Mage spec

[funnyman]

What are mages running around with these days?
I tried frost like I used to play but the damage seems to have gone way done, I feel like just a utility bot now

 

[Neon]

Arcane - Has decent damage and AoE damage. I just hate that it's only snare is FFB. It does have the best mobility if your trying to avoid conflict, but what is mobility without any damage. I hate the new charge system , ruined arcane tbh.

Fire - Has decent damage, but you have to stand still for long periods of time to do any damage, I just would not reccomend it.

Frost - Probably the best choice for a mage having the most CC.

 

[Haste]

Arcane is the highest burst now, with a little cc still.

Its ok on O.

On D you prob are exactly that, a cc utility in frost.

 

[Punnishers]

i would say that scorch is the best talent because you can remain mobile the whole time, but you lose insta cast...
insta cast right aftter a pyroblast with pyroblast is good for fire but you wont have enough damage to kill before a heal is thrown in
the spell that allows you to cast while moving is good but scortch is the same thing but with no cooldown

 

[R Prime]

i would say that scorch is the best talent because you can remain mobile the whole time, but you lose insta cast...
insta cast right aftter a pyroblast with pyroblast is good for fire but you wont have enough damage to kill before a heal is thrown in
the spell that allows you to cast while moving is good but scortch is the same thing but with no cooldown

The problem is you can't stack crit very well in this bracket as fire (especially as alliance). Pyro then POM pyro is nice but there's to be a cooldown on Pyro.
Arcane feels like higher burst with AB even without stacking charges.
Frost is always the hot CC.

I'd go ice floes or PoM for those nice frostfires for kiting or insta-polys. Scorch is a trap and hits like a tired kitten.

 

[Snowjobs]

Time to clear things up .

pyro will not have a 3 sec cd any more . check them notes.

fire spec with pom pyro is the best spec with out a doupt.

as horde it is very possible to stack crit and remain hit capped . expecially after 5.1

in 5.1 i will be fully hit capped and have over 20% crit.

with pom pyro you open up so many crit chain combos its rediculous . i would only use pom as fire .

 

[Purse]

Subley.

 

[R Prime]

Time to clear things up .

pyro will not have a 3 sec cd any more . .

Ahh - thank you.

Again don't roll Alliance as a caster in this bracket - I regret it!

 

[Srs]

Subtlety.*



*Subley Ts.

 

[Brov]

Arc is still OP imo. Just build 6 stacks and pop a nova on a group of people and then proceed to Arcane Barrage them all for 800-1000.

 

[youakim]

Brov I think you mean more like 620-630ish, IF they all crit. If not, arcane barrage hits ~300ish with 6 stacks. That's part of why I hate arcane: the (not too great) burst takes a really long time of spamming arcane blast, which hits for ~110 on my mage, along with its only slow being a 2.7 second cast Frostfire Bolt. Frost has so much more control and while lacking burst has decent sustained damage, that I would consider it equal. Neither is better, they're just different; same as it was in Cata.