New Mage Spec Discussion

Magdalena · Post by **Magdalena** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 10:13 pm

Hey guys, just out to get some thoughts and ideas running for the expansion... my main focus with my mage is pvp but her gear isn't too great... have been using full arcane with a little fire (pyroblast) but thinking to switch because the only arcane spell I've found myself using is popping and arcane missles, both of which aren't used much because of how quickly they eat up my mana and don't manage to kill people before that happens...

Thinking to switch to mostly fire build because those are the spells I end up using more....

wanted to get opinions on this build... but more than just "I'd do this instead" I wanna know why you'd pick differently...

I'm sure others have similar questions before changing things up tomorrow...

http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/info/cla ... 0000000000

QuantumDelta · Post by **QuantumDelta** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 11:06 pm

If I was going to use fire in that way, I'd probably be looking at this:

http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/info/cla ... 0000000000

Main damage spell:
Fireball.
Main utility spell: Rank 1 frostbolt.

Pyroblast as opener on mezed/stunned/debilitated/distracted opponent.

Oh *(^% button: Dragons Breath.
Blazing speed and blastwave are there to improve survivability mainly though blastwave can also be used to chain damage.
Also Rank 1 Frostnova is all you need to use.

That's if I were going for that methodology of fire, anyway.
My probable PvP build with my own mage will be:
http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/info/cla ... 5013201051

The Elemental with the right micro is just so insanely overpowered.

http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/info/cla ... 5010000000

And a spec I've been turning over in my head for 70.

lili · Post by **lili** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 1:54 am

i wanna just play with my little elemental till I get bored with it and then work on another spec.

Kikki · Post by **Kikki** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 3:47 am

Hmm.... Well.... I have been thinking about the mage tree as well.... and As for damage (which is what i LOVE to do XD) I, personally, would go with this.

http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/info/cla ... 00000#none

But that is just me personally.... ><

And here is a frost build:

http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/info/cla ... 00000#none

And an arcane build with fire:

http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/info/cla ... 00000#none

And one with Arcane and frost:

http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/info/cla ... 00000#none

Most of these are builds for both pvp and pve..... which I try and do..... and if you don't like em that is ok. If you can manipulate them into something better then tell me! I want to see! For my mage that is.... haha

QuantumDelta · Post by **QuantumDelta** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 6:51 am

I think Kikki missed how the page works :P

Kikki · Post by **Kikki** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 2:33 pm

ack, sorry, i thought you were saying you needed help into what to spec into ><

plus i am not that good at elemental speccing ><
haha

QuantumDelta · Post by **QuantumDelta** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 4:44 pm

She did, sort of, but click your links ;P

Magdalena · Post by **Magdalena** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 6:20 pm

My other option is sticking around where I'm at now... I do like opening with sheep/fireball/presence of mind/pyroblast...

http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/info/cla ... 0000000000

with better equipment that would be deadly to most....

Figuring the water elemental is going to be majorly toned down very quickly... any time a class is given something that overpowered it is almost always done away with with maximum speed...

Other than that, frost didn't seem to fare too well in pvp except for AV... seem to remember weili and i holding the line for quite some time back when I had improved blizzard.... hehe

Arena style matches are more likely to be more affected by fast quick and hard strikes though if at all like other game's arena pvp.

My mage seems to be the toughest to spec because since I rarely use for pve all options are open...

lili · Post by **lili** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 10:00 pm

5 mages with mel and I being 2 of them, and a priest, and we can plow though anything.

Kikki · Post by **Kikki** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 10:20 pm

wow.... now that just annoys me that the links didnt work....
and they were well thought out too =(

lili · Post by **lili** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 10:35 pm

the link works...you just didn't quite post it correctly. or you just wanted to have guess what you made.

Barbarher · Post by **Barbarher** » Mon Dec 18, 2006 9:13 pm

QuantumDelta wrote:
http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/info/cla ... 5010000000

And a spec I've been turning over in my head for 70.

That is one deadly Mage.

lili · Post by **lili** » Mon Dec 18, 2006 11:15 pm

where have you been barbie.

Magdalena · Post by **Magdalena** » Tue Dec 19, 2006 1:01 am

Here is what I ended up going with... and am liking it a lot

http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/info/cla ... 0000000000

lili · Post by **lili** » Tue Dec 19, 2006 6:26 am

yeah for arcane!

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