Fire 3.3.5 DPS
Introduction
Fire mage is the best DPS in 3.3.5. overall.
Period.
Actually it's very high single target damage output, very good AoE damage output, very good switching ability and mobility what makes the fire mage an outstanding DPS class.
Talent
Option 1 (TTW Mage)
(This is the best spec once you reach about 700-800 haste.)
Option 2 (LB FFB)
(This spec is good for lower gear but viable in end-game gear, too, but I think TTW is the best way to go of course.)
Glyphs
Major Glyph:
- Glyph of Fireball Reduces the casting time of your Fireball spell by 0.15 sec, but removes the damage over time effect.
- Glyph of Molten Armor Your Molten Armor grants an additional 20% of your spirit as critical strike rating.
- Glyph of Living Bomb The periodic damage from your Living Bomb can now be critical strikes.
Minor Glyphs:
Doesn't really matter.
Enchants
Head - Arcanum of Burning Mysteries +30 spell power +20 crit
Shoulder - Greater Inscription of the Storm +24 spell power +15 crit
Cloak - Greater Speed +23 haste
Chest - Powerful Stats +10 all stats
Bracers - Superior Spellpower +30 spell power
Gloves - Exceptional Spellpower +28 spell power
Waist - Eternal Belt Buckle + 1 belt socket
Legs - Brilliant Spellthread +50 spell power / +20 spirit
Boots - Icewalker +12 crit / +12 hit
Staff - Greater Spellpower +81 spell power, avoid using a staff (huge loss of spell power).
One-handed - Mighty Spellpower +63 spell power
Gems
Meta: - [Chaotic Skyflare Diamond] +21 Critical Strike Rating and 3% Increased Critical Damage
Red: - [Runed Cardinal Ruby] +23 spell power
Yellow: - [Potent Ametrine] +12 spell power +10 crit
[Reckless Ametrine] +12 spell power 10 haste (use this Spell Power+Haste gem in low gear when you're under about 800 haste)
Blue: - [Purified Dreadstone] +12 spell power +10 spirit
Stat Priorities
(Stat priority varies with gear a lot! This priority list is relevant in mostly ICC/RS Gears.)
1. Hit rating (For raiding you need 17% hit chance, normally a shadow priest or balance druid gives you 3% in a raid, on alliance side draenei gives 1%, and LB FFB talent gives you 3%.)
2. Spell Power
3. Crit
4. Haste
5. Spirit
Professions
1. Tailoring: Gives you an average of 98 Spell Power
2. Jewelcrafting: +48 Spell Power
3. Leatherworking/Enchanting/Inscription/Blacksmithing: +46 Spell Power
4. Skinning: +40 Crit Rating
5. Engineering: +340 Haste for 15 seconds on 1 minute cooldown
Best in Slot Gear
Head - Sanctified Bloodmage Hood
Neck - Blood Queen's Crimson Choker
Shoulder - Sanctified Bloodmage Shoulderpads
Cloak - Cloak of Burning Dusk
Chest - Robe of the Waking Nightmare
Bracers - Bracers of Fiery Night
Gloves - Sanctified Bloodmage Gloves
Waist - Crushing Coldwraith Belt
Legs - Sanctified Bloodmage Leggings
Boots - Plague Scientist's Boots
Ring1 - Ashen Band of Endless Destruction
Ring2 - Ring of Rapid Ascent
Trinket1 - Phylactery of the Nameless Lich
Trinket2 - Charred Twilight Scale
Main Hand - Bloodsurge, Kel'Thuzad's Blade of Agony
Off Hand - Shadow Silk Spindle
Wand - Corpse-Impaling Spike
Gameplay
Use Potion of Wild Magic (2x/fight).
Use Flame Cap.
Craft Mana Sapphire before fights :P
Opener
In the opener you would ideally start casting a Pyroblast (calculate it to land just at the pull 0 or a bit after that) then use Scorch (if you don't have a Demonology or Affliction Warlock in your raid) and then apply a Living Bomb on the boss then comes the filler:
After Opener
The filler as a TTW mage is the FIreball. When you have a proc of instant Pyroblast just use it.
While moving you should use Fire Blast.
You should keep your Ignite up (ideally) all the times which is why you need sooo much crit. If you see Ignite is about to fall off, you do not crit with your Fireball and you have no time to cast another Fireball and have no instant Pyroblast proc you can always try to keep your Ignite up by using a Fire Blast at the end of your last Fireball cast.
Trade Focus Magic with another mage if you have one. (On 25 you should have at least like 3 mages)
For AoE you should apply Living Bomb on about 2-3 targets use Flamestrike, and then Blizzard.