LegionFireMageGuide

ChangesfromWoDtoLegion
HotStreaknowaffectsFlamestrikeinadditiontoPyroblast.
HotStreaknowdoublesIgnitedamagedonebyaffectedspells,buttheynolonger
cause25%moredamage.
InfernoBlasthasbeenrenamedFireBlast.
Ignitenowspreadspassively,withoutFireBlast.
FireBlasthastwocharges,isofftheglobalcooldownandusablewhilecasting.Itis
usedsolelytoforcecritsforHotStreak.
Combustionisnowaselfbuff(seeOffensiveCooldowns,below).
ItisnolongerpossibletoholdbothaHotStreakandHeatingUp.
DraenorPerkshavebeenremovedormadebaseline.EnhancedPyrotechnicsisthe
onlyperkthatstillexistsinthespellbookforFireMages.
BlastWavenowonlyhasonecharge.
LivingBombisnolongerspreadbyFireBlastandlastsforfourseconds,witha12
secondcooldown.Itisspreadtoalltargetshitbythefinalexplosion.

Rotation/PriorityList
Singletarget
1. RuneofPower(talent)
2. MirrorImage(talent)
3. Combustion
4. Pyroblast(withHotStreakandCombustionactive)
5. PhoenixsFlames
6. Cinderstorm(ifallsixprojectileswillhit)
7. Meteor
8. LivingBomb(talent)
9. BlastWave(talent)
10. Pyroblast(withHotStreak)
11. FireBlast(withHeatingUp)
12. Fireball

Anoptimalopeningrotationwouldlooklikethis:
PrecastPyroblast>RuneofPower>Combustion>PhoenixsFlames>FireBlast>
Pyroblast>FireBlast>FlameOn>Pyroblast>FireBlast>Pyroblast>FireBlast>
Pyroblast>PhoenixsFlames>Pyroblast>PhoenixsFlames.

WithTimeWarp,thiscanbechangedto:
FireballuntilHeatingUp>PhoenixsFlames>RuneofPower>Combustion>Pyroblast>
PhoenixsFlames>Pyroblast>PhoenixsFlames>Pyroblast>FireBlast>Pyroblast>Fire
Blast>FlameOn>Pyroblast>FireBlast>Pyroblast>FireBlast>Pyroblast.

Thissecondrotationissuperior,butrequireshighlevelsofhaste.Itmeansthatyoubegin
usingyourcooldownswithHotStreakactive,anduseslesspowerfulspells(Phoenixs
Flames)atthebeginningtobuildstacksofPyreticIncantation.

Cleave
Yourcleaverotationisidenticaltoyoursingletargetrotation,asFirespreadsitsdamage
passively.

AoE
FireMageshaveperhapsthegreatestareaofeffectcapabilityofanycaster,atleastinterms
oftheirchoiceofspells.Agoodruleofthumbistoswitchtousingtheseabilitieswhenthere
arethreeormoretargetsgroupedtogether.
1. LivingBomb
2. RuneofPower
3. Combustion
4. PhoenixsFlames
5. Cinderstorm(iftargetshaveIgnite)
6. Flamestrike(withHotStreak)
7. FireBlast(withHeatingUp)
8. Cinderstorm(iftargetsdonothaveIgnite)
9. DragonsBreath
10. Blastwave
11. Meteor
12. Fireball

Itshouldbenotedthat,withCombustionactive,PyroblastwithHotStreakissuperiorto
FlamestrikewithHotStreak,whenattackinguptofivetargets.

OffensiveCooldowns
CombustionAselfbuffincreasingyourcritchanceby100%for10seconds.Italso
increasesyourmasterybyanamountequaltoyourcriticalstrikechance.Plus,itsa
contenderforbestgraphicinthegame!
TimeWarpAraidwidehastebuff.Coordinateitsusewithyourgroup!

DefensiveCooldowns
IceBlockBlocksalldamageandcancelmostharmfuleffects,butyouarerootedin
place.Usetoavoiddeadlybossabilities.
IceBarrierAshieldthatcanbeprecastbeforestartingafight.Itsdurationislonger
thanitscooldown.Useitwhenyouknowthatyouaregoingtotakedamage.
InvisibilityReducesyourthreatagainstalltargetsoverthreeseconds,thendropsyou
outofcombat.

