Clique+Grid: Not JUST for Healers Anymore!
Everyone who heals is familiar with grid and clique. And if you’re like me, you forget to turn it off for your other toons. And why would you? I mean grid makes excellent real estate savings with it’s compact size, and for a DPS class, it’s really configured enough right out of the box. And Clique is so lightweight and out of the way, you don’t even notice it. BUT…did you know even as a DPS character, you can make use of these combined addons?
As I’ve been playing my hunter, I keep forgetting to readd my misdirect macro. So, when I realized I needed to MD in an instance, I panicked. Then I realized…I had clique active. I also was using grid for my party frames. So what did I do? I opened up clique from my spellbook, I found my misdirect spell, and I assigned it to shift+left click. Now I can use that button combo on my focus (or just on the grid bars even) and cast MD without having to change from my hostile target, and I don’t need a focus at all if I don’t want to set one.
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But wait! That’s not all. I can do the same with Master’s Call! And hey! Why not with my Rogue’s Tricks of the Trade? And while I’m at it, I bet I can use it on my Pally for Righteous Defense! How many more uses are there? I bet every class can find at least ONE. And Grid isn’t the only healthbar mod Clique works with of course. It works with all of them as far as I know. I just prefer the tiny Grid boxes. Your mileage may vary.
Thought I’d add some of the things I’ve seen in response as I go.
Death Knight: Raise Ally (Thank you Stop)
Draenei: Gift of the Naaru (Thanks Nibuca. Also, Nib is the reason I use Grid on all my toons)
From Aurik via twitter: "I found it handy for misdirects – much better than setting up a macro and then for Battle Shout / HoW and my DK self heal stuff"
I’m tempted to assign Raise Ally now.
Except there’s rarely ever a good time to do that.
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For a retribution paladin:
Lay on Hands, Hand of Salvation, Hand of Protection, Hand of Sacrifice
For a blood Death Knight tank:
Hysteria
For a non-healing druid:
Innervate, battle rez
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Oh man… You know, I’ve been using Clique and Grid since TBC when I levelled my paladin and specced her holy. Love it to bits. Even use it for my Shadow Priest, being able to keybind Dispels to simple shit clicks and such was very useful, I could help on Heigan with a bad pug without hindering my DPS too much. But.. all the time I was clicking on random tanks in Grid to Misdirect them.. I never quite clicked that I could use Clique for this, now officially feel like an idiot. Thanks for the tip!
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