Fire Mage DPS Gear and Best in Slot — Shadowlands 9.2

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 that you need gems and enchants advice for, you can find everything you need on our dedicated page below.

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 that is 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 take all the variables into account.

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

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.

With 9.2, every spec now gets a set of gear that gives you additional special powers unique to your spec. For Fire, these are the following:

• Fire Mage 2-Piece — Increases the duration of Combustion by 4 seconds.
• Fire Mage 4-Piece — While Combustion is active your Fire Blast and Phoenix Flames recharge 100% faster.

The 2-set bonus is pretty very small for Fire, but the 4-set bonus is very important and should always be equipped.

The tier pieces can drop from raid bosses in Sepulcher of the First Ones, alongside the Great Vault. One final way to obtain tier set pieces, is via Creation Catalyst. This can be used to turn any non tier item into a tier item. For example, you can get a 265ilvl non-set chest piece from the Great Vault, and turn it into a 265 ilvl tier chest, keeping its upgrade path, sockets and tertiary stats.

There are 5 possible pieces tier sets can drop for, but to activate the bonus power you will only need to equip 4 of them. This means you have some flexibility in what slots to equip the tier pieces in.

Optimising what slot to equip the tier set pieces in is a relatively minor improvement compared to actually getting the 4-set bonus. Never give up the 4-set bonus because it is not in the "perfect" 4 slots.

In a perfect world, with all 5 set pieces available, you would want to craft Sun King's Blessing in the Gloves slot, as this allows you to get slightly more stats out of it. However, it is very likely that you will also need to craft it for Wrists, to allow tier flexibility.

Generally speaking, Sun King's Blessing is the best Legendary for all situations, and should be crafted for the Gloves slot, however, depending on your luck with tier pieces, you might want to craft it on Wrists instead. You will want to craft it with a Missive of Haste and a Missive of Versatility. However, you might have to use other stat missives depending on your personal stat weights. We strongly suggest simming this yourself via Raidbots Top Gear. Generally speaking though, Haste and Versatility are going to be good choices.

Additionally, after 5 weeks of 9.2, you can get Unity to get your Covenant specific Legendary alongside the Legendary above.

After crafting and upgrading Sun King's Blessing, we suggest crafting for more utility or niche Legendaries, like the ones below:

• Temporal Warp (Ring) - Better than Sun King's Blessing in very niche DPS scenarios.
• Grisly Icicle (Head) - Amazing for soloing Torghast and solo content in general.
• Triune Ward (Neck) - Great defensive option when DPS is not relevant or as important.

If you are looking for an in-depth explanation on what Legendary to pick for what situation and how to obtain them, read our Legendary page below.

1. Infernal Cascade
2. Controlled Destruction
3. Discipline of the Grove (Night Fae only) / Siphoned Malice (Venthyr only) / Ire of the Ascended (Kyrian only)
4. Flame Accretion
5. Gift of the Lich (Necrolord only)

1. Infernal Cascade
2. Master Flame
3. Discipline of the Grove (Night Fae only) / Siphoned Malice (Venthyr only) / Ire of the Ascended (Kyrian only) / Gift of the Lich (Necrolord only)
4. Controlled Destruction
5. Flame Accretion

For more info regarding which Conduits to pick for each situation, check our full Covenants, Soulbinds & Conduits page.

Shards of Domination will not work in any content that is relevant for 9.2 raiding or Mythic+.

Domination Sockets are a type of socket introduced in Patch 9.1. These sockets appear on specific items dropped from bosses in Sanctum of Domination, with each armor type having a maximum of 5 slots available. You can find more general information regarding Domination Sockets on our general guide, linked below.

Patch 9.0.5 reintroduced the Valor currency. For more information on where to get Valor from, how it works, weekly caps and more, see our Valor page.

Fire Mages do not have any key items from Mythic+ like some other specs do. So, what is best to upgrade will mostly be determined by what item slots are currently the worst. The easiest way to figure out what is best for your specific character is by using Raidbots' Droptimizer. You can select "+10 Weekly Chest" as a stand-in for the highest item level Valor upgrade. The only exception is for trinkets. If you cannot or do not want to do PvP for Unchained Gladiator's Badge of Ferocity, we strongly suggest upgrading an on-use trinket from Mythic+. Below we have listed some suggested items you might consider upgrading first, however, as written earlier, it is strongly suggested to use simulations to figure out what to upgrade.

1. Inscrutable Quantum Device if you do not plan to get Unchained Gladiator's Badge of Ferocity.
2. Depraved Physician's Mask (if using Disciplinary Command): This helm is BiS and slightly better than any other helm from raid content.

Due to the prevalence of high item level trinkets from Raiding, World bosses, Mythic+ and PvP, there are a variety of suitable options when it comes to trinkets. It is always best to use Raidbots Top Gear to determine what your optimal trinkets are.

