed easily accessible like interrupts and sprints and such, but it was mostly a pain.
Nowadays I'm a 1-4 QERTFGXV binds kinda guy.
I thought that was the bare minimum requirement to play WoW
what with them forcing us 20+ button rotations
This is the only way
I love my 12-button mouse.
Awesome guide, note that if you have really large hands like me using your thumb is impossible and consider using the ALT modifier for extra binds and get rid of CTRL altogether. another lifesaver is macros with [help,harm] so you can have healing and dmg spells on the same bind (shamans/priests) and keep the same binds across all specs.
Some binds are reserved:
- scroll up = dispel/purge
- m3 (scroll click) = small personal
- m4 (back button) = kick
- m5 (forward button) = focus kick
- shift + spacebar = movement
The only true way to play is opening your spell book and clicking whatcha wanna cast, but this is pretty good… if you’re a HERETIC!
It’s aces content as always. Cheers!
nah the only true way is actually to type /cast Fireball or whatever for each cast in chat
@@NoOne4k you mad bastard....
Truly role-playing as a Wizard, reading each spell from the spellbook before casting it
Everquest flashbacks anyone?
After 18 years, changing so many keys would drive me nuts. Having a 10-15 button mouse helps a ton. Especially since I hate using shift plus something. I love the extra action bars and edit mode, since most of it is placed like my keyboard. So visually it’s easy.
I have been playing WOW for over a decade now and still learnt so much from this video! Thanks for the great upload Bellular! Tips like the interact key will save me HEAPS of time
Some great tips! Hotley and UI/action bars go hand in hand. Having your skills on screen in a similar layout as they are on your keyboard+mouse can be really helpful for learning those keybinds
I completely agree. That's what I've done and it's been super helpful so far. Cheers!
It's helpful for learning, but may not highlight the most important CDs to track.
That's why I combine it with WeakAuras.
My action bars are in a keyboard shape, and I eventually hide them once I've learned the binds.
While the WeakAuras stay with a layout optimized for information tracking instead of learning.
That spreadsheet looks really well done! I especially appreciate the addition of suggestions for putting specific abilities on certain binds since I think that will help figure out where to put some minor binds that aren't currently actively used in rotations (especially for altoholics like myself). Thank you for this great resource!
This is a grreat starter guide - but definintely not the most efficient / functional set up.
The modifiers (Alt and Ctrl) should be placed on the thumb buttons for a mouse. (G502 mouse is an excellent example)
This means you can keep your fingers in an optimal position for rotation whilst allowing an extensive range of modifiers without repositioning the left hand.
I didn't even know the interact keys was a thing - and i've been playing the game for 20 years - so thank you!
Additionally - targetting should be done with scroll wheel (Up = Enemy / Click = Self / Down = Friendly) this opens the door to future content (PvP ect...)
The above frees up "Tab" which can be used for major defensives. (Tab = Small defensive / Shift-Tab = Big Defensive)
Also, Spacebar is one of the most under-utilised keybinds.
It is great for movement abilities (Shift-spacebar = Gust of wind / Blink / Dash / Sprint) - it is a very cathartic, and satisfying button to press that is synonymous with pressing spacebar to jump.
1-5 should also by the keybind distance rather than 1-4.
Some of your spreadsheets will have a big CD (Ascendance) on a different bind row from Bloodlust - which just seems inconsistent with the theme of Shift-1234 being offensive cooldowns.
For healing - you can free up "QERF" by macroing damage and healing spells together (Targert = Damage / Friendly = Healing) - this does require some awareness of procs.
I think my disagreeance with these keybinds is that i don't like "Sectioning" abilities into types - rather functions.
Alt-12345 = Totems
Shift-E = Totemtic Projection
it just makes it easier to follow the above formatting.
Again, great starter guide. Especially love the inclusion of Strafing - such an underrated keybind.
