Caster strength at 79

[Monkish]

Hi, I just thought I’d ask some of you seasoned 79 vets about which casters you find to be superior at 79. Also, which casters do you find to be more durable in this bracket regarding survivability? Thanks.

 

[Titubus]

Hey, I played a lot of fire mage at 79s, the survivability is excellent and it's super fun.

Also it's the best caster at handling 8 DK bots at the same time, which is not fun though.

Boomkin does the most damage overall if that's what you're looking for, followed by affliction warlock.

79s is nice because it's pretty balanced, you can pwn with just about any class or spec.

 

[ghank]

Ele shaman I think is a little better than all the casters. Sp can kill me sometimes, rest I usually win. But fire mage and boomie are a blast as I have both, and a destro lock which is also fun. All are viable, just pick one that suits your style.

Here is my fire mage in action >

 

[Monkish]

Ele shaman I think is a little better than all the casters. Sp can kill me sometimes, rest I usually win. But fire mage and boomie are a blast as I have both, and a destro lock which is also fun. All are viable, just pick one that suits your style.

Here is my fire mage in action >

It's between an ele and a shadow priest at the moment, but they all look fun.

 

[ghank]

It's between an ele and a shadow priest at the moment, but they all look fun.

Having a shield gives you 48% armor. Plus the 10k shield you get from the Stoneclaw totem every 21 seconds is huge too. Root every 10.5 seconds with the earthbind totem, shock every 3 seconds, and 7k lava bursts every 8 seconds. My toon sits at 606 resilience too with 1423 sp. It allows me to deal with melee no problem, and 1v2/3s pretty well.