Fire Mage DPS Easy Mode

Table of Contents

• +Introduction
  • 1. Class Overview
  • 2. Patch 7.3 Changes for Fire Mage
  • 3. Patch 7.2.5 Changes for Fire Mage
  • 4. Fire Mage Strengths
  • 5. Fire Mage Weaknesses
  • 6. Fire Mage Viability in the Current Patch
  • 7. Contents
  • 8. ChangeLog
• ×Easy Mode
  • 1. The Basics for Fire Mage
  • 2. Talent Choice for Fire Mage
  • 3. Stat Choice for Fire Mage
  • 4. Basic Rotation for Fire Mage
  • 5. ChangeLog
• +Spell Summary
  • 1. Fire Mage Spell Summary
  • 2. Main Resource for Fire Mage
  • 3. Mastery for Fire Mage
  • 4. Important Procs for Fire Mage
  • 5. Basic Abilities for Fire Mage
  • 6. DPS Cooldowns for Fire Mage
  • 7. ChangeLog
• +Builds and Talents
  • 1. Talent Choices
  • 2. Talent Cheat Sheets for Fire Mage
    • 2.1. Tier 21 4-Piece Bonus
    • 2.2. Without Tier 21 4-Piece Bonus (Single Target)
  • 3. Tier 1 (Level 15) Talents for Fire Mage
  • 4. Tier 2 (Level 30) Talents for Fire Mage
  • 5. Tier 3 (Level 45) Talents for Fire Mage
  • 6. Tier 4 (Level 60) Talents for Fire Mage
  • 7. Tier 5 (Level 75) Talents for Fire Mage
  • 8. Tier 6 (Level 90) Talents for Fire Mage
  • 9. Tier 7 (Level 100) Talents for Fire Mage
  • 10. ChangeLog
• +Artifact Traits and Relics
  • 1. Artifact Progression for Fire Mage — First 35 Points
    • 1.1. Early Point Investment
    • 1.2. Second Golden Trait
    • 1.3. Final Point Investment
  • 2. Patch 7.2: 35+ Trait Path for Fire Mage
  • 3. Relic Priority for Fire Mage
  • 4. ChangeLog
• +Netherlight Crucible Relic Paths
  • 1. General Optimization Advice for Fire Mage
  • 2. Tier 2 Upgrade Priority for Fire Mage
  • 3. Tier 3 Upgrade Priority for Fire Mage
  • 4. ChangeLog
• +Rotation, Cooldowns, and Abilities
  • 1. Ability Priority List for Fire Mage
  • 2. Important Notes for Fire Mages
    • 2.1. Effectively Creating Crit Trains
      • 2.1.1. Spells That Do Not Trigger or Cancel Heating Up
    • 2.2. Phoenix's Flames
    • 2.3. Flamestrike Usage
    • 2.4. Rune of Power
    • 2.5. Blazing Barrier
    • 2.6. Scorch
  • 3. Core Concepts for Fire Mage
    • 3.1. Combustion Usage
    • 3.2. Critical Strike Chains
    • 3.3. Movement Management
      • 3.3.1. Quiet Movement
  • 4. Opening Sequence for Fire Mage
  • 5. ChangeLog
• +Stat Priority
  • 1. Stat Priority for Fire Mage
  • 2. Stat Priority with Tier 21 4-Piece Bonus for Fire Mage
  • 3. Fire Mage: Getting a Better Understanding
    • 3.1. Statistics Explanations
  • 4. ChangeLog
• +Gems, Enchants, and Consumables
  • 1. Gems for Fire Mage
  • 2. Enchants for Fire Mage
  • 3. Consumables for Fire Mage
  • 4. ChangeLog
• +Macros and Addons
  • 1. Addons for Fire Mage
    • 1.1. ElvUI
    • 1.2. Weak Auras
    • 1.3. Boss Mods
      • 1.3.1. BigWigs Bossmods
      • 1.3.2. Deadly Boss Mods
    • 1.4. Name Plates
      • 1.4.1. KUI Nameplates
      • 1.4.2. TidyPlates
    • 1.5. Damage Meters
      • 1.5.1. Skada
      • 1.5.2. Details
    • 1.6. Extra AddOns
      • 1.6.1. Mik's Scrolling Battle Text
      • 1.6.2. DeathNote
      • 1.6.3. Doom CooldownPulse
      • 1.6.4. Angry Assignments
  • 2. Macros
    • 2.1. Generic Macros for Mages
      • 2.1.1. Stopcast Blink
      • 2.1.2. 1-Button Block
      • 2.1.3. Block Cancel
  • 3. ChangeLog
• +Gear, Legendaries, and Best in Slot
  • 1. Tier 21 Set Bonus for Fire Mage
  • 2. Recommended Legendaries With Antorus Gear for Fire Mage
  • 3. Tier 20 Set Bonus for Fire Mage
  • 4. Best in Slot List for Fire Mage
  • 5. Trinket Notes for Fire Mage
  • 6. Evaluating Upgrades Using Stat Weights
  • 7. Racial Bonuses for Fire Mage
  • 8. Legendaries for Fire Mage
  • 9. Loot Competition
  • 10. ChangeLog
• +Battle for Azeroth
  • 1. Foreword
  • 2. Fire Mage Base Mechanics Changes in BfA
  • 3. Fire Mage Baseline Abilities — Changes in BfA
  • 4. The BfA Fire Mage Talent Tree
    • 4.1. Level 15
    • 4.2. Level 30
    • 4.3. Level 45
    • 4.4. Level 60
    • 4.5. Level 75
    • 4.6. Level 90
    • 4.7. Level 90
    • 4.8. BfA Fire Mage Talent Setup
  • 5. Fire Mage Azerite Traits
  • 6. Fire Mage Base Rotation in BfA
  • 7. Multi-Target Rotation for Fire Mage in BfA
  • 8. ChangeLog

