I have a question to other fire mages - how to play it to sustain high damage? I’m currently 612 ilvl and my damage is…wierd? Sometimes it burst to nice 800k+ but mostly it is around 100k-200k. Nothing in between. It is a big problem for me, because as a clothier I don’t have much armor so I cannot take a lot of damage, I cannot hurt mobs enough to play it safe (it is often taking them out and barely make alive), and I don’t have as a mage a lot of self-healing possibilities.
I tried icyveins and other websites but rotation and talent there are not working (Maybe I’m doing something wrong?).
I watched some videos on YT but they are outdated I think.
Is only possiblity to solo 8ths and Zekvir on ? and ?? is to:
- change specc to arcane/frost?
- re-roll char and play pala/DK/DH?
I can’t say I’ve had any issues in delves as Fire, neither as Sunfury nor Frostfire.
The main thing - do you have Brann on healer mode with Idol of the Earthmother and the Amorphous Relic?
Because it lets you facetank mobs basically the entire dungeon, aside from dodging one-shots and a few interrupts. Not to mention the chunky damage or haste boost.
If you want more consistent damage overall, I’d also suggest going Frostfire over Sunfury, it’s more complicated but you won’t be left in the dirt every time you’re out of burst.
They do take a while with lower gear but it’s definitely possible.
? is as easy as anything, I think I did it at like 605 gear on Sunfury. Just keep moving, dodge stuff, kill the cocoon and interrupt him. Brann should keep you alive and then some.
?? I’m still working on, though I’m pretty sure it’s possible. For the first bit at least, save your CDs for the cocoons, interrupt the Regenerative Carapace ability, and make sure you take Energized Barriers, so you can use your Barrier to remove the Enfeebling Spittle DoT effect (as it has a snare component).
That’s all I figured out last week before I gave up.
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Edit: Another key thing is for bigger mobs and bosses, you can use Mirror Images and Mass Barrier together to give your images an extra couple million HP, so your images last ages, and take the heat off of you.
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Edit2: There’s also a fair amount of mobs in every delve that you can just walk/invis past, saving quite a lot of time and effort.
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Edit3: Just did ?? as Frostfire Fire 629ilvl, by the skin of my teeth, though I did screw up once or twice and Brann got knocked out a couple times too.
Start with pvp build, add all self sustain, remove scorch. Start with smaller packs then be more cheeky as you grow. Use alter time accordingly. It’s a cooldown chess.
Doing T10 delves fairly easy.
634 ilvl.
Just need to know when to use your CC and sometimes leg it if its getting bad. Standard fighting retreat.