I like the ideas here. I already use the mouse buttons for core skills and have shift/ctrl versions of them included, but switching it around so that the mouse buttons are the modifiers does sound very interesting. I utilize 1-5, tilde/grave (usually only for mounting, fishing, etc - it's not a core combat button but is still a frequently used button), Q E R F G X for my basic keybinds, along with spacebar+modifier key. As I previously said, I use mouse4 and mouse5 for actions but I think I'll try using them as modifiers instead.
I generally don't have buttons visible in combat (weakauras handles any need to monitor cooldowns and such) so where they're placed on hotbars isn't important to me though I do try to group them by general location (1-5 and all modified versions in one block, all R's together, etc.)
The Wow-Pro addon has a useful keybinding that activates a quest item based on the context. It can do that because it knows what quest you're trying to do at any given time because you're following the guide. I bind that to V and it's such a time saver. I don't have to put items on my hotbar or reach over to the objectives list to use the item.
This tools is fucking amazing! Shout out to everyone involved in making it.
I decided years ago that I would map similar abilities to the same keybind across all of my characters. For instance hero, Timewarp, etc... are all on Ctrl+R. Movement abilities are on Shift+mb4/mb5, and a third side button that I have mapped to /. Defensives are all on Shift+1-4, dps cooldowns are on ctrl+1-4, etc... Of course, I currently use a razer tartarus pro, and previously used a razer orbweaver, and a nostromo before that. As my tartarus has started to have buttons fail, I'm considering picking up an Azeron Cyborg II and Cyro so I can pack even more keybinds to my mouse hand, I just don't know if I have enough desk real estate for the Cyro, lol.
And +1 for opie! It has become one of the few absolute must have addons for me. I keep my mammoth, litemount macro, goblin gliders, garrison/dalaran/normal hearthstones (using the built in hearthstone ring as a sub-ring) as well as various class travel options like deathgate, and finally the professions ring as a subring, all on my middle mouse button, so I don't need to dedicate bar space or bindings to any of that
I tried the cyborg but gave up after a few weeks of on-and-off playing with it. My biggest problem with it for WoW is that i after a while i would get fatigue from trying to suspend my fingers in the space so i didn't misclick a button.
@@Plork32 That is something I've wondered about, though in their video for the cyborg II they said that shouldn't be an issue... I'm not sure I am entirely sold on almost $300 to find out, lol.
@FlesHBoX Perhaps i'm too used to the resistance of the switches on my mechanical keyboard when i rest my fingers on them. i suppose if i had turned off either the finger tip depression or the curled finger buttons, so i had something to rest my fingers on, it could work... but it somehow feels bad to disable 1/6th of the keys that you get with that thing. It is an impressive controller. Maybe one day i'll dust it off and give it another go.
Honestly love this. I use your keybinding guide but on a Razer Tartarus and it makes life infinitely easier. Keep up the great content!
Went from tartarus, through orbweaver to tartarus pro and never looked back!
@@Ishi112 I have a Tartarus v2 and love it since they discontinued the logitech g13
Azeron Cyborg FTW!
Wow, I didn't REALLY need this video either - but what an amazing video and reference for newer friends. It's so well done! The time put into the doc is just great. I don't even play retail but still check out your video's like this from time to time - obviously it can be adapted to Cata/SoD etc.
If you use a mouse that has "mouse tilt" (where you can tilt the wheel left and right) Use your mouse software to bind tilt left to control and right to alt. You then won't need to free up any buttons for that! Been doing this for at least 12 years now it's a game changer!
One keybind I highly recommend is putting your main movement option on the mouse scroll button, yeah you can press down and and click things with the mouse scroll wheel, if you do this on links it will open a tab on your browser, in game it's bound to nothing but you can assign it to a movement ability like say the Monk Dodge Roll to very easily move and free up a space on your keyboard. It also just feels much more natural to use since the mouse is where you control your camera of course so you can more easily direct where you want to move to in case of needing to move quickly to get out of the way.
