I've been gone for quite awhile. This toon hasn't seen the light of day since probably last year.
Right now, he's getting destroyed in the expansions first area. Every fight seems to come down to the wire (3x now the mob and I died at the end of the fight). I've died as many times now during the first two quests then I did in the last expansion (well that's probably an exaggeration, but you get the point.)
I'm guessing part of the problem is gear related. I did almost no raids with this guy, so his stuff is mostly 70's green and blues.
I was previously a happy go lucky of hybrid, mostly arcane. However, I respec'd to fire, so I'm not entirely sure what my rotation should be at level 80.
Anyway, I'm looking for a solid pve spell rotation and some suggestions on which glyphs I should be using. And feel free to provide any other suggestions or criticisms that you think would help this mage.
Because right now, he's just no fun to play.
I'd recommend Frost. Fire is the most gear reliant spec we have and your gear is really bad. Frost will give you a lot of extra survivability to make up for your lack of killing power.
x1 go frost. The survivability is so much better and makes thing easier. The water elemental helps also.
Pfft. this guy here doesn't even have level 80 dungeon gear.
For any mage, if you're having trouble staying alive, go Frost, no matter what the situation is.
Also, you mage reflexes might be rusty, after being away from the class for a year. Reflex-action Blinking, Frost Nova'ing, and knowing when to snap Invisibility or Mirror Image will come back with time.
gday mate,
Well your 1st problem is fire. Fire is reliant on crits and high spell power neither of these do you have.
let's look at the benefits frost give you
100% uptime on pet
frost barrier
Nova x3 Frost barrier,nova, imp cone of cold.
iceblock.
coldsnap
now saying all this is one matter putting into practice is another
heres a small guide for leveling and killing a mob.
pet nova as you start the fight (so as your about to attack the mob pet nova him)
cast frostbolt, as you frostbolt is just finished casting be hitting icelance straight away to maximise burst.
the mob is slowed, re-cast frostbolt maybe 2 or 3 times, if the mob is close to you Nova (your nova not the pets) the mob and get range, repeat stage 1. throw in a fireblast and it should be dead.
If you get stuck and need a "oh sh!t" button iceblock and just wait a bit, your pet nova could be off cooldown or your own, when you come out of iceblock simply nova :)
Hope this helped pal!
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gday mate,
Well your 1st problem is fire. Fire is reliant on crits and high spell power neither of these do
No specific stats are really required for any spec to work for leveling. That said, Frost is still going to be the "easier" leveling spec because it has more abilities that allow you to control your enemy's movement while mostly just standing still, and casting.
lol, This character went obsolete soon as T8 was released. I hated the model so much I stopped playing the character I had always loved the most. You want to level in the new expansion, then either go Arcane or Frost. My suggestion though is that you should go Arcane. Higher upfront burst imo and always applies a slow effect. USE POLYMORPH. Learn when to use Mirror Image. In other words work your class to it's maximum potential.
I went into this expansion with CRAP for gear, and I have yet to even come close to dying once. Maybe because I had had 2 years experience on a mage prior to this expansion but I doubt that had much to do with it.
Arcane spec Polymorph.. When you hit your polymorphed target, IT'S STUNNED. Amazing. Screw the having to rely on kiting and shatter, just go arcane and kill everything before it even gets to you. You won't run out of mana and your Evocation has a reduced CD and your mana gem also gives you more spellpower.
I don't suggest using arcane while doing dungeons though, you'll see why.
I'd also like to add that I haven't once been forced into having to use ice block at all during this expansion. Then again it's probably because I'm highly alert to every mob in my surrounding area and I'm careful to not aggro extra stuff. Being a mage is all about being aware. Kind of how a rogue is all about being patient.
KEYBINDINGS
KEYBINDINGS
MOAR KEYBINDINGS.
Seriously, use keybindings.
Thank you very much for the replies folks.
Incidentally, I just walked into the auction house looking at my gear.
OMG is my stuff crap, lol.
I'm grabbing frost and well commence practicing. I am definitely rusty.
Also, thanks for the mini guide. It will come in handy.
btw this is the OP. Didn't realize I changed toons.
Go back to arcane. In every cata all you need to follow is swap between two rotations to kill mobs.
1: Fire Orb. Arcane Missiles (repeat).
2: Arcane Blast x3 Presence of Mind (in there if active). Arcane Missiles/Blast. Fire Blast just in case.
Extremely simple rotations. Mobs will never ever reach you escpecially if you use mana shield and frost nova.
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