Basics:
The mage is a DPS caster that specializes in burst damage and AoE spells. Their primary role in parties/raids is Dealing Damage and Crowd Controling (with the use of Sheep (wowhead link) and/or Kiting their enemies).
Races :
Humans:
Every Man For Himself (wowhead link)
Diplomacy (wowhead link)
Worgens:
Flayer (wowhead link)
Viciousness (wowhead link)
Running Wild (wowhead link)
Darkflight (wowhead link)
Aberration (wowhead link)
Gnomes:
Escape Artist (wowhead link)
Expansive Mind (wowhead link)
Arcane Resistance (wowhead link)
Engineering Spec (wowhead link)
Draenei:
Gemcutting (wowhead link)
Shadow Resistance (wowhead link)
Gift of the Naaru (wowhead link)
Heroic Presnece (wowhead link)
Night Elves:
Shadowmeld (wowhead link)
Nature Resistance (wowhead link)
Trolls:
Regeneration (wowhead link)
Da Voodoo Shuffle (wowhead link)
Berserking (wowhead link)
Beast Slaying (wowhead link)
Undead:
Cannibalize (wowhead link)
Shadow Resistance (wowhead link)
Underwater Breathing (wowhead link)
Will of the Forsaken (wowhead link)
Blood Elves:
Arcane Torrent (wowhead link)
Arcane Affinity (wowhead link)
Arcane Resistances (wowhead link)
Goblins:
Time is Money (wowhead link)
Best Deals Anywhere (wowhead link)
Better Living Thru Chemistry (wowhead link)
Pack Hobgoblin (wowhead link)
Rocket Barrage (wowhead link)
Rocket Jump (wowhead link)
Mages Professions:
Alchemy: +80 Int (Mixology (wowhead link) on Flask of Draconic Mind)
Blacksmith: +80 Int (2x gem sockets with Brilliant Infernos)
Enchanting: +80 Int (2x Intellect Ring Chants)
Engineering: +96 Int (the average Int received from Synapse Springs (wowhead link))
Herbalism: +480 Haste (Lifeblood (wowhead link) & heal/2min CD)
Inscription: +80 Int (Felfire Inscription (wowhead link) vs Greater Inscription of Charged Lodestone)
Jewelcrafting: +81 Int (3x Brilliant Chimera's Eye vs Brilliant Infernos)
Leatherworking: +130 Int; -50 Crit (Replacing Greater Crit with Embossment-Int)
Mining: +120 Stam (Toughness (wowhead link))
Skinning: +80 Crit (Master of Anatomy (wowhead link))
Tailoring: +143 Int (Replacing Greater Int with Lightweave avg)
Enchanting :
Head:
PvE -Arcanum of Hyjal
PvP -Arcanum of Vicious Int
Shoulders:
PvE -Greater Inscr of Charged Lodestone
PvP -Greater Inscr of Greater Int
Chest:
PvE & PvP - Peerless Stats (wowhead link)
Belt:
PvE & PvP - Ebonsteel Belt Buckle
Legs:
PvE - Powerful Ghostly Spellthread
PvP - Powerful Enchanted Spellthread
Feet:
PvE - Hit +50 (wowhead link) or Mastery +50 (wowhead link) or Haste +50 (wowhead link)
PvE & PvP - Lavawalker (wowhead link) [Cata encounters REQUIRE movement...]
Bracers:
PvE -Crit +65 (wowhead link) or Haste +65 (wowhead link) or Int +50 (wowhead link) or Hit +50 (wowhead link)
PvP -Int +50 (wowhead link) or Haste +65 (wowhead link)
Gloves:
PvE -Mastery +65 (wowhead link) or Haste +50 (wowhead link)
PvP -Haste +50 (wowhead link)
Cloak:
PvE -Crit +65 (wowhead link) or Int +50 (wowhead link)
PvP -SP +70 (wowhead link)
Weapon:
PvE -Power Torrent (wowhead link) or Hurricane (wowhead link)
PvP -Hurricane (wowhead link)
Offhand:
PvE & PvP -Superior Int (wowhead link)
Arcane Mage:
Arcane Spec
In PvE Arcane <Single Target> , you shall find 3 phases:
Phase 1 "Burning Phase"
Cast
AB (wowhead link) 4x.
After you do so , use your
Mana Gem , Use your trinkets and
AP (wowhead link) and Burst your target with
AB (wowhead link) untill your mana Pool reaches 35%.
Phase 1 Ends here.
Phase 2 "The Regeneration Phase"
Cast
Evocation (wowhead link) to get back to 100% mana.
Phase 2 Ends after Evo.
Phase 3 "The Conservation Phase"
Cast
Flame Orb (wowhead link) on CD.