I had done something similar back in Legion... but nowhere near as cleanly as this. Motivated me to redo how my bars were setup today and fix a few keybinds. MUCH cleaner now. It'll take a bit to get the muscle memory back, but I definitely like it. AND love the keybinding spreadsheet for a reference as well !
I discovered using the mouse buttons to move and it helped with my left hand fatigue. It is much easier to move while casting for me by holding down both mouse buttons.
Good guy Bellular helping the noobs you're doing gods work
After 15 years of mending my keybinds, this wasnt really for me.
But I feel like I would have LOVED this as a new player.
Changing from wasd for movement to esdf for movement helped me out quite a bit. Made more keys reachable and feels more natural for me. Also nice that on a standard keyboard, the”f” key has a nub to help you find it without looking.
4:38 I think opening your panels with CTRL as a modifier is better than using a key that could be pressed by accident or that is far away. For example CTRL + C is far harder to reach by accident than Y.
I don't want to sound like I'm shilling, but get an Azeron Cyborg and the whole keybinding issue is not a problem. It's the goddamn best thing I ever got for my gaming and frankly, I couldn't game without it now. Every key is at your fingertips. Combine that with ReWASD and you have features like configurable flyout controls and it's just an absolute pleasure. Not cheap .... but damn worth every penny.
This! I have one and a backup.
I've never messed with key binding before. But this is the guide I needed, it makes a lot of sense
Great video overall. I think the default Keybinds are a relic the past, and don't really take into account things like ergonomics, or reaction times, definitely not accessibility. Having a good basic setup can help with the mental load the game is throwing at you, as the game by default isn't very good at telling you what is actually important or relevant.
As a small addition to all that's been said in the video:
One very easy way to get more buttons to be easily accessible is to move from WASD Movement into either ESDF or WERD. Also, Mod+Space is great as a Defensive Panic Button.
Aside a couple minor differences these are the bindings I've used since late wrath lol
12 button mouse with Shift makes 24. Easy to folow as the 1-12 on the action bars line up on the mouse with shift action bar just below.
A quick tip for all you WASD guys, a thing I learned literally ~25 years ago while started playing Quake. Ditch them.. and move to ESDF instead for movement - with that you freed up more keys on the left side without scarifying anything, and actually pressing modifier CTRL is easier now. And when you are spacer-bar smasher, you actually hit it in the center (top of the mech switch) not on the left side
I use the razer tartarus and a mouse with a numpad on the side. Use the side buttons on the tartarus as modifiers and i never touch my keyboard. It took some getting used to but its an insane difference and feels really intutive and easy once you get the hang of it.
Awesome video, I've been needing to clean up my keybinds because they have been shifting across alts in the last years. One thing of note: I think your priest section has vampiric emprace in the wrong place
Shift + Space For flying mount
Ctrl + Space for Yak
Alt + Space for Ground mount.
you're welcome.
Or just use opie and have one bind for all of them. You're welcome.
I was looking forward to this video. Since Legion or BFA I have changed my keyboard setup to the one adviced by Michael and his team and it has helped me out quite a bit. Mostly when playing alts, which I don't play on a lot. By applying the reasoning, most of my gameplay and actions remain the same and I really hate it when I used a gear upgrade or something and I have to re-apply all the abilities to the correct locations in my action bars again.
Thank you team Northern Ireland for your great content and awesome guides. Love it and I look forward to more of your wonderful content.
How on earth did you know I've been looking at keybinding all week?! 😆
I have an MMO mouse and boy was it life changing. That said, you gave me some ideas to help me sort of clean up my bars a bit. I haven't been using keyboard buttons (aside from movement obviously) for years, but I think I might move my defensives over to ZXCV area like I had them before, and I gotta get opie again. I have my mount button just on my main bar and some specs could use that slot. Thanks for the tips and ideas!
What an awesome guide, and perfect timing! Was just starting to work on this for TWW. Thank you so much!!
no healer really needs mouse overcasting... We are using Cell or Vuhdo for that.
Most resourceful video hands down, thumbs up!
