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I'm doing ~+15 keys or so. I know I'm performing mechanics. I've looked at all the different guides, suggested talent specs, watched streams, etc, but I'm almost always coming in under melee dps - rogue, ret pally, etc. Am I missing something, or is that just the way it is right now? Frost mage is s...

I had a follow up question to an earlier thread. I feel like my ebonbolt is practically worthless, because I'm holding it as a back-up for needed BF procs. If I'm doing this, wouldn't Frozen Touch just make more sense? It seems like with how rarely I don't have a BF on GS proc now, I would never hav...

I had a follow up question on this. I feel like my ebonbolt is practically worthless, because I'm holding it as a back-up for needed BF procs. If I'm doing this, wouldn't Frozen Touch just make more sense? It seems like with how rarely I don't have a BF on GS proc now, I would never have a problem i...

I'm a min/maxer but have had some issues with my mage since I came back to the game a couple months ago. I started as fire and now have switched to Frost, since it seems to be the only spec showing up anywhere on logs. I'm feeling comfortable with it, but I can't figure out why I see splitting ice o...

I'm a pretty competent raider and typically top the damage meters on dps. I'm finding a new love in M+ so I'm trying to min/max it to death. While my single target or burst combos on trash do great, my damage just seems sad in between on aoe. LB seems so clunky in rotation, and it doesn't seem like ...

Any ETA on the update of the fire guide?

Pretty simple question I think: When dpsing an aoe pack and looking for cleave damage from Ignite, should I just focus one target that will last the longest? I find myself at times tab-targeting to keep my aggro down, but I got to thinking that this might be the worst thing I could do. Any insight i...

Mod Edit: Moved to Q&A I just started using this legendary with the patch. I'm essentially substituting it 100% for where fireball would be in my normal rotation after 30%, but this has generated a few questions: 1. Is hard casting PYRO with bracer procs still worth it under 30%? 2. Should I be cas...