Feel like im really neglecting using my spellsteal but i don’t know what things i should be looking to use it for. Don’t PvP much but i understand its use much more in that context.
Like i know i can use it on the bone mages in ToP for example but there’s gotta be more. Any suggestions?
Use an outdated add on called mage nuggets, it will change your world and you will never miss a spell steal, including the ghosts that kill you… but you will learn that 
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haha I use the same thing…you get a popup when something can be spell stolen…great QOL addon…i think it’s still updated though…its more than that though it really is a great addon you should get it OP…
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Wonder Grow in Plaguefall, aura/shield from first boss in ToP, there’s one from the big shadow casters in DoS also but can’t remember the name of it off the top of my head.
Edit: I also have to use mine as a dispel any time people miss kicks in Mists for heal, bramblethorn, staghorn buff, etc. Sometimes takes your mana to 0 but worth it.
Try spell stealing the unkillable ghosts in DoS for a fun surprise.
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i have 2 weak auras for spell steal (1 for Target and 1 for focus). The default trigger when you create a new icon for aura just needs to have the unit changes to target (or focus) and then check the stealable checkbox
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You can set up a WA to ping anytime there’s a stealable buff. Just don’t steal the buff from the ghosts in DoS Hakkar hallway.
I recommend getting Big Debuffs. It shows all SSable buffs plus CCs and interrupts currently on the target and it’s also invaluable in PvP
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Thank you all! All wonderful tidbits and I will be grabbing mentioned addons/wa’s today!
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Minion of Zul 2.0
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it breaky my brain when mages dont spellsteal trash in Castle Nathria. I’m like bruh.
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One thing I wish Blizzard would stop doing is giving mobs those spellstealable buffs which kill you when they expire. Although I do admit it’s funny watching mages new to the dungeon spellsteal that buff off the ghosts and panic when they realize they’re going to die.
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Just be careful when using SS as some buffs will cause you to commit suicide which even Iceblock can’t prevent.
Spell steal:
- Nourish the forest and Bramblethorn in the maze and Resistance on snails after the maze (Mists)
- Stoneskin in SD
- Forsworn Doctrine in SoA
- Dark Shroud off the miniboss lich between 2nd and 3rd boss of NW
- Wondergrow from shrooms in PF (theres a M+ strategy that involves keeping a shroom alive for the entire run to buff the mage)
- Corrosive gunk on slimes after first boss in PF
- Unholy fervor on first pull of ToP
- Spectral Transference on first trio bosses in ToP
Blink without Arcane Momentum and without Shimmer:
- Through knockbacks on DOS platforms
- Through Overgrowth on Mists (for Blink, wait until channel is finished; you can also shadowmeld or iceblock this)
- When rooted in the maze (mists)
- Arcane momentum based blinks/shimmers do not work properly in NW necropolis
- Break frozen binds on NW last boss
- Breaks plague stomp on PF 1st boss (shimmer works but not with momentum, so does Alter time and void rift)
- Blink and Shimmer work on deathwinds knockback (without momentum) on ToP platforms. This also applies to the similar spell on the last boss.
Other:
- Ice floes to dps through Dealer jumps, arcane missiles on headless clients in DOS
- Decurse Obliteration on HoA trash and on the stone curse on 2nd boss
- Alter time on HoA last bosses Ritual
- Invis the rush on the first SD boss
- Iceblock castigate on 2nd SD boss
- Alter time to minimize orb pickups on 3rd SD boss (get 1-2 to live and then just rewind after the boom) or Ice Floes to get them all without losing dps
- Iceblock on SoA 3rd boss orbs
- Alter time on SoA 4th boss transition phases to mitigate dot damage
- Invis on Surgeon Sitchflesh (or his trash) during fixate in NW (shadowmeld also works)
- Dragons breath / poly on fungalstorm in PF
- Ring of frost for first boss little adds in PF
- Frost nova the ambush if stealthlings cant be aoe stunned in PF
- Alter time before tenderizing smash on butcher boss in ToP
- Alter time for full room teleports on Artificer if on seeds
- Void rift is particularly useful for covering distances much further than blink would allow, traps too long for blink in torghast, puddles on 1st boss ToP, 3rd boss in SoA, first boss mists, getting back in range on hungering devourer, crossing rubble if not chained on sludgefist, crossing puddles on Council of Blood. On Artificer because it will stick to the wall during the vacuum rift.
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