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Table of Contents
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1. Spec
1.1: Fire!
1.1.1: Glyphs
2. Combat stats, Gems, Enchants, and consumibles
3. Interface addons!
4. Additinal Information
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1. Spec
For mages There are three specilizaions you can go by: Fire, Frost, And Arcane.
This Guide will focus on the spec of: Fire!
1.1 Fire!
So With fire here are the points of concern:
Master of Elements: MoE is much less effective. Since you aren't critting very much, you won't be getting anywhere near as much mana return via MoE
Hot Streak: Will become a much rarer occurance. Rare enough such that Critical Mass can start falling off your targets, unless you Scorch Refresh it.
Combustion: Getting a strong Ignite (via Crits) is needed for an optimal Combustion. But with lower ratings, this is more difficult to pull off (Takes more time, requires more luck). Combustion has a 2 minute cooldown: But are you prepared to wait a considerable amount of time after that to actually use it, because you want to get a worthwhile Ignite up first? Do you consider that interesting or frustrating design? Having a big Ignite isn't "Icing on the cake" for Combustion, it's the whole damn cake!
ROTATION:
Priorety system.
1. Living bomb
2. Fireball
3.Pyroblast (Only if Hot Streak is active)
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Cooldown use:
Combustion: Only should be used when LB, Ignite, Pryo,and FFB are active. This will grant maximum DPS potential, For Debuff tracking You Can use Combustionhelper-(See section 3. Interface addons for DL link)
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THESE ARE EXAMPLE SPECS!!!! YOU NEED TO CUSTOMIZE IT TO YOUR PLAYSTILE!!!!
Spec choices:
My personal spec: 4/32/0 : (Talent Calculator - World of Warcraft)
So there are a few things that people question me here for For example:Blazing speed
Blazing Speed: So There are quite a few encounters in the game right now that reqire you to move and sometimes constantly. I Keep this as a safty net so if i do get hit and blink is on cooldown i can get away in a decent resonalble manner.
Improved Flamestrike: This is in there for obious resons... We are still in Wrath!!! 99.99% of trash pulls still reqire AOE people. And also instant cast!
Crit over haste spec DPs spec: 1/32/3 : (Talent Calculator - World of Warcraft)
I dont exactly agree with this spec, It takes 3% crit and 1% haste over 3% haste. In the long run this is probally the better spec to go with!
Maximum DPS spec: 2/31/3: (Talent Calculator - World of Warcraft) - Credit goes to Mariodk
1.1.1 Glyphs:
Prime Glyphs:
-Living Bomb : Increases the Damage of your Living Bomb by 3%
-Pyroblast : Increases the critical strike rating on your Pyroblast by 5%
-Mage Armor: increases mana regen by mage armer by 20%
-Use:"mage armor reason for that glyhp as prime this becoz if mana gem/evo is on CD and low mana middel in a fight you can swap from molten armor to mage armor and dont use much mana just to evo/mana gem CD is up again and use evo at 40% mana and mana gem at 60%"- Mariodk
Major Glyphs:
-Fireball: Increases the critical strike chance on your fireball by 5%
-Molten Armor: Motlen Armor now grants 2% more Critical chance
-Frostfire bolt:Increases the damage done by you Frostfire Bolt by 15% and your Frostfire Bolt now deals 3% additional damage over 12 sec, stacking up to 3 times, but no longer reduces the victim's movement speed.
use of FFB: Adds another De-buff for your combustion to tick on
Minor Glyphs:
These are what ever fits your cup of tea. The ones listed are what I use.
-Arcane Brilliance : Decreases the Mana cost of your Arcane Brilance by 50%
-Penguin : Turns your Polymorph into a Penguin
-Slowfall: Makes your slowfall spell cost no reagents.
