Need an updated twink mage Guide!
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Coldzhoulder
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just a quickie guide i put together in about 6 minutes so...hope it helps somewhat
CC - Crowd Control Gear
SP- Spell Power Gear
B- Balanced Gear
horde races: undead/ blood elf would probably be your best options
alli races: gnome/ draenie prolly best options
head: [CC/SP/B]Lucky fishing hat (100 hp/8 SP)
neck: [CC/SP]thick bronze necklace
------[CC/SP] Sentinel's medallion
------[CC] voice amplification modulator
shoulders: boa shoulders w/inscription 30 stam 12 res, if not- naxx shoulders, if not not , use talbar mantle
back: [CC]engineer's cloak (70 armor or 5 resist to all)<-- more of a personal pref
------[SP]Caretaker's cape (70 armor or 5 resist to all again)
Chest: [CC] Bloody Apron (100 hp)
-------[B/ FC] Tree Bark Jacket (100hp) (you can choose which one of these you will be using for your FCing, i like having the extra bit of mana with the jacket but thats just a preference)
--------[SP] ~horde only~ inferno robe (150 hp or 6 stats )
---------[SP] Robe of the Mocassin (100 hp)
Bracers: [CC] Shimmering / Greenweave bracers of stamina- thats 4 stam bracers (9 stam)
--------- Mindthrust Bracers (9 stam)
--------- Crystalline Cuffs (9 stam)
---------[SP] Crystalline Cuffs (15 spell pwr)
---------[SP] Shimmering /Greenweave bracers of fiery wrath- thats 6 fire spell pwr (15 spell pwr)
Gloves: [CC] Magefist Gloves: (10 haste) (as a CC mage you dont care about how much dmg you do as long as you get your slows off)
--------[B/CC]Magefist Glvoes : (20 frost dmg) (just in case you want to see a little little dmg if you think 10 haste is a little insignificant)
---------[SP]Gold-Flecked Gloves/Jutebraid Gloves~horde only~/ Serpentskin Gloves (i think thats what they're called?) --- (20 fire spell pwr)
Belt: [B/CC] Keller's Girdle
-----[CC] Bright Belt
-------[SP] (Forgot the name?) of Healing/ fiery wrath
Legs: [CC] Darkweave Breaches (40 stam 12 agi)
-------alternative- [CC] 5/5 of the Eagle pants (40 stam 12 agi)
--------[SP] _______ of healing- 9 spell pwr pants (35 sp 20 stam)
Boots: [B/CC/Sp] Nat Pagle's Extreme Anglin' Boots (Boar's speed)
-------[CC] Sanguine Sandals (minor speed increase OVER EVERYTHING)
-------[SP] ______ boots of fiery wrath (STILL minor speed increase, you're supposed to kite)
Rings [CC] Blood ring x2 for max stam
------[CC/B] Seal of Wrynn
------[B/ SP] Lorekeeper's Ring
------[CC] resist rings, frost , shadow, etc i guess if you want
Trinkets [ALL] Arena Grand Master
--------[All] Insignia of Alliance
----------~if human or if you think you're too good for insignia of the Alliance~ BoA trinket with haste and health regened every time you kill someone
Weapons: [CC] Night Watch Shortword (22 int) + Furbolg Medicine Pouch
----------[Spirit stave] Staff of the Friar (20 spirit)
-----------[SP] Staff of the Blessed Sear (30 sp pwr)
----------[SP] Night watch shortsword (30 sp pwr) + offhand inscription with +8 spell pwr i forgot
wand: [CC/SP/B] Banshee rod of the Moon
-------[CC/SP/B] Banshee Rod of the sun
--------[CC/SP/B] Gravestone Scepter
strategies / basic knowledge for a mage
CCing/FCing-
I believe that the only purpose for a 19 mage is for the CC, disagree with me if you must but thats just my opinion. FIRST THING- you can NOT be a keyboard turner and a CC mage...DOES NOT FIT- As harsh as it sounds you will NEVER succeed as a frost mage as a keyboard turner. As a CC mage, you are NOT aiming to top the dmg meter. As a frost mage, you want to stay at a good distance of people and use your Rank 1 frostbolt as much as possible- quite possibly your new best friend
... If there are multiple people grouped up, frost nova them in place. If there is a designated flag carrier , you want to make sure NOBODY gets to him. freeze them, frostbolt them, sheep them do whatever is necessary. you might want to get the glyph that makes your sheep remove any dots because if they have dots and you NEED to sheep them youre just screwed. you also probably want to get the slow fall glyph because you will be using that a LOT to get the hell away from people. i actually suggest watching the video that was posted here a few days ago just because it was very good in showing all the good wall jump spots to give you that extra edge when playing your mage.
i will probably try to finish this small guide later but hopefully this helps you somewhat.
