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Fire Mage DPS Starter Guide - Shadowlands 9.2.5
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Last Updated:
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Welcome to our Fire Mage starter guide, which covers everything you need to start playing a new character in Shadowlands. While our other guide pages go into more individual detail, this simple starter guide covers all the basics in one place, whether you're a new Fire Mage, a returning player to Shadowlands, hardcore, or casual alike, it's the best place to get a beginners overview on the class. Included are basic talent builds, simplified rotations, stats, legendary recommendations, and more to get you started as quickly as possible.
Please keep in mind that this page is meant to get players started quickly as an introduction, and does not contain much in the way of detailed explanations, mechanics, competitive options, gearing, simulation comparisons, or nuance. For more in-depth information, including all those optimizations and more, check out the complete Fire Mage Guide pages linked in the navigation on the left-hand side of the page, and if you're leveling up in Shadowlands, you can take a look at our
leveling tips
.
S3 Season 3
S3 Cheat Sheet
S3 Mythic+
S3 Raid Tips
S3 Talent Builds
S3 Rotation
S3 Support Buffs
S3 Gear
S3 Tier Set Bonus
Overview
Abilities & Talents
Advanced Concepts
Stats
Consumables
Macros & Addons
WeakAuras
Common Terms
Mythic+
Common Questions
Leveling
Simulations
Hotfixes
PvP Overview
PvP Builds
Mage Tower
About the Author
This guide is written and maintained by Preheat, previously a World First raider and founding member of
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Best Fire Mage Covenant
Venthyr is the best covenant in raid, especially if you can get
Power Infusion
every two minutes. Since raid bosses have variable push timings and fight lengths depending on your group's overall damage per second and strategy, there isn't a set "best" covenant for all situations.
Night Fae is also strong, due to the strength of the cooldown reduction from
Shifting Power
.
We are no longer confined to just one covenant. Because of this, I recommend Venthyr for bosses where the additional
Combustion
cooldown has less of an effect and the other Venthyr benefits such as
The Mad Duke's Tea
make Venthyr preferable. Use Night Fae for fights with AoE or when you need a shorter
Combustion
cooldown.
Necrolord can also be useful on some fights due to the damage amp and cleave of
Deathborne
.
Best Fire Mage Covenants and Soulbinds for Raid
Single Legendary
Double Legendary
Night Fae
Dreamweaver
Night Fae
Dreamweaver
Venthyr
Theotar
Venthyr
Theotar
Best Fire Mage Covenants and Soulbinds for Mythic+
Single Legendary
Double Legendary
Night Fae
Dreamweaver
Night Fae
Dreamweaver
Venthyr
Theotar
Venthyr
Theotar
Best Fire Mage Covenant
Kyrian Fire Mage GuideNecrolord Fire Mage Guide
Night Fae Fire Mage GuideVenthyr Fire Mage Guide
Best Fire Mage Legendaries
Generally the Fire Mage Legendary is
Sun King's Blessing
.
Disciplinary Command
is also a strong option, but it is slightly behind in single target.
Sun King's Blessing
is our best option for Single Target. Decent damage and predictable, but requires a bit of planning to make the most out of every
Combustion
. There is no special synergy required such as
Pyroclasm
or Venthyr to make the legendary work.
Sun King's Blessing
has many interactions with the playstyle specifically. I recommend reading more about it here.
Disciplinary Command
grants a Critical strike damage increase after casting a spell of each school that lasts 20 seconds, on a 30 second cooldown. Activate on cooldown unless
Combustion
is coming off cooldown soon.
Frostbolt
and
Frost Nova
are the best spells to use to trigger the Frost component. Keep in mind that the
Rune of Power
that auto-casts with
Combustion
also counts. You can also use
Shimmer
,
Counterspell
, or
Arcane Explosion
. This is a very strong AoE legendary.
With
Fiery Rush
unlocked via the 4p tier set,
Sun King's Blessing
gains a lot of value.
Best Single Legendaries
Raid Legendary
:
Sun King's Blessing
Mythic+ Legendary
:
Disciplinary Command
Best Double Legendaries for Fire Mage
Eternity's End allows players to wear two legendary items, instead of one, with a restriction. One of the two legendaries must be your covenant legendary, making covenant choice now also impacted directly by the strength of Covenant Legendaries. Double Legendaries become available during week 5, after completing its story chapter.
Best Double Legendaries
Raid Legendaries
:
Sun King's Blessing
and
Sinful Delight
Mythic+ Legendaries
:
Sun King's Blessing
and
Heart of the Fae
Best Fire Mage Legendaries For Mythic+
Night Fae:
Heart of the Fae
&
Sun King's Blessing
This is the default combination for Fire Mages Mythic +, not due to the strength of
Heart of the Fae
but instead because Night Fae is very strong in Mythic+.
Heart of the Fae
provides a buff to Haste and Critical Strike but the main benefit is that you can cast
Shifting Power
while moving. This legendary provides a moderate damage increase in AoE, but much less in Single Target since it stacks 10 times and each hit counts.