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2. Combat stats, Gems, Enchants, and Consumibles
Combat stats:
Spell Hit 12.6154 = 1% hit NEED: 17.00% If you are below you need to find a way to get to 17% (Unless you are a space cow, you only need 16%)
Crit 22.0769 = 1% Crit Recommended: 25-30%
Haste 15.7692 = 1% haste Recommended: 25-30%
Mastery 22.0769 =1 Mastery Recommended: 12%
Gems:
Blue: Veiled Dreadstone: 10 Int, 10Hit
Red: Brilliant Cardinal Ruby: 20 Int
Yellow: Reckless Amtrine:10int 10 haste, Potent Amtrine: 10int 10crit
Meta : Chaotic Skyflaire Dimond:21 Crit, 3% crit
Enchants:
Chest: Powerful Stats(http://www.wowhead.com/spell=60692 ): +10 to all stats
Back: Greater Speed(http://www.wowhead.com/spell=47898 ): +23 Haste
Bracer: Superior Spellpower(http://www.wowhead.com/spell=60767 ): +30 Spellpower
Gloves: Exeptional Spellpower(http://www.wowhead.com/spell=44592 ): +28 Spellpower
Boots: Icewalker(http://www.wowhead.com/spell=60623 ): +12hit,+12crit
Head: Arcanum of Burning Mysteries(http://www.wowhead.com/item=50368 ): +30 spellpower,+20 crit
Shoulders: Greater Insrciption of the Storm(http://www.wowhead.com/item=44135/greater-inscription-of-the-storm ): +24spellpower, +15Crit
Belt: Eternium Belt buckle(http://www.wowhead.com/item=41611/eternal-belt-buckle ): Adds a Prismatic soket to belt
Pants:Brilliant Spell thread(http://www.wowhead.com/item=41602 ): +50spellpower,+20spirit
Ring(Enchanter only): Greater Spellpower(http://www.wowhead.com/spell=44636 ): 23 spellpower
Wepon 1h: Black Magic(http://www.wowhead.com/spell=59625 ): Chance on cast to grant 280haste; OR Mighty spell power ( http://www.wowhead.com/spell=60714) := 63 Spell Power to Wepon/
Wepon staff: Greater Spellpower(http://www.wowhead.com/spell=62948 ): +81 spellpower
Consumibles:
Flask: Flask of the Frostwyrm: 125Spellpower for 1 hour
Potion: Potion of Speed: 500 Haste for 15 seconds
Food: Fish Feast: 46 Sp, 40 Stam
Reforging:
Priority goes: HIT, Crit, Mastery, haste.
If at all the reqired or recommeded amounst of the combat stats reforge to mastery.
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3. Interface Addons
CombustionHelper : http://wow.curse.com/downloads/wow-a...ionhelper.aspx
-Tracks your Bebuffs: Living Bomb,Pyroblast,Ignite,and frostfiebolt to help tell you when it is best to use combustion.
Bartender: http://wow.curse.com/downloads/wow-a...artender4.aspx
- Bar addon, makes your keybing life easy!
Snowfall Keypress: http://www.wowinterface.com/download...lKeyPress.html
-casts your spells on the press of a key not the release of the key! Potentail DPS increase
Deadly Boss Mods (DBM) :http://wow.curse.com/downloads/wow-a...boss-mods.aspx
-Boss timers, and warnings
OmniCC :http://wow.curse.com/downloads/wow-a...s/omni-cc.aspx
-Ablity cooldown tracker! Very useful
For more Reccommended Mage Addons Please see the EJ mage ui thread found here: http://elitistjerks.com/f75/t59648-m...ad_first_post/
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4.Additinal Info
Thank you Mariodk for giving imput on the guide. Credits for "maximum"dps spec, FFBglyph,mage ArmorGlyph input goes to him.
Helpful Links:
http://elitistjerks.com/forums.php EJ mage fourms
http://wow.curse.com/downloads/wow-addons/default.aspx Curse, #1 provider of premium WoW addons
http://www.wowhead.com/talent Wowhead Talent claculator
http://www.mmo-champion.com/content/ MMOchampion, get the latest news before it hits the offical sites!
http://www.maxdps.com/ MaxDPS, BIS lists gear for your spec!
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Thanks for reading guys!!
~Garfieldfan
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