You should generally try to aim for one on-use trinket that gives a lot of stats, and one passive trinket. This is because Fire relies a lot on burst DPS, due to cooldown stacking with Rune of Power and Combustion. This is less important when running Night Fae and Kindling, as you will be bursting much more often and your trinket will most likely be desynced from your cooldowns.

You can use the trinket list below as a reference of potential trinkets to aim for. The link at the bottom can be used to view a list of all trinkets.

Soul Igniter is a trinket that works slightly differently from other trinkets. Unlike other trinkets, it can be used immediately after another trinket. This allows you to use the trinket right after you use a different on-use trinket, e.g. Unchained Gladiator's Badge of Ferocity. Due to this, you can activate your other on-use trinket first, and immediately after activate Soul Igniter. It is worth noting that the cooldown of Soul Igniter does not begin until you re-activate it, or it expires. Due to this, if you are running 1-minute Mage (via Kindling + being Night Fae), you will want to re-activate Soul Igniter immediately to trigger the cooldown so the cooldown stays synced with Combustion.

The macro below will first activate Soul Igniter, and on a second press fire it. Since you want to shoot it very quickly upon activating it, you can use this macro to quickly cast and shoot it.

• #showtooltip
• /use soul igniter
• /cancelaura soul ignition

Below we have an example of a set of endgame gear, based around how realistic it is to obtain these items. It is very important to realise that due to the randomness of what tier set pieces you obtain, the ability to craft Legendaries in specific slots, and the vast amount of items available in The Great Vault from Mythic+, that a best-in-slot list is purely theoretical, and items listed below might not be the best items for you, depending on the items you have available. As always, to determine your own gear, use Raidbots Top Gear.

Slot	Item	Source
Helm	Erudite Occultist's Hood	Anduin Wrynn in Sepulcher of the First Ones
Neck	Worldkiller Iris	The Jailer in Sepulcher of the First Ones
Shoulder	Erudite Occultist's Mantle	Lords of Dread in Sepulcher of the First Ones
Cloak	Shroud of the Sire's Chosen	Lords of Dread in Sepulcher of the First Ones
Chest	Erudite Occultist's Robes	Rygelon in Sepulcher of the First Ones
Wrists	Cuffs of the Covert Commander	Lords of Dread in Sepulcher of the First Ones
Gloves	Grim-Veiled Mittens with Sun King's Blessing	Crafted Legendary, with Sun King's Blessing using Missive of Haste and Missive of Versatility
Belt	Cord of Unity	9.2 Campaign
Legs	Erudite Occultist's Leggings	Halondrus the Reclaimer in Sepulcher of the First Ones
Boots	Boots of Ceaseless Conflict	Prototype Pantheon in Sepulcher of the First Ones
Ring #1	Rygelon's Heraldric Ring	Rygelon in Sepulcher of the First Ones
Ring #2	Loquacious Keeper's Peridot	Lihuvim, Principal Architect in Sepulcher of the First Ones
Main-hand + Off-hand	Antumbra, Shadow of the Cosmos + Forbidden Truth	Rygelon + The Jailer in Sepulcher of the First Ones
Trinket 1	Elegy of the Eternals	Prototype Pantheon in Sepulcher of the First Ones
Trinket 2	Unchained Gladiator's Badge of Ferocity or Inscrutable Quantum Device	PvP / The Great Vault / upgrading via Valor. (original source: Dealer Xy'exak in De Other Side)

Slot	Item	Source
Helm	Veil of the Banshee Queen	Sylvanas Windrunner in Sanctum of Domination
Neck	Interplanar Keystone	Kel'Thuzad in Sanctum of Domination
Shoulder	Frame of the False Margrave	Kel'Thuzad in Sanctum of Domination
Cloak	Self-Replicating Tissue	Guardian of the First Ones in Sanctum of Domination
Chest	Sacrificer's Sacramental Cassock	Painsmith Raznal in Sanctum of Domination
Wrists	Desecrator's Keening Wristwraps	Sylvanas Windrunner in Sanctum of Domination
Gloves	Grim-Veiled Mittens with Sun King's Blessing	Crafted Legendary, with Sun King's Blessing using Missive of Haste and Missive of Versatility
Belt	Sash of Duplicitous Magics	Kel'Thuzad in Sanctum of Domination
Legs	Sorcerer's Headlong Legwraps	The Tarragrue in Sanctum of Domination
Boots	Tormented Shadowcleft Boots	Soulrender Dormazain in Sanctum of Domination
Ring #1	Tarnished Insignia of Quel'Thalas	Sylvanas Windrunner in Sanctum of Domination
Ring #2	Oscillating Ouroboros	Fatescribe Roh-Kalo in Sanctum of Domination
Main-hand + Off-hand	Maledict Opus	Kel'Thuzad in Sanctum of Domination
Trinket 1	Forbidden Necromantic Tome	Kel'Thuzad in Sanctum of Domination
Trinket 2	Inscrutable Quantum Device	The Great Vault or upgrading via Valor. (original source: Dealer Xy'exak in De Other Side)