RotationĪrcane mages have a very simple rotation. Note: Arcane Power and Presence of Mind can NOT be active at the same time. Icy Veins – Icy Veins is important too! It’ll give you a buff that increases your casting speed.Arcane Power – This ability increases the damage your arcane spells deal by 20%, while also increasing the mana cost by 20% as well.When they crit with a spell (which can be either damage or healing), you gain a ten second buff that also increases your crit chance by 3%. Focus Magic – Cast this on another spell casting class to increase their spell crit chance by 3%.Perfect for when you need to get cast a quick polymorph or arcane blast. Presence of Mind – Activating this spell makes your next spell with a cast time less than ten seconds instant cast.The spec above comes with a few cool abilities you should use when you need to boost your damage and give you an edge on the fight. Minor Glyphs don’t do nearly as much as Major Glyphs, so you can take whichever you feel suits you. These three glyphs are the best glyphs you can use and should always be the glyphs filling your major glyph slots.

Glyph of Molten Armor – Your Molten Armor grants an additional 20% of your spirit as critical strike rating.

Glyph of Arcane Missiles – Increases the critical strike damage bonus of Arcane Missiles by 25%.

Glyph of Arcane Blast – Increases the damage from your Arcane Blast buff by 3%.

You should always use these three glyphs as an Arcane Mage: I’m pretty sure this is a big nerf, so the talent will be less appealing to take.Īlso in Patch 3.3.3, Arcane Empowerment is being changed to a constant +3% damage aura, instead of a proc off crits, so it’ll take a load off of the combat log and hopefully cut down a bit on lag. In Patch 3.3.3, Incanter’s Absorption will be nerfed to work only with Mana Shield, Ice Barrier, and Fire/Frost Wards, so our beautiful partnership with Disco Priests shall be no more. More range means you reach casting range sooner, and cast sooner, which means more DPS. You don’t necessarily need to grab Slow or Student of the Mind, and could put those talent points elsewhere, such as Magic Attunement and Arcane Stability.

The SpecĪccording to, 57/3/11is the most popular mage spec in World of Warcraft right now. Arcane is a terrible hassle to level with and I do not recommend it. *This guide will focus mainly on level 80 PvE characters. So, you want some tips on being an Arcane mage? Well, you’ve come to the right place! This post will have all sorts of great info for the polymorphing, strudel conjuring magic flinger! Note: With the release of 4.0 and Cataclysm, this information is now OUT OF DATE.

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