I have throughout most of Ulduar content been at the bottom of the Damage meters. Most of it is because of my gear but for some fights I should be higher. I hope this will help me not be at the bottom. Very informative video and good video.
on algalon, dont remember the exact words but whenever he says "logical" or "logically" (thats when you get in combat, at least if you re-engage him after a wipe) you can pre pot aswell and have like 5-6 seconds left on your pot buff as the fight starts.
Adding in a tip here, if you’re fire for freya and it’s your job to do knock back you should always dragons breath before knock back. That way you proc fire starter and can instant flame strike after the knock back.
not a mage myself but i did see some testing with FFB spec on Iron Council: Living bombing all 3 adds was only worth it on pull when you were running in. Keeping up living bomb on all 3 adds was a worse parse than just keeping it only on the current target the rest of the fight. This is for FFB spec specifically, so it may not translate to fireball spec. Again, im not a mage, but did have some people test it out.
It's not worth it for TTW spec either. Only pure singletarget damage counts. Living Bomb explosions on your current target do count but the DoT damage doesn't count. Of course the additional LBs can proc Hot Streak too (which benefits TTW more than FFB) but despite that it's not really worth the GCD. It's best to just do a full singletarget rotation (unless you have to move and there's nothing else to fill a GCD with).
Wouldn't you rather use Flamecap pre-pot on Razorscale, Yogg, and Thorim since there is a long add phase and Speed pots won't actually make it to the boss fight?
When you're arcane, there is a talent deep in the arcane tree called "Incanter's Absorption". This talent gives you an increase in your spellpower by 15% of the damage blocked by either your frost or fire ward. So for example, on thorim hard mode - Sif will randomly fire out frost bolts and cast blizzards, if you make sure to weave frost ward into your rotation whenever its available, you'll maximise your potential for procc'ing IA, giving you a free boost in spellpower whilst also allowing you greater survivability. Most arcane mages pair this with the "Frost warding" talent in the frost tree which also gives mana back when your frost or fire ward negates dmg. So more dmg and big chunks of mana back - meaning we can pump even more dmg without going OOM. Very good talents for arcane in Ulduar as you can proc fire ward on Ignis, Razerscale, Mim, Algalon and frost on Hodir, Thorim etc, deffo recommend. Hope this helps :)
Do you mean hard cast pyro vs hard cast fireball since your casting time is so quick? That's a decent question. Whats your fireball cast time and pyroblast cast time when heroism'd and in a light?
@@vannomanno1 @Alex Kocher with the right haste you can shave it down to 1.4 or lower for fireball/ffb. Not sure on pyro, i tend to play arcane as fire feels clunky for me and the top fire mage we have makes me look like an idiot. Suffice to say if you have 70 percent cast reduction and high enough spell power you can sink pyros nicely on hodir with singed making ignites that much more juicy.
Hey buzzcraft quick question. I am currently in all p1 bis plus 4 set t8 from ulduar. No other ulduar gear on my mage. Do you know if FFB or fireball would be higher dps for me? I see you are running the fireball spec but seems like you are much more geared than I am.
FFB can be better in shorter fights, but in the long term it’s worse for the raid overall cuz you lose a “focus magic” and looked at as “selfish” but aside from that FFB can be slightly better / same, I’ve tested both out, I’m FIRE TTW now while I was FFB for a bit.
@@khmarabroona no problem, the biggest sell on FBB. Is you can use the same gear as arcane, as you only need like 8% hit in 25 mans vs like the 13 or 14 you need for fire 🔥, so that’s a big part of it too
just the video ive been looking for as a new mage and wow player. great stuff buzz! quick question on Hodir. When do you know when u can stand still and pump on Hodir, and when you got to move inbetween? I confused on this fight lol
thanks for sharing, question about fire ignis - wouldn't living bomb cause issues on the adds when they go into shatter phase? they need to be hit by a single damage ability of 5k or greater. Appreciate it!
not a mage player so take this as you will, but presumably you put living bomb on the adds to increase your hot streak up time, not to kill the adds... because who is actually killing the adds?
@@ImUrWeakness generally the raid assigns 2 people between the north and south pools. A ranged with easy 5k+ burst abilities. Again I love the idea of living bomb to gather more procs on this fight, just at what cost if the mobs go into shatter phase sooner than the bombs detonate
@@Stone_Toad A lot of guilds opt for the zerg strat where you don't worry about shattering adds. Main tank grabs them or if you want to play it safer you still have an OT wrangle them.
Bit frustraed with the one mage in our guild still playing frost on vezaxx. Like yeah he's still above other casters, but slacks quite a bit compared to arcane.
