Mage Guide

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Arcane

• 57-3-11
  
  
• Hit Cap = 17% Total (hit cap should be your first priority)
  • 446 from gear alone
  • with 3 points in Arcane Focus (Arcane spells only) and 3 points in Precision, cap is 289

• Stats to Stack
  1. Spell Power
  2. Haste
  3. Crit Chance
  4. Intellect/Spirit
     

• Glyphs
  • Glyph of Arcane Blast
  • Glyph of Arcane Missiles
  • Glyph of Molten Armor
    
    
• Rotation
  • Arcane Barrage
  • Arcane Blast (x2)
  • Missile Barrage (on proc)
  • Presence of Mind (as you prefer)

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Fire

• 0-53-18
  
  
• Hit Cap = 17% Total (hit cap should be your first priority)
  • 446 from gear alone
  • with 3 points in Precision, cap is 368

• Stats to Stack
  1. Spell power
  2. Haste
  3. Crit Chance
  4. Intellect/Spirit

• Glyphs
  • Glyph of Molten Armor
• Glyph of Fireball
• Glyph of Living Bomb
  
  
• Rotation
  • Frostfire Bolt
  • Scorch (x5)
  • Living Bomb
  • Pyroblast (Hot Streak proc)
  • Fireball (x3)

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Frost

• 20-0-51
  
  
• Hit Cap = 17% Total (hit cap should be your first priority)
  • 446 from gear alone
  • with 3 points in Precision, cap is 368

• Stats to Stack
  1. Spell power
  2. Haste
  3. Crit Chance
  4. Intellect/Spirit
     

• Glyphs
  • Glyph of Molten Armor
  • Glyph of Water Elemental
  • Glyph of Ice Barrier
    
    
• Rotation
  • Frostbolt (spam)
  • Water Elemental (adds significant DPS)
  • Ice Lance (on the second charge of Fingers of Frost)

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