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Here is my take on current Arcane mages for those interested in playing one and are looking for info.

Mastery is the main secondary stat, followed by Haste. You will want to find gear that has those as the two secondary stats on it.

As far as a rotation goes, I think we really have the easiest rotation. Basically you want to use Arcane Blast until you have max stacks (4) of the Arcane debuff called Arcane Charge. Hopefully you have some arcane missiles built up by that time. If you do not, you will want to continue to cast a few more arcane blasts. If you still don't have any missile charges, use Arcane Barrage to reset your debuff and try that rotation again.

You will want to take the talent Nether Tempest for the AoE damage it does. Keep in mind, that that spell will take on any buffs you currently have, including your arcane charges! So you really want to cast it at 4 stacks, and it is even better if you have some trinket procs to go with it!

Also, saving your cooldowns such as Arcane Power for when Time Warp (Bloodlust) is up makes the most sense.

Below are just my ideas for talent choices and glyph choices for Arcane Mages. They may not be the best, but they work for me.

Talents:

Level 15 -- Blazing Speed (Great for getting out of fire and other stuff on the ground!)

Level 30 -- Ice Barrier (Decent damage absorption effect, makes it slightly easier for the healers)

Level 45 -- Frostjaw (You can never have enough interrupts!)

Level 60 -- Greater Invisibility (Because, DUH! No seriously, its great for cheating death while raiding and questing!)

Level 75 -- Nether Tempest (Explained above)

Level 90 -- Rune of Power (An additional 15% damage as long as you stand in the area? And you can now place more than one at a time? Take it!)

Level 100 -- Overpowered (The name says it all)


Glyphs:

Greater Glyphs (Bigger ones)

1. Arcane Power (Great increase to damage when you use this raid cooldown!)
2. Slow (Questing: Allows you to kill stuff before they even get to you!) / Arcane Explosion (Allows you to hit more things when you are AoE-ing!)
3. Rapid Displacement (Even more ways to get out of the fire on the floor!)

Minor Glyphs (Smaller ones)

1. Glyph of Momentum (Allows you to blink in the direction you are moving, not facing. Helpful in complicated raid encounters)

The other two are cosmetic to your liking.

Just some helpful advice for Arcane Mages. Feel free to input anything else you can think of! I do not know much about Fire and Frost as I do not play them that often.

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Also, it seems like Versatility will be helpful for increased damage output and mitigation. I do not know how effective Multistrike will be until I see the new raids and discover if there are a lot of fights that require AoE.]]>
Here is my take on current Arcane mages for those interested in playing one and are looking for info.

Mastery is the main secondary stat, followed by Haste. You will want to find gear that has those as the two secondary stats on it.

As far as a rotation goes, I think we really have the easiest rotation. Basically you want to use Arcane Blast until you have max stacks (4) of the Arcane debuff called Arcane Charge. Hopefully you have some arcane missiles built up by that time. If you do not, you will want to continue to cast a few more arcane blasts. If you still don't have any missile charges, use Arcane Barrage to reset your debuff and try that rotation again.

You will want to take the talent Nether Tempest for the AoE damage it does. Keep in mind, that that spell will take on any buffs you currently have, including your arcane charges! So you really want to cast it at 4 stacks, and it is even better if you have some trinket procs to go with it!

Also, saving your cooldowns such as Arcane Power for when Time Warp (Bloodlust) is up makes the most sense.

Below are just my ideas for talent choices and glyph choices for Arcane Mages. They may not be the best, but they work for me.

Talents:

Level 15 -- Blazing Speed (Great for getting out of fire and other stuff on the ground!)

Level 30 -- Ice Barrier (Decent damage absorption effect, makes it slightly easier for the healers)

Level 45 -- Frostjaw (You can never have enough interrupts!)

Level 60 -- Greater Invisibility (Because, DUH! No seriously, its great for cheating death while raiding and questing!)

Level 75 -- Nether Tempest (Explained above)

Level 90 -- Rune of Power (An additional 15% damage as long as you stand in the area? And you can now place more than one at a time? Take it!)

Level 100 -- Overpowered (The name says it all)


Glyphs:

Greater Glyphs (Bigger ones)

1. Arcane Power (Great increase to damage when you use this raid cooldown!)
2. Slow (Questing: Allows you to kill stuff before they even get to you!) / Arcane Explosion (Allows you to hit more things when you are AoE-ing!)
3. Rapid Displacement (Even more ways to get out of the fire on the floor!)

Minor Glyphs (Smaller ones)

1. Glyph of Momentum (Allows you to blink in the direction you are moving, not facing. Helpful in complicated raid encounters)

The other two are cosmetic to your liking.

Just some helpful advice for Arcane Mages. Feel free to input anything else you can think of! I do not know much about Fire and Frost as I do not play them that often.

---

Also, it seems like Versatility will be helpful for increased damage output and mitigation. I do not know how effective Multistrike will be until I see the new raids and discover if there are a lot of fights that require AoE.]]> https://www.ironsongtribe.com/thread-2676.html Tue, 19 Jun 2007 13:27:11 -0700 Kretol_phpbb3_import1]]> https://www.ironsongtribe.com/thread-2676.html - Molten Armor: This buff can now proc when the Mage is sitting.]]> - Molten Armor: This buff can now proc when the Mage is sitting.]]> https://www.ironsongtribe.com/thread-3572.html Fri, 20 Oct 2006 13:13:48 -0700 jabadue]]> https://www.ironsongtribe.com/thread-3572.html
I am thinking of repsec'ing him. RIght now, he has a elementalist PvP build. My question is does anybody have any experience or opinions on raiding elementalist or arcane heavy builds. I like to be unique.

Also, how is fire damage in MC? Is frost necessary there?

Lastly, who has Improved Scorch or Winter's Chil?

-Neat (aka Jaba)]]>
I am thinking of repsec'ing him. RIght now, he has a elementalist PvP build. My question is does anybody have any experience or opinions on raiding elementalist or arcane heavy builds. I like to be unique.

Also, how is fire damage in MC? Is frost necessary there?

Lastly, who has Improved Scorch or Winter's Chil?

-Neat (aka Jaba)]]>