Sun King's Blessing
will likely be preferred to
Disciplinary Command
in Mythic+ due to the synergy between
Sun King's Blessing
and the new tier 4p bonus:
Fiery Rush
. To be frank, our covenant legendaries do very little to shake up balance in Mythic+ for Fire Mage.
Best Fire Mage Legendaries For Raiding
Venthyr:
Sinful Delight
&
Sun King's Blessing
This is the default combination for Venthyr Fire Mages.
Sinful Delight
provides around a moderate bonus to Single Target.
Sun King's Blessing
will continue to be preferred to
Disciplinary Command
due to the synergy between
Sun King's Blessing
and the new tier 4p bonus:
Fiery Rush
. To expand on this:
Mirrors of Torment
provides
Fire Blast
cooldown reduction and
Fiery Rush
reduces that cooldown. This means that we actually gain more from each
Mirrors of Torment
. With the value of
Mirrors of Torment
increasing, the value of
Sinful Delight
also increases since Sinful Delight decreases the cooldown of
Mirrors of Torment
and
Combustion
in a roundabout way due to
Kindling
. In the end though, the synergy here isn't enough to make Venthyr the default for Fire Mages, but it will make it slightly stronger in Single Target, assuming a longer
Combustion
cooldown still works for fight timings.
Night Fae:
Heart of the Fae
&
Sun King's Blessing
This is the default combination for Night Fae Fire Mages.
Heart of the Fae
provides very little damage in Single Target but with two or three targets hit, it actually provides a moderate (more than 5%) increase.
Sun King's Blessing
has a lot of synergy with the new tier 4p bonus:
Fiery Rush
. Due to recent nerfs to the Fire 4p, the value of has
Sinful Delight
decreased, bringing Venthyr down to be mostly in line with Night Fae for Single Target (without externals). Because of this, Night Fae will be preferred in cleave and AoE, but the ultimate decision on which covenant to raid as will likely come down to fight timings, preference, soulbinds, and covenant signature abilities.
Fire Mage Legendaries Guide
Best Fire Mage Talents
This is a well rounded build, and one of the most commonly used for Fire Mages. The setup can handle almost anything, but you can find a more in-depth look at individual talent swaps and situational recommendations on the Fire Mage Talent Guide.
Fire Mage Talents Guide
Fire Mage Stat Priority
Fire Mages primarily favor
Intellect
and
Haste
. The value of Mastery is tied to how often you are able to spread
Mastery: Ignite
to other targets and the cooldown of
Phoenix Flames
. Due to the changes that have been made to how ignite spreads,
Flamestrike
is stronger relative to
Pyroblast
in AoE and Mastery is a worse stat generally.
A good starting point for a new 60 Fire Mage will be:
Haste
Versatility
Mastery
Critical Strike
Haste > Versatility = Mastery > Critical Strike
Although Mastery is a decent stat for single target damage, it gains value for cleave encounters. Since secondary stats also fluctuate depending on your other secondary stats, building a large wardrobe of gearsets is a good idea. Mages using
Antumbra, Shadow of the Cosmos
and
The First Sigil
should favor Haste and Mastery on gear since so much Versatility is coming from these two items.
Fire Mage Stats Guide
Fire Mage Enchants and Consumables
Cloak:
Enchant Cloak - Fortified Avoidance
or
Enchant Cloak - Fortified Speed
Bracers:
Enchant Bracers - Eternal Intellect
Chest:
Enchant Chest - Eternal Insight
or
Enchant Chest - Sacred Stats
(cheaper)
Weapon:
Enchant Weapon - Sinful Revelation
or
Enchant Weapon - Celestial Guidance
Ring:
Enchant Ring - Tenet of Haste
or
Enchant Ring - Bargain of Haste
(cheaper)
Recommended gem:
Quick Jewel Cluster
Recommended weapon Buff:
In Shadowlands weapon oil is back.
Shadowcore Oil
is the prefered choice for Fire Mages.]
Recommended potions:
Potion of Spectral Intellect
/
Spectral Flask of Power
are generally your best combination.
Make sure to always have
Cosmic Healing Potion
on hand to use when you are low on health.
Fire Mage Enchants Guide
Best Fire Mage Rotation
The standard rotation for Fire Mages outside of cooldowns is very simple and straightforward, but more information using various talent setups, cooldowns, and other advanced tips can be found on the Fire Mage Rotation Guide.
Cast
Fireball
until a Critical Strike procs
Heating Up
.
Use
Fire Blast
to convert the buff into
Hot Streak
.
Consume
Hot Streak
with
Pyroblast
.
Spread
Mastery: Ignite
with
Phoenix's Flames
Against 2+ targets, use
Hot Streak
on
Flamestrike
instead. In
Combustion
use it at 3+. For more information, such as how to use
Combustion
, visit the the Fire Mage Rotation Guide.
Fire Mage Rotation Guide
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