Fire Mage DPS Gear and Best in Slot — Dragonflight 10.2.5

Last updated on Jan 15, 2024 at 15:00 by Dutchmagoz 63 comments
General Information

On this page, you will find the best gear and best in slot items for your Fire Mage in World of Warcraft Dragonflight 10.2.5.

If you were looking for WotLK Classic content, please refer to our WotLK Classic Fire Mage gear and best in slot.

1.

Gearing an Fire Mage

Welcome to our Gearing Page for Fire Mage. This section will cover everything you need to know about equipping your character correctly.

If you have a new piece of gear for which you need gems and enchant advice, you can find everything on our dedicated page below.

2.

Best in Slot Gear for Raiding

3.

BiS Gear for Fire Mage

Overall BiS List Mythic+ Gear BiS List Raid Gear BiS List
4.

BiS List for Fire Mage

This list contains the highest DPS setup from most sources, for Fire Mage

All Mythic Raid drops can be upgraded to 489 item level, so their assumed item level in the best-in-slot list will be 489, and all crafted pieces are also assumed at their highest (483) item level.

Slot Item Source/Note
Weapon Iridal, the Earth's Master Icon Iridal, the Earth's Master (489) Great Vault
Helm Wayward Chronomancer's Chronocap Icon Wayward Chronomancer's Chronocap (489) Tindral Sageswift in Amirdrassil
Neck Amulet of Eonar's Chosen Icon Amulet of Eonar's Chosen (489) Nymue, Weaver of the Cycle in Amirdrassil
Shoulder Wayward Chronomancer's Metronomes Icon Wayward Chronomancer's Metronomes (489) Smolderon in Amirdrassil
Cloak Vibrant Wildercloth Shawl Icon Vibrant Wildercloth Shawl (486) Crafted with Haste and Versatility and Shadowflame-Tempered Armor Patch Icon Shadowflame-Tempered Armor Patch
Chest Loa Betrayer's Vestments Icon Loa Betrayer's Vestments (489) Great Vault
Bracers Drust-Thatched Wristwraps Icon Drust-Thatched Wristwraps (489) Great Vault
Gloves Wayward Chronomancer's Gloves Icon Wayward Chronomancer's Gloves (489) Igira the Cruel in Amirdrassil
Belt Vibrant Wildercloth Girdle Icon Vibrant Wildercloth Girdle (486) Crafted with Haste and Versatility and Shadowflame-Tempered Armor Patch Icon Shadowflame-Tempered Armor Patch
Legs Wayward Chronomancer's Pantaloons Icon Wayward Chronomancer's Pantaloons (489) Larodar, Keeper of the Flame in Amirdrassil
Boots Lost Scholar's Belted Treads Icon Lost Scholar's Belted Treads (489) Volcoross in Amirdrassil
Ring #1 Ring-Bound Hourglass Icon Ring-Bound Hourglass (486) Crafted with Crit and Versatility
Ring #2 Ring of Contempt Icon Ring of Contempt (489) Great Vault
Trinket #1 Augury of the Primal Flame Icon Augury of the Primal Flame (489) Fyrakk, the Blazing in Amirdrassil
Trinket #2 Belor'relos, the Suncaller Icon Belor'relos, the Suncaller (489) Tindral Sageswift in Amirdrassil
4.

Mythic+ Gear BiS List for Fire Mage

This list contains the highest DPS setup, with farmable gear from Mythic+ Dungeons. This is a great place to start on a relatively new character, as you can infinitely grind out these items from Mythic+.

A lot of Mythic+ items are going to perform very similar, and which item is better will depend primarily on the other items you have already. When gearing via Mythic+, your goal should be to aim for getting a 483 item in every slot before trying to minmax the exact right item in each slot.

Generally, crafting 486 items is going to be better than finding 383 Mythic+ items, so the items below are just a generic guide for when you are unable to craft better pieces.

When looking what items to farm from Mythic+, the best way is to use Raidbots droptimizer to find which items from Mythic+ are the biggest upgrades for your specific character. This will let you specifically find what dungeon has the biggest potential upgrades for you, allowing you to target farm upgrades much better than following a predetermined list of items.

