TBC Classic Fire Mage Phase 2 / Tier 5 Gear and Best in Slot

This is a list of gear that is considered to be the best in each slot.

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 your character is still progressing through the content of Tier 4 or is ready to take on Tier 6, then you may wish to consult their best in slot lists instead.

The items on the list for Tier 5 come from TBC dungeons, raids, and professions. As world boss loot is very hard to get for most players, this set does not include any world boss loot. It also uses only crafted gems.

Slot	Item	Source
Helm	Destruction Holo-gogs Gems: 1x Chaotic Skyfire Diamond 1x Glowing Nightseye	Engineering
Neck	The Sun King's Talisman	Kael'thas Sunstrider — Tempest Keep
Shoulders	Mantle of the Elven Kings	Trash Mobs — Tempest Keep
Back	Ruby Drape of the Mysticant	Prince Malchezaar — Karazhan
Chest	Vestments of the Sea-Witch Gems: 2x Veiled Noble Topaz 1x Glowing Nightseye	Lady Vashj — Serpentshrine Cavern
Wrists	Mindstorm Wristbands	Al'ar — Tempest Keep
Hands	Spellfire Gloves Gems: 1x Veiled Noble Topaz 1x Runed Living Ruby	Tailoring
Waist	Belt of Blasting Gems: 1x Veiled Noble Topaz 1x Glowing Nightseye	Tailoring
Legs	Spellstrike Pants Gems: 3x Runed Living Ruby	Tailoring
Feet	Boots of Blasting	Tailoring
Rings	Ring of Recurrence Ring of Endless Coils	Chess Event — Karazhan Lady Vashj — Serpentshrine Cavern
Trinkets	Quagmirran's Eye Icon of the Silver Crescent	Quagmirran — Heroic The Slave Pens G'eras in Shattrath — 41 Badge of Justice
Weapons	Fang of the Leviathan	Leotheras the Blind — Serpentshrine Cavern
Off-Hand	Flametongue Seal	G'eras in Shattrath — 25 Badge of Justice
Wand	Wand of the Forgotten Star	High Astromancer Solarian — Tempest Keep

If you are already a Tailor and are willing to invest a lot of gold, you may level Enchanting after crafting Boots of Blasting. Doing so will allow you to gain a slight DPS increase through Enchant Ring - Spellpower at a hefty price. This setup uses Soul-Eater's Handwraps gemmed with Glowing Nightseye and Veiled Noble Topaz instead of Spellfire Gloves.

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