Now Is The Time For A Melee DPS Mage

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Hello!

With how grouping up is a major theme in this latest expansion, I think the time is NOW that a melee Mage spec is brought to order.

Spellblades have been a fantasy thing for ages: A mixture of melee and magic, be it of brawn or dexterity! A mixture of martial skill and magical mastery! It’s a really neat class for a variety of reasons, and remains a popular fantasy in many RPG games!

…Except in WoW. The closest you get are Death Knights and Demon Hunters, both of which don’t…quite fit the mark. None of the magic casting specs are capable in melee combat.

With bosses like Azureblade able to cast spells in addition to fight in melee range, I see absolutely no reason why Mages can’t enjoy a melee spec. Especially since being in groups is an important mechanic in content now.

It looks awfully silly casting Frostbolt right next to a dragon’s face.

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We have shamans.

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Mages are squishy and all about “stay over there. No, really. This frostbolt and i must insist that you stay over there”.

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That doesn’t quite count! Harnessing the elements isn’t quite ‘magical’!

I want to swing a giant blade of Arcane or Frost at someone, like so.

This is important to me.

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They already have a melee dps mage, they’re called Evokers.

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Correction!

They’re always telling me to stack in melee if I need heals…

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No because they’d do something stupid like make Frost the melee spec and then I’d never get to play my mage which I like playing.

Source: they did something stupid like make Survival Hunter the melee spec and I haven’t played my hunter since.

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there is already a melee mage dps, I just auto attack with my staff, I call it “staff fu”.

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There are way too many Melee DPS as it is. Finding a group as a Warrior DPS is near impossible. We need less Melee, not more.

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I always wanted the battlemage from live Strath, those things were nasty.

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Careful what you wish for

  • signed, hunters
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I dont know, I actually enjoyed Survival in Legion until they ruined it again.

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I want a tanking spec for mage.

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Unless I miscounted, there are 12 rDPS and 13 mDPS specs in the game.

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Well, yeah. Back in the day when hunters had dead zones, they had us stack up close for heals. Thank god blizzard removed the accursed dead zone.

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A mage build like diablo’s spectral blade wizard would be amazing

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RIFT had a spec for mages that could melee DPS and tank, so why not? With magic, anything is possible.

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