This section is intended for players who are new to the game or class, have no intentions of raiding Mythic difficulty, or simply want a more straightforward way to play their specialization without being overwhelmed by the numerous priorities and active abilities that need to be taken into consideration for optimal play.

1. The Basics for Fire Mage

Fire is a well rounded specialization that largely relies on planning windows of burst in advance. Generally speaking, it is not very keybind taxing though the amount of actions executed in short succession can easily overwhelm less seasoned players. In this section we will be focusing on a setup that minimizes the amount of buttons and reactivity necessary without unduly compromising overall damage output.

2. Talent Choice for Fire Mage

These choices are optimized for ease of use. Although some talents might offer marginally higher gains when played perfectly, these same talents often result in damage losses when utilized by many players. These talents aim to present the best setup that has very little punishment for unfamiliarity or mistakes.

• Level 15: Firestarter (raids) OR Conflagration (dungeons)
• Level 30: Shimmer
• Level 45: Incanter's Flow
• Level 60: Flame On
• Level 75: Frenetic Speed
• Level 90: Unstable Magic (1-2 targets)
• Level 100: Kindling

Flame Patch and Living Bomb are also good talents to become familiar with. Flame Patch is exceptional in situations where there is extended cleave in the same area, such as the adds present on Mistress Sassz'ine and The Desolate Host. Living Bomb is great for dungeons with large pulls due to its potent burst AoE.

3. Stat Choice for Fire Mage

Currently, you will want to prioritize secondary stats as follows:

1. Mastery;
2. Haste;
3. Versatility;
4. Intellect;
5. Critical Strike.

We recommend you prioritize item levels and tier sets over specific stats, as they are all extremely close in value. The tier set bonuses are also very valuable and should be sought out.

4. Basic Rotation for Fire Mage

• Cast Fireball as a filler to generate Heating Up.
• Use Fire Blast to get Hot Streaks when you have Heating Up. If you do not have any Fire Blast charges available, cast Fireball again.
• Cast Pyroblast when you have Hot Streak. Cast Flamestrike instead if there are 4+ targets stacked.
• Use Living Bomb if there are 3+ targets present.
• Use Phoenix's Flames if you hit 3 charges, or for burst AoE.
• Use Combustion when available. Save your Fire Blasts for this cooldown so you can alternate between Pyroblast and Fire Blast for most of Combustion. When you run out of Fire Blast charges, alternate between Pyroblast and Phoenix's Flames.
• Use Dragon's Breath if there are 3+ targets present.

About Our Author and Reviewer

This guide has been written by Furty, who has an illustrious history in the World of Warcraft raiding scene and race for World First. He has been a member of guilds such as Serenity, Midwinter, and many more, and is currently raiding in Future. He plays most classes at the highest level. You can follow him on Twitter and watch him play on Twitch.

This guide has been reviewed and approved by Rinoa, a Fire Mage theorycrafter for Altered Time who is also a raider for Pieces.

5. ChangeLog

• 09 Sep. 2017: Removed a mention of Rune of Power as it is no longer a dominant talent.
• 29 Aug. 2017: Updated talents, rotation, and stat priority to sync with the rest of the guide.
• 20 Aug. 2017: Updated rotation.
• 12 Jun. 2017: Updated stat priority section for Patch 7.2.5.
• 09 Jan. 2017: Slight update to the recommended talent build to be in sync with the 7.1.5 talent recommendations.
• 08 Dec. 2016: Added easy mode for Fire Mages.

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