Cast
AB (wowhead link) 1 to 3 times (depending on
Clearcasting (wowhead link)) and clear the stacks with
Arcane Missiles (wowhead link) (if active) /
Arcane Barrage (wowhead link).
Your main objective now is to stay above 90 or 95% mana. Stay in this phase until
Evocation (wowhead link) is almost ready for use again.
Glyphs PvE Arcane:
Prime:
Mage Armor ;
Arcane Missiles ;
Arcane Blast
Major:
Arcane Power (wowhead link) ;
Evocation ;
Blink (wowhead link)
Minor:
Armors (wowhead link) ;
Arcane Brilliance ;
Slow Fall
Stats Priority as PvE Arcane:
Intellect > Spell Hit Cap (17%) > Mastery > Crit > Haste
Gemming PvE Arcane:
Meta Sock:
Burning SS Diamond or
Ember SS Diamond
Yellow Sock:
Reckless ET or
Artful ET
Blue Sock:
Veiled Demonseye
Red Sock:
Brilliant Infernos
In PvE Arcane <AoE Situations> :
Leave the job to other Mages/Classes.
In
PvP Arcane:
There's no "rotation" in PvP as you start kiting and create your own playstyle for each and every class. I do preffer Casting 1
FB (wowhead link) and use 1-2
AB (wowhead link) and start running around as i do my Kiting.
Stats Priority as PvP Arcane:
Intellect > Spell Hit Cap (5%) > Haste > Mastery > Crit & Spell Penetration (Spell Penetration is a great stat . I like capping myself , that means ~ 220 spell pen)
Glyphs PvP Arcane:
Prime:
Arcane Barrage ;
Arcane Blast;
Arcane Missiles
Major:
Invisibility ;
Evocation ;
Blink (wowhead link)
Minor:
Mirror Images ;
Slow Fall ;
Armors (wowhead link)
Gemming PvP Arcane:
Meta Sock:
Destructive SS Diamond or
Forlorn SS Diamond or
Fleet SS Diamond
Red Sock:
Brilliant Infernos
Blue Sock:
Solid OS (wowhead link) or
Timeless DE (wowhead link)
Yellow Sock:
Reckless ET or
Forceful DE
Fire Mage:
Fire Spec PvE
There ain't a "special" rotation for Fire Mages, i usually start my combat with a damn long
Pyro (wowhead link) put
LB (wowhead link) up , stacking it up with
Crit Mass (wowhead link) from the
Pyro (wowhead link) i casted before , but i usually cast a
Scorch (wowhead link) , i'm kinda lucky and i get crits. This is where i cast my
Combustion (wowhead link).Cast
Flame Orb (wowhead link) on CD.
For those that do not know ,
Combustion (wowhead link) is the Fire mage skill with a 2min CD.It has an interesting mechanism ... I'll try to explain it so you understand
:
Example:
Your LB (wowhead link) is ticking for 2400 every 3 sec , that makes 800 dps.
Your Hot Streak (wowhead link) is active , you cast your instant Pyro (wowhead link) and it's DoT is ticking for 6000 every 3 sec , that means 2000 dps.
That Pyro (wowhead link) was a crit and Ignite (wowhead link) is up on your target , ticking for 1000 every 2 sec. That is 500 dps.
This is the ideal time to use Combustion (wowhead link).Combustion (wowhead link) would tick for 3300 damage per sec for 11 sec.
(Please Note: these numbers are completely made up)
Glyphs PvE Fire:
Prime:
Fireball ;
Pyro ;
Molten Armor or
LB [If your Crit ain't high enough , you can change your Pyro glyph with LB one , as you'd like to do mawr and MAWR
dmg when you start]
Major:
Blast Wave ;
Dragon's Breath ;
Evocation
Minor:
Mirror Images ;
Slow Fall ;
Armors (wowhead link)
Stats Priority as PvE Fire:
Intellect > Spell Hit Cap(17%) > Haste = Crit > Mastery.
As a fire mage you should take in consideration the fact that the more Crit you have , the more your
Hot Streak (wowhead link) shall trigger. That means more Dps.
And the more Haste you have , ... you get it .. more cast --> more crits --> A lot more dps. =)
Try Capping Hit First then go for Haste & Crit , try getting them up BOTH , at the same time.
Gemming PvE Fire :
Meta Sock:
Burning SS Diamond
Blue Sock:
Veiled Demonseye
Red Sock:
Brilliant Infernos
Yellow Sock:
Potent ET or
Reckless ET
In AoE Situations as a fire mage you have to follow those steps :
1.Try Kepping
LB (wowhead link) on 3-6 targets.