UtilitySpells/Abilities
BlinkUsetomovearoundthebattlefieldquicklyandavoiddamage.
CounterspellInterruptanenemytargetsspellcast
PolymorphTurnsanenemytargetintoasheep.Theycannotattackorcastspells
whilethisisactive,butdamagebreakstheeffect.Useittolockdownadangerous
targetwhileyourgroupdealswithitsfriends.

SpellstealStealahelpfulmagicaleffectfromanenemyandgainthebenefitfromit
instead.Alwaysbeonthelookoutforbuffstosteal!
FrostNovaLockagroupoftargetsinplace.Usefulasanescapetool,butmakesure
thatyouarentfreezingenemiesnexttoyourhealer!
SlowFallAvoidfallingdamage
Teleport/PortalspellsUsetosendyourselforyourgrouptoamajorcity.
ConjureRefreshmentCreatefoodthatwillrestorehealthandmana.Handitoutto
youralliesiftheyaskforit.

Talents

Asamplelevellingtalentbuildcanbefoundat
http://legion.wowhead.com/talentcalc/mage/fire/MNI0
Asampleraidingbuildcanbefoundathttp://legion.wowhead.com/talentcalc/mage/fire/MBI0

Tier1Talents
PyromaniacGrantsan8%chancetoreactivateHotStreakwhenitis
consumed.
ConflagrationTargetswithIgnitehaveachancetoflareupanddealfire
damagetonearbyenemies
FirestarterYourFireballwillalwayscriticallystriketargetsabove85%health

ConflagrationisthewinnerinanyfightswithmultipletargetsPyromaniacwillwinoutonsingle
targetencounters,however.Firestarterhasitsplacewhilelevellingorindungeons,andon
specificraidencounters.

Tier2Talents
ShimmerGivesBlinktwocharges,takesitofftheglobalcooldownandmakes
itsusablewhilecasting.
CauterizeDamagethatwouldotherwisekillyouwilltakeyouto35%health
andthenburnyoufor28%ofyourhealthoversixseconds.Alsoprovidesa
movementspeedboostfortheduration.
ColdSnapGivesIceBlocktwochargesandmakesithealforyou3%ofyour
healthpersecond.

Allthreeofthesetalentshaveaspecificplace.ShimmerisafantasticupgradetoBlinkthe
importanceofextramaneuverabilitycannotbeoverstated.Cauterizeisalsoanexcellent
talent,especiallyforprogressionraidingandonfightswithexcessiveamountsofrandom
damage.Finally,ColdSnapisveryusefulifyoucanuseIceBlocktoavoidhavingtomove,or
otherwisecheatabilities.

Tier3Talents
MirrorImageCreatescopiesofyouwhichwillattackyourenemiesfor40
seconds.Enemieswillprefertoattacktheminsteadofyou.
RuneofPowerPlacesaRuneonthegroundfor10seconds.Alldamageyou
dealwhilestandinginsideisincreasedby50%.Twocharges.

IncantersFlowSteadilyincreasesthedamageyoudealwhileincombat,up
to20%,andthendecreasesto4%.Thiscyclerepeatsevery10seconds.

MirrorImageisusefulinsingletargetfightswithburstrequirementshowever,theImages
scalewithyourcriticalstrike,hasteandversatility,butnotmastery.Itisthusoutclassedon
mostfightsbyRuneofPower,whichaffectsalldamagethatyoudeal.IncantersFlowisa
passiveoptionthatwillprovidesolid,althoughnotthetheoreticallybest,returns.Itisstronger
forArcaneandFrost,whichcanbankprocs.

Tier4Talents
BlastWaveCreatesanexplosionaroundyourtarget,dealingdamagetoall
enemiesanddoubledamagetotheprimarytarget.Alsogreatlyslowsenemy
movementspeed.
FlameOnRefreshbothchargesofFireBlast.Offtheglobalcooldown.
ControlledBurnProvidesa10%chancetoinstantlyconvertHeatingUpinto
HotStreak.

