Fire Starter

How To Level A Fire Mage – The Mage Leveling Guide

Now, before taking a look at the build, I want to get one thing out of the way – the Frost spec vs Fire spec debate. Which talent guide helps you level faster really depends on your preferred playing style.

If you much rather finish off multiple mobs at once, go for frost.

This mage leveling guide is for players that want to focus on the fire talent build.

If you’re not sure, which you prefer, have a go at both, fire and frost, and then stick to the one you think works better for you.

With this out of our way, let’s head over to the leveling spec itself.

This is the order in which I recommend you to spend your talent points:

• 5 Points in Improved Fireball
• 5 Points in Ignite
• 1 Point in Pyroblast
• 3 Points in World in Flames
• 2 Points in Burning Determination
• 3 Points in Improved Scorch
• 3 Points in Master of Elements
• 3 Points in Critical Mass
• 5 Points in Fire Power
• 1 Point in Combustion
• 3 Points in Pyromaniac
• 1 Point in Blast Wave
• 2 Points in Molten Fury
• 3 Points in Empowered Fire
• 1 Point in Dragons Breath
• 3 Points in Hot Streak
• 1 Point in Firestarter
• 5 Points in Burnout
• 1 Point in Living Bomb

With the fire tree maxed out, invest in some more minor important fire talents and then get some Arcane to improve your crit chances.

• 3 Points in Incineration
• 1 Point in Fire Starter
• 2 Points in Arcane Subtlety
• 3 Points in Arcane Focus
• 5 Points in Arcane Concentration
• 3 Points in Spell Impact
• 3 Points in Student of the Mind

The fire mage is best for players who don’t want to concentrate and focus all the time. It is a straight forward strategy that doesn’t require much strategy.

As a fire mage you will focus on one target most of the time and the chances of being overwhelmed is really low. This can indeed be helpful with mage leveling.

One more thing though:

Although you’re a fire mage, you shoud still use Arcane or Frost spells in situations when it makes sense. I like to view spells as tools and if the opportunity arises, I love to use Blink or Frost Nova to immobilize my foes and get away.

For fast leveling I recommend the following strategy:

Mount up and pull 4-6 mobs then Frostnova them and get some distance with Blink. Now nuke them down with your AoE spells: Dragons Breath, Blast Wave, Arcane Explosion and Cone of Cold.

The Prodigy – Firestarter