Fire Mage Rotation Guide - Midnight

Par Preheat Actualisé : 18/03/2026

Fire Mage Rotation in RéchauffementTrait de feuBonne série !Explosion pyrotechnique

Convert and Spend Hot Streak: Critical strikes generate Réchauffement and Bonne série !, spend these on Explosion pyrotechnique (or Choc de flammes in AoE). Use Trait de feu to convert Heating up into Hot Streak.

Combustion is Key: Combustion makes all spells guaranteed Critical Strikes, supercharging Bonne série ! generation. This spell can be cast while casting, so try to always activate it at the end of a cast.

Don't Waste Time: Sitting on capped Trait de feu charges, or using them when you already have Bonne série ! up is wasteful. Try to make full use of cooldowns and buffs. Always be casting.

Best Fire Mage RotationHero Talent Master Switchesentire page's Best Fire Mage Single Target Rotation Please select a Hero Talent option to generate a Single Target priorityThe builds used below are covered in the Talents page. Anywhere you see the icon, you can hover over it for additional notes. OptionsCombustion PriorityCombustionExplosion pyrotechniqueBonne série !

Explosion pyrotechnique with Bonne série !

The below casts are used to generate Bonne série !:

Trait de feu.

Examples of a Combustion timeline:Priority (Outside Combustion)

Cast Combustion.

Explosion pyrotechnique with Bonne série !.

Explosion pyrotechnique with Hyperthermie.

Cast Trait de feu if you have Réchauffement while casting Boule de feu.

Cast Trait de feu if you just spent Bonne série ! and are guaranteed to Crit:

Best Fire Mage AoE Rotation

In AoE, Fire simply replaces Explosion pyrotechnique with Choc de flammes and plays around a priority list. This means with each cast and GCD we go top to bottom on a list, and press the button with the current highest value.

With selected, the priority is as follows: With selected, the priority is as follows:

Please select a Hero Talent option to generate a Single Target priority

The builds used below are covered in the Talents page. Anywhere you see the icon, you can hover over it for additional notes.

replaces Explosion pyrotechnique with Choc de flammes at 4 or more targets.

Options

Scorch
Meteor

Combustion Priority

During Combustion, all of your casts will Critically strike. This means that you will alternate between Choc de flammes (with Bonne série !) and builders.

Choc de flammes with Bonne série !
The below casts are used to generate Bonne série !:
Trait de feu.

Examples of a Combustion timeline:

Priority (Outside Combustion)

Cast Combustion.
Choc de flammes with Bonne série !.
Choc de flammes with Hyperthermie.
Cast Trait de feu if you have Réchauffement while casting Boule de feu.
Cast Trait de feu if you just spent Bonne série ! and are guaranteed to Crit:

Best Fire Mage Opener

The optimal Fire Mage opener makes use of Boute-flammes and sets up your Combustion window with a "Double Pyroblast". The idea is to have as many instant cast Explosion pyrotechnique casts as possible. Activating Combustion while casting other spells allows us to fit more spells into the cooldown. After activating Combustion, proceed to the Single-Target or AoE Priority tab.

You can use the buttons below to display openers for both single-target and AoE, depending on your chosen Hero Talent.With selected, opener details are as follows:With selected, opener details are as follows:

Please select a Hero Talent option to generate an Opener sequence

The builds used below are covered in the Talents page. Anywhere you see the icon, you can hover over it for additional notes.
Any reference to Boule de feu also applies to Éclair de givrefeu, as this is the Frostfire version of the spell.

Sample Timeline

During Boute-flammes (>=90% Health):

Entering Combustion:

During Boute-flammes (>=90% Health):

Entering Combustion:

Opener (Firestarter)
1. Pre-cast Explosion pyrotechnique before the pull (hard-cast).
2. Boule de feu.
3. Trait de feu during the Boule de feu cast.
4. Explosion pyrotechnique with Bonne série ! twice
5. Alternate between Trait de feu and Explosion pyrotechnique until you run out of charges.
6. If the target is still above 90% health, repeat the following:
  