CC - Crowd Control Gear
SP- Spell Power Gear
B- Balanced Gear
horde races: undead/ blood elf would probably be your best options
alli races: gnome/ draenie prolly best options
head: [CC/SP/B]Lucky fishing hat (100 hp/8 SP)
neck: [CC/SP]thick bronze necklace
------[CC/SP] Sentinel's medallion
------[CC] voice amplification modulator
shoulders: boa shoulders w/inscription 30 stam 12 res, if not- naxx shoulders, if not not , use talbar mantle
back: [CC]engineer's cloak (70 armor or 5 resist to all)<-- more of a personal pref
------[SP]Caretaker's cape (70 armor or 5 resist to all again)
Chest: [CC] Bloody Apron (100 hp)
-------[B/ FC] Tree Bark Jacket (100hp) (you can choose which one of these you will be using for your FCing, i like having the extra bit of mana with the jacket but thats just a preference)
--------[SP] ~horde only~ inferno robe (150 hp or 6 stats )
---------[SP] Robe of the Mocassin (100 hp)
Bracers: [CC] Shimmering / Greenweave bracers of stamina- thats 4 stam bracers (9 stam)
--------- Mindthrust Bracers (9 stam)
--------- Crystalline Cuffs (9 stam)
---------[SP] Crystalline Cuffs (15 spell pwr)
---------[SP] Shimmering /Greenweave bracers of fiery wrath- thats 6 fire spell pwr (15 spell pwr)
Gloves: [CC] Magefist Gloves: (10 haste) (as a CC mage you dont care about how much dmg you do as long as you get your slows off)
--------[B/CC]Magefist Glvoes : (20 frost dmg) (just in case you want to see a little little dmg if you think 10 haste is a little insignificant)
---------[SP]Gold-Flecked Gloves/Jutebraid Gloves~horde only~/ Serpentskin Gloves (i think thats what they're called?) --- (20 fire spell pwr)
Belt: [B/CC] Keller's Girdle
-----[CC] Bright Belt
-------[SP] (Forgot the name?) of Healing/ fiery wrath
Legs: [CC] Darkweave Breaches (40 stam 12 agi)
-------alternative- [CC] 5/5 of the Eagle pants (40 stam 12 agi)
--------[SP] _______ of healing- 9 spell pwr pants (35 sp 20 stam)
Boots: [B/CC/Sp] Nat Pagle's Extreme Anglin' Boots (Boar's speed)
-------[CC] Sanguine Sandals (minor speed increase OVER EVERYTHING)
-------[SP] ______ boots of fiery wrath (STILL minor speed increase, you're supposed to kite)
Rings [CC] Blood ring x2 for max stam
------[CC/B] Seal of Wrynn
------[B/ SP] Lorekeeper's Ring
------[CC] resist rings, frost , shadow, etc i guess if you want
Trinkets [ALL] Arena Grand Master
--------[All] Insignia of Alliance
----------~if human or if you think you're too good for insignia of the Alliance~ BoA trinket with haste and health regened every time you kill someone
Weapons: [CC] Night Watch Shortword (22 int) + Furbolg Medicine Pouch
----------[Spirit stave] Staff of the Friar (20 spirit)
-----------[SP] Staff of the Blessed Sear (30 sp pwr)
----------[SP] Night watch shortsword (30 sp pwr) + offhand inscription with +8 spell pwr i forgot
wand: [CC/SP/B] Banshee rod of the Moon
-------[CC/SP/B] Banshee Rod of the sun
--------[CC/SP/B] Gravestone Scepter
strategies / basic knowledge for a mage
CCing/FCing-
I believe that the only purpose for a 19 mage is for the CC, disagree with me if you must but thats just my opinion. FIRST THING- you can NOT be a keyboard turner and a CC mage...DOES NOT FIT- As harsh as it sounds you will NEVER succeed as a frost mage as a keyboard turner. As a CC mage, you are NOT aiming to top the dmg meter. As a frost mage, you want to stay at a good distance of people and use your Rank 1 frostbolt as much as possible- quite possibly your new best friend
... If there are multiple people grouped up, frost nova them in place. If there is a designated flag carrier , you want to make sure NOBODY gets to him. freeze them, frostbolt them, sheep them do whatever is necessary. you might want to get the glyph that makes your sheep remove any dots because if they have dots and you NEED to sheep them youre just screwed. you also probably want to get the slow fall glyph because you will be using that a LOT to get the hell away from people. i actually suggest watching the video that was posted here a few days ago just because it was very good in showing all the good wall jump spots to give you that extra edge when playing your mage. i will probably try to finish this small guide later but hopefully this helps you somewhat.
fuzzles
OG
troll would be a nice race for dps mage. berserk would help you pump out spells. but tbh you'll only find disappointment if you go dps - hunters do the same thing you're trying to do but better and your survivability is nothing without frost talents.
http://www.wowhead.com/?talent=oZZG0Mh <-- my recommended talent build. other than 3/3 frostbite and 3/3 permafrost, you have a lot of room for preference. frostbite and permafrost are MUSTS.
fc isn't rly that hard to imagine... it's needs synergize with the needs of a cc mage.
Berrypastry is my half-assed mage twink. she's good at cc and flag carrying. her dps sucks. if i started playing her again, there's a lot of changes i'd make. but until then she's an occasional change of pace.
http://www.wowhead.com/?talent=oZZG0Mh <-- my recommended talent build. other than 3/3 frostbite and 3/3 permafrost, you have a lot of room for preference. frostbite and permafrost are MUSTS.
fc isn't rly that hard to imagine... it's needs synergize with the needs of a cc mage.
Berrypastry is my half-assed mage twink. she's good at cc and flag carrying. her dps sucks. if i started playing her again, there's a lot of changes i'd make. but until then she's an occasional change of pace.
Deaconator
Savior of the Lifeless
Coldzhoulder
OG
Deaconator said:
srry deacon, didnt see your guide....but if i could say something i would like to say that your guide is lacking in a few areas...such as consumables, talents, and any advice for playing the actual class...oh and according to your list of twinks you dont have a mage :[...