Slot Item Source/Note
Weapon Iridal, the Earth's Master Icon Iridal, the Earth's Master (483) Dawn of the Infinite: Galakrond's Fall Mythic+
Helm Wayward Chronomancer's Chronocap Icon Wayward Chronomancer's Chronocap (483) Revival Catalyst any 483 helm
Neck Raven Filigree Pendant Icon Raven Filigree Pendant (483) Black Rook Hold Mythic+
Shoulder Wayward Chronomancer's Metronomes Icon Wayward Chronomancer's Metronomes (483) Revival Catalyst any 483 pair of shoulders
Cloak Shadowfeather Shawl Icon Shadowfeather Shawl (483) Black Rook Hold Mythic+
Chest Wayward Chronomancer's Patchwork Icon Wayward Chronomancer's Patchwork (483) Revival Catalyst any 483 chest
Bracers Drust-Thatched Wristwraps Icon Drust-Thatched Wristwraps (483) Waycrest Manor Mythic+
Gloves Wayward Chronomancer's Gloves Icon Wayward Chronomancer's Gloves (483) Revival Catalyst any 483 pair of gloves
Belt Mobius Strap Icon Mobius Strap (483) Dawn of the Infinite: Galakrond's Fall Mythic+
Legs Wayward Chronomancer's Pantaloons Icon Wayward Chronomancer's Pantaloons (483) Revival Catalyst any 483 pair of legs
Boots Imbued Frostweave Slippers Icon Imbued Frostweave Slippers (483) Dawn of the Infinite: Galakrond's Fall Mythic+
Ring #1 Ring of Contempt Icon Ring of Contempt (483) Black Rook Hold Mythic+
Ring #2 Seal of the Regal Loa Icon Seal of the Regal Loa (483) Atal'Dazar Mythic+
Trinket #1 Mirror of Fractured Tomorrows Icon Mirror of Fractured Tomorrows (483) Dawn of the Infinite: Murozond's Rise Mythic+
Trinket #2 Vessel of Skittering Shadows Icon Vessel of Skittering Shadows (483) Atal'Dazar Mythic+
4.

Raid Gear BiS List for Fire Mage

This list contains the highest DPS setup, only using gear from the Amirdrassil Raid.

This list is mostly useful for informing your organized guild of what loot is optimal for you, for loot distribution purposes.

Slot Item Source/Note
Weapon Eternal Kindler's Greatstaff Icon Eternal Kindler's Greatstaff (489) Tindral Sageswift in Amirdrassil
Helm Wayward Chronomancer's Chronocap Icon Wayward Chronomancer's Chronocap (489) Tindral Sageswift in Amirdrassil
Neck Amulet of Eonar's Chosen Icon Amulet of Eonar's Chosen (489) Nymue, Weaver of the Cycle in Amirdrassil
Shoulder Wayward Chronomancer's Metronomes Icon Wayward Chronomancer's Metronomes (489) Smolderon in Amirdrassil
Cloak Inflammable Drapeleaf Icon Inflammable Drapeleaf (489) Gnarlroot in Amirdrassil
Chest Vesture of the Smoldering Serpent Icon Vesture of the Smoldering Serpent (489) Volcoross in Amirdrassil
Bracers Anguished Restraints Icon Anguished Restraints (489) Gnarlroot in Amirdrassil
Gloves Wayward Chronomancer's Gloves Icon Wayward Chronomancer's Gloves (489) Igira the Cruel in Amirdrassil
Belt Urctos's Hibernal Dial Icon Urctos's Hibernal Dial (489) Council of Dreams in Amirdrassil
Legs Wayward Chronomancer's Pantaloons Icon Wayward Chronomancer's Pantaloons (489) Larodar, Keeper of the Flame in Amirdrassil
Boots Lost Scholar's Belted Treads Icon Lost Scholar's Belted Treads (489) Volcoross in Amirdrassil
Ring #1 Signet of the Last Elder Icon Signet of the Last Elder (489) Igira the Cruel in Amirdrassil
Ring #2 Band of Burning Thorns Icon Band of Burning Thorns (489) Larodar, Keeper of the Flame in Amirdrassil
Trinket #1 Augury of the Primal Flame Icon Augury of the Primal Flame (489) Fyrakk, the Blazing in Amirdrassil
Trinket #2 Belor'relos, the Suncaller Icon Belor'relos, the Suncaller (489) Tindral Sageswift in Amirdrassil
4.

The Importance of "Simming Yourself" as a Fire Mage

At this stage in the game, and despite the stat priority, there are so many variables and so many layers of optimization that you can apply to your character that there is no way for a guide or anything else to tell you exactly what gear you should wear. This is why we always recommend simulating your own character using Raidbots. The website can help you choose set bonuses, Conduits, Legendaries, trinkets, and combinations thereof in a way tailored completely to your specific character. Learning to use this tool is essential to maximizing your potential, as there is simply no other way to consider all the variables.

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General Simulations

While we heavily recommend simming yourself, you can find some of our general simulations on the dedicated page below.

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Evaluating Upgrades

The easiest way, and also the method we suggest, to compare multiple items is to use Raidbots' Top Gear. Here, you can input an export from the Simcraft AddOn, select the items to compare, and it will find out which of the items are best.

6.

