🤖 PlayerBots Guide

What Are PlayerBots?

Rick's Vanilla has 600+ active bots for grouping, dungeons, and raids! You can recruit existing server bots to join your party, or create your own custom bots from your characters.

Using Existing Server Bots

Easiest way to get started! Invite bots that are already on the server:

  1. Use /invite BOTNAME to add a server bot to your party
  2. Use the commands below to control them
  3. Bots will fight, heal, and follow you in dungeons!

Creating Your Own Bots

Want to make a bot from your own characters? Here's the full process:

Step 1: Create a character
Create a new character in your WoW client (starts at level 1, any race/class)
Step 2: Log out
Log out your new character (it must be offline before converting to a bot)
Step 3: Convert to bot
Go back to your main character and use:
.bot add CHARACTERNAME
Your character is now a bot!
Step 4: Invite to party
Now invite your new bot to your party:
/invite BOTNAME
The bot should appear in your party.
Step 5: Teleport closer (if needed)
If your bot is far away, bring it to you instantly:
.namego BOTNAME

💡 Pro tip: Level your bot by farming so it's stronger in dungeons!

How to Send Commands

📢 Commands Work 2 Ways:
  • Whisper: /w BOTNAME command — Send command privately to bot
  • Party Chat: Say command in /p and bots respond

Pro Tip: Use party chat during dungeons for fast commanding!

Core Commands

Bot Management

.bot add BOTNAME

Convert a character into a bot (character must be offline)

.bot remove BOTNAME

Turn a bot back into a normal character

Party & Recruiting

/invite BOTNAME

Invite a bot to your party

Setting Bot Roles with Strategies

Roles are assigned using strategies — groups of behaviours the bot follows in combat and out of it. Use /w BOTNAME co +strategy to add a combat strategy and /w BOTNAME co -strategy to remove one.

🛡️ Tank Example
Make a Warrior (or Paladin/Druid) hold aggro and protect the group:

Send each as a separate whisper:

/w BOTNAME co +tank
/w BOTNAME co -heal
/w BOTNAME co +boost
/w BOTNAME co +aoe
  • tank — bot taunts, uses defensive cooldowns, and holds aggro
  • boost — uses cooldowns like Shield Wall or Last Stand when available
  • aoe — uses cleave/thunder clap to hold multiple mobs
💚 Healer Example
Make a Priest (or Paladin/Druid/Shaman) focus on keeping the group alive:

Send each as a separate whisper:

/w BOTNAME co +heal
/w BOTNAME co -aoe
/w BOTNAME co +cure
/w BOTNAME co +buff
  • heal — bot prioritises healing party members over dealing damage
  • cure — bot dispels debuffs and poisons from allies
  • buff — bot keeps buffs like Power Word: Fortitude or Mark of the Wild active
  • -aoe — removes AoE attacks so the healer doesn't pull extra mobs

To check what strategies a bot currently has active: /w BOTNAME co ?
To reset a bot to defaults: /w BOTNAME reset strats

Movement & Control

/w BOTNAME follow

Bot follows you

/w BOTNAME attack

Bot attacks

/w BOTNAME stay

Bot stays in place

Maintenance

/w BOTNAME repair all

Bot repairs all gear at the nearest vendor

/w BOTNAME s all

Bot sells all items

Teleport

.namego BOTNAME

Teleport a bot to your location instantly! Use this to bring bots to dungeons or rescue stuck bots.

Full Commands Reference

For a complete list of all PlayerBot commands:

📖 View Full Commands Reference

Common Issues

Casters running away and pulling extra mobs

Caster bots have a built-in flee behaviour that makes them back away from melee attackers. This can cause them to run into other mobs. Disable it with:

/w BOTNAME co -flee

To stop them wandering as far when fleeing:

/w BOTNAME range flee 0

To disable flee for all bots in your party at once, say it in party chat:

/p co -flee

Pro Tips