I’m switching to it as a main since DK is now a dumpster fire and I think it high time I ran a caster main for an expansion. Obviously I’m running PvE. How have Fire and Frost been so far? I’ll probably main Frost and switch to Fire every so often because I love that spec too, but I just wanted to know how people feel about it.
Fire is in the best place out of the 3 specs for all environments. Frost got shafted really hard in Beta, and out of the 3. It is the worst.
Arcane, which is what I play, Does rather good in M+ dungeons. At least, at the levels I am currently at (the low teens). The problem with Arcane, if you call it such, Is it is basically a “Melee Caster”. Explosion, our main AoE is Melee, along with the Night Fae Covenant.
Shadowlands, and its affixes, are not Melee Friendly. So, Fire is better. Not to mention Arcane Raid damage isn’t great for long fights, and I can’t speak much for PvP.
Basically, Fire or bust. -shrug-
I will stay Arcane though.
If you don’t like Fire, best look elsewhere.
Frost got curbstomped by Blizzard, and Arcane is… Usable but not super strong like Fire.
If you’re not playing Fire, you’re not playing mage.
[quote"]Arcane is… Usable but not super strong like Fire.[/quote]
Not a d.ck measuring contest or anything.
I see you run some Mythic+. How much overall damage do you usually end the dungeon with as Fire?
As mentioned, I play as arcane. At the end of a +9 or lower I am between 3.8-4k
A 10+ I am 4.5k-5k Overall. Prideful OP
Is Fire that much better?
Frost is litterly the worst spec in the game at the moment. Arcane is barely squeaking by and the only good thing I can say about it is its not Frost. Fire is solid if you get the right Legendary and know how to play it properly.
All in all Mage is in the worst spot I’ve seen it in sense BC, and marks the first time ever in the entire game (I started at launch) that I’m switching away from my Mage.
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I don’t currently play Fire. (Despite my name) Kind of stuck with the Venthyr covenant and two Frost legendary items.
But I am under the impression the reason Fire is so far ahead is because Flamestrike and Flame Patch are uncapped.
I usually end up ~3.5k overall damage as Frost at the end of the dungeon. Most of it from being ahead with the Glacial Fragments ice lance shatters on trash packs. I do okay on bosses, but not super great either.
I am however considering switching over to Fire once I complete the Venthyr campaign and get the complete campaign cloth set for transmog purposes.
I’m mostly meh about Arcane because the gameplay doesn’t jive with me.