Fire Mage PvP Best Arena Compositions (Shadowlands / 9.0.2)
Team composition in 2v2 or 3v3 Arena is very important, because not all classes work well together. Here, we give you the best compositions you can have for your Fire Mage (i.e., the best classes to pair with it).
This page is part of our Fire Mage PvP Guide.
2v2 Arena
In 2v2 Arena, you do not have many options. It can be quite difficult to kill
a healer in 2v2 by yourself, so you will likely be focusing an enemy DPS. Before
you use your burst rotation, make sure the enemy healer is in crowd control.
Ideally, you will be playing with a healer that can stun. After the stun, cast
Polymorph and use your burst rotation. If you get interrupted while
casting
Polymorph, you can still cast Fire spells. Fire Mages have
a lot of instant damage and will not struggle against melee DPS like the other
Mage specializations. It is important to note that Mages have
Spellsteal
and can use it to steal HoTs to heal themselves. This is a great spell versus
Restoration Druids and
Discipline Priests that have multiple spells that you can
steal.
Here is a list of the best team compositions for 2v2:
- Fire Mage + Subtlety Rogue
- Fire Mage + Discipline Priest
- Fire Mage + Restoration Druid
- Fire Mage + Holy Paladin
3v3 Arena
Your role in 3v3 is similar to 2v2 Arena. As a Fire Mage, you will be
focusing on controlling the enemy team with slows and using Polymorph.
Before your team uses burst cooldowns, make sure there is crowd control on the
enemy healer. If you are playing with a Rogue, remember that
Polymorph
shares a diminishing return with
Sap and your
Polymorph
will be half duration in the opener. Remember, Fire Mage damage is mostly
instant and you need to balance damage with crowd control.
While you are using crowd control, weave in instant
Pyroblasts or
make sure you have
Hot Streak procs so you can start dealing damage
as soon as the enemy healer is in crowd control.
It is important to note that you are not limited to using
Polymorph on the enemy healer. If an enemy DPS using their burst
cooldowns, you can slow/root and
Polymorph them. This will help your
healer significantly.
Here is a list of the best team compositions for 3v3:
- RMP (Fire Mage + Subtlety Rogue + Discipline Priest)
- MLD (Fire Mage + Affliction Warlock + Restoration Druid)
- RMD (Fire Mage + Subtlety Rogue + Discipline Priest)
- WMP (Fire Mage + Arms Warrior + Holy Paladin)
- FMP (Fire Mage + Feral Druid + Holy Paladin)
Changelog
- 10 Dec. 2020: Updated for Shadowlands Season 1.
- 14 Oct. 2020: Updated for Shadowlands pre-patch.
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