Fire Mage DPS Easy Mode — Battle for Azeroth (BfA) 8.2.5

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.

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.

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. The talents recommended here aim to present the best setup that has very little punishment for unfamiliarity or mistakes.

• Level 15: Searing Touch
• Level 30: Shimmer
• Level 45: Incanter's Flow
• Level 60: Flame On
• Level 75: Frenetic Speed
• Level 90: Conflagration or Living Bomb on huge groups of enemies
• Level 100: Pyroclasm

There are multiple good Azerite Traits you can go for as a Fire Mage. Below we have listed some of the top choices.

1. Undulating Tides
2. Wildfire
3. Firemind
4. Blightborne Infusion
5. Blaster Master

Below, we have listed the optimal essence choice for most situations:

• Major: Condensed Life-Force
• Minor 1: Memory of Lucid Dreams
• Minor 2: Worldvein Resonance

You will want to prioritize stats as follows for single-target:

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

You will want to prioritize stats as follows for multiple targets:

1. Mastery; (by far)
2. Haste;
3. Versatility;
4. Critical Strike
5. Intellect.

We recommend you prioritize item levels over specific stats, as they are all close in value.

If you want more information about how to properly gear yourself we highly recommend you read the gear page.

Below we have outlined a basic priority list for Fire Mages.

1. Use WoWTraitCondensedLifeForce when available, as long as Combustion is not currently active.
2. Use Combustion when available. When Combustion is close to being ready, save your Fire Blasts so you can alternate between Pyroblast and Fire Blast for most of Combustion.
3. Hard-cast (non-instant) Pyroblast when Pyroclasm procs.
4. Cast Pyroblast when you have Hot Streak. Cast Flamestrike instead if there are 5+ targets stacked.
5. Use Living Bomb if there are 3+ targets present.
6. Cast Fireball as a filler to generate Heating Up. When the enemy reaches 30% Health or lower, replace Fireball with Scorch (because of Searing Touch).
7. Use Fire Blast to get Hot Streaks when you have Heating Up.