Arcane Mage · Ranged DPS
Arcane Mage raid guide · MoP Classic
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Overview
Arcane Mage is a ranged DPS specialization of the Mage in Mists of Pandaria Classic. It is C tier on our ladder: 0.1% of the top players, average rating 2432, average item level 522.
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Builds
Arcane Mage build
When to use it
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Content
What this build is meant for, by priority.
RaidMainBuilt for raid bosses.- Challenge ModesBuilt for Challenge Mode dungeons.
- PvPBuilt for arena and Solo Shuffle.
- 3v3 ArenaBuilt for 3v3 arena.
- 2v2 ArenaBuilt for 2v2 arena.
- 5v5 ArenaBuilt for 5v5 arena.
- Rated BattlegroundsBuilt for rated battlegrounds.
- LevelingBuilt for leveling up to max level.
This build has no items or talents listed yet.
Abilities
Nether TempestPlaces a Nether Tempest on the target which deals 95,102 Arcane damage over 9.39 sec. Each time Nether Tempest deals damage, an additional 50% of that damage is also dealt to a random target within 10 yards. This spell is strongest when applied to 3 or 4 targets.
Living BombThe target becomes a Living Bomb, taking 104,632 Fire damage over 10.39 sec. When this effect ends, or the target dies, it explodes to deal an additional 10,463 Fire damage to the target and all other enemies within 10 yards. Limit 3 targets. This spell is strongest when applied to 1 or 2 targets.
This spell has a 1.0 sec global cooldown.
Frost BombPlaces a Frost Bomb on the target. After 4 sec, the bomb explodes, dealing 1 Frost damage to the primary target, and 1 Frost damage to all other targets within 10 yds. All affected targets are slowed by 70% for 2 sec. Frost Bomb's countdown and cooldown are reduced by haste. This spell is strongest when it can hit 5 or more targets with the explosion.
Strategy
1In the raid
In raids, sustained damage over the whole fight matters more than your opening burst.
- Spread or stack when the fight asks for it and stay in range of your healer.
- Save your cooldowns and potions for the last phase of the fight.
Tips
- In raids, sustained damage over the whole fight matters more than your opening burst.
- Use your crowd control on the packs you are assigned and interrupt the casts in reach.
- Drink between pulls: starting a pack at half mana ends badly.
Changelog
- Guide created for patch 5.5.4.
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