FlameOnprovidesmorecontroloveryourdamagethananyothertalentinthistier,and
enablesveryhighopeningburst.ControlledBurnhasalowprocchanceandwilloftencause
youtomunchaHotStreak,astherearenowmultipleguaranteedcriticalstrikeabilitiesinFire
BlastandPhoenixsFlames.BlastWaveisanAoEoption,butFirehasother,betterchoices
forthis.

Tier5Talents
IceFloesEnablesyoutocastwhilemoving.Threecharges.
RingofFrostAnareaofeffectincapacitate,for10seconds,placedwitha
targetingreticule.
IceWardGivesFrostNovatwocharges.

DespiteFiresalreadyhighmobility,duetoinstantcastsandScorch,IceFloesisbyfarthe
besttalentinthistier.RingofFrostcanbeusefulwhileintheopenworld,ascanIceWard
(alsoareasonablechoiceinPvP),butbothpaleincomparisontothepowerofIceFloes.
ItispossibletogetmorethanthenormalthreechargesoutofIceFloes,iflongdistancesneed
tobecrossed.Begincastingaspellwhenitisalmostcomplete(around0.5secondslefton
thecast),useIceFloes.Dothesameonthenexttwospells.Thesewillnotconsumethebuff
andsoyoucancastwhilemovingforfivespells.

Tier6Talents
LivingBombAdamageovertimeeffect,lastingforfourseconds.Whenit
expiresorthetargetdies,theBombwillexplodeandspreadtoanynearby
targets.Thesewillalsoexplode,buttheBombwillnotspread.
UnstableMagicGrantsyourFireballa25%chancetoexplodeanddeal
additionaldamagetothetargetandallnearbyenemies.
FlamePatchFlamestrikesleavesadamagingareaonthegroundwhencast.

LivingBombshouldbetakenforallscenarioswithmorethanonetarget:itisanincredibly
powerfulabilitywithexponentialscaling,becomingmorepowerfulwithmoretargets.Unstable
Magicisasafechoiceforsingletargetencounters.FlamePatchcanbeusefulwhentargets
willstaytogether,butLivingBombwillstillprovidehigherreturnsinmostsituations.

Tier7Talents
KindlingFireball,PyroblastandFireBlastcriticalstrikeslowerthecooldownof
Combustionbyonesecond.
CinderstormThrowssixprojectilesforwardinanarc,fromrighttoleft.Each
cinderdealsdamagetoalltargetsithits.Damageisincreasediftargetsare
affectedbyIgnite.
MeteorDealshighdamageinanareaafterthreesecondsthisdamageis
splitbetweenalltargetshit.

Alltalentsareviablehere,butKindlingisthemostpowerful,evenatlowgearlevels.The
talentwillonlygetbetterasyougathermorecriticalstrikegear.Cinderstormisanexcellent
areaofeffecttalent,andcanalsobeusedonasingletarget,butrequiresgoodpositioningto
ensurethatalloftheprojectileshititcanbesuperiortoKindlingonasingletarget,butonlyif
youhitwithatleastfourofthesixprojectiles.Meteordealshighdamageinanareabutisbest
usedonasingletarget.Againstmultipletargets,useMeteorifyoucannotbesureofhitting
withCinderstorm.

Artifact

Traits
PhoenixsFlamesGainedautomaticallyfromequippingFelomelorn.Anactive
abilitythedealscriticaldamagetoalltargetsinrange.UsethistoturnHeating
UpintoHotStreakifFireBlastisoncooldown.
PhoenixRebornTargetsaffectedbyignitehaveachancetotakeadditional
firedamageandreducethecooldownofPhoenixsFlamesby10seconds.
PyreticIncantationEachconsecutivecriticalstrikeincreasesyourcriticalstrike
damageby5%(upto25%).
AftershocksFlamestrikedealsitsinitialdamagetwice.

