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Thanks for the help, but doesn't that disagree with the guides' advice (ie don't burn 3 targets?)

Thanks. I'll go with barrage - orb then.

Mythic. 3 boat.

Hello, please could you advise me when dpsing on burst aoe mobs, like Beastlord Pack Beasts. AoE rotation: (5+ targets stacked up) - [With Arcane Orb talented]: Use arcane orb whenever you have no arcane charges. - Cast Arcane Barrage when you have 4 stacks of arcane charges. From Cycobi's mage guid...

6.2.1 Special situation when facing more than 3 targets stacked together! Do not go into a mana burn phase. As easy as that. You want more Barrages and you want to be closer to full mana as much as possible for the maximum damage of Nether Tempest. With 2 targets, do a burn phase as described above...

Hey, thanks for that. Just want to say I cut the quotes out of longer text to focus on the core of what they're saying. Some had more elaborate explanations.
Arcane Orb just feels really underwhelming as a level 100 talent. Simply used to get stacks faster is boring.

I am confused about Arcane Orb use. Several guides disagree with you on when's best to use it. Shang's guide says: ...use Arcane Orb exclusively after resetting Charges with Barrage if it's ready. Only then. Even if it becomes available when you're at 1-2 Charges, don't use it, save it for the next ...

Thanks. Didn't realize charges buffed Evocation.

Is there a length that is too long for the burn to last? What do I do if I get constant missle procs, and am high mana 40+ seconds into the burn? Do I just end the burn without evo? If evo removes all stacks, why don't we cast Barrage right before we evo? Is there a reason some of the top logs on Gr...

Hey, love the guide. Why do you wait until Evo has 20 seconds left on CD to start burn, and not 30 seconds? If we take AP glyph, then shouldn't the burn phase last 30 secs? If we then wait until Evo has 20 secs left, we lose 10 seconds off PC every burn. EG: 0s Start Burn PC+AP 30s EVO 90s PC off CD...