How Waits Actually Work

A wait only accepts whole numbers from 1 to 60, and the game rounds your timing to the nearest second, which is why macros drift out of sync with the global cooldown. This is exactly why combat rotations should not be macroed, and why crafting rotations can be.

FFXIV · General315 lines

/ac "First Action" <wait.3>
/ac "Second Action" <wait.2>
/echo Sequence finished <se.1>

Where to paste this

Open the main menu → System → User Macros (or type /macro).
Pick a slot, name the macro and choose an icon — /macroicon "Spell Name" makes the button show that action’s cooldown and range.
Write one command per line, using /ac "Action Name" for abilities.
Add <wait.3> at the end of a line to pause three seconds before the next one.
Drag the macro from the User Macros window onto a hotbar slot.

More FFXIV macros

Act on Your Focus Target
General
```
/micon "Your Action"
/merror off
/ac "Your Action" <f>
/ac "Your Action" <t>
```
<f> points an action at your focus target regardless of what you have selected. Set your co-tank or the enemy you need to watch as focus, and the macro becomes a permanent second target you can act on at will.
Announce the Limit Break
General
```
/p Taking LB <se.3>
```
Tells the party you are taking the limit break before you use it. Two people using it at once wastes the bar entirely, which makes the announcement the important half of this macro.
Clear Every Marker
General
```
/marking off <t>
/echo Markers cleared <se.1>
```
Wipes all target signs at once. Worth binding next to your marker macros, because stale markers from the last pull cause more confusion than no markers at all.
Collectable Gathering Rotation
Disciples of the Land
```
/ac "Scour" <wait.2>
/ac "Brazen Prospector" <wait.2>
/ac "Meticulous Prospector" <wait.2>
/echo Collectable gathered <se.1>
```
Turns collectability gathering into one button: Scour to build the meter, Brazen Prospector to check the yield, then Meticulous Prospector to finish. Swap the Prospector actions for the Botanist equivalents when you are on Botanist.
Copy a Hotbar Between Jobs
General
```
/hotbar copy PLD 1 current 1
/echo Hotbar copied <se.1>
```
Copies one hotbar from another job onto the current one. Set your utility bar up once, then push it to every job instead of dragging icons forty times.

/ac "Muscle Memory" <wait.3>
/ac "Manipulation" <wait.2>
/ac "Veneration" <wait.2>
/ac "Waste Not II" <wait.2>
/ac "Groundwork" <wait.3>
/ac "Groundwork" <wait.3>
/ac "Delicate Synthesis" <wait.3>
/ac "Delicate Synthesis" <wait.3>
/ac "Innovation" <wait.2>
/ac "Prudent Touch" <wait.3>
/ac "Prudent Touch" <wait.3>
/ac "Manipulation" <wait.2>
/ac "Preparatory Touch" <wait.3>
/ac "Preparatory Touch" <wait.3>
/echo Macro 1 finished <se.1>

+10 more

The first half of a standard high-durability craft: open with Muscle Memory, keep Manipulation and Waste Not II running, then build progress with Groundwork under Veneration. Fifteen lines is the hard macro limit, which is why every serious crafting rotation is split in two. Adjust the action list to your own craftsmanship and control before you use it on a real recipe.

Crafting Rotation (Macro 2 of 2)
Disciples of the Hand
```
/ac "Innovation" <wait.2>
/ac "Basic Touch" <wait.3>
/ac "Standard Touch" <wait.3>
/ac "Advanced Touch" <wait.3>
/ac "Innovation" <wait.2>
/ac "Great Strides" <wait.2>
/ac "Byregot's Blessing" <wait.3>
/ac "Careful Synthesis" <wait.3>
/echo Craft complete <se.4>
```
+4 more
The finisher. Stack quality with Innovation and the Basic to Advanced Touch combo, then cash it all in with Great Strides plus Byregot's Blessing before closing the craft. Press this the moment the first macro plays its sound.
Extend Node Integrity
Disciples of the Land
```
/ac "Ageless Words" <wait.2>
/ac "Solid Reason" <wait.2>
```
Ageless Words on Miner and Solid Reason on Botanist both restore node integrity, which is how you squeeze extra swings out of an unspoiled node. Keep the pair on a single bind so you never use the wrong one.