Keybinds Guide - WoW

In-depth guide on how to keybind in WoW (and Classic WoW)
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It's done... It's over now. Usually I'm anxious when posting new videos because I'm worried I may have missed something important. Not this time! I'm just happy I finished the video! haha. This one took a while (understatement), but I sincerely hope it helps someone out. I tried my best to cover everything without going too long. So hopefully, I was clear and concise.

I'd also like to give a big thank you to everyone that has supported me recently while I worked on this video in the background. I can't believe how patient everyone was, and in turn, I tried my hardest to create the highest quality video within my capability. You guys are awesome.

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[muhshuh]

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Thank you to my new patrons! You were just barely in time to get into the video Sean! I had to re-export the entire video just to add your name at the end last night. pretty good timing on your part xD

[sunrise]

This is hands down the best wow video ever made. there is such a void of information on effective keybinds. This video I searched for my whole life, and I feel my desire has been quenched for eternity. Thank you muh

[dizzyftp]

I've played for 15 years with either nightmare keybinds or default ones. This video has made my life about 500x easier thank you so much you are a king for sure.

[bruhmoment]

1) 1:05 most spammed, instant 1:39 cast while moving, not frequently used
2) 2:36 instant
3) 2:50 <30s CD. 3:04 2 is good for abilities with a cast time
4) 3:21 long CD
5) 3:49 spells you almost never use

5:05 organize spells on bars

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[TheControlster]

This is quite literally one of the most useful guides I've ever seen for WoW. Thanks so much man.

[trlns]

The No.1 tip I can give is when changing from clicking to keybinds is to level a new character of the class you play. It naturally restricts the number of abilities available and therefore the keybinds required. It’s also a low stress environment in that you’re basically just questing. A couple of weeks of this and you can go back to your main with new muscle memory and high confidence!

[Hogsqueal]

Alright, so many more people need to see this. I have been reading guides on keybinds for a long ass time and this video just combined everything into like the easiest format. Huge thumbs up dude

[DadBodFit]

Dude still so good to see players teaching newbies about this concept.
I learned to keybind like this back in vanilla BC and never looked back. Use this concept in every 3D MMO now.

[SinanDira]

This guide is the holy grail of keybinding advice, especially for new players. It took me years of playing WoW to finally come up with a similar setup to this because I've never found a guide that sums it all up in one go.

[bobsteave]

2025, I am a life long PC gamer and have thought like this with every single game I play in terms of controls. Its funny back when I played wow I did all these tricks .. even with the mouse wheel for openers and everything stated here for the most part. I am glad the younger gen kids get to see this kind of break down in video format and take there gaming on to the next level using good control schemes for gaming. I am reinstalling tonight and found this video on sidebar . Amazing info here guys.

[icedoc]

I commented before, but this video is totally worthy of a reference video. I keep returning to it when the pre-patch came out and when in the previous patch, I was trying new builds or even picking up better on-use trinkets. But I referenced this link as an answer to a Reddit question (hopefully more hits and subs). Can't say enough about this well done video. If any improvement needs to be done it might be to add a time link index in the comments, but even without, it's worth a re-visit with each patch that comes out. Again, great job, Muhshuh!

[spwn]

I'm stingy with my subs on YouTube. When it comes to gaming content, I usually stick to the bigger names simply for the higher probability of getting reputable information (and of course access to their comments section where people call them out if they get it wrong). As a small time streamer myself, I realize I'm a crappy person for this mentality 😂😂 I say all that to say this. I never subscribed so fast in my life. Your keybinds and their applications are almost identical to my own. I've retyped my layout along with explanations and suggestions for spell placement SOOO many times over the years to offer people some advice, it's so nice to find a resource I can just direct someone to. Great video, keep up the great content.

[Vivereftw]

I find shift + space bar to be a great combo for any movement ability, especially ones that make you character jump like heroic leap, for instance.

[icedoc]

Likely the best video on key-binding. I watched it at the beginning, then on my Alt now turned Main, I've reviewed it again. This video has great visual diagrams, illustrations, vocal tone and articulation. But most importantly it helps one know how to think about their bindings, not merely the mechanics (let's face it Bartender makes that process painless). Worth a revisit at every Alt or when looking for a more efficient key-binding iteration.

[whereismybucket]

Thank you for making this video. It really sucked revamping my whole keybinds, I realized I had them setup wrong and I wasn't utilizing my mouse and keyboard well. It was a struggle, I felt like I was learning to walk again. But with time it was getting better and better! Totally worth it, thank you!

[funwithalf]

First time I am bookmarking a WoW video. Kudos on a remarkably useful video.
Been playing since 2006 but I'm very casual, I stopped being a clicker on S1 arena when friends expected me to not suck at PvP (they were sorely disappointed of me, my shadow priest, and my habit of playing while drinking), and up until a couple years ago I kept keybinding 1 to = and F1 to F12.
In Legion I started toying with Shift+ all keys close to my left hand, but now I am taking the plunge and unbinding most of the defaults as you advise and binding everything close to my hand.
It's probably going to be a slow week (and a few deaths) while I get used to this.

[jonathanbraithwaite]

With direction-sensitive instant casts, like blink, cone of cold, etc., the right mouse button is a silent modifier as it's held for aiming unless you keyturn. Depending on your mouse, using your thumb for stabilization during right-button aiming and then transitioning to button press may compromise aim, a lot. It's more reliable to split the work between hands - one aims, the other pulls trigger without risk of bumping the other.

If you play with an MMO or tall mouse and use your palm for stabilization more than your finger tips, this may not be an issue. I think fingertip grippers like me will find it much easier to simplify the right thumb's job: stabilize or click, but not both at the same time when it can be avoided. Forcing it to multitask during fine movement + holding right click will cause more goofs and camera jolts.

[benjijagermeister]

I searched for this kind of video for years! I so good and with the exempels its easy to understand.
You did a awesome job dude thanks alot :)

[Skanda]

As a beginner with no friends, i am super thankful for this content. All the other videos i found werent at such a basic level for a newbie like me, thank you so much

[damonkhan]

I don't often make these types of comments but this has been the most useful WoW vid I've ever watched. Switched to these keybinds today and gameplay now feels so much more fluid. Keep up the great work.