  Boule de feu
7. Trait de feu during the Boule de feu cast.
8. Without Bonne série !, Boule de feu again.
9. Explosion pyrotechnique with Bonne série ! twice
Entering Combustion
1. Explosion pyrotechnique to spend your Bonne série !.
2. AoE Only: Precast Météore, before your Brûlure cast.
3. Begin a Brûlure cast.
4. Trait de feu as soon as the Brûlure cast begins.
5. Combustion right before the Brûlure cast ends.
6. Explosion pyrotechnique (or Choc de flammes in AoE) with Bonne série ! twice
Double Pyroblast explained here.
1. Pre-cast Explosion pyrotechnique before the pull (hard-cast).
2. Éclair de givrefeu.
3. Trait de feu during the Éclair de givrefeu cast.
4. Explosion pyrotechnique with Bonne série ! twice
5. Alternate between Trait de feu and Explosion pyrotechnique until you run out of charges.
6. Follow this priority until the target approaches 90% health:
  
  Explosion pyrotechnique with Bonne série !.
7. Trait de feu with Réchauffement.
8. Éclair de givrefeu
Entering Combustion
1. Explosion pyrotechnique to spend your Bonne série !.
2. AoE Only: Precast Météore, before your Éclair de givrefeu cast.
  
  Pre-Combat Check
  
  Before any combat happens, it is important for Fire Mage to make sure the following are done. This applies to raids, dungeons, delves, or even open-world content.
  
  Fire Mage Major Cooldowns
  
  Fire Mage only has one major cooldown (Combustion), but it has a huge impact on gameplay. Météore is a minor cooldown, and is mostly used in tandem with Combustion.
  
  Combustion
  
  All spells Critically Strike during Combustion, making you a Bonne série ! machine gun. It has many interactions that either grant other buffs, increase proc chance, speed up cooldown recovery, or boost damage. Key takeaways are:
  - Combustion can be cast while casting. Always cast a hard-cast into Combustion, but be sure to activate it before the cast completes. Viable spells are:
    
    Explosion pyrotechnique or Choc de flammes (AoE) with a Pyroclasme proc.
  - Éclair de givrefeu if Frostfire.
  - Brûlure if Sunfury.
  - Boule de feu.
  When playing Boute-flammes, Combustion should be delayed until the target reaches 90% health (Typically around 18 seconds).
  If not playing Boute-flammes, Combustion should still be delayed on the pull (Around 8-10 seconds).
  - We do this to pre-stack buffs like Tout feu tout flamme and because Trait de feu charges are plentiful.
  After the opener, Combustion should generally be used on cooldown. Sometimes you will delay Combustion for better overlaps with AoE, Damage amps, or to avoid forced downtime. Plan ahead so you don't end up delaying and having it backfire, by costing you a use.
  Tout feu tout flamme is our new Apex talent. It has a chance to proc when you spend Bonne série !.
  - Combustion can be extended by Tout feu tout flamme procs.
  - During Combustion, your first 3 Tout feu tout flamme procs are almost guaranteed.
  Ruée ignée speeds up the Trait de feu cooldown during Combustion.
  Critical Strike is not useless during Combustion. Que tout brûle and Brûlure lente convert Crit into other effects. Unfortunately, this does not boost Critical Strike much.
  When Combustion ends, Incandescence causes all targets with an active Maîtrise : Enflammer to take extra damage. This damage depends on the "size" of the Ignite.
  - To maximize Incandescence in Single Target, Météore should be used within 10 seconds of Combustion ending. This buff gets randomly extended, so shoot for <8 seconds remaining to give yourself some wiggle room.
  For the Combustion window is longer, summons an Phénix arcanique, and ends with Hyperthermie:
  - Hyperthermie is a buff that allows you to rapidly fire Explosion pyrotechnique or Choc de flammes casts.
  - These casts are free, guaranteed to Crit, and ramp in damage.
  - You also gain a Haste buff from Cendres inspirantes during this time.
  For the Combustion window is shorter and has no follow-up buffs.
  
  Fire Mage Advanced Tips
  
  The best thing you can do to improve your damage as a Fire Mage is to always be casting. Idle time in combat, caused by inactivity or poor movement, adds up and will greatly affect your damage. Mastering movement and keeping focus during combat is unequivocally the best way to raise your damage.
  
  Double Pyroblast and Finding your Rhythm
  
  This guide has many mentions to "Double Pyroblast". When a Boule de feu (or other cast) completes, and is followed by an instant Explosion pyrotechnique, both spells go off at the same time. If both Critically Strike, you will gain another Bonne série !. Normally this is hard to predict, but Boute-flammes and Combustion make it guaranteed. This works because two spells were in flight, and two spells Crit. If two spells Crit at the same time, you skip Réchauffement, straight to Bonne série !. That is Double Pyroblast.
  
