I’ve got a 20 something mage that I wanted to level. Arcane specifically. I have no idea how to even attack.
I went to a dummy and kind of got to:
Either Arcane Orb into Missiles
OR
If you don’t have enough Charges spam Arcane Blast until you can Missiles.
Is that the gist? Is there a guide for people who will never do dungeons? Any help you can offer is appreciated.
It’s trickier at low levels because you don’t have a lot of the talents that proc clear casting / free arcane charges. At higher levels you can get arcane charges a lot easier, so you really don’t need to hit arcane blast that often. Arcane blast is really only good for single target fights but as soon as you pull multiple targets it’s generally a lot better to spam arcane barrage until stuff procs (again more viable at higher levels).
Ok, I also have a 74 mage that I abandoned a long time ago. I figured it would be easier at early levels.
Is it easier to explain to someone in the 70s?
Yeah, basically when I play arcane mage I stack haste. Macro touch of the magi into arcane missiles. Which hero tree you pick is up to personal preference really.
Basically, arcane orb to generate arcane charges, spam arcane barrage for clear casting and free arcane orb casts. These will keep you filled on arcane charges a lot of the time. Touch + missiles when you haven’t gotten procs for arcane charges.
Arcane surge when you need burst damage or arcane charges (generally try to use it on CD as much as possible)
Once you get tier 2 at 80 you’ll notice a lot more aoe damage from set procs.
Shifting to reduce cooldowns once you’ve pressed most of your long CD abilities.
I find on my Arcane mage most of my casting is instant casts, big cooldowns or short arcane missle channels. I rarely cast arcane blast unless they are instant casts from Presence of Mind.
Now this is also coming from a PvP perspective primarily. Some other arcane mages who do more PvE might suggest some tweaks as well.
Which is crazy for those of us who have been arcane for ages. But at the same time 100% true. Looking at dungeon logs and seeing AB be like 6% of my dps is shocking to say the least.