Table Of Contents

[1] Introduction

[2] How is it like?

[3] Playstyle

[4] Combo‘s

[5] Talents

[6] Proffesions and stuff like that

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1 Introduction

the mighty mages,

Rulers of the Arcane Magic , Counterparts of the Dreaded Warlock , Master of The Elements ,

This is what defines a Mage ,

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Seems Uber eh ?

Not really , the Mage is complicated , and there are alot of counters ect.

BUT , thats for the pro‘s , this is a newbie guide

Now , lets us proceed , shall we ?

2 How is it like ?

Mages , are really different then Warriors , Priests , and Druids , theres is a unique playstyle attached to them .

Mages kite .

Kiting is the art of Aggro‘ing an enemy , but keeping him from touching you . And eventally dragging him around .

Mages ( and Hunters , for that matter ) have a large arsenal of kiting spells .

As this is for beginners , i will explain them quickly and simple

Frost Nova This is a spell attained at level 8 .
It will root an enemy in Ice for awhile giving you a chance to run backwards and casting some more . ( So you aren‘t hit , wich is the main point of this spell , if you stay there and it it hits you . try to run backwards please .

Cone Of Cold Attained at level 26
Cone Of Cold , will damage an enemy at a relatively bad mana/damage rate , but will slow enemies down , and that is the real use . No more Comment , check out 4. Combos for more info .

Blink this spell is attained at level 20 , and also seems extremely fun ! it is too
But , on my first mage , i tought , << Hey , nice , a movement increase >> but that was about it .
On my second Mage , i realized something this spell was darn usefull ! when i couldn‘t go backwards , i would just Frost Nova ( FN) + Blink and cast my Frostbolt while the enemy would shiver

Polymorph this makes the enemy unable to do anything provided you don‘t attack it , use this on extra adds , or PvP DO NOT use this on weakened enemies , since they regen hp extremely fast .

I can‘t come up of anything else at the moment . Please leave feedback if you know something .

3 Playstyle

Edit this is summed up in part 2 and 3 and more depends on talent builds . view part 5 for more info .

4. Combo‘s

Ok , some combo‘s , here goes ...

For those who adore Frost .

FN + Cone Of Cold ( Providing you have the Shatter talent )

[b]Description FN (an) enemy(s) then Cone Of Cold to see a nice crit ! ( most likely )

You can also go for ...

FN + Walk Back + 3x Frostbolt .

Description ( now referred to as Descr. ) time to hand in damage ! if you have Shatter , and do it fast , you can rack in 2 Frostbolts before FN expires wich leads to 2x chance on a 50% crit rate !

can‘t come up with anything else i use . If any of you fellow mages now a neat trick , please add it in , with a description of the use , and i will edit it .

For our lil‘ Pyromancers ...

What can i say ? Spam Fireball till the enemy is near you , throw in a Fireblast , FN , backwards , 2x Fireball , Fireblast ( they should be dead by now )

For those who have Presence of Mind ( 21 pt Arcane Talent )

PoM + Pyroblast = quick deads in PvP .

Arcane

Please leave feedback , i haven‘t experienced this <>

5. Talents

I will make talents assuming of Patch 1.11 as i cannot find an old Talent Calculator ,

Sorry ! S

The grinding one

( due to a short amount of time , i will list the order in a short way , not a long one )

You can choose wether to go Fire or Frost first , and if you want ( im suggesting Elemental ) you can go for Arcane , i will try to list the best of each build .

www.wowhead.com/talent...ZVVGcRct0o

Imp will refer to as improved

2/2 means you spend 2 of the 2 available talent points in that talents .

5/5 Imp Frostbolt
2/2 Imp Frost Nova
3/3 Imp Frostbite
5/5 Ice Shards
5/5 Shatter
3/3 Piercing Ice
1/1 Cold Snap
3/3 Frost Channeling
2/3 Imp Blizzard
1/1 Ice Block
1/1 Ice Barrier

then you can go

5/5 Imp Fireball
5/5 Ignite
1/1 Pyroball
2/2 BUrning Soul
2/2 Flame Throwing
2/2 Imp Flamestrike
3/3 Master of Elements

You can go Fire to start like this

5/5 Imp Fireball
5/5 Ignite
1/1 Pyroball
2/2 Burning Soul
2/2 Flame Throwing
3/3 Imp Flamestrike
3/3 Master of Elements
1/1 Blast Wave
3/3 Critical Mass
5/5 Fire Power
1/1 Combustion

Then in Frost you go like this

5/5 Imp Frostbolt
2/2 Imp Frost Nova
3/3 Imp Frostbite
5/5 Ice Shards
5/5 Shatter

For Arcane start out like this

5/5 Imp Arcane Missiles
5/5 Arcane Concentration
5/5 Arcane Focus
2/2 Imp Counterspell
3/3 Arcane Meditation

From this part , you can pick 2 roads , they lead back eventually but you can spend 6 Talent Points in 2 totally different ways .
You can go for 1/1 Arcane Resilience
and then 5/5 Arcane Mind

OR you can pick 3 out of these 4 choices and spend em

2/2 Imp Mana Shield
2/2 Wand Spec
2/2 Magic Attunement
2/3 Imp Arcane Explosion ( you can add 1 point to this and drop one in 1 out of 3 of the aforementioned )

then the paths line up again and you take

3/3 Arcane Instability
1/1 Arcane Power
you now have 20 points left , pick em in what you like , don‘t forget

For Frost , Shatter and Ice Shards rock
For Fire Ignite does alot of extra damage in the end , it beats Impact ! so does Imp Fireball

5. Proffessions And Stuff Like That

I hope its helpful ! Since i spent alot of time working on it , and its not nearly half as good as other guides , but im doing ALL this work ( though i did few things ) just to repay all the great things people like Dusi , Snowflake , Techy , Jame , Antarax and the rest i forgot did! Thanks alot for everything guys !

And..Thanks Unbreakable )

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Addition from Trekloss:

Quote:
Im no mage pro, but heres some stuff to put in

AoE (should be an own topic)

AoE is basically to hurt many mobs at once. SOme spells like blizzards do it over time and from a distance, and some, like arcane explosion, doest it at close range, and does instant danmage.

Heres a nice AoE trick

If you are a frost mage, get Improved Blizzard and Shatter.

Now, your blizzard slows people down, and got a HUGE crit chance when the mobs are freezed! P How do you use this? Heres the explanation.

Run around, aggro 5-15mobs (depending on mob lvl and your lvl / gear)
now, use frost nova, freezing them. Now, you blink away to not get hurt too much, and use Blizzard at the crowd (remember to freeze them when they are close together). They will now be rained down by crits, and when the freezing is over, theyre 70% slower! Now, run around and use arcane explosion or something (instant cast after next patch) until theyre dead. If you are a frost mage, you prolly have the talent that makes Frost Nova cooldown be faster, and then you soon can cast it agai. Probhably, they`ll be dead by this time though. And now, you`ve brought down a heap of mobs in the time of 1! Feast in exp and loot, and be glad youre a frost mage This is pretty hard wothout the right frost talents.

Other tips

Get int gear! This gives you crit chance, and more mana. All very important for mages.

Use you buffs, let them be on always!

Get a playstyle, and perfect it

Thats all from me for the moment.