Fire Mage Hero Talent Showdown in The War Within - Frostfire vs. Sunfury
Unsure what Hero Talents to play for Fire Mage in The War Within? Our Fire Mage Writer, Preheat, pits both Hero Talent against each other in a variety categories to determine which reigns supreme for the content you're looking to do in the upcoming expansion. Join us as we explore The War Within Fire Mage!
Hero Talent Showdowns in The War Within
Frost DK
Havoc DH
Restoration Druid
Augmentation Evoker
Beast Mastery Hunter
Arcane Mage
Brewmaster Monk
Holy Paladin
Holy Priest
Shadow Priest
Outlaw Rogue
Subtlety Rogue
Enhancement Shaman
Affliction Warlock
Protection Warrior
For more information on Hero Talents coming in the War Within, check out our Hero Talents Overview.
The War Within Hero Talents Overview
Fire Mage in the War Within
The War Within is quickly approaching, it is time to consider how Hero Talents and other potential changes may shape Fire Mage in the years to come. Fire Mage is a solid spec with a fun and engaging gameplay loop.
Fire Mage gameplay is simple at first glance, the goal is to cast as many Pyroblasts (or Flamestrikes) as possible while maintaining various buffs and having as much uptime on your cooldown, Combustion, as possible. Hot Streak is the primary vehicle for shipping Pyroblast into your enemies' faces and casting spells with Combustion alongside Fire Blast usage is the best way to generate crits to convert Heating Up into Hot Streak.
Lets talk about what you should expect to change with Hero Talents when it comes to talents, tier set interactions, and the other elements of Fire!
Hero Talent Showdown: Sunfury vs. Frostfire
For Hero Talents, Fire Mages have to pick between Sunfury and Frostfire.
Sunfury adds a lot of visual flavor to Mage. Sunfury Fire Mages generate Spellfire Spheres and summon an Arcane Phoenix to consume these spheres to deal damage with powerful Arcane