If you have a mouse that only have the back and fourth buttons, use them for Shift and CTRL, that way you triple keyboard interactions in a more ergonomic way that doesn't place the pinky in inhuman positions
I personally as a shadow priest have mid range CDs, maintenance, movement spells and mounts on my mouse and a button that functions as CTRL
As for mice, if you got a big hand and fingers, stay away from the naga style mice
I've been looking for a way to do this but programs I've found on google just don't seem to work. How did you do it?
You know what? I think that's a brilliant idea. Thanks for sharing!
@@burgers5675 I've personally never tried with a standard mouse, I usually use mice that has dedicated software
@@burgers5675 If you don't have mouse software like Logitech G Hub or Razer/ICue, then you can use ReWASD. this is software to change buttons on mouse to whatever you like and/or make mouse button macros for repeat etc.
I personally specify Right Ctl and Right Alt on my mouse binds keeping Lctl and Lalt free for even more combos.
Now that I have 21 characters, this is a life saver, thank you!
1-2-3-4-5-6. Basic attacks and constant use.
F1-F2-F3-F4-F5-F6. Big spenders, importance, healer specific heals.
Shift variatns of 1--4 stuns, dispels, movement.
Shift variants of F1--F4 long cooldown defensives and party wide heals/effects
C1--C4 rarely used utility buffs.
Always have interrupt on MB3, shift MB3 for aoe version.
MB4 for extra button macro (quest items or similar)
Z-X mount options. Shift-F for fishing. Everything else is standard.
My hands are large enough to easily reach 7 or F6 without thought. As well as pressing shift and movement at the same time.
F1 to f6 is like earth to mercury round trip
@@jansenallensigaton6328 for me it's easy enough to press.
Usually anytime I make new keybinds or a new UI ill level a new character to test them out, also not required but a 12 button mouse is very handy to have, I set its buttons to F1-F12 so i can use the normal numbers for other things!
I'm bringing "Dingus" with me to work tomorrow. A forgotten classic.
Great spreadsheet for the classes. I thought I was ok with my key bind ways but this has improvements I can use especially when hoping from one class to another
This is such a creative way to showcase WoW content. I really needed this. Thanks!
I've recently been using the addon Combat Mode. While it's probably not as good for healers, it's been a blast to use as a ww monk. No longer do I have to hold right-click to rotate, and I now have my left and right-click bound to the most used abilities. It took some time to get used to, but man, do I like it. Though I probably wouldn't recommend it if you're a hardcore player.
Thanks for the video! I was just going to use my scuffed binds for TWW, but I think now I'll redo them! I like the spreadsheet, very helpful!! I do use ESDF though, I would never go back to WASD for WoW.
I need to do this both for my PC, but then also for my Steam Deck. I've been loving WoW on my Deck with Console port.
I use every button in the number row wit standart attack on a 12 thumbbutton mouse, this gives so much more binding opportunities even more with shift 😅
Great vid, certainly helps newer players to use their tools more effectively. Though I'll take it with a pinch of salt after seeing Warrior's Charge being put on the same keybind as Divine Shield and Disengage - If I boost a new alt on an unfamiliar class/spec then this will be great for that initial setup 👍
Shift + Spacebar is a good one I didn't see mentioned!
Whats the addon used for the action bar? I dont think thats mentioned at all in this video and seems necessary for the whole thing
These a really great advices :) I Personally have single target dmg spells on 1-5 and then aoe dmg spells on shift+1-5
After many years I developed my keybinds to work on every characters.
1 2 3 4 R F T G (mouse 0 button) (mouse middle click button) C V
2nd row with SHIFT
3rd row with CTRL
shift + 3 = silence
ctrl + 3 = stunt
all the Cs et Vs = defense + speed
R = spam spell\power generator
shirt R = big attack\big spender
3 4 R F T G = all my main skills damage
4 = aoe
So every button is supposed to be a "type" of spell and having a tons of alts helps with transitioning xD
At this point, you guys are the only reason I still play WoW... Great videos about classes, addons, everything.