Do you normally run IA spec for all bosses, and have fire as off-spec for i.e hodir? Or do you have entire raids where you're either fire or arcane, in which case you run for example 2 arcane specs, one with IA and one without?
the most important thing is to have a decent group with all the caster buffs and good overall dps - i think you can be a 100 parser but with a bad group you wont even hit 80
Blinking on Ignis as Arcane is not worth it, costs mana and you start casting exactly like people who got knocked up. Just reapply Fire Ward or Flame blast in the air
Little note to ad:
You can pre pot a flamecap as fire mage for freya
You should include using icy veins as arcane on your first CD usage on freya
Cheers Buzz!! Been waiting for this!
I have throughout most of Ulduar content been at the bottom of the Damage meters. Most of it is because of my gear but for some fights I should be higher. I hope this will help me not be at the bottom.
Very informative video and good video.
U ARE THE GOAT TYVM, needed this 🙏
on algalon, dont remember the exact words but whenever he says "logical" or "logically" (thats when you get in combat, at least if you re-engage him after a wipe) you can pre pot aswell and have like 5-6 seconds left on your pot buff as the fight starts.
good guide. i just leveled up a mage alt, cant wait to gear it up and rock it
Super valuable content, thank you very much!
Really wanna see more of this!
On ignis you can go in the water and tuck under a ledge so you never get knocked up and just stay casting the entire fight
Yes but its harder to LB the adds down there. With blink you should be ok without cheesin
ty for this!
Adding in a tip here, if you’re fire for freya and it’s your job to do knock back you should always dragons breath before knock back. That way you proc fire starter and can instant flame strike after the knock back.
not a mage myself but i did see some testing with FFB spec on Iron Council: Living bombing all 3 adds was only worth it on pull when you were running in. Keeping up living bomb on all 3 adds was a worse parse than just keeping it only on the current target the rest of the fight. This is for FFB spec specifically, so it may not translate to fireball spec. Again, im not a mage, but did have some people test it out.
It's not worth it for TTW spec either. Only pure singletarget damage counts. Living Bomb explosions on your current target do count but the DoT damage doesn't count. Of course the additional LBs can proc Hot Streak too (which benefits TTW more than FFB) but despite that it's not really worth the GCD. It's best to just do a full singletarget rotation (unless you have to move and there's nothing else to fill a GCD with).
can u do one of those for trial of the crusader? :)
Hey Buzz, would you happen to have frost mage tips and tricks pls? Asking for a friend ofc..
How much crit should i go for? 50% with buffs etc? If i play TTW build?
Any link to the weak aura that puts the red "Avoid" circle over the emergency fire bots?
its part of the Tems' Ulduar pack
Wouldn't you rather use Flamecap pre-pot on Razorscale, Yogg, and Thorim since there is a long add phase and Speed pots won't actually make it to the boss fight?
ffb or ttw?
What are the addons for your raid frames and casting bar/showing mana and health bar?
Was wondering what wa/addon that castbar was my self
Ty sir,very helpful
Hello , any chance u can link your frostfire bolt spec for the Hodir?
Who are you flame warding on ignis when arcane?
I apologize but I don't understand which buff you're referring to with the increase spell power from the Fire Ward
Incanters absorption.
When you're arcane, there is a talent deep in the arcane tree called "Incanter's Absorption". This talent gives you an increase in your spellpower by 15% of the damage blocked by either your frost or fire ward. So for example, on thorim hard mode - Sif will randomly fire out frost bolts and cast blizzards, if you make sure to weave frost ward into your rotation whenever its available, you'll maximise your potential for procc'ing IA, giving you a free boost in spellpower whilst also allowing you greater survivability. Most arcane mages pair this with the "Frost warding" talent in the frost tree which also gives mana back when your frost or fire ward negates dmg. So more dmg and big chunks of mana back - meaning we can pump even more dmg without going OOM. Very good talents for arcane in Ulduar as you can proc fire ward on Ignis, Razerscale, Mim, Algalon and frost on Hodir, Thorim etc, deffo recommend. Hope this helps :)
THANKS!
For hordir as fire ttw, do you only cast fireball or is it ok to cast pyros?
As he said when moving is ideal since that fills the gap while being able to do so both at the same time off procs.
Do you mean hard cast pyro vs hard cast fireball since your casting time is so quick? That's a decent question. Whats your fireball cast time and pyroblast cast time when heroism'd and in a light?