  The beauty of Double Pyroblast is that it places the travel time of the spells during Global Cooldown, meaning that you won't lost time waiting for them to hit. There are many ways you can pull this off, but the key factors are:
  - You are guaranteed to Crit.
  - You are currently casting a spell that can generate Bonne série ! (Boule de feu, Brûlure, etc.).
  - You have Bonne série ! in hand before the cast completes.
  - You queue a Bonne série ! spender (Explosion pyrotechnique or Choc de flammes) as the cast completes.
  Note: You can swap Brûlure for Boule de feu and other spells that Bonne série !.
  
  Display Animated Double Pyroblast Example
  
  So to reiterate on the most basic example: Begin casting Boule de feu, convert Réchauffement into Bonne série ! with Trait de feu while casting (try doing it midway through the cast), then press Explosion pyrotechnique as the Boule de feu finishes. If both Crit, press Explosion pyrotechnique again. If this is still not working for you, know that you are not alone. It's so common that we have devised a training method for you:
  
  The timing of your spellcasts and travel-times as a Fire Mage is something you should familiarize yourself with, and the best way to understand Double Pyroblast is to see it yourself. Practicing Double Pyroblast achieves both goals! Find a Target Dummy that is above 90% health, spec Sunfury with Boute-flammes, unequip your gear, and repeat the following sequence:
  
  Pre-cast Explosion pyrotechnique (Do not repeat this step).
  1. Boule de feu
  2. Trait de feu (if available) or Boule de feu
  3. Queue Explosion pyrotechnique as the Boule de feu ends.
  4. Explosion pyrotechnique again.
  5. Repeat from Step 1.
  The goal is to get to the point where you can repeat this sequence indefinitely, without mistakes. Add pieces of loot back one by one to bring your Haste back to normal levels. You can also cast Distorsion temporelle to increase the pace. Once you feel comfortable, you only need to add Combustion (Between Step 2 and 3) and you have it down!
  
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  Bank 1 Trait de feu for Incandescence glorieuse, but make sure to use them all before Combustion ends.
  If you are above 104% haste, don't attempt to get Bonne série !.
  
  Cast Boule de feu instead of Brûlure if you already have a Bonne série !.
  
  This is due to extreme Haste breaking Double Pyroblast. The haste value where Brûlure stop working can be lower depending on your connection to the server.
  
  If you are already casting Boule de feu/Éclair de givrefeu and Combustion is suddenly ready you can use that cast to enter Combustion. Brûlure can also be used on the move.
  
  Prioritize spending all Trait de feu charges in Combustion over spending all Pyroclasme.
  
  Stop using Trait de feu charges and Pyroclasme buffs if Combustion will be up soon to ensure they are available during cooldowns.
  
  If Combustion is ready, hard-cast a spell and activate Combustion right before the cast completes. Priority of spells to hard-cast:
  - Choc de flammes with Pyroclasme (In AoE).
  - Explosion pyrotechnique with Pyroclasme.
  - Brûlure (if talented).
  - Boule de feu.
  If Combustion is ready, hard-cast a spell and activate Combustion right before the cast completes. Priority of spells to hard-cast:
  - Choc de flammes with Pyroclasme (In AoE).
  - Explosion pyrotechnique with Pyroclasme.
  - Brûlure (if talented).
  - Éclair de givrefeu without Renforcement de givrefeu.
  Two simultaneous Choc de flammes casts (one hard-cast, one instant with Bonne série !) will "munch" the proc and not result in a Bonne série !.
  
  Hard-cast Choc de flammes with Réchauffement only then consume the generated Bonne série ! after.
  
  Avoid hard-casting Choc de flammes with Pyroclasme with Bonne série ! already active.
  
  The goal here is to proc Pyroclasme before the pull without entering combat.
  
  You must activate Combustion in the last 150 milliseconds of the Explosion pyrotechnique cast for this opener.
  
  Distance to the target is also a concern, avoid long travel times.
  
  Only use this opener only if you are confident in your timing.
  
  If Boule de feu and the instant Explosion pyrotechnique leave your hands at the same time, both crit. This means you get Bonne série ! for another Explosion pyrotechnique.
  
  If Éclair de givrefeu and the instant Explosion pyrotechnique leave your hands at the same time, both crit. This means you get Bonne série ! for another Explosion pyrotechnique.
  
  Execute refers to <=30% health. This is the range where Échaudage becomes active.
  
  Above 90% (Boute-flammes), Boule de feu and Explosion pyrotechnique will always Critically Strike. This means you can anticipate Réchauffement.
  
  If you just cast Explosion pyrotechnique (without Boule de feu), and only one spell is in flight, you can alternate between Trait de feu and Explosion pyrotechnique.
  
