Mage
Fire
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Fire Mage
Strengths
- 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., 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., Critical MassFire · Row 5 · 3 ranksIncreases the critical strike chance of your Fire spells by 2% / 4% / 6%. and 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. make the most of Fire critical strikes.
- Area damage: 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., Blast WaveFire · Row 5 · 1 rankInstant · 30 sec cooldown · Duration 6 secRequires: Pyroblast (1 rank)A wave of flame radiates from the caster, dealing 1047 to 1233 Fire damage to all enemies caught in it, knocking them back and dazing them for 6 seconds., Dragon's BreathFire · Row 9 · 1 rankInstant · 20 sec cooldown · Duration 5 secRequires: Combustion (1 rank)Enemies in a cone in front of the caster take 1101 to 1279 Fire damage and are disoriented for 5 seconds. Any direct damage wakes them. Stops your attack when used. and Flamestrike2 sec cast · Duration 8 secCalls down a pillar of fire that deals 876 to 1071 Fire damage to all enemies in the area, then 780 more Fire damage over 8 seconds. hit several enemies, and FirestarterFire · Row 9 · 2 ranksRequires: Dragon's Breath (1 rank)Blast Wave and Dragon's Breath have a 50% / 100% chance to make your next Flamestrike instant and free of mana cost. Lasts 10 seconds. makes Flamestrike2 sec cast · Duration 8 secCalls down a pillar of fire that deals 876 to 1071 Fire damage to all enemies in the area, then 780 more Fire damage over 8 seconds. instant.
- End of fight: Molten FuryFire · Row 7 · 2 ranksIncreases the damage of all spells against targets below 35% health by 6% / 12%. increases damage against weakened targets.
- Group support: 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. increases spell critical strike chance against the target.
Weaknesses
- Fire resistance: against enemies that resist Fire, damage drops sharply.
- Critical strike dependency: damage grows mostly with critical strike chance.
- Fragility: the Mage must avoid being hit and relies on crowd control for protection.
- Area threat: Fire area spells generate a lot of threat, which calls for caution.
