EspressoMD is a polished Misdirection assignment, rotation, and raid cooldown addon built for hunters on WoW TBC Anniversary.

It provides raid-wide MD assignments, automatic macro updates, synchronized turn order, live cooldown tracking, configurable alerts, and a streamlined reference sheet for hunters and tanks.

Misdirection Assignments

Assign an MD target to every hunter through simple dropdown menus.
Tanks are prioritized at the top of the target list.
Players and targets are color-coded by class.
Assign optional raid markers to hunters.
Assignments, markers, cooldowns, and rotation data synchronize automatically.
Any hunter using EspressoMD can update and publish assignments.

Automatic MD Macro

EspressoMD creates and maintains a character macro named:

MD Assigned

Drag this macro from the General Macros window to your action bar. Its target updates automatically whenever your assignment changes.

If an assignment changes during combat, the macro update is safely queued until combat ends.

Automatic Misdirection Order

Create a synchronized hunter rotation from the Order tab.

Hunters appear in their assigned turn order.
The active hunter is highlighted on the reference sheet.
The rotation advances automatically after the active hunter’s Misdirection buff expires.
The next hunter receives a configurable “Your Turn to Misdirect” alert.
The rotation can be activated or suspended without losing its saved order.
Hunter assignments, markers, targets, and cooldown information move together when the order changes.

Live Reference Sheet

The compact raid reference tracks:

Hunter turn order
Assigned MD target
Assigned raid marker
Misdirection cooldown
Misdirection buff duration and stacks
Combined Sapper cooldown
Current active hunter

Three layouts are available:

Minimal: Essential assignment and cooldown information
Standard: Full buff, stack, and cooldown columns
Bars: Visual buff and cooldown progress bars

Sapper and Tank Cooldowns

The optional Raid CDs section expands the reference sheet with additional raid utility.

Hunter Sapper

The Sapper column tracks one combined cooldown for:

Goblin Sapper Charge
Super Sapper Charge

This is a cooldown timer—not an item count. If the shared Sapper cooldown prevents either item from being used, the remaining time is displayed.

Tank Reference

An optional TANKS subsection tracks:

Combined Sapper cooldown
Class-specific Big CD
AoE or multi-target taunt

Supported Big CDs and taunts:

Paladin: Avenging Wrath (Wings) and Righteous Defense
Warrior: Bloodrage and Challenging Shout
Druid: Enrage and Challenging Roar

Big CDs use their actual spell icons. The icon dims while unavailable and displays the remaining cooldown over it. Hover over the icon for the spell name and exact cooldown status.

Exact remote cooldowns are synchronized from players running EspressoMD. Observed casts provide fallback timers when possible.

Alerts and Announcements

The personal turn alert includes:

Persistent “Your Turn” window
Assigned target display
Optional raid-warning message
Six custom notification sounds
Low, Medium, High, and Maximum sound levels
Adjustable scale, opacity, and font size
Preview and positioning controls

Optional MD cast announcements can be sent to:

Automatic group channel
Raid
Party
Say
Yell

Announcements include the hunter and actual Misdirection target, with an optional [EspressoMD] prefix.

Appearance and Customization

EspressoMD includes:

Espresso, Midnight, Dark Mode, Classic, and Vivid themes
Adjustable scale, opacity, row height, and font size
Configurable tracker columns
Separate tank row and font sizing
Independent Solo, Party, Raid, Grouped, Always, or Never visibility rules
Movable reference, personal MD, turn-alert, and quick-settings windows
Unified Edit Mode
Optional quick-settings button
Native keybinding for opening settings
Saved window positions
First-run setup guide

Quick Setup

Type /emd.
Assign an MD target to each hunter.
Open the Macro tab and select Create / Refresh Macro.
Open /macro.
Drag MD Assigned to your action bar.
Configure the rotation, raid cooldowns, appearance, and alerts as desired.

Commands

/emd — Open or close EspressoMD
/emd tracker — Toggle the reference sheet
/emd personal — Toggle the personal MD display
/emd options — Open settings
/emd edit — Enable or disable Edit Mode
/emd sync — Manually synchronize addon data
/emd reset — Reset window positions
/emd help — Display command help
/mdassign — Alias for /emd

For exact remote tracking, hunters should run EspressoMD to publish their MD and Sapper status. Tanks should run it to publish their local Sapper and class cooldowns.

Espresso MD