1. Spellstrike is good as a starter for t4 zones, but should be replaced asap once you're in t5 zones.

2. Since you have 2 set t5 gear, go respec arcane and use them. Arcane will give you a bigger mana pool and better mana regen and more dmg to boot. However this also depends on point 3 below.

3. Pray your raid leader knows how to assign grps and put you arcane mages with spriest and shaman.

5. If you got an armory, link it and i can prolly give you some additional input.

1. shoulder/cloak no enchant, bracers wrong enchant.
2. no blastwave for fire spec?

Your question has been answered in my earlier post.


No spriest/shammy combo for you?

tier gear > crafted gear

Dont just look at +hit, crit, dmg. Biggest problem with mages is their super squishiness. What differentiates a mage lying on the floor vs one thats still dpsing on a boss fight is the stats on the gear, ie. stamina and all.

When you are new to the fight and have never done it before, you will definite get hit by the shit the boss tosses at you. Granted, most inc damage can be avoided... but lemme give u some scenarios...

1. Tell me which person has never EVER gotten hit by.. say spout from Lurker before (when they were still learning the fight) ?

2. Alar flamepatch - you can blink out fast nuff, or run out fast nuff, but the debuff is ticking (3000 per tick). That extra hp will keep you alive long enough for a heal to land (provided u get one).

3. Solarian blinding light (2500) then mage unfortunately is targetted for arcane missiles (3 waves of 3000 dmg) for a total of 11500 dmg. The mage will be lucky if his healers are on the ball else he's kissing the floor.

I agree with you guys that knowing the fight, being alert its all important. Also, equally important is having that extra length in your hp bar which effectively extends your life/dps. Just gotta find a balance between survivability and dps output.

This post has been edited by saingau: Mar 7 2008, 05:29 AM