Broadsword Online Games · 2001

Dark Age of Camelot macros

Dark Age of Camelot builds its macros straight onto the quickbar. /macro turns any command into a clickable icon, /qbind maps a key to a quickbar slot, and the movement commands that realm-versus-realm combat runs on — /stick, /face, /assist — were designed to be macroed from the start. It is a small system, but it is aimed precisely at what an eight-player group actually needs.

Setting one up

Type /macro NAME command to create an icon labelled NAME on your first free quickbar slot.
Drag the icon wherever you want it on your quickbars.
Bind a key to that slot with /qbind, which takes a page, a slot and a bar number.
Use /qbar to switch which quickbar page is showing.
Macros save with your character, so a layout survives between sessions.

Rules and limits

A macro holds a single command. There is no separator for chaining several commands together.
Macros cannot fire spells or styles directly — those go on the quickbar as abilities, not as macro text.
The macro name is limited to a few characters, because it has to fit on a quickbar icon.
/stick keeps you attached to a target but breaks the moment you press a movement key.
Realm-versus-realm combat is where these matter most, and the useful ones are all targeting and movement rather than damage.

Macros by class

Pick a class to see only the macros that apply to it.

Albion

Midgard

Hibernia

All DAoC macros

23 macros, searchable and ready to copy.

23 macros

IN
Assassin Target Call
Infiltrator
```
/macro Call /g Opening on my target now
```
Calls the target you are opening on so a stealth group lands its openers on the same person. Coordinated assassin openers delete a target instantly.
DA
Assist on Siege
General
```
/macro Siege /groundassist Siegeleader
```
Copies the ground target of a named player so a whole line of catapults fires at the same spot. This is how organised keep sieges actually work.
DA
Assist the Main Assist
General
```
/macro MA /assist Mainassist
```
Targets a named player and picks up whatever they are attacking. Eight-player groups in the frontier live on this, because focus fire wins fights.
BA
Bard Mesmerise Call-Out
Bard
```
/macro Mez /g MEZ IS DOWN - no damage
```
Hibernia's version of the mesmerise call. Same principle — the group has to know to stop swinging the instant it lands.
DA
Bind a Key to a Quickbar Slot
General
```
/qbind 1 2 2
```
Maps a keyboard key to a specific quickbar page and slot, which is how a macro gets fired without clicking it. The three numbers are page, slot and bar.
DA
Chat Channels
General
```
/gc Keep is under attack at Caer Benowyc
/g Regroup at the milegate
```
DAoC separates guild chat, group chat and the realm-wide advice channel. /gc is guild, /g is group, and knowing them saves fumbling in a fight.
DA
Check Realm Points
General
```
/realm
```
Prints your realm rank and points. Realm rank is the long-term progression that keeps people in the frontier for years, so people check it often.
DA
Create a Quickbar Macro
General
```
/macro Stick /stick
```
Makes a labelled icon on your first free quickbar slot that runs the command after the name. The name has to be short because it has to fit on the icon.
DA
Face Your Target
General
```
/macro Face /face
```
Instantly turns your character to face whatever you have selected. Essential for casters, who cannot cast at something they are not facing.
DA
Find Players in the Realm
General
```
/who cleric 45 50
```
Lists players online, filterable by class and level range. The standard way to find a healer for a frontier group.
DA
Group Call-Out
General
```
/macro Inc /g Incoming enemy group!
```
Posts a fixed message to your group. Keep one per common call — incoming, mez, speed — because typing them out in a fight is not realistic.
HE
Healer Mesmerise Call-Out
Healer
```
/macro Mez /g Mez landed, hold damage
```
Midgard puts area mesmerise on its primary healer, which makes this call doubly important — the same person is also keeping everyone alive.