Fire/Arcane Mage Builds
#1
I have these two templates for a 30 Fire/21 Arcane Mage:

1.) "Fireball/Pyroblast" Build

Quote:Fire (30 points)

Improved Fireball 5/5

Impact 5/5

Ignite 5/5

Flame Throwing 2/2

Pyroblast 1/1

Improved Flamestrike 3/3

Critical Mass 3/3

Blast Wave 1/1

Fire Power 5/5


Arcane (21 points)

Improved Arcane Missiles 5/5

Arcane Concentration 5/5

Improved Arcane Explosion 5/5

Evocation 1/1

Improved Mana Shield 2/2

Improved Counter Spell 2/2

Presence of Mind 1/1


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2.) "Incinerate/Burning Soul" Build

Quote:Fire (30 points)

Impact 5/5

Ignite 5/5

Improved Fire Blast 1/5

Flame Throwing 2/2

Incinerate 2/2

Improved Flamestrike 3/3

Burning Soul 3/3

Critical Mass 3/3

Blast Wave 1/1

Fire Power 5/5


Arcane (21 points)

Improved Arcane Missiles 5/5

Arcane Concentration 5/5

Improved Dampen Magic 2/2

Improved Arcane Explosion 5/5

Evocation 1/1

Improved Counter Spell 2/2

Presence of Mind 1/1


Frost (0 points)

Which of the two do you consider more effective in PvE, especially for grinding mobs (high DPS/low downtime)?

Also, in the "Arcane" department, what would you choose: "Improved Mana Shield" or "Improved Dampen Magic"?
"Man only plays when in the full meaning of the word he is a man, and he is only completely a man when he plays." -- Friedrich von Schiller
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#2
Fireball is your bread and butter for PvE as a firemage and pyroblast stacks on top.

The second build isn't anywhere near as useful - if I hadn't known better I would have thought the whole point behind the second build PvP.
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nobbie,Oct 28 2005, 06:47 AM Wrote:Which of the two do you consider more effective in PvE, especially for grinding mobs (high DPS/low downtime)?

First build. You can't afford to lose improved fireball.

Quote:Also, in the "Arcane" department, what would you choose: "Improved Mana Shield" or "Improved Dampen Magic"?
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Neither. I'd take two points in Arcane Subtlety or Arcane Focus.
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Thanks. The 2nd template was indeed aimed mainly at PvP, iirc. So, I'll take the first one and replace the 2/2 Mana Shield by 2/3 Arcane Subtlety.

Should I complete all 21 talent points in Arcane first before investing a point into Fire?
"Man only plays when in the full meaning of the word he is a man, and he is only completely a man when he plays." -- Friedrich von Schiller
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nobbie,Oct 29 2005, 09:18 AM Wrote:Thanks. The 2nd template was indeed aimed mainly at PvP, iirc. So, I'll take the first one and replace the 2/2 Mana Shield by 2/3 Arcane Subtlety.

Should I complete all 21 talent points in Arcane first before investing a point into Fire?
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It depends.

If you're on a PvP server, which I suspect you aren't, you go all 21 points Arcane first. If you aren't, 21 points all arcane is okay, but you should probably snag 5 Improved Fireball at levels 15-19, right after you've gotten IAM.
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Skandranon,Oct 30 2005, 10:11 AM Wrote:It depends.

If you're on a PvP server, which I suspect you aren't, you go all 21 points Arcane first.  If you aren't, 21 points all arcane is okay, but you should probably snag 5 Improved Fireball at levels 15-19, right after you've gotten IAM.
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It's PvE, so I'll max. Arcane first :)
"Man only plays when in the full meaning of the word he is a man, and he is only completely a man when he plays." -- Friedrich von Schiller
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