Mists of Pandaria Classic Fire Mage Enchants and Consumables
On this page, we list the best enchants, flasks, potions, and food you can get for your Fire Mage in Mists of Pandaria Classic for PvE content.
Best Enchants, Gems and Consumables for Fire Mage
In World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria, Fire Mages aim to enhance their damage output and combat performance by selecting enchantments, gems, and consumables that amplify their fire spells.
Enchants
Enchantments are essential for maximizing a Fire Mage’s performance. The best options include:
- Shoulders
Greater Crane Wing Inscription
Crane Wing Inscription
Secret Crane Wing Inscription (Inscription)
- Back
Enchant Cloak - Superior Intellect
Lightweave Embroidery (Tailoring)
- Chest
Enchant Chest - Glorious Stats
- Wrists
Enchant Bracer - Super Intellect
Fur Lining - Intellect (Leatherworking)
- Hands
Enchant Gloves - Greater Haste
Enchant Gloves - Superior Expertise (for hit cap)
- Waist
Living Steel Belt Buckle
Nitro Boosts (Engineering)
- Legs
Greater Cerulean Spellthread
Cerulean Spellthread (cheaper)
Master's Spellthread (Tailoring)
- Feet
Enchant Boots - Greater Haste
- Rings
Enchant Ring - Greater Intellect (Enchanting)
- Weapon
Enchant Weapon - Jade Spirit
Enchant Weapon - Elemental Force (cheaper)
Enchant Weapon - Windsong (cheaper)
- Off-Hand
Enchant Off-Hand - Major Intellect
In addition to the existing Wrist Hands enchants, Blacksmiths can
apply Socket Bracer and
Socket Gloves, and Engineers can apply
Synapse Springs.
Gems
Gems are essential for fine-tuning a Fire Mage's
attributes. Generally you want to reach the Hit cap of 15% (5,100 Hit
rating for non-Draenei, for Draenei 4,760) and then gem for crit. It
is important to note that, unlike in previous expansions, some BIS
gems use mixed stats, e.g. Potent Vermilion Onyx with
Intellect and Crit.
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Consumables
Consumables provide temporary, but impactful bonuses to a Fire Mage's performance.
Food
You should always be eating the food that provides the highest amount of intellect. Options are:
- 300 Intellect:
Mogu Fish Stew,
Spiced Blossom Soup and
Pandaren Treasure Noodle Soup
- 275 Intellect:
Deluxe Noodle Soup,
Braised Turtle,
Great Banquet of the Pot and
Banquet of the Pot
- 250 Intellect:
Noodle Soup and
Swirling Mist Soup
Flasks and Potions
Your preferred is the Flask of the Warm Sun, the best potion
choice for encounters will be
Potion of the Jade Serpent.
Changelog
- 25 Jan. 2025: Added epic gems from Phase 4.
- 17 Sep. 2024: Reviewed for Phase 3.
- 17 Jun. 2024: Removed Flame Cap mention, due to the fix in WotLK.
- 12 May 2024: Guide added.
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This guide has been written by Wrdlbrmpft aka Arcanaenus, playing Mage since 2008. He is usually found in the Mage Discord, where you may also ask him questions his guides do not answer.