Fire Mage DPS Mythic+ Tips — Battle for Azeroth (BfA) 8.3

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.

If you are unfamiliar with Mythic+ and its associated general mechanics, you can read more about it on our dedicated Mythic+ page below.

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.

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.

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

The only part of this affix that really applies to Mages, is Voidweaver Mal'thir. Mal'thir spawns when you activate the Cursed Spire of Ny'alotha—or when the last boss is pulled without activating that spire—and proceeds to cast both Crippling Pestilence and Lingering Doubt. Lingering Doubt leaves a curse on the target that reduces casting speed by 70% for 8 seconds. It is up to you to Remove Curse if that should land on a caster.

Beyond that, treat them as you would any other trash mobs. They need to die, and if engaged by their spire, so do their adds.