WingsofFlameIncreasesFiredamagedealt(5%)
BlueFlameSpecialIncreasesFlamestrikesdamage(5%)
ScorchedEarthCastingScorchgrantsmovementspeed(5%,stacking)
GreatBallsofFireIncreasesFireballdamage(3%)
BigMouthIncreasesDragonsBreathsrange(3yards)
EverburningConsumptionIncreasesIgnitesdamage(4%)
CauterizingBlinkActivatingBlinkhealsyouoversixseconds(4.8%).
PyroclasmicParanoiaIncreasesPyroblastsdamage(2%)
MoltenSkinReducesallphysicaldamageyoutake(3%)
ReignitionOverdriveIncreasesFireBlastsdamage(8%)
BlastFurnaceFireBlastdealsadditionaldamageovernineseconds.
FireatWillReducesthecasttimeofFireball(3%)

BurningGazeIncreasesFirecriticaldamageyoudeal(1%)

Recommendedbuildpaths
Highestdamage
1. PhoenixsFlames
2. WingsofFlame
3. CauterizingBlink
4. PyroclasmicParanoia
5. FireatWill
6. PyreticIncantation
7. GreatBallsofFire
8. BigMouth
9. EverburningConsumption
10. PhoenixReborn
11. BurningGaze
12. ReignitionOverdrive
13. BlastFurnace

Survivability
Mageshavefewsurvivabilityoptionsontheirartifact,withmoreofaKillthembeforetheykill
youapproach.CauterizingBlinkisanexcellenttraitandshouldbepickedupassoonas
possiblewhilelevelling.Theonlyotherdefensive,MoltenSkin,canbeleftuntilyouhavefilled
outyourdamageoptions.

Idealrelicchoicestraitstofocuson
BurningGaze
FireatWill
GreatBallsofFire
PyroclasmicParanoia

MacrosandAddons
Macros
TopreventyoufromaccidentallycastingBlastWaveonafriendlytarget,oryourself:
#showtooltipBlastWave
/cast[harm,nohelp]BlastWave

Toquicklyclearadebuff:
/stopcasting
/castIceBlock
/cancelauraIceBlock

Toquicklystopanenemysspellcast:
#showtooltipCounterspell
/stopcasting
/castCounterspell

Tosetyourtargetasafocus,castPolymorphandthenbeabletorecastPolymorph
withoutswitchingtargets:
#showtooltip
/stopcasting
/clearfocus[mod:shift][@focus,dead][@focus,noexists]
/focus[@focus,noexists]
/cast[@focus]Polymorph

Tousethesamebuttonformultipletalentchoices.Thesemacroscanbeeasily
modifiedfordifferenttalentsthebelowarejustexamples.
#showtooltip
/cast[nomod,talent:3/1]MirrorImage[nomod,talent:3/2]RuneofPower

#showtooltip
/cast[nomod,talent:4/1]BlastWave[nomod,talent:4/2]FlameOn

Addons
WeakaurasIncrediblyusefulfortrackingbuffs,debuffsandotherinformation.Usethis
tomakeyourHeatingUpandHotStreakprocsnoticeable,showwhenPhoenixs
Flamesisoffcooldownandmore.Everythinghereiscustomisable.
SkadaAlightweightdamagetracker.Usefultoseehowyouaredoingcomparedto
yourteammates.
OmenAthreatmeter.

GearandStatPrioritization
PrimaryStat:Intellect
ArmorType:Cloth
Legendaries
1. ShardoftheExodarYourownT
imeWarpdoesnotcauseTemporal
Displacementonyourself,andisnotaffectedbysimilareffectssuchas
Exhausted.AMagewiththistrinketcanbenefitfromtwocastsofTimeWarp
(orsimilar)spells:oncefromanallyandoncefromthemselves.
2. MarqueeBindingsoftheSunKingGrantsa20%chancetoempower
PyroblastafterconsumingHotStreak.ThenextnoninstantPyroblastwilldeal
200%moredamage.MakescastinganoninstantPyroblastworthwhile,and
veryhighintheprioritylist.
3. KoralonsBurningTouchIncreasesScorchsdamageby250%againsttargets
below25%health.ThismakesScorchdealmoredamagethanFireball.Itisa
worthwhilelegendary,butseveraltraitsandtalentsthatinteractwithFireball
(i.e.UnstableMagic)willnotfunctionwithScorch.
4. BelovirsFinalStandProvidesanabsorbshieldequalto20%ofyour
maximumhealthaftercastingBlink.CombinedwithCauterizingBlink,this
drasticallyincreasessurvivability.
5. DarcklisDragonfireDiademDoublestherangeanddamageofDragons
Breath.VeryusefulinAoEsituations.

