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Tank FFXIV macros

Practical tank macros with usage notes and verified commands.

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Tank

Assist the main tank target

Changes your target to the current target of the ally you selected. It can help align target selection with a main tank or another player coordinating the group.

/assist
Single command
Tank
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Announce and start a pull countdown

Tells the party that the pull begins in ten seconds and starts the game's shared ten-second countdown. It aligns common opener preparation before combat.

/p Pulling in 10 seconds.
/countdown 10
Communication
How to use
Tank
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Shirk to your co-tank during a tank swap

Uses Shirk on party-list member 2 to transfer part of your enmity to the co-tank in eight-player content, supporting a planned tank swap.

/micon "Shirk" action
/ac "Shirk" <2>
Combat support
How to use
Tank
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Oblation: ally mitigation

Use explicit targeting for ally mitigation. Keep the normal action available as well.

/micon "Oblation" action
/ac "Oblation" <mo>
Combat support
How to use
Tank
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Aurora: an ally's regeneration

Use explicit targeting for an ally's regeneration. Keep the normal action available as well.

/micon "Aurora" action
/ac "Aurora" <mo>
Combat support
How to use
Tank
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Low Blow: stunnable enemies

Use explicit targeting for stunnable enemies. Keep the normal action available as well.

/micon "Low Blow" action
/ac "Low Blow" <f>
Combat support
How to use
Tank
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Announce a Living Dead attempt

Tell the party when you intend to use Living Dead.

/micon "Living Dead" action
/ac "Living Dead" <me>
/p Attempting Living Dead. Please check my status effects.
Combat support
How to use
Tank
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Announce a Hallowed Ground attempt

Tell healers when you intend to use your invulnerability.

/micon "Hallowed Ground" action
/ac "Hallowed Ground" <me>
/p Attempting Hallowed Ground. Please check that the buff activates.
Combat support
How to use
Tank
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Assist the main tank and confirm

A practical multiline macro that combines official text commands to assist the main tank and confirm.

/assist <2>
/echo Assisted party member 2's target.
Combat support
How to use
Tank
3 lines

Focus and mark the boss

A practical multiline macro that combines official text commands to focus and mark the boss.

/focustarget <t>
/marking attack1 <t>
/echo Focused the selected enemy and applied Attack 1.
Combat support
How to use
Tank
3 lines

Announce a Provoke tank swap

Attempt Provoke and communicate the intended handoff.

/micon "Provoke" action
/ac "Provoke" <t>
/p Attempting the tank swap. Please check enmity.
Combat support
How to use
Tank
3 lines

Return to and focus the previous enemy

A practical multiline macro that combines official text commands to return to and focus the previous enemy.

/targetlastenemy
/focustarget <t>
/echo Returned to the previous enemy.
Combat support
How to use