Hunter macros (retail)

Kill-shots on hover, misdirection on your focus, and a pet that summons itself. Modern hunter macros, patch-proof.

The kill-shot on hover

The interrupt bind, spec-proof. Hover the caster, press, kick. Fallback to current target when your cursor is in the void:

#showtooltip/stopcasting/cast [@mouseover,harm,nodead] Counter Shot; [harm] Counter Shot

The misdirection pair

Misdirection is a two-step (target your tank, then transfer threat) and the macro makes both steps one key. Focus holds the tank, the chain holds the rest:

#showtooltip/cast [@focus,help,nodead] Misdirection; [@mouseover,help,nodead] Misdirection; Misdirection

Focus the tank once at pull, and every later press of this key sends threat their way. Focus mechanics are on the targeting page.

The pet that raises itself

The retail pet chain: summon if missing, dismiss on right-click, attack on your word. The full family is on the pet macros page:

#showtooltip/cast Call Pet/petattack/startattack

And the lone wolf call

Dismiss on demand, for the mechanics that hate pets and the moments you want phantom presence instead:

#showtooltip/cast Call Pet

Careful with hunter pets retail: some abilities (Feign Death and friends) interact with your pet's state. Keep /petdismiss on a spare key for those moments, and the Call Pet raise above brings it straight back. That is the whole modern hunter load: interrupt on hover, misdirect on focus, pet on a leash. Everything else in the kit is a rotation and belongs on theaddon side of the line.

Questions people ask

Does the classic auto-shot weaver work in retail?+
No, and it is not needed. Retail hunters do not weave auto-shot the way classic hunters did, so the classic weaver is a classic-only page. Retail hunter macros are about interrupt, misdirection, and pet convenience.
What is Counter Shot?+
The hunter interrupt, available to all three specs in retail. The macro below is spec-agnostic, so it survives spec swaps and most patch cycles.
How does Misdirection work in a macro?+
Misdirection needs a friendly target set. The classic bind is a focus priority: if you have a focus (your tank or arena partner), misdirect to them; otherwise the mouseover; otherwise yourself. The chain below encodes it.