Flamethrøwer
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UPDATE 1.17.11: The various posts in this thread have been updated today. Error fixes, updated information, and general housekeeping.
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This thread is intended to condense research I and others have done on Fire Mages into a nice, readable post. This post's data should be current as of 12.12.10.
I'd like to encourage any discussion you like in this thread. It is early in the expansion, and I would enjoy intelligent discussion on any topic I mention here (even... no, especially if it proves me wrong; that means I get to improve!)
Credit goes to ElitistJerks.com and Wowhead.com.
Topics:
1. General
2. Gearing and Stat Priotity
3. Specs
4. Combustion
5. Glyphs
6. Scorch Weaving
7. Haste and DOTs
8. Fireball vs. Frostfire Bolt
9. Gems
10. Misc. Notes
11. Conclusion
(I've broken these into separate posts for easier navigation/editing/quoting/discussion.)
1. General
Strengths
Mobility. The fire spec allows for excellent mobility during any fight. Any of the following can be cast while on the move:
- Scorch (properly talented)
- Pyroblast! (not to be confused with Pyroblast, more on this later)
- Fire Blast
- Living Bomb
- Flamestrike (AOE)
- Blast Wave (AOE)
AOE. Between Living Bomb, Impact, Flamestrike and Blast Wave, the fire spec can really shine in any AOE situation if done correctly.
Weaknesses
Mana Constraints. Fireball is a high-dps, but mana-unsustainable nuke. Mix scorch with Fireball to achieve a good dps/mana balance. More on "Scorch Weaving" later.
Critical Dependency. The nature of the fire spec is that it lives and dies by the critical hit.
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This thread is intended to condense research I and others have done on Fire Mages into a nice, readable post. This post's data should be current as of 12.12.10.
I'd like to encourage any discussion you like in this thread. It is early in the expansion, and I would enjoy intelligent discussion on any topic I mention here (even... no, especially if it proves me wrong; that means I get to improve!)
Credit goes to ElitistJerks.com and Wowhead.com.
Topics:
1. General
2. Gearing and Stat Priotity
3. Specs
4. Combustion
5. Glyphs
6. Scorch Weaving
7. Haste and DOTs
8. Fireball vs. Frostfire Bolt
9. Gems
10. Misc. Notes
11. Conclusion
(I've broken these into separate posts for easier navigation/editing/quoting/discussion.)
1. General
Strengths
Mobility. The fire spec allows for excellent mobility during any fight. Any of the following can be cast while on the move:
- Scorch (properly talented)
- Pyroblast! (not to be confused with Pyroblast, more on this later)
- Fire Blast
- Living Bomb
- Flamestrike (AOE)
- Blast Wave (AOE)
AOE. Between Living Bomb, Impact, Flamestrike and Blast Wave, the fire spec can really shine in any AOE situation if done correctly.
Weaknesses
Mana Constraints. Fireball is a high-dps, but mana-unsustainable nuke. Mix scorch with Fireball to achieve a good dps/mana balance. More on "Scorch Weaving" later.
Critical Dependency. The nature of the fire spec is that it lives and dies by the critical hit.
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