Fire Mage
1 223 viewsAbout the Class
Fire Mage is a ranged damage dealer who can wield either two one-handed weapons (wands, daggers, off-hand weapons) or a two-handed weapon (staves). The class has enormous burst damage both in single target and AoE, as well as a very fast rotation during burst cooldowns, which requires a quick reaction to ability procs.
Strengths
- Excellent damage both in single target and AoE.
- Simple rotation that lets you quickly grasp the specifics of the class and show good results.
- A raid buff that grants 30% haste for 30 seconds (Bloodlust, Heroism), as well as an Intellect buff for all raid/group members.
Weaknesses
- Heavy reliance on burst cooldowns. Without them, the class's damage is mediocre.
- You need to watch for ability procs and react quickly when they appear, since every delay significantly affects the damage dealt.
- To deal AoE damage, mobs must be standing close to each other, since the radius of AoE abilities is small
Stat Priority
Intellect
Haste
Mastery
Versatility
Critical StrikeTalents
Rotation (Ability Priority)
- Pyroblast during
Hot Streak - Pyroblast again, to spend the proc Hot Streak
- Pyroblast to spend the proc Hot Streak
- Pyroblast if you have
Sun King's Blessing - Scorch if you have
Heat Shimmer or 
Heating Up
Meteor
FireballBest in Slot (BiS)
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Enchants, Gems, Consumables
Leveling Process
From the very first level, you will already have abilities to deal damage. The main abilities at the first levels will be Pyroblast and Fire Blast.
As you level up, you will gain new abilities and get closer to the main rotation. We recommend following this ability priority as they become available:
Useful Tips for Mythic+ Keys
1
The ability 
Alter Time allows you to quickly recover after taking large but non-lethal damage. If you realize you are about to take damage, press this ability once before taking the damage and once after.
2
You can use 
Shimmer while casting spells in case you urgently need to leave the area you are in.
3
Always be under the effect of 
Blazing Barrier. This ability significantly increases your survivability.
Macros
#showtooltip Spellsteal /cast [@focus,exists] Spellsteal
#showtooltip Alter Time /cancelaura Alter Time
#showtooltip Remove Curse /cast [@mouseover,harm,nodead][]Remove Curse
Author
Fouren
Fouren has been playing World of Warcraft for over 15 years. He is an active player with 12 Cutting Edge achievements under his belt, and has reached the top 1% and 0.1% multiple times on various classes. His main classes are healers, particularly Holy Paladin.
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