PlayerBot Commands

A quick reference for controlling bots in-game. No GM access needed.

Send these commands by whispering a bot directly, or in party/raid chat to command every bot in the group at once. Whisper any bot help at any time to see what it currently accepts.

Two Kinds of Bots

Rndbots — auto-generated bots that roam, quest, and gear themselves on their own. You can invite and command them, but they act independently when left alone.
Altbots — your own (or another player's) regular characters, handed over to bot control. They don't self-quest/gear the way Rndbots do — you drive most of their behavior with commands.

Getting Altbots Under Your Control

Command	What it does
`.playerbots bot add name1,name2,name3`	Log in specific altbots by name
`.playerbots bot addaccount accountname`	Log in every altbot on an account
`.playerbots bot remove name1,name2,name3`	Log out specific altbots
`.playerbots bot add *`	Log in all altbots currently in your party/raid
`.playerbots bot remove *`	Log out all altbots in your party/raid
`.playerbots bot addclass className`	Summon a spare Rndbot of the given class (good for quickly testing a raid comp; use altbots instead for serious long-term play)

Linking Another Account's Characters

Control another account's characters as altbots without logging into that account directly:

Command	What it does
`.playerbots account setKey <yourKey>`	Set a security key on your account
`.playerbots account link ACCOUNTNAME <theirKey>`	Link to another account using its key
`.playerbots account linkedAccounts`	List accounts currently linked to yours
`.playerbots account unlink ACCOUNTNAME`	Remove a link (cancels access from both sides)

Party & Raid Basics

Command	What it does
`summon`	Bring the bot to you
`follow`	Bot follows you
`stay`	Bot holds position
`flee`	Bot runs to you, ignoring everything else
`attack`	Bot attacks your current target
`grind`	Bot attacks whatever's nearby
`release`	Release spirit after dying
`revive`	Revive at a spirit healer
`leave`	Bot leaves the party
`give leader`	If the bot is party/raid leader, hands leadership back to you
`lfg`	Bot joins your group/raid, filling an open role
`lfg 10`	Same, but targets a specific raid size (5, 10, 20, 25, 40)
`disperse set 8`	Bots spread out to maintain 8 yards between each other
`disperse disable`	Reset spacing to default

Targeting Groups

Prefix a command with @ to target groups instead of one bot:

@group1 follow, @group2 attack
@tank, @dps, @heal, @ranged, @rangeddps, @meleedps, @[className]
Multiple groups at once: @group1,4 or @group2-5,8

Combat Behavior (Strategies)

Strategies control how a bot fights or acts outside combat. Toggle them with co (combat) or nc (non-combat), using + to add, - to remove, ~ to toggle:

co +tank,-cc
nc +new rpg,+grind,-follow

Check current strategies: co ? or nc ?
Reset to defaults: co ! or nc !

Common Combat Strategies

Strategy	Effect
`tank`	Use threat-generating abilities
`dps`	Use damage abilities
`heal`	Focus on healing the group
`cc`	Use crowd control on the marked (default: moon icon) target
`assist`	Focus one target at a time
`aoe`	Spread damage across multiple targets
`boost`	Use big cooldowns — pair with macros to control burst timing
`threat`	DPS actively avoids pulling aggro
`focus`	Stop AoE/multi-target spells, focus current target only
`avoid aoe`	Try to dodge harmful ground-effect spells
`pull`	Tank pulls with a ranged ability — `pull my target` or `pull rti target`
`mark rti`	Bot auto-marks the lowest-health unmarked enemy with its assigned icon

Common Non-Combat Strategies

Strategy	Effect
`new rpg`	Bot quests and explores on its own (pairs with `grind`)
`grind`	Bot looks for level-appropriate targets to fight
`follow`	Bot follows you
`food`	Bot eats/drinks to recover between fights
`pvp`	Toggle PvP flagging
`loot`	Bot loots everything it can

Several classes have extra strategies (druid form/talent tweaks, hunter aspects and trap-weaving, mage frost/fire behavior, paladin blessing and aura choices, shaman totems, warlock pet and soulstone targeting). Whisper the bot help to see what's available for its class.

Raid strategies auto-enable when a bot enters a supported instance (you'll get a whisper confirming it). Covers Molten Core, Blackwing Lair, AQ20, Karazhan, Gruul's Lair, Magtheridon, SSC, Vault of Archavon, Naxxramas, Obsidian Sanctum, Eye of Eternity, Ulduar, Onyxia, and Icecrown Citadel.

Talents & Spells

Command	What it does
`talents reset`	Reset the bot's talent points
`talents apply [build]`	Apply a known talent build by name (whisper `talents` for options)
`spell learn [id]`	Teach the bot a specific spell by ID
`spell unlearn [id]`	Remove a learned spell by ID

Gear & Inventory

Command	What it does
`autogear`	Equip the best gear the server allows for the bot's level (epic quality is allowed)
`autogear green` / `blue` / `purple`	Cap the quality for this run
`autogear 245`	Gear to a specific item level
`autogear match`	Match your average item level, so bots are not geared above you
`autogear reset`	Strip all equipped gear and regear from scratch. Combines with the others, e.g. `autogear reset match`
`maintenance`	Restock food, potions, reagents and ammo, and refresh talents, spells and mounts
`e [item link]` (or `equip`)	Equip an item from the bot's bags
`equip upgrade`	Equip any upgrades the bot is carrying
`ue [item link]` (or `unequip`)	Unequip an item
`u [item link]` (or `use`)	Use an item
`s gray`	Sell all junk (gray) items
`s vendor`	Sell everything the bot considers vendor trash
`s green` (or `white`, `blue`…)	Sell equipment up to that quality. Add `all` (`s green all`) to include non-equipment items
`s [item link]`	Sell one specific item
`destroy [item link]`	Permanently delete an item
`c` (or `inv`, `inventory`)	List what the bot is carrying
`bank`	List the bank contents (needs a banker nearby)
`bank [item link]`	Deposit an item
`bank -[item link]`	Withdraw an item
`gb`	Same idea for the guild bank
`repair`	Repair gear (needs a repairer nearby)
`open items` / `unlock items`	Open lockboxes and bags, and unlock locked items

Selling, banking and repairing only work when the bot is standing near a vendor, banker or repairer. autogear and maintenance can be sent to one bot by whisper, or to every bot in the group from party/raid chat.

Tips

Bots listen in whisper, party, and raid chat.
Use @group prefixes to control many bots with one message.
If a bot is ignoring commands, whisper help to see its current accepted commands.
Raid strategies are automatic — don't manually set them unless you're overriding default behavior.