Mage
Fire
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Fire Mage
The Fire Mage specialization in Wrath of the Lich King focuses on Fire damage and critical strikes.
The Mage deals ranged magic damage with Fire, Frost and Arcane spells, and has many crowd control tools. Fire suits players who enjoy chaining critical strikes and making the most of the effects they trigger.
A playstyle built on critical strikes
Hot StreakFire · Row 9 · 3 ranksEach time you land 2 non-periodic spell critical strikes in a row with Fireball, Fire Blast, Scorch, Living Bomb or Frostfire Bolt, you have a 33% / 66% / 100% chance that your next Pyroblast within 10 seconds is instant. makes your next PyroblastFire · Row 3 · 1 rank5 sec cast · Duration 12 secHurls an immense fiery boulder that deals 1210 to 1531 Fire damage, then 452 more Fire damage over 12 seconds. instant after two critical strikes in a row, and IgniteFire · Row 2 · 5 ranksCritical strikes from your Fire spells make the target burn for 8% / 16% / 24% / 32% / 40% more of the spell's damage over 4 seconds. sets the target ablaze after a Fire critical strike. Critical MassFire · Row 5 · 3 ranksIncreases the critical strike chance of your Fire spells by 2% / 4% / 6%. increases the critical strike chance of Fire spells, and BurnoutFire · Row 10 · 5 ranksIncreases the critical strike damage bonus of all spells by 10% / 20% / 30% / 40% / 50%, but your non-periodic spell critical strikes cost 1% / 2% / 3% / 4% / 5% more of the spell's cost. the damage of these critical strikes.
CombustionFire · Row 7 · 1 rankInstant · 2 min cooldownRequires: Critical Mass (3 ranks)When activated, increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Fire spells by 50%, and each Fire spell hit increases your Fire critical strike chance by 10%. Lasts until you have landed 3 non-periodic Fire critical strikes. increases the chance and damage of Fire critical strikes, for up to 3 critical strikes. The final talent of the tree, Living BombFire · Row 11 · 1 rankInstant · Duration 12 secThe target becomes a Living Bomb and takes 1380 Fire damage over 12 seconds. After 12 seconds, or when dispelled, it explodes and deals 690 Fire damage to all enemies within 10 yards., burns the target and then explodes on nearby enemies.
Its role in PvE
In PvE, Fire deals steady damage throughout the fight, and even more near the end thanks to Molten FuryFire · Row 7 · 2 ranksIncreases the damage of all spells against targets below 35% health by 6% / 12%.. Improved ScorchFire · Row 4 · 3 ranksIncreases the critical strike chance of Scorch, Fireball and Frostfire Bolt by 1% / 2% / 3%, and gives Scorch a 33% / 66% / 100% chance to make the target vulnerable, increasing spell critical strike chance against it by 5% for 30 seconds. makes the target more vulnerable to spell critical strikes, benefiting the whole raid. The Mage also brings Arcane IntellectInstant · Duration 30 minIncreases the target's Intellect by 60 for 30 minutes. to the group.