Oddly enough I’ve never considered overwriting the turning key binds. I never turn with my keyboard but I never considered I had prime key binding real estate right there.
I bound turning to SHIFT+A and SHIFT-D as I still turn while autorunning to change direction slightly.
You can bind left alt to capslock with keyboard software, makes it as powerful as the left shift.
This video has been life-changing! Thank you!!!
Some good advice, I actually didn't think of using Shift + Q/E/R. Having said that, suggesting ctrl/shift + z/x/c is just wild to me, or my hands are just bricked.
I haven't used my keyboard for gaming since Wrath. I use a logitech board w/as many G keys as I can get for keys that aren't used in combat. Mounts & fishing mainly. Got a Logitech G13 & thumb trackball (so just R, L, Scroll & foreward/back switch buttons). Going to have to scout out a gamepad to replace the G13 eventually as they don't make it any more unfortunately. This setup has taken a lot of stress off both wrists & keeps my chronic tendonitis from flaring too often. But I can see being able to adapt your suggestions to make the keybinds on the G13 more efficient. Looks like I'll be tinkering the next couple of days, will keep me occupied until early access lol.
I play with a Thumball Mouse to move, I think I definitely have an advantage over some of the other players, its a easier for me to move my fingers on my mouse keys and I don't really have to worry about R,F, Z, X, C, and V. I do have Z, X, C, and V in SoD for my Warrior Stance Dancing.
As a vim user, the ctrl key is the optimal key.
Bell. Thank You! While I did not find all of the advice in this video super helpfull, like the Thumb for Z,X,C and V keys, Is downright anti-helpfull for me personally.
And a good chunk of this stuff I already did in some way or another.
That Quest Dialog Addon is an ABSOLUTE LIFE SAVER! I tried to look for one before but for some reason never found it.
I have a problem where certain games, among which WoW is, trigger pain in my Right Hand and Arm. So using the Mouse to look around all the time is a, well... pain.
So I've been having to play wow only using my Left Hand a lot, but I always had to deal with the Quest UI with the mouse, interrupting Rest Time for my Right Arm. So I can actually use it periodically when I really need to, like when flying from place to place using Dragon Riding, or during fights with enemies that hop behind me, or other conditions requiring a lot of strafing.
Haven't watched the whole video yet. Just had a quick glance at the spreadsheet. It's a good place to start but i would suggest seperating CC and interrupts, single target and aoe and also big cooldowns.
Watching this made me even more grateful for my Razer Naga
i think one keybind everybody sleeps on is spacebar. i rest my finger on my spacebar anyways and bind my spammable ability to it (something like sinister strike/frostbolt etc.) since i rest my pinky on shift i can easily bind jump to shift-spacebar for the times i need to jump. sure it needs some time to get used to but once i got used to it i feel like combat is so much smoother. even jumping out of abilities while pressing my spammable is a no brainer now.
I've never been good at shift clicking things so all my movement is done by holding both mouse buttons down to run and turn. 1-6, Q-Y, A-H, and Z-N, are all keybound.
As someone who has played league of legends for 10+ years I find the QWER DF 1234 setup the best.
Nice video. My favorite is auto run on scroll wheel press. Frees up my left hand so I can drink my Mountain Dew
Not just saying "hey guys get an mmo mouse" is diabolical
My wife MADE me remove the S key, she said only losers pull out..
Such a dumb thing WoW players decided to not be able to backpedal. It is highly situational but there are situations in which you need it. People unbinding it are just looking for excuses to be different.
@@drakebane9527There are literally no situations where backpedaling is needed, turning with your mouse is ALWAYS faster
@@drakebane9527 Only tanks needs backpedal, for dps this is death trap
I still have backstep bound. Sometimes it’s just helpful for alignment. Default mouseover casting ruins heroic leap 😂😂😂
Great video. My only criticism/constructive feedback with this one is that it ought to have come out a couple of weeks ago. Adjusting muscle memory takes time, and it's always better to have the time to adjust before the expansion drops. Just food for thought when the next version comes out in a couple of years time!