  Do this until you run out of Trait de feu, or the target reaches 90% health.
  
  Explosion pyrotechnique is instant and will always Critically Strike during Hyperthermie.
  
  Below 30% health (Échaudage), Brûlure will always Critically Strike.
  
  Flip the logic and use Trait de feu to generate Réchauffement while casting Brûlure. Follow up with Explosion pyrotechnique (since Brûlure is guaranteed to Crit).
  
  In execute, try and play close to the target so you can react quickly when your Explosion pyrotechniques Crit. Converting these Réchauffement to Bonne série ! before beginning a Brûlure makes you waste less Crits.
  
  During filler, secure the Bonne série ! and queue your instant Explosion pyrotechnique as a Boule de feu ends. If two spells hit at the same time, there is a grace period for counting crits.
  
  Choc de flammes is instant and will always Critically Strike during Hyperthermie.
  
  Below 30% health (Échaudage), Brûlure will always Critically Strike.
  
  Flip the logic and use Trait de feu to generate Réchauffement while casting Brûlure. Follow up with Choc de flammes (since Brûlure is guaranteed to Crit).
  
  In execute, try to react quickly when your Choc de flammess Crit. Converting these Réchauffement to Bonne série ! before beginning a Brûlure makes you waste less Crits.
  
  During filler, secure the Bonne série ! and queue your instant Choc de flammes as a Boule de feu ends.
  
  In Combustion all spells Critically Strike.
  
  If Boule de feu and the instant Explosion pyrotechnique leave your hands at the same time, both crit. This means you get Bonne série ! for another Explosion pyrotechnique.
  
  Two spells in flight that are guaranteed to Crit will always result in Bonne série !.
  
  Above 90% (Boute-flammes), Boule de feu and Explosion pyrotechnique will always Critically Strike.
  
  If Boule de feu and the instant Explosion pyrotechnique leave your hands at the same time, both crit. This means you get Bonne série ! for another Explosion pyrotechnique.
  
  Two spells in flight that are guaranteed to Crit will always result in Bonne série !.
  
  In Combustion all spells Critically Strike.
  
  If Brûlure and the instant Explosion pyrotechnique leave your hands at the same time, Brûlure Crits instantly and Explosion pyrotechnique also Crits after a short travel time. This means you get Bonne série ! for another Explosion pyrotechnique.
  
  Two spells in flight that are guaranteed to Crit will always result in Bonne série !.
  
  In Combustion all spells Critically Strike.
  
  If Brûlure and the instant Choc de flammes leave your hands at the same time, both Crit instantly. This means you get Bonne série ! for another Choc de flammes.
  
  Two spells in flight that are guaranteed to Crit will always result in Bonne série !.
  
  Chaleur chatoyante makes Brûlure instant.
  
  Since Brûlure has no travel time, this crit can easily be wasted if you queue it from a Boule de feu. Only use this proc after spending on Explosion pyrotechnique or Choc de flammes.
  
  Choc de flammes can be used at 3+ targets if you just want the max damage. Explosion pyrotechnique is still worth using sometimes, even at a loss in AoE (due to priority damage).
  - As a compromise between AoE and Priority damage, Choc de flammes in Combustion at 4+ targets.
  - Choc de flammes outside of Combustion at 4+ targets.
  - Never Choc de flammes during Boute-flammes. Explosion pyrotechnique is better above 90% because Explosion pyrotechnique is guaranteed to Crit.
  Choc de flammes can be used at 3+ targets if you just want the max damage. Explosion pyrotechnique is still worth using sometimes, even at a loss in AoE (due to priority damage).
  - As a compromise between AoE and Priority damage, Choc de flammes at 4+ targets.
  - Never Choc de flammes during Boute-flammes. Explosion pyrotechnique is better above 90% because Explosion pyrotechnique is guaranteed to Crit.
  Trait de feu is available.
  
  Météore right before your pre-cast for Combustion in Aoe, or without Incandescence.
  
  If you don't have a Trait de feu charge, you can either hold on to a Bonne série !, or cast another Brûlure after Combustion.
  
  Notes will appear here
  
  Below 30% health it is a damage gain to ignore Pyroblast with Éclair de givrefeu (and Échaudage).

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Commentaires

Commentaire de Sabinno

It's a mistake not to teach fire mages that they should replace Fireball uses for Scorch during Combustion frames.

Commentaire de Sejkel

When it describes Flamestrike under "Baseline Offensive Abilities", it says Flamestrike slows the target's movement speed by 50%. However, it only slows their movement speed by 20%.

