Fire Mage
Ranged DPS
Ignite, Heating Up (the talent formerly called Hot Streak, requires Pyroblast), Critical Mass → Combustion (requires Critical Mass 3/3, 3 charges again), Fire Power. Wake of Fire lasts 30 sec now.
Recommendation
What the tier lists say
One ratingS on 1 list
| Rating | List | Page date | Read |
|---|---|---|---|
| S | damage dealers | page 3 Oct · read 6 Oct | 6 Oct |
Ratings of the whole class are on the overview.
Talent build
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Pyroblast (row 3 at 10) → Heating Up (row 4 at 15, requires Pyroblast) → Master of Elements for mana → Critical Mass with the 21st point (row 5 at 20).
21 / 0 / 0 of 21 points
Open in the calculatorFire PvE build at level 30 for a Mage: Fire 21, Arcane 0, Frost 0.
Fire
21 pointsRotation at level 30
RecommendationSingle target
Open with Pyroblast from range, Fireball.
- Fireball
- Heating Up procs → instant Pyroblast (the talent formerly called Hot Streak)
- Fire Blast
- Scorch to stack Fire Vulnerability
Groups
- Flamestrike
- Blast Wave later
- Arcane Explosion
Tips
Heating Up buff lasts 20 sec (24 Sep).
Ignite no longer double-dips % modifiers.
Stat priority
- Fire Spell Power
- Hit
- Spell Crit (Ignite, Hot Streak)
- Intellect
- Spirit
No explicit priority; maximize Intellect, Spellpower and Spirit; Fire spellpower crafted set recommended.
Recommendation
Level 20: best and second best per slot
| Slot | Best | Second best |
|---|---|---|
| Head | Flame Circlet Crafted: Tailoring (Fire spell power set, Merchant's Favor) | Bright-Eye Goggles Crafted: Engineering |
| Neck | Ephemeral Choker Hall of Thanes — Faldrim Anvilmar | Sorcerer Collar Shadowfang Keep — Rethilgore |
| Shoulders | Feline Mantle Shadowfang Keep — Wolf Master Nandos | Talbar Mantle quest The Glowing Shard — Wailing Caverns |
| Back | Feyscale Cloak Wailing Caverns — Deviate Faerie Dragon | Satyrskin Cloak Ragefire Chasm — Bazzalan |
| Chest | Filigreed Flame Gown Crafted: Tailoring (Fire spell power set) | Robes of Arugal Shadowfang Keep — Archmage Arugal |
| Wrist | Aetherwisp Bracers Hall of Thanes — Faldrim Anvilmar | Crystalline Cuffs Ragefire Chasm — Taragaman the Hungerer |
| Hands | Tomb Robber's Gloves quest Important Heirlooms — Hall of Thanes | Heavy Woolen Gloves Crafted: Tailoring |
| Waist | Flame Sash Crafted: Tailoring (Fire spell power set, Merchant's Favor) | Belt of Arugal Shadowfang Keep — Archmage Arugal |
| Legs | Filigreed Flame Leggings Crafted: Tailoring (Fire spell power set) | Rotmender's Leggings Ruins of Lordaeron — The Abandoned |
| Feet | Flame Boots Crafted: Tailoring (Fire spell power set, Merchant's Favor) | Slime-encrusted Pads Wailing Caverns — Mutanus the Devourer |
| Ring | Deep Fathom Ring Wailing Caverns — Mutanus the Devourer | Seal of Sylvanas quest Arugal Must Die — Shadowfang Keep |
| Trinket | Blindwatcher's Sight Shadowfang Keep — Odo the Blindwatcher | Snake Eye Kaleidoscope Wailing Caverns — Lady Anacondra |
| Main Hand | Blade of Silverlaine Shadowfang Keep — Baron Silverlaine | Searing Dagger Ragefire Chasm — Bazzalan |
| Off Hand / Shield | Dwarven Tome quest Important Heirlooms — Hall of Thanes | — |
| Two-Hand | Odo's Ley Staff Shadowfang Keep — Odo the Blindwatcher | Emberstone Staff The Deadmines — Captain Greenskin |
| Ranged / Relic | Cookie's Stirring Rod The Deadmines — Cookie | Greater Magic Wand Crafted: Enchanting |
Sourced: Guide · 29 Sep
Level 60: where gear will come from
- Pre-raid: Alcaz Prison, Shaper's Terrace, the Drowned City, Krol'dok Stronghold and Hyjal quests; hit and crit are merged, so 'spell hit' and 'spell crit' items are the same stat budget as melee ones.
- Crafted: Tailoring school-specific sets ('Flame', 'Shadow', 'Pearly' at L20 — expect the same lines at 60), Enchanting ring Spell Power, Alchemy trinket.
- Wands lost spell-damage scaling on 24 Sep — treat the ranged slot as stats only.
- Raids open 9 December; no level-60 BiS exists yet.
Theory