THE FIRE MAGE30 FIRE 21 FROST

This build is downright scary in PVP and dishes out an incredible amount of damage in PVE as well. A heavy Fire spec boasts not only extremely high burst damage capability but an impressive sustained damage element as well, as long as the user is not afraid to use consumables such as Mana Rubies and Mana Potions.

Five points here ensures things like Arcane Explosion and Polymorph are resisted less often, but these points are mainly a stepping stone to delve deeper in the arcane tree.

ARCANE FOCUS 5/5

Picking up this talent lowers all the resists of your target by ten and reduces the threat of your Arcane spells by a great amount. The reduction in resists helps your spells land more often while the threat reduction assists in the times during raids that you must spam Arcane Explosion.

ARCANE SUBTLETY 2/2

REQUIRES 5 POINTS IN ARCANE TALENTSREQUIRES 5 POINTS IN ARCANE TALENTS

Fire spells are mana intensive, and it is all too easy to run low on mana during raids. Five points in this invaluable talent allows you, on 10% of all damage spells landed, to enter a Clearcasting state, reducing the cost of your next spell by 100% giving you a slight edge on your mana conservation.

ARCANE CONCENTRATION 5/5ARCANE TREE

2/2

2/2 2/2

2/3

5/5

5/5REQUIRES 10 POINTS IN ARCANE TALENTSREQUIRES 10 POINTS IN ARCANE TALENTS

Magic Attunement increases the effects of your Amplify Magic and Dampen Magic spells by 50%. The increase to Amplify Magic comes in handy on a Warrior during a purely physical fi ght, allowing a little extra healing power from the healers, while Dampen Magic provides you with some defense against other casters.

MAGIC ATTUNEMENT 2/2

Two points in Improved Arcane Explosion increases the critical strike chance of this spell by 4%, which shows its usefulness in battles where you have many targets.

IMPROVED ARCANE EXPLOSION 2/3

REQUIRES 15 POINTS IN ARCANE TALENTSREQUIRES 15 POINTS IN ARCANE TALENTS

As a Fire Mage, you do not have access to defensive abilities like Ice Barrier and Ice Block, so the only way you have to mitigate damage is via Mana Shield. Picking up this talent reduces the mana taken when your shield is struck by 20%.

IMPROVED MANA SHIELD 2/2

This talent is invaluable in PVP, as it grants you a 100% chance to silence your target for four seconds. Using this at the right time can change the course of a battle.

IMPROVED COUNTERSPELL 2/2

REQUIRES 20 POINTS IN ARCANE TALENTSREQUIRES 20 POINTS IN ARCANE TALENTS

Presence of Mind is the talent you are really going for in this tree. This talent is what allows this spec to generate so much burst damage. Presence of Mind, when activated, makes the next spell you cast with a casting of less than six seconds instant, meaning just about any spell in your arsenal can become an instant cast spell when you activate this ability. Using this in conjunction with Pyroblast in PVP is devastating.

PRESENCE OF MIND 1/1

2/2

1/1

21 A

RCA

NE

30 F

IRE

21 A

RCA

NE

30 F

IRE

●

FIRE TREE

5/5

2/2

5/5

1/1

1/2

2/2

5/5 5/5

With this talent at full, your Fireball takes a half a second less to cast. While this does not mean much in short fi ghts, over a long one this can add up to a great deal of extra damage.

IMPROVED FIREBALL 5/5

REQUIRES 5 POINTS IN FIRE TALENTSREQUIRES 5 POINTS IN FIRE TALENTS

Ignite is the staple of PVE damage for a Fire build. Each critical strike you land with your Fire spells causes opponents to take an additional 40% of your spell’s damage over four seconds.

IGNITE 5/5

3/3

This talents gives your Fire spells a 10% chance to stun your target for two seconds. This is a great boon in PVP as it gives you a chance to either cast another short casting time spell or gain some ground on your opponent.

IMPACT 5/5

Flame Throwing increases the casting range of all of your Fire spells by 6 yards. This comes in handy in PVP especially when your targets are constantly moving.

FLAME THROWING 2/2

REQUIRES 10 POINTS IN FIRE TALENTSREQUIRES 10 POINTS IN FIRE TALENTS

Two points here grants a bonus 4% chance to score a critical strike with your Fire Blast and Scorch spells. Scorch is a great way to get those Ignites rolling.

INCINERATE 2/2

Pyroblast deals a massive amount of damage on a single target. The drawback to this spell is the long casting time, but if you have Presence of Mind up or your target is Polymorphed the casting time really does not matter.

PYROBLAST 1/1

One point in Burning Soul gives you a 35% chance to lose no casting time while casting a Fire spell when taking damage. It also reduces the threat of all Fire spells by 15%, which is a necessity to this build, as the damage can spike a great amount.

BURNING SOUL 1/2

REQUIRES 20 POINTS IN FIRE TALENTSREQUIRES 20 POINTS IN FIRE TALENTS

Simple but powerful, Critical Mass increases the critical strike chance of your Fire spells by 6%. Ignites depend on crits to keep them up, so this talent is invaluable to a Fire Mage.

CRITICAL MASS 3/3

This instant cast spell deals heavy Fire damage in a small area around the caster and slows the movement speed of all affl icted for six seconds. A Flamestrike in combination with this spell is a lethal combination to any pack of enemies.

BLAST WAVE 1/1

REQUIRES 25 POINTS IN FIRE TALENTSREQUIRES 25 POINTS IN FIRE TALENTS

Fire Power increases the damage done by all of your Fire spells by a fl at 10%. More damage is good.

FIRE POWER 5/5

1/1

THE

FIRE

MA

GE

STRENGTHS OF THIS TEMPLATE

Quite simply put, the strength here lies in the ability to surprise your opponents with a massive amount of burst damage in PVP and keep Ignites rolling in PVE.

ROOM FOR FLEXIBILITY

If you wish, you can drop an undesired talent and put three points into Improved Scorch, allowing your raid to receive a 15% bonus to Fire damage.

EQUIPMENT

There are only two types of cloth you want as a Fire Mage: plus critical gear, and plus damage gear.

Cloth that increases your chance to score a critical strike will ensure your Ignites keep rolling and stay up. This is a necessity in PVE. Critical gear also gives your burst damage in PVP the ability to take down your opponent before they ever have a chance to receive a heal.

Stacking some plus damage gear never hurts, as it allows your spells to simply hit harder, but while collecting damage gear, always bear in mind your crit percent. While damage gear is good, the true power of Fire lies in critical strikes.

FINAL NOTES

Playing with Fire has its strengths and weaknesses. While you retain the ability to dish out an admirable amount of burst and PVE DPS, you must always be ready to replenish your mana via consumables or Evocation. Power comes with a price.

Improved Scorch increases the overall damage of all Fire damage from your raid, but only do this if no other Mage already has this talent.

IMPROVED SCORCH 3/3

21 A

RCA

NE

30 F

IRE

21 A

RCA

NE

30 F

IRE

●