6. NorgannonsForesightYourinstantspellshaveachancetomakeyournext
noninstantspellcastablewhilemoving.FireMagesalreadyhaveahigh
amountofmobility,sounlessafightrequiresnearconstantmovement,thisis
notagooditem.
7. Prydaz,XavaricsMagnumOpusAfternottakingdamageforfiveseconds,
yougainanabsorbshieldfor25%ofyourmaximumhealthfor30seconds.
Withtheamountofrandomdamagethatfliesaroundingroupcontent,youare
unlikelytoseethisitemactivatemorethanonceortwiceinanencounter.
8. SephuzsSecretSuccessfullyapplyingalossofcontroleffecttoanenemy
grantsyou70%increasedmovementspeedand15%Hastefor10seconds.
ThisisalegendaryforPvPandsmallgroupcontent,asmostenemiesinraids
areimmunetolossofcontroleffects.Eventhen,FireMageshavefewspells
(FrostNovaandDragonsBreath)thatwillactivatethislegendary.
9. CordofInfinityIncreasesyourmanaregenerationby10%for15seconds
afterfallingbelow25%mana.AsFireMagesdonothavemanaissues,thisisa
practicallyuselesseffectforthem.

Trinkets
HornofValoris,atthetimeofwriting,abestinslottrinketifyoucangetafully
upgradeditem
ChronoShard
DarkmoonDeck:Hellfire
FigureheadoftheNaglfarmayhavesomeusesinareaofeffectsituations
PortableManacracker
FuryoftheBurningSky

Secondarystatpriorities
Atthispointinthebeta,FirespriorityforsecondarystatsislikelytobeCriticalStrike>
Mastery>Versatility>Haste

Gems,Enchants,andConsumables

Whatarethebestgemsforyourspec?
DeadlyDeepAmber
DeadlyEyeofProphecy
SabersEyeofIntellect

WhatisthebestNeckenchantforyourspec?
EnchantNeckMarkoftheClaw

WhatisthebestRingenchantforyourspec?
EnchantRingWordofCriticalStrike
EnchantRingBindingofCriticalStrike

WhatisthebestCloakenchantforyourspec?*
EnchantCloakWordofIntellect

EnchantCloakBindingofIntellect

Whatisthebestfoodforyourspec?
Salt&PepperShank
LeybequeRibs
TheHungryMagister

Whatisthebestflaskforyourspec?
FlaskoftheWhisperedPact

Whatisthebestpotionforyourspec?
PotionofDeadlyGrace

BestProfessionforyourspec?*
AllprofessionsareequalforFireMages

Racials
Trollshavethebestracialbonus(Berserking)forFireMagesontheHordeside,followedby
Orcs(BloodFury)andBloodElves(ArcaneAcuity).FortheAlliance,Worgen(Viciousness),
NightElves(TouchofElune),Dwarves(MightoftheMountain)andHumans(EveryManfor
Himself)aregoodchoices.PandarenarealsoveryviableduetotheirEpicureanability.

TalentchoicesforparticularDungeons/Bosses
HighBotanistTelarnUseColdSnap.GatherasmanyToxicSporesasyoucan
safelytakeandthenIceBlockthemaway.Youcandothistwiceintheencounter.
NythendraRuneofPowerrequiresverycarefulplacement,inordertoavoidhaving
tomoveforInfestedBreathorHeartoftheSwarm.
IlgynothandGrandMagistrixElisandreFirestartermaybeaworthwhiletalenton
theseencounters.However,furthertestingwillberequiredonceLegionislaunched.
CenariusItispossibletoSpellstealTwistedTouchofLifecastbytheTwistedSister.

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