Commentaire de flippinhell

this is all very well giving a rotation im 470 lvl had stacked 43% crit chance at one point and once combustion finishes i am stuck spamming fireball sometimes up to SIX with NO crits have submitted bug reports but NOTHING even now as soon as combustion finishes even on raid bosses im stuck spamming fireball sometimes with all 3 fireblasts on cd with rune of power down i get NO fireball crits anyone got any ideas how to combat this ?

Commentaire de Madoc

How should we use Living Bomb?

Commentaire de crimsonhellgr

Is this guide update for sure? because th talents and the rotation do not really look like updated.

Commentaire de psilosd

This guide is not created by the Tru PreHEET!

Commentaire de Vehalnej

Rune of Power should be higher priority than Shifting Power. If cast first, the cooldown reduction allows for two runes before the next combustion.

Commentaire de Trucao

I understand that the first instant Pyroblast is generated by the Hot Streak that comes from the initial Fireball hitting when Combustion is active, and right after the first Fireblast. But then, I see a second Fireblast before the second Pyroblast. How come? Wouldn't that spoil one Hot Streak? Why not casting the second Fireblast right before the first instant-Piroblast lands instead of before casting the Pyroblast? What am I missing here?

Commentaire de Baleful

If I'm not mistaken, there's something absolutely crucial missing from this guide.

Outside of combustion, when Heating Up is generated, you still cast another fireball. You (almost) never do anything else. On each fireball, IF the previous was a crit, then you Fireblast in the middle of your fireball cast and then instant-cast Pyroblast immediately at the end of your Fireball cast. They will hit at roughly the same time, and due to the way that Heating Up is coded, if EITHER of them Crits, you will end up with Heating Up --- even if the one that hit first crit and the second one didn't.

If I was a new mage reading this I would read your rotation guide as "if you proc Heating Up, immediately cast Fireblast and then Pyroblast.", which is wrong.

Commentaire de josho12000

Actually this is completely wrong considering he isnt even in complexity limit no more. Pre Pull in raids.... hardcast pyroblast on 3 secs on pull timer... double fire blast on pull into another instant pyro popping any trinkets u have with the keybind of mouse wheel up and down. so u have ur 2 infernal cascade charges from the 2 fire blasts. Into a pheonix flames into pyro then the other fire blast. if you are lusting on pull do the same on pull except use your last fire blast charge then shifting power to regain all fire blast charges then use all fireblast charges for instant pyros then if time left use 1 or 2 pheonix flames. if ur being PI'ed on pull u will get extra 2 or 3 pyros from pheonix flames :)

Commentaire de Syrlin

1. Four seconds before pull: hard-cast a Flamestrike
2. Cast Combustion and Fire Blast over .5 seconds before the Flamestrike cast ends

This would make you pull before the pull timer ends. I understand that's what's best for your spec's optimization but you shouldn't pull before the timer because then you screw your entire group that relies on the timer for their own prepull abilities.

Commentaire de nikonshi

with my deepest respect to all of those guide writers out there, BUT: when i see this rotation guide i simple exit the game.

this has something to do with blizzard and not the writers!

i just came back from a 3-4 month wow brake and i thought, why not try out my old mage which i haven't played since dreanor.

aaahhhmmm, yeah -> exit ....

Commentaire de aidler

Can someone eleborate on step 3 of the general opener for Fire Mages

Time Warp twice for Temporal Warp.

So, I'm not a Fire Mage or even Mage expert but the way I read this ability you can't use Time Warp twice because it's on cooldown for 5 minutes after the first use. This certainly has to be a mistake?

Commentaire de Godstompa

Scorch for AOE? Wtf is Charred Embers? Says this is updated but I don't see any of this stuff in game, or when using search in talent trees

Commentaire de frostfiahpewpew

For Frostfire, firing the empowered frostfire bolt immediately stacks frostfire mastery to full.

This means in the opener you want to toss it out early to max your mastery stacks for the rest of your combust window.

Pre-cast pyro/FFB + PF > Meteor > Combust > Pyro > FB > Pyro > Empowered-FFB > Pyro > Phoenix flames (to burn excess frost as it's now capped at 2) > pyro > FB > pyro > etc.

Tossing out the empowered FFB spikes your dps in the opener as it prevents you building haste + mastery % in combust & maxes them both instantly. I still spend 1 FB first to put it on CD as I run unleashed inferno, which I find to be more dps than SKB but that might change as I get more haste - not sure yet

Fire Mage Rotation Guide - Midnight

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