06-08-2006, 01:27 PM
I've always had a mage. 53 in beta, 60 PvP and 60 PvE. This doesn't make me an expert, but I've tried a lot of specs. I was very resistant to frost initially and chose a heavy arcane spec. When we needed mage DPS and stamina on Ragnaros I respecced to frost. I can't say I don't love the efficiency that comes from frost, but without a lot of to hit gear, the resists are terrible. Stupid binary spells.
For Fire based PvP endgame, I'd choose a spec like this:
http://www.wowhead.com/talent/?kf0EZxgMzfcut0h
you can go with counterspell over the pyro package if you prefer. Much of the spec's power assumes limited PvP and high end raid instances. However, fire mages can still be very effective in MC and BWL.
If you prefer heavy acrane with a splash of fire (which can be a very viable build) I think you're really gimping your damage output by not finding 4 points in the arcane tree for arcane power and arcane instability.
-MB
For Fire based PvP endgame, I'd choose a spec like this:
http://www.wowhead.com/talent/?kf0EZxgMzfcut0h
you can go with counterspell over the pyro package if you prefer. Much of the spec's power assumes limited PvP and high end raid instances. However, fire mages can still be very effective in MC and BWL.
If you prefer heavy acrane with a splash of fire (which can be a very viable build) I think you're really gimping your damage output by not finding 4 points in the arcane tree for arcane power and arcane instability.
-MB
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