Totalrapes Firemage Guide(2.4.3 and Wotlk!)

Welcome to Totalrapes Firemage Guide
(if you notice similarities to Crexus Frost mage Guide, just take it i copied things like
Races)
If you got any tips or improvements plz Pm me and dont spam the thread.





First The Race/Faction Choice:
Races
Ok so the first thing you do when you start a Mage is pick your race.

Blood Elf
Ok so they have the mana tap which is very good vs healers if youre trying to oom them and the silence is
AMAZING only downside is they look pretty gay (indeed there Crexu^^) .

Troll
Ahh trolls aren't really a great race the haste buff spell is OK i wouldn't recommend Troll.

Undead
Coolest looking race ever imo, Will of the Forsaken is a godsend vs locks and priests.

Gnome
+5% intellect is very good since it's one of the main stats for a mage, escape artist is FTW.

Human
Perception.. isn't really too good helps you out vs 2 classes but 90% of the time i let Rogue/Druids get the opener to be polite .

Draenei
If you wanna look like a squid then this race is for you, Gift of the Naaru decent racial but not as good as the Blood
Elf silence or Gnome Escape Artist.


After you choiced your race you have to Gear up.
Personaly i think pvp equip is the best for pvp(especially for firemages).
2.4.3
I take nearly the same gear as crexu:

Vengeful Gladiators silk amice - http://www.wowhead.com/?item=33757
Brutal Gladiators silk raiment - http://www.wowhead.com/?item=35099
Brutal Gladiators silk handguards - http://www.wowhead.com/?item=35098
Leggings of calamity - http://www.wowhead.com/?item=34181
Annihilator Holo-Gogs - http://www.wowhead.com/?item=34847 (need engineering)
Guardians Silk Belt - http://www.wowhead.com/?item=35164
Guardians Silk cuffs - http://www.wowhead.com/?item=35179
Guardians Silk Footguards - http://www.wowhead.com/?item=35149
Band of Eternal Sage - http://www.wowhead.com/?item=29305
Guardians Pendant of Dominance - http://www.wowhead.com/?item=35133
Cloak of Subjugated Power - http://www.wowhead.com/?item=33304
Medallion of the Horde - http://www.wowhead.com/?item=37865
Vengeful Gladiator´s Battlestaff - http://www.wowhead.com/?item=34540

There are alot of good trinkets:
Hex Shrunken Head - http://www.wowhead.com/?item=33829
Spyglass of the Hidden Fleet - http://www.wowhead.com/?item=30620
Talisman of the Horde - http://www.wowhead.com/?item=24551
Battlemaster's Depravity - http://www.wowhead.com/?item=34577
Battlemaster's Audacity - http://www.wowhead.com/?item=34579

I use Spyglass of the Hidden Fleet, best deal in my eyes.

WOTLK:
Use the newest pvp gear(Deadly i think)
http://www.wowhead.com/?itemset=-62
Weapon: http://www.wowhead.com/?item=40396 or Deadly Dagger
Trinkets:
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=42122
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=42132
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=40682
Gems:
2.4.3

Yellow
+10 Critical Strike - http://www.wowhead.com/?item=32207
+10 Intellect - http://www.wowhead.com/?item=32204
+10 Spell Haste - http://www.wowhead.com/?item=35761
+10 Resillience - http://www.wowhead.com/?item=32209

Red
+12 Spell Damage - http://www.wowhead.com/?item=32196

Blue
+15 Stamina - http://www.wowhead.com/?item=32200

Orange (Yellow and Red)
+5 Spell Haste and +6 Spell Damage - http://www.wowhead.com/?item=35760
+5 Critical Strike and +6 Spell Damage - http://www.wowhead.com/?item=32218
+6 Spell Damage and +5 Intellect - http://www.wowhead.com/?item=32219
+5 Hit Rating and +6 Spell Damage - http://www.wowhead.com/?item=32221

Purple (Red and Blue)
+6 Spell Power and +7 Stamina - http://www.wowhead.com/?item=32215

Meta
+12 Spell Damage and Run speed - http://www.wowhead.com/?item=28557

WOTLK:
Red
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=40113

Yellow
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=44066
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=40127
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=40124

Blue
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=40119

For a Firemage , Crit is the best. Socket crit where you can but get some spell gems aswell.
If you want more Surviability go for Resillience and Stam.