I use the MySlot add on to export the action bars and keybinds. Helpful when applying to alts
I want to redo my keybindings so bad, but the 17 years of muscle memory is tough to give up. Definitely not the best player(Mid tier CE raider/2200 gatekeeper) but its hard to see myself getting over those humps after having to relearn pretty much the whole game
Laughs in console port addon, nothing like playing ret on a controller absolutely slaps
I’ve been binding for 14 years
These are my most comfortable binds:
~123456
QERT
SFG
ZXCVB
F1 F2 F3 F4
I then feel around for shift control and alt modifiers and find the buttons that feel the most comfortable
I end up with 60 or so binds.
I have 65 level 70s
And across every character has the same keybinds
My speed, CDs, CC, personals, interupts etc all have the same bind. So pummel, rebuke, kick, mind freeze are all the same
That way I can focus on the difference in rotation rather than all the kit
By the way. E is my interupt
Also
Shift mouse wheel scroll up I use for a lot of movement like priest feather.
Also you can @player macro the feather so it’s your personal sprint.
I use B for the @cursor variant so no clicking
F is closers like step, charge etc
Thanks for the guide.
About halfway through this I realized this was for people who don't have MMO mouses. The odd tip was helpful though.
Real question: why do none of the keybind videos mention an MMO mouse? Is there actually a benefit to using keyboard binds instead of mouse buttons?
It's the same thing
Oh, I hate feeling like a big dingus! Thank you, fren :]
I've used the same 36 keybinds, QERFCV123456, and then shift / alt versions of those ever since WoD or so. It becomes so intuitive to just know AOE goes here, interrupt here, hard hitting thing here, filler here. Makes picking up any class and playing it at a reasonable level so easy.
Clique is how I heal. I have no idea how people would play without an addon or macro like that.
Just because you've already used the same keybinds for 20 years is no reason not to pay attention to this, and to read the comments, as I know I do have some binds that now might be the right time to re-think. Thanks.
4:39 Spends the of the video trying to find my keyboard’s “zed” key…😂
I create an AppleScript macro for each action, and then just hold the mic key and trigger the actions using Siri. Easy!
My only gripe for this is that as a returning player trying to main a new class, the talent trees that are recommended don't make use of the abilities on the spreadsheet. I'm missing a few for Feral which is really throwing me off. Is there some talent tree that I should be looking at other than Icyveins or Wowhead recommendations?
bind S to a Spellkick so you stop backpaddeling out of Fire...
A and D should only be used for strave and not for turning. protip: learn walking with you mouse, its way faster for turning.
Do what Swifty did years ago. Turn a side mouse button to be Alt. And use that to activate the modifier. Then you can use Shift modifier for less common things. Just dont use F4 as a bind XD
Instead of alt or shift or control
You can do alt+shift or alt+control as the modifier
Or alt+shift+control
This way you can play normal and then the mouse button will be more.
I’ve made the most comfortable binds across all characters and it’s around 60
wow, i've never considered this option but i'm gonna try this now
Great video! thanks so much to the team for this one!
Love how all the healers are noted with "too many buttons wtf"
Unfortunately it looks like Logitech has discontinued the G604 that is used in the document. The G600 is still around though. And has twice as many side buttons.
all of this breaks my touch-typist brain. Using the thumb to hit letters? Blasphemy.
lol yup
Am I the only one who finds it weird that these guides always suggest mouse-over casting for healers instead of telling you to immediately go for add-ons like Healbot? He briefly mentions clique way at the end, but it's an undersell given that it is the biggest improvement to button-bloat a healer can make. I have nearly all of my heals completely off my action bars with just some quick auras to track those with cooldowns or casting conditions. Literally removed half the button bloat.
Is there just some huge benefit to mouse-over casting that I am missing? (I get why it's useful for damage abilities, ofc)