WoW Forever Fire Mage — Guide (Beta Test)
viewsAbout the Class
This guide is based on the World of Warcraft: Forever beta and covers gameplay up to level 20. The talents and combat tips are starting recommendations built on the spells and talents available in the beta. They will be refined as testing continues.
The Fire Mage is a pyromaniac who sets fire to anything that didn't take cover in time. Unlike Arcane and Frost, this talent tree relies not only on direct damage but also on combining it with damage over time: the key talent 
Ignite and the heavy-hitting 
Pyroblast burn down a single target quickly, while 
Flamestrike and 
Blast Wave take groups apart.
The playstyle revolves around critical strikes and consistently high damage.
Strengths
- A mix of direct damage and damage over time: the target keeps burning even after your casts.
- Excellent area damage from Flamestrike and Blast Wave.
- Strong crowd control:
Polymorph, 
Frost Nova, 
Cone of Cold, and 
Counterspell as an interrupt. - Your own food and water from
Conjure Food and 
Conjure Water, and Mana gems later on. 
Blink speeds up travel around the world.
Weaknesses
- Your damage depends heavily on critical strikes, and gear at low levels is stingy with crit.
- Cloth armor and low Health — pulling mistakes are punished immediately.
- Key talents like Heat Wave and Ignite Mind are not available yet at level 20, so the rotation is cut down.
- Area damage requires care: pulling many enemies at low levels is dangerous.
Stat Priority
- 1Hit
- 2Spell Power
- 3Spirit
- 4Intellect
- 5Critical Strike
- 6Stamina
There is no specific gear for level 20 yet: the beta is at an early stage, and items will be added later.
Talents
Talent Notes
- Wake of Fire 2/2 — reduces the cooldown of
Fire Blast, and killing a significant target grants an additional effect. 
Improved Fireball 5/5 — reduces the cast time of Fireball.- Ignite 3/5 — critical strikes with Fire spells set the target ablaze.
- Pyroblast 1/1 — unlocks a heavy-hitting spell for opening the fight.
Ability Priority
- Keep your buffs up:
Arcane Intellect and one of the armors, 
Frost Armor or 
Mage Armor - Open with Pyroblast, or with Fireball before level 20
- If Wake of Fire is available, use Fire Blast
- After that, cast Fireball
- Finish off significant enemies with Fire Blast
At low levels, make heavy use of your wand: it has high damage per second and costs no Mana.
Important Abilities
Frost Armor against physical damage and Mage Armor for Mana and magic resistance
Best in Slot (BiS)
There is no BiS list in the beta: the test is at an early stage, and level 20 gear will be added later. For now, pick items with a sensible mix of stats rather than ones skewed toward a single stat.
Enchants, Gems, Consumables
ConsumablesBest Professions
Almost always the best choice: cloaking devices, target dummies, explosives — all of it adds both survivability and damage.
The second most useful option: the cloth you are collecting anyway turns into armor, and at high levels the profession provides very powerful items.
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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