Fire Mage DPS Mythic+ Tips 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
• +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

On this page, you will various tips and pieces of advice for clearing high Mythic+ content with your Fire Mage.

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. Fire Mage in Mythic+

Fire Mage is a great choice for Mythic+. It can focus down priority targets while still doing good AoE DPS due to Mastery: Ignite and talents like Living Bomb.

1.1. Fire Mage Mythic+ Rotation

Both the single target and multi-target rotations do not change in Mythic+ content. For more information about the Fire Mage DPS rotation, refer back to the Rotation, Cooldowns, and Abilities page.

1.2. Fire Mage Utility

The main reason to bring a Fire Mage to a Mythic+ group is for its damage, but aside from that, it also has some very valuable utility which makes every Mythic+ group want at least one Mage:

• Arcane Intellect is a big boost for both the other caster DPS in the group, as well as additional healing for the healer.
• Time Warp is a required cooldown for any Mythic+ group.
• Remove Curse can be useful to dispel Curses in some dungeons.
• A Fire Mage adds some crowd-control in the form of Polymorph and Dragon's Breath.
• Spellsteal can be useful in some dungeons to remove dangerous buffs from enemy targets. Sometimes it can also be used as a big DPS boost for the Fire Mage by Spellstealing beneficial buffs that increase your damage.

2. Mythic+ Talents for Fire Mage

Below are the suggested talents for Mythic+, these talents are recommended for all groups and keys at the current time.

Level	Choices
15	✘ Firestarter	? Pyromaniac	✔ Searing Touch
30	✘ Blazing Soul	✔ Shimmer	✔ Blast Wave
45	✔ Incanter's Flow	✘ Mirror Image	✔ Rune of Power
60	✔ Flame On	? Alexstrasza's Fury	✘ Phoenix Flames
75	✔ Frenetic Speed	✘ Ice Ward	✘ Ring of Frost
90	✔ Flame Patch	✘ Conflagration	✔ Living Bomb
100	? Kindling	✘ Pyroclasm	✔ Meteor

3. Mythic+ Affixes

The way Mythic+ affixes are tiered in Battle for Azeroth has changed quite a bit since their launch in Legion.

There are now three weekly affixes and one seasonal affix. The first affix available instantly at level two and three, the second affix starts at level four, the third affix enabled at level seven, and finally the seasonal affix at level ten.

3.1. Tier One Affixes

• Fortified increases the Health pool of all non-boss enemies by 20% and damage dealt by 30%.
• Tyrannical increases the Health pool of boss enemies by 40% and their damage dealt by 15%.

Fortified and Tyrannical are the two affixes every player will see. These affixes shift the focus of dungeons from boss to trash depending on the week. Fire Mages will excel during Fortified weeks as our multi-target damage has a short ramp up time and then will sustain at very high numbers with or without the use of cooldowns. During Tyrannical weeks, players may want to take more single-target oriented trinkets, gear, or even talents but that will be both dungeon and key level dependent.

3.2. Tier Two Affixes

• Raging increases the damage dealt by enemies below 30% by 100% until they die.
• Teeming adds additional trash mobs to certain packs throughout each dungeon.
• Bolstering buffs remaining enemies Health pools and damage dealt by 20% when an enemy dies nearby. To counter this affix, DPS all mobs down evenly and focus your casts into high Health mobs if there are any.
• Sanguine places a pool of blood on the ground when a mob is slain. This pool will heal remaining enemies who stay inside the zone and also damage players.
• Bursting forces enemy mobs to detonate when slain, afflicting the group with a stacking debuff that causes players to suffer 10% of their max Health in damage every four seconds. When handling the Bursting affix, ask how many stacks your healer can handle and try to not mindlessly DPS and exceed your healers stack limit. You can use Ice Block to remove these stacks for when there are too many stacks.

3.3. Tier Three Affixes

• Volcanic spawns volcanic plumes underneath and around players when in combat with any enemy. When damaged by Volcanic, players suffer 50% of their maximum Health pool in damage. The more enemies you are in combat with, the more Volcanic that will spawn.
• Grievous afflicts players with a stacking DoT when they fall below 90%. Use Blazing Barrier liberally during Grievous weeks and bring consumables to assist your healer when out of combat.
• Quaking will periodically attempt to interrupt casters by creating a damaging zone around each player. About 3 seconds after the zone forms, it will deal 20% maximum Health in damage to each player caught in the zone as well as interrupting any hard casts being finished during the shockwave.
• Explosive will occasionally spawn Explosive Orbs that need to be targeted and burned down within a short period of time or they will deal significant damage to the party. Explosive Orbs are not cleaveable and the amount of orbs that spawn scales with the amount of enemies pulled. Mastery: Ignite will also not spread to the Explosive Orbs, so you have to actively target them to kill them.
• Necrotic debuffs the target of enemy melee swings with stacking healing reduction and minor DoT.
• Skittish reduces the amount of threat generated by tanks throughout the dungeon. You should make sure you are not in melee range during Skittish weeks, because you get reduced threat when you are further away.

3.4. Seasonal Affix

Infested is the seasonal affix for the launch of Battle for Azeroth. Enemies afflicted with the Infested debuff will be scattered throughout each dungeon once you reach key level ten. These mobs will heal enemies around them and when slain, will spawn two Spawn of G'huun that will attempt to infest remaining enemies.

There are several ways to handle Infested mobs depending on pack size, which mob is infested, and group composition. The first way to handle an Infested enemy is to burn down the infested target and the subsequently spawning Spawn of G'huun while either crowd controlling or ignoring the other mobs in the pack. The second way is to crowd control the Infested mob and burn down all the other enemies.

4. Changelog

• 10 Aug. 2018: Added Fire Mage Mythic+ page.

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