Enchants:
2.4.3
Feet - +9 Stamina and Run Speed
Rings - +4 Stats
Legs - +35 Spell Damage and + 20 Stamina - http://www.wowhead.com/?item=24274
Gloves - +28 Spell power - http://www.wowhead.com/?item=38979
Bracers - +15 Spell Power - http://www.wowhead.com/?item=38903
Chest - +6 Stats - http://www.wowhead.com/?item=38913
Shoulder - +15 Critical Strike and +12 Spell Damage - http://www.wowhead.com/?item=28909
Helm - +22 Spell Power and +14 Spell Hit - http://www.wowhead.com/?item=29191
Weapon - +40 Spell Damage - http://www.wowhead.com/?item=38921
Cloak - +20 Spell Penetration - http://www.wowhead.com/?item=38939

WOTLK
Feet - Tuskarr's Vitality
Rings - +Stats
legs - Saphire SPellthread - http://www.wowhead.com/?spell=56011
Gloves- Greater Blasting
Bracers- Superior Spellpower
Chest- Powerfull Stats
Shoulder-??
Helm-??
Weapon-Mighty Spellpower
Cloak-Greater Speed

Nao as you are Geared up here are some tips for gameplay:
Macros
Like Crexu said in his Guide most of Macros doesn't work on Private Servers so i use
only Iceblock Macro.

Ice Block -
#showtooltip Ice Block
/stopcast
/cancelaura Ice Block
/cast Ice Block

This will make it so the first time you press it it will put you in Ice Block then press it
again you will immediately come out of it.
Dont use it when u are a button masher!!!!!


Speccs:
2.4.3
There are 2 Firemage speccs that are good :
17/44/0

and

0/41/20

I think 17/44/0 is for Firemage beginners while 0/41/20 is for the better and experienced mages.
17/44/0 have improved counterspell which is rly good against casters while 0/41/20 haz icy veins
what is like BOOM. Fire have an high burst , and with icy veins the burst is insane.

17/44/0 :
Against casters:
Start with Fireblast and then some scorches to stack up the debuff, try to cancel casts with Counterspell and/or
Dragon Breath. while your oponent is disoriented from Dragonbreath, cast scorch or fireball.Use Fireblast everytime its rdy!

Against melees:
Try to gain distance from Rogue/Warrior/Ret-Pala. Use Dragonbreath to disorient him and gain distance, and cast some scorchs.
Use Blastwave or frostnova to slow em.Blink out of stuns everytime you can. Like against Casters
,use Fireblast everytime its ready.

Remember that you have not the Surviability of a frost mage(no icebarrier)! You are dependent on burst.
Try to kill your oponent as fast as you can.

Hardest Oponent is Rogue.

WOTLK:
0/50/21(experienced)

17/54/0(beginner):
Like on 2.4.3 Try to keep Distance to your opponents and cast some scorchs
use db to disorient, and nova/blastwave to gain distance.Keep living bomb up for the dot/the explosion.
Keep looking out for instant Pyroblast procc(Maybe get a addon that shows you that proccs).Use fireblast as often as possible.
Like i said above, kill your oponent as fast as you can!
Hardest Oponen is still Rogue




I hope i could help you with my guide, enjoy playing firemage, the funniest Class/Specc ingame in my opinion.

Greetings , Totalrape.

Lol, you copied and paste a part of Crexu's guide.

Abdulah514 wrote:

Lol, you copied and paste a part of Crexu's guide.

READ THE FUCKIN FIRST SENTENCE!

Abdulah514 wrote:

Lol, you copied and paste a part of Crexu's guide.

indeed. he's a copycat

im a better firemage than you.

+1

Lol.

Wrathed wrote:

im a better firemage than you.

so what?

Crexu wrote:

Lol.

@ you

Cool guide bro.

Benedictiv approves.

Damn i did all you said! and im IIIMMMBAzor!%¤#!

BEZT Fire guidefozhille bro