Fire Mage DPS Gear and Best in Slot in Battle for Azeroth (BfA) 8.0.1

Table of Contents

• +Introduction
  • 1. Class Overview
  • 2. Patch 8.0.1 Changes for Fire Mage
  • 3. Fire Mage Strengths
  • 4. Fire Mage Weaknesses
  • 5. Fire Mage Viability in the Current Patch
  • 6. Contents
  • 7. Changelog
• +Easy Mode
  • 1. Foreword
  • 2. The Basics for Fire Mage
  • 3. Talent Choice for Fire Mage
  • 4. Stat Choice for Fire Mage
  • 5. Basic Rotation for Fire Mage
  • 6. 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 for Fire Mage
  • 2. Talent Cheat Sheets for Fire Mage
  • 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. PvP Talents (War Mode)
    • 10.1. Fire Mage War Mode Talents
  • 11. Changelog
• +Azerite Traits and Armor
  • 1. Choosing Azerite Gear as a Fire Mage
  • 2. Choosing Azerite Traits as a Fire Mage
    • 2.1. Outer Ring
    • 2.2. Middle Ring
    • 2.3. Inner Ring
  • 3. Azerite Traits Rotation Changes and Details for Fire Mage
  • 4. Single Target Azerite Traits Simulations for Fire Mage
    • 4.1. Outer Ring Trait Simulations for Fire Mage on Single Target
    • 4.2. Middle Ring Trait Comparisons for Fire Mage on Single Target
  • 5. AoE/Cleave Azerite Traits Simulations for Fire Mage
    • 5.1. Outer Ring Trait Simulations for Fire Mage on AoE/Cleave
    • 5.2. Middle Ring Trait Simulations for Fire Mage on AoE/Cleave
  • 6. Outer Ring Traits for Fire Mage
    • 6.1. Generic Outer Ring Traits
    • 6.2. Fire Mage specific Outer Ring Traits
  • 7. Middle Ring Traits for Fire Mage
  • 8. Inner Ring Traits for Fire Mage
  • 9. Find Azerite Armor By Trait/Power
  • 10. 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. Pyroclasm Usage
    • 2.3. Meteor Usage
    • 2.4. Flamestrike Usage
    • 2.5. Rune of Power
    • 2.6. Blazing Barrier
    • 2.7. 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
• +Mythic+ Tips
  • 1. Fire Mage in Mythic+
    • 1.1. Fire Mage Mythic+ Rotation
    • 1.2. Fire Mage Utility
  • 2. Mythic+ Talents for Fire Mage
  • 3. Mythic+ Affixes
    • 3.1. Tier One Affixes
    • 3.2. Tier Two Affixes
    • 3.3. Tier Three Affixes
    • 3.4. Seasonal Affix
  • 4. Changelog
• +Common and Worst Mistakes
  • 1. Having High Downtime
  • 2. Using Combustion / Rune of Power at the Wrong Time
  • 3. Not Knowing How To Sim Yourself
  • 4. Analyzing Your Mistakes as a Fire Mage
• +Frequently Asked Questions
  • 1. Battle for Azeroth Frequently Asked Questions for Fire Mage
    • 1.1. How Much Critical Strike Should I Get?
    • 1.2. Should I Use Flame Patch or Living Bomb in Dungeons?
    • 1.3. Should I Use Rune of Power or Incanter's Flow?
  • 2. Changelog
• +Boss by Boss Strategies
  • 1. Disclaimer
  • 2. Fire Mage in Uldir
    • 2.1. Talent Cheatsheet
  • 3. Taloc
    • 3.1. Suggested talents for Fire Mage on Taloc
    • 3.2. Fire Mage playstyle on Taloc
  • 4. M.O.T.H.E.R.
    • 4.1. Suggested talents for Fire Mage on M.O.T.H.E.R.
    • 4.2. Fire Mage playstyle on M.O.T.H.E.R.
  • 5. Fetid Devourer
    • 5.1. Suggested talents for Fire Mage on Fetid Devourer
    • 5.2. Fire Mage playstyle on Fetid Devourer
  • 6. Zek'voz, Herald of N'Zoth
    • 6.1. Suggested talents for Fire Mage on Zek'voz, Herald of N'Zoth
    • 6.2. Fire Mage playstyle on Zek'voz, Herald of N'Zoth
  • 7. Vectis
    • 7.1. Suggested talents for Fire Mage on Vectis
    • 7.2. Fire Mage playstyle on Vectis
  • 8. Zul, Reborn
    • 8.1. Suggested talents for Fire Mage on Zul, Reborn
    • 8.2. Fire Mage playstyle on Zul, Reborn
  • 9. Mythrax the Unraveler
    • 9.1. Suggested talents for Fire Mage on Mythrax the Unraveler
    • 9.2. Fire Mage playstyle on Mythrax the Unraveler
  • 10. G'huun
    • 10.1. Suggested talents for Fire Mage on G'huun
    • 10.2. Fire Mage playstyle on G'huun
  • 11. Changelog
• +Stat Priority
  • 1. The Basics of Stats for Fire Mage
  • 2. Fire Mage: Getting a Better Understanding
    • 2.1. Statistics Explanations
  • 3. 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. Decursive
      • 1.6.2. Mik's Scrolling Battle Text
      • 1.6.3. DeathNote
      • 1.6.4. Doom CooldownPulse
      • 1.6.5. 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 and Best in Slot
  • 1. Azerite Gear for Fire Mage
  • 2. Evaluating Upgrades
  • 3. Trinket Notes for Fire Mage
  • 4. Changelog
• +Simulations
  • 1. How to sim your Fire Mage
  • 2. Fire Mage Single Target Azerite Traits Simulation
  • 3. Fire Mage AoE Azerite Traits Simulation
  • 4. Changelog

General Information

This page is a gear reference for Fire Mages. It lists your best items, with an emphasis on trinkets, and gives you gearing advice.

The other pages of our Fire Mage guide can be accessed from the table of contents on the right.

About Our Author

This guide has been written by Dutchmagoz. Dutchmagoz is a Mythic raider in UnknownError, owner of the Mage theorycrafting website Altered Time, and an admin of the Mage Discord server, Halls of the Guardian.

1. Azerite Gear for Fire Mage

Because the Azerite Traits scale in strength with the item level of the item equipped, and with the possibility of Titanforging items, an exact list of best items is impossible to make. You should look for the highest item level items with the Duplicative Incineration trait. These can drop from World Quests, Dungeons, Warfronts, PvP, reputations, etc, so you should try to do all possible content. Below we have listed some good items to look for based on how to obtain them and the Azerite Traits they have on them. The listed items are all from pre-raid, as in, before the first raid opens. After that, most of your gear will come from the first raid (Uldir) and Mythic+.

• Head: Azerothian Champion's Crown — Reputation, Champions of Azeroth
• Head: Stormlurker's Cowl — Dungeon, Shrine of the Storm
• Shoulders: Mantle of Ceremonial Ascension — Dungeon, King's Rest
• Chest: Inmate's Straight Robe — Dungeon, Tol Dagor

2. 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.

3. Trinket Notes for Fire Mage

Due to the prevalence of high item level trinkets and Titanforged rewarded from Mythic+ dungeon grinding 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 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.

4. Changelog

• 12 Aug. 2018: Updated for Battle for Azeroth launch.
• 19 Jul. 2018: Updated trinket list for latest hotfixes and findings.
• 16 Jul. 2018: Updated for the Battle for Azeroth pre-patch.

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