TBC Classic Fire Mage Phase 1 / Tier 4 Gear and Best in Slot

This is a list of gear that is considered to be the best in each slot. The Chaotic Skyfire Diamond meta gem is also very strong for Fire spec, however, using it means giving up a lot of Hit, which is the stat Fire is most hungry for.

The list below is following the stat priority of Hit until cap > Spell Damage > Spell Haste > Spell Crit and assumes no Hit chance raid buffs. You can see an explanation for this priority on our stats page for Fire Mage below.

If you are starting out as a freshly-leveled Fire Mage, our pre-raid best in slot list is meant to give you an idea of non-raid items you can chase as a solo / pug player in preparation for raids.

Do note that items from Heroic dungeons or that require Primal Nethers (which are obtained from Heroics) can be harder to get than raid items due to their daily lockout. Some Heroic dungeons are also harder than most of Karazhan.

If, however, your character is ready to take on the content of Tiers 5 and 6, then please utilize our updated lists instead.

The items on this list for Tier 4 come from TBC dungeons, professions, reputation rewards, and PvP. As world boss loot is very hard to get for most players, this set does not include any world boss loot.

Slot	Item	Source
Helm	Collar of the Aldor; gem Chaotic Skyfire Diamond and Glowing Nightseye	Prince Malchezaar — Karazhan
Neck	Brooch of Heightened Potential	Blackheart the Inciter — Shadow Labyrinth
Shoulders	Pauldrons of the Aldor; gem Veiled Noble Topaz and Runed Living Ruby	High King Maulgar — Gruul's Lair
Back	Ruby Drape of the Mysticant	Prince Malchezaar — Karazhan
Chest	Spellfire Robe; gem 2x Veiled Noble Topaz	Tailoring
Wrists	Marshal's Silk Cuffs (Alliance) / General's Silk Cuffs (Horde); gem Veiled Noble Topaz	PvP — Battlegrounds
Hands	Spellfire Gloves; enchant with Enchant Gloves - Spell Strike; gem Veiled Noble Topaz and Glowing Nightseye	Tailoring
Waist	Spellfire Belt; gem 2x Veiled Noble Topaz	Tailoring
Legs	Spellstrike Pants; gem 3x Veiled Noble Topaz	Tailoring
Feet	Boots of Foretelling; gem 2x Veiled Noble Topaz	Maiden of Virtue — Karazhan
Rings	Band of Crimson Fury Ashyen's Gift	The Fall of Magtheridon quest reward — Magtheridon's Lair Fedryen Swiftspear in Zangarmarsh — Cenarion Expedition Exalted
Trinkets	Quagmirran's Eye Icon of the Silver Crescent	Quagmirran — Heroic The Slave Pens G'eras in Shattrath — 41 Badge of Justice
Weapons	Bloodmaw Magus-Blade	Gruul the Dragonkiller — Gruul's Lair
Off-Hand	Flametongue Seal	G'eras in Shattrath — 25 Badge of Justice
Wand	Tirisfal Wand of Ascendancy	Shade of Aran — Karazhan

If you have further questions about gemming and enchanting these items, our Fire Mage enchants and gems page below provides more information.