@@vannomanno1 @Alex Kocher with the right haste you can shave it down to 1.4 or lower for fireball/ffb. Not sure on pyro, i tend to play arcane as fire feels clunky for me and the top fire mage we have makes me look like an idiot. Suffice to say if you have 70 percent cast reduction and high enough spell power you can sink pyros nicely on hodir with singed making ignites that much more juicy.
Prepot Razorscale?
Hey buzzcraft quick question. I am currently in all p1 bis plus 4 set t8 from ulduar. No other ulduar gear on my mage. Do you know if FFB or fireball would be higher dps for me? I see you are running the fireball spec but seems like you are much more geared than I am.
FFB can be better in shorter fights, but in the long term it’s worse for the raid overall cuz you lose a “focus magic” and looked at as “selfish” but aside from that FFB can be slightly better / same, I’ve tested both out, I’m FIRE TTW now while I was FFB for a bit.
In the end, play what’s more fun to you, they both are viable, but if you want to help guild / raid go TTW
@@djmalic3 ty for the info I assumed they were fairly close
@@khmarabroona no problem, the biggest sell on FBB. Is you can use the same gear as arcane, as you only need like 8% hit in 25 mans vs like the 13 or 14 you need for fire 🔥, so that’s a big part of it too
@@djmalic3 why 8% as FFB? Don`t you need 10?
You get a buff using flame ward and by steping into the flames? can you explain that a bit more?
Yes, it comes from the talent "Incanters absorbtion" in the Arcane Tree. In my discord you can find my specs that i currently use in Ulduar.
just the video ive been looking for as a new mage and wow player. great stuff buzz!
quick question on Hodir. When do you know when u can stand still and pump on Hodir, and when you got to move inbetween? I confused on this fight lol
when you are in the campfire you can stand still, outside of it you have to move every now and then to not gain too many stacks
@@BuzzcraftWoW Thanks mate! Very helpful
18:38 Ok the hell was that circle of icons?
addon called Opie. Works wonders in Retail and requires some minor tweaking to get it set up on classic. But it's a great way to organize some things
@@kingeh1 Neat
thanks for sharing, question about fire ignis - wouldn't living bomb cause issues on the adds when they go into shatter phase? they need to be hit by a single damage ability of 5k or greater. Appreciate it!
not a mage player so take this as you will, but presumably you put living bomb on the adds to increase your hot streak up time, not to kill the adds... because who is actually killing the adds?
@@ImUrWeakness generally the raid assigns 2 people between the north and south pools. A ranged with easy 5k+ burst abilities. Again I love the idea of living bomb to gather more procs on this fight, just at what cost if the mobs go into shatter phase sooner than the bombs detonate
@@Stone_Toad A lot of guilds opt for the zerg strat where you don't worry about shattering adds. Main tank grabs them or if you want to play it safer you still have an OT wrangle them.
For Vezax the frost mages on the logs are actually ffb mages that spec'd so far into the frost tree it counted them as frost
They use ffb due to the proc they get yes, but their main source of damage is frostbolt/ice lances
nice video
Bit frustraed with the one mage in our guild still playing frost on vezaxx. Like yeah he's still above other casters, but slacks quite a bit compared to arcane.
my parse on Auriaya still sucks as an Arcane Mage. is it really okay to not touching the adds at all?
including the thousand little kitties
Put up both ranks of flamestrike pre pull, the small adds don't count for parse.
@@illiberalautist2222 isn't that dangerous if tank dont have threat yet? can u mirror image at the start and use FS rank 1-2
Do you normally run IA spec for all bosses, and have fire as off-spec for i.e hodir? Or do you have entire raids where you're either fire or arcane, in which case you run for example 2 arcane specs, one with IA and one without?
i run ttw fire and IA arcane spec for ulduar.
@@BuzzcraftWoW You recommended FFB for Hodir. Do you respec and resummon for that boss?
@@hablahei1 i dont respec for that boss anymore but i do recommend it if your guild allows it
@@BuzzcraftWoW I see, thanks for the insight!
How do you rank the mage dps in the current ulduar raid? Feel like i saw u in your guild top 10 more in Naxxramas
Arcane mage definitly fell behind by a bit compared to other classes.
Fire mage is slowly gaining but we are still in the midfield on most bosses.
@@BuzzcraftWoW feels bad not to be in s-tier 😂
How Much crit do you need to fire?
Yes
the most important thing is to have a decent group with all the caster buffs and good overall dps - i think you can be a 100 parser but with a bad group you wont even hit 80
Blinking on Ignis as Arcane is not worth it, costs mana and you start casting exactly like people who got knocked up. Just reapply Fire Ward or Flame blast in the air
Can tou link your ui profile please?