Fire Mage Gear Upgrades in Dragonflight Season 3

Dragonflight Season 2 introduced the Flightstones and Crests upgrade system, both obtainable from practically all forms of content in the game. Season 3 changed how they function in some areas, primarily capping their item level for crafted gear to 486, whereas Mythic raid gear can go up to 489, making crafted gear after two embellished items less valuable than before.

For more information on the Gear Upgrades system, check out our dedicated page for it below.

7.

Crafted Gear & Embellishments

Via crafting professions or using the work order system, you can craft some powerful gear, on par or even better than Mythic raid items. There are many options available for crafting, further complicated by the different types of embellishments available. You can at most have 2 embellishments on your gear, but you can have an unlimited amount of crafted items equipped; however, this is gated by Spark of Dreams Icon Spark of Dreams.

The most important part to realize is that for all the best crafted items, you need a Spark of Dreams Icon Spark of Dreams. This means, early on in the season, you should treat these as very valuable, but as the season goes on, you can craft more easily. What items are best to craft heavily depends on your current gear. However, below we list some suggested items:

  • Crafting a weapon. We generally suggest crafting a 1-handed weapon over 2-handed as it allows for more flexibility since you can always craft an off-hand later anyway. The reason this can be a good choice, is because weapons make up a significant portion of your DPS, so crafting a weapon early will boost your DPS early on significantly. it will be massive early DPS upgrade, but you will eventually replace the weapon with something better.
  • Any item with Shadowflame-Tempered Armor Patch Icon Shadowflame-Tempered Armor Patch Embellishment on it. Ideally, you would want to craft a Belt (Vibrant Wildercloth Girdle Icon Vibrant Wildercloth Girdle) and Cloak (Vibrant Wildercloth Shawl Icon Vibrant Wildercloth Shawl). However, any non tier slot item with Roilling Shadowflame on it is a good craft, and you will generally want to pick a slot you have a currently low item level piece in it.
  • After applying 2 embellishments to your gear (the cap), you should focus on crafting whatever crafted item without an embellishment sims best for you. We suggest crafting a ring first, as the raid rings are not that good, and it is difficult to get two rings with the correct stats at a high item level and a socket, but any item that sims well for you is a great idea to craft.
8.

Tier Set for Fire Mage

With the release of season 3 of Dragonflight, Fire Mage gets a new set bonus:

  • Mage Fire 10.2 Class Set 2pc Icon Mage Fire 10.2 Class Set 2pc: When Pyroblast Icon Pyroblast and Flamestrike Icon Flamestrike critically strike, you gain Searing Rage Icon Searing Rage, increasing your critical strike damage by 4% for 12 sec, stacking up to 20%.
  • Mage Fire 10.2 Class Set 4pc Icon Mage Fire 10.2 Class Set 4pc: Activating Combustion Icon Combustion increases the critical strike damage bonus of Searing Rage Icon Searing Rage by 150% for 12 sec.

Both the 2- and 4-set are very strong and worth using at any item level. The 2-set is also one of the reasons that critical strike is quite a good stat.

9.

Changelog

  • 15 Jan. 2024: Reviewed for Patch 10.2.5.
  • 07 Nov. 2023: Updated BiS and embellishments due to sporecloak nerf.
  • 06 Nov. 2023: Updated all 3 best-in-slot and gearing lists for 10.2, added tier 31 section and updated crafting suggestions based on new crafting item levels.
  • 26 Sep. 2023: Changed layout.
  • 04 Sep. 2023: Added 3 different best-in-slot builds.
  • 10 Jul. 2023: Updated best-in-slot for reworked Fire and added Dawn of the Infinite gear section.
  • 25 May 2023: Added Timwalking section.
  • 08 May 2023: Updated trinket suggestions based on improved sims and further theorycrafting.
  • 01 May 2023: Updated best in slot, crafting suggestions, embellishments and replaced valor description to the new crest system and updated Onyx Annulet section based on new 10.1 gear.
  • 25 Mar. 2023: Updated Onyx ring suggestions based on hotfixes.
  • 22 Mar. 2023: Updated bis to include Onyx Annulet due to new gem combinations being found.
  • 20 Mar. 2023: Added Onyx Annulet information and reviewed for Patch 10.0.7.
  • 24 Jan. 2023: Updated best in slot advice based on updated theorycrafting.
  • 17 Dec. 2022: Updated crafted gear due to bronzed grip changes.
  • 13 Dec. 2022: Further updated crafted gear info with latest theorycrafting knowledge.
  • 11 Dec. 2022: Updated trinket recommendations on further theorycrafting, and added more info for crafted gear.
  • 11 Dec. 2022: Updated for season 1, including crafted gear, m+ gear and raid gear.
  • 28 Nov. 2022: Updated for Dragonflight launch.
  • 24 Oct. 2022: Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
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