2.Use
Flamestrike (wowhead link) and
Blast Wave (wowhead link)
3.When your
Impact (wowhead link) is up , use
Combustion (wowhead link).
4.If you run low on Mana , use scorch.
5.Laugh at all the other classes for being newbs with their low dps.
As a
PvP Fire Mage you have a little more survivability compared to the last Patch but being a Fire Mage is still a hard job in PvP , i admire and /respect all those who take this path in PvP as they are always in Tops.
Stats Priority as PvP Fire:
I.Spell Hit Cap(~5%) > Spell Pen(~220rating) > Crit (to 28%) > Int > Mastery > Haste
II.Spell Hit Cap(~5%) > Spell Pen(~220rating) > Int > Crit > Mastery > Haste
There are 2 Paths because it depends on the way you like to play.If you like the Burst , go with the Crit .. If you enjoy a harassing your enemies , go with Int.
Crit :
Crit has 2 caps:
23% for the "soft" one(This will give you 100% crit chance with
Pyro (wowhead link) on a frozen target (5% glyph & 5% critical mass).
And the other cap is 28% which is your "burst" cap(This will give you 100% crit chance on a frozen target with all spells if
Crit Mass (wowhead link) is applied). Over 28% is a waste int overtakes crit as WAY better stat... I usually stop at pumpin crit at 27% and put the rest in Int.
Mastery - Mastery will be reforged to crit, regardless of your current crit rate.
Haste - Worthless, even the 5% for combustion and 7.5% soft cap for the extra
LB (wowhead link)/
Pyro (wowhead link)tick will buy you basically nothing. Reforge to crit.
Glyphs Fire PvP:
Prime:
Pyro ;
Molten Armor ;
LB
Major:
Dragon's Breath ;
Evocation ;
Polymorph
Minor:
Mirror Images ;
Slow Fall ;
Armors (wowhead link)
Gemming as Fire PvP:
Meta:
Chaotic SS Diamond or
Burning SS Diamond
Yellow:
Potent ET or
Smooth AJ (wowhead link) or
Jagged DE (wowhead link)
Red:
Brilliant Infernos
Blue:
Timeless DE (wowhead link) or
Jagged DE (wowhead link)
Frost Mage:
Now some of you , will laugh at me but i do like the Frost PvE Spec :
PvE Spec. I do not have to say much about it but for those that do not know , it sure Does have a Nice Big@$$ Burst.
Stat Priority as Frost PvE:
Spell hit (~17%) > Int > Crit(~34% in raids) > Haste > Mastery
As rotation you can spam
Frostbolt (wowhead link).When your
FoF (wowhead link) are up use
DF (wowhead link) as soon as possible , if it's on CD , cast
Icelance (wowhead link). When
Brain Freeze (wowhead link) is active, cast
FFB (wowhead link) as it'll be instant and it'll also benefit from
FoF (wowhead link).
A good way to start an encounter is using your Pet's Frostnova -->
2xFoF (wowhead link) you'll gain a stack of
FoF (wowhead link).
Glyphs Frost PvE:
Prime:
Molten Armor ;
Ice Lance ;
DF
Major:
Blink ;
Ice Barrier ;
Evocation
Minor:
Mirror Images ;
Slow Fall ;
Armors (wowhead link)
Gemming As Frost PvE:
Meta:
Burning SS Diamond
Yellow:
Potent ET or
Reckless ET
Red:
Brilliant Infernos
Blue:
Veiled DE
And Finally ... Frost Mage PvP =):
You can try this spec
Frost PvP1.
It's a viable talent spec with middle burst and passive skills that help you in combat.
Or this one
Frost PvP2.
Frost spec with cool burst and LOADS of stuns due to
Impact (wowhead link).
And Finally
Frost PvP3.
Extraordinary frost spec with huge burst!
Glyphs As Frost PvP:
Prime:
FFB ;
Ice Lance ;
Frostbolt
Major:
Icy Veins ;
Ice Barrier ;
Evocation
Minor:
Mirror Images ;
Slow Fall ;
Armors (wowhead link)
Stats Priority as Frost PvP:
Spell Hit(~4%) > Spell Pen(~220) > Int > Crit(~17% otherwise your shatter will never come off) > Haste/Mastery
Gemming as Frost PvP:
Meta:
Chaotic SS Diamond
Red:
Brilliant Infernos
Yellow:
Smooth Amberjewel or
Potent ET
Blue gem:
Jagged DE
Add-ons for Mages:
Omen Threat
Scorchio!2
Power Auras
Scrolling BT
Quartz
Decursive
Rating Buster
Live Damage
This Is my Guide for M.A.G.E. Rollers!!!
Enjoy =)
Rosu Aprins
World of Warcraft
