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Mage Fire
Talents
Pyroblast and Heating Up
PyroblastFire · Row 3 · 1 rank6 sec cast · Duration 12 secHurls an immense fiery boulder that deals 101 to 131 Fire damage, then 44 more Fire damage over 12 seconds. is available after investing 10 points in the specialization. This spell deals heavy damage but has a 6-second cast time.
Heating UpFire · Row 4 · 1 rankDuration 20 secRequires: Pyroblast (1 rank)Non-periodic critical strikes with Fireball, Frostfire Bolt, Fire Blast and Scorch reduce the cast time of your next Pyroblast within 20 seconds by 25%, stacking up to 3 times; Fire Blast grants an extra stack each time it deals damage., a new fourth-row talent, requires PyroblastFire · Row 3 · 1 rank6 sec cast · Duration 12 secHurls an immense fiery boulder that deals 101 to 131 Fire damage, then 44 more Fire damage over 12 seconds.. Each critical strike reduces the cast time of the next PyroblastFire · Row 3 · 1 rank6 sec cast · Duration 12 secHurls an immense fiery boulder that deals 101 to 131 Fire damage, then 44 more Fire damage over 12 seconds. within 20 seconds by 25%, up to three stacks.
Improving critical strikes
IncinerationFire · Row 1 · 5 ranksIncreases the critical strike chance of Fire Blast, Ice Lance, Arcane Blast and Scorch by 2% / 4% / 6% / 8% / 10%., now in the first row, increases the critical strike chance of several spells, including Fire BlastInstant · 8 sec cooldownBlasts the enemy for Fire damage., Scorch1.5 sec castScorches the enemy for Fire damage., Ice LanceFrost · Row 3 · 1 rankInstantDeals 28 to 32 Frost damage to an enemy, and 300% more damage to frozen targets. and Arcane BlastArcane · Row 3 · 1 rank1.5 sec castDeals 34 to 38 Arcane damage. Each cast grants you 12% of your Intellect as spell damage and increases the mana cost of Arcane Blast by 100%, stacking up to 4 times; lasts 18 seconds from the first application..
IgniteFire · Row 2 · 5 ranksDuration 4 secCritical strikes from your Fire spells make the target burn for 8% / 16% / 24% / 32% / 40% more of the spell's damage over 4 seconds. adds a burn after a critical strike. It now applies only one effect per Mage. Critical MassFire · Row 5 · 3 ranksIncreases the critical strike chance of your Fire spells by 2% / 4% / 6%., available with all 21 points in the specialization, increases the critical strike chance of Fire spells.
Other useful talents
Improved Fire BlastFire · Row 3 · 2 ranksReduces the cooldown of Fire Blast by 1 / 2 seconds and increases its range by 8 / 15 yards., in the third row, reduces the cooldown of Fire BlastInstant · 8 sec cooldownBlasts the enemy for Fire damage. and increases its range. AccelerantFire · Row 1 · 5 ranksReduces the cast time of Fireball, Frostfire Bolt and Arcane Wrath by 0.1 / 0.2 / 0.3 / 0.4 / 0.5 seconds., in the first row, reduces the cast time of Fireball3.5 sec cast · Duration 8 secHurls a fiery ball that deals Fire damage, then more Fire damage over 8 seconds., Frostfire Bolt3 sec cast · Duration 9 secLaunches a bolt of frostfire that deals damage, slows the target by 40% and deals more damage over 9 seconds. Its damage counts as both Frost and Fire. and Arcane WrathArcane · Row 4 · 1 rank3.5 sec cast · 6 sec cooldownRequires: Arcane Blast (1 rank)Launches a projectile of pure Arcane energy that deals 122 to 146 Arcane damage and gains additional spell damage equal to 5% of your maximum mana..
Improved ScorchFire · Row 4 · 3 ranksDuration 30 secGives Scorch a 33% / 67% / 100% chance to make the target vulnerable to Fire, increasing all Fire damage you deal to it by 3% for 30 seconds. Stacks up to 5 times. now only applies to the caster's spells. Blast WaveFire · Row 5 · 1 rankInstant · 45 sec cooldown · Duration 6 secA wave of flame radiates from the caster, dealing 154 to 184 Fire damage to all enemies caught in it and dazing them, reducing their movement speed by 50% for 6 seconds. no longer requires PyroblastFire · Row 3 · 1 rank6 sec cast · Duration 12 secHurls an immense fiery boulder that deals 101 to 131 Fire damage, then 44 more Fire damage over 12 seconds..
Beyond level 30
Fire PowerFire · Row 6 · 3 ranksIncreases the damage of your Fire spells by 1% / 2% / 3% for each of your Fire effects on the target, up to 4% / 8% / 12%. Effects that mix several schools of magic do not count. requires 25 points in the specialization, and CombustionFire · Row 7 · 1 rankInstant · 3 min cooldownRequires: Critical Mass (3 ranks)When activated, each Fire spell hit increases your critical strike chance with Fire spells by 10%. Lasts until you have landed 3 non-periodic Fire critical strikes. requires 31. These two talents are therefore not available at level 30.
Which talents should you prioritize?
PyroblastFire · Row 3 · 1 rank6 sec cast · Duration 12 secHurls an immense fiery boulder that deals 101 to 131 Fire damage, then 44 more Fire damage over 12 seconds. and Heating UpFire · Row 4 · 1 rankDuration 20 secRequires: Pyroblast (1 rank)Non-periodic critical strikes with Fireball, Frostfire Bolt, Fire Blast and Scorch reduce the cast time of your next Pyroblast within 20 seconds by 25%, stacking up to 3 times; Fire Blast grants an extra stack each time it deals damage. form the core of Fire. IncinerationFire · Row 1 · 5 ranksIncreases the critical strike chance of Fire Blast, Ice Lance, Arcane Blast and Scorch by 2% / 4% / 6% / 8% / 10%., IgniteFire · Row 2 · 5 ranksDuration 4 secCritical strikes from your Fire spells make the target burn for 8% / 16% / 24% / 32% / 40% more of the spell's damage over 4 seconds. and AccelerantFire · Row 1 · 5 ranksReduces the cast time of Fireball, Frostfire Bolt and Arcane Wrath by 0.1 / 0.2 / 0.3 / 0.4 / 0.5 seconds. then increase damage.
With all 21 points in the specialization, Critical MassFire · Row 5 · 3 ranksIncreases the critical strike chance of your Fire spells by 2% / 4% / 6%. or Blast WaveFire · Row 5 · 1 rankInstant · 45 sec cooldown · Duration 6 secA wave of flame radiates from the caster, dealing 154 to 184 Fire damage to all enemies caught in it and dazing them, reducing their movement speed by 50% for 6 seconds. can round out the distribution.
