WoW:Interact with Target

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Finding the Interact with Target hotkey in WoW's in-game Key Bindings window

Interact with Target (IWT) is a configurable World of Warcraft hotkey. This hotkey can be set in the in-game Key Bindings window, in the Targeting section. There is no default hotkey configured for Interact with Target, it must be manually set!

The Interact with Target key binding does the same action that would otherwise be performed with a right click, including:

  • Attack
  • Loot
  • Open NPC window (merchant, quest giver, etc)

When combined with Click to Move, Interact with Target will also cause your character to face and move toward your target; This is an important feature for multiboxing, since it means less manual movement when doing the above activities. Your character will automatically stop moving if the action is performed, but will not otherwise change direction or stop moving unless manually interrupted. Unfortunately, this limitation of the feature causes some undesirable side effects, especially in the cases where your target is moving, or your character otherwise slightly misses the target, because your character will continue running in that direction unless manually interrupted! Using the Interact with Target hotkey again will restart the process, where once again your character may stop moving or miss the target again, and this will continue as many times as you use the hotkey -- potentially making your character run circles around its target.

Common configurations

  • Standard
The Standard Mapped Key set up by the Quick Setup Wizard temporarily enables Click to Move in all but the current window, disabling it after performing the Interact with Target. (See Interaction with NPCs for instructions)
  • Melee
A common (but not necessarily recommended) configuration for Melee characters will leave Click to Move permanently enabled, so that Interact with Target can be spammed with any DPS key(s)
  • Ranged
A common configuration for ranged characters will Interact with Target when the Hotkey is pressed, and cause the character to stop moving when the Hotkey is released. This version is not meant to be spammed, as the movement may interrupt the ranged character's abilities

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