WOTLK Arcane Mage PVE Guide! (updated Opener, Consumes, and Focus Magic sections!)
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Edit: See pinned comment in regards to using Engineering gloves during opener (/use 10).
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Edit 2: See updated graph in my discord at following message link which includes AB spam which shows that it does a little more DPS but is waaaay more mana intensive https://discord.com/channels/246157273011847168/930324909551407115/1016925151209717850 (also pinned in my discord).
Sorry for the re-upload but I couldn’t leave the previous video up with the error in the opener section, as well as the Focus Magic section being accidentally left out due to an editing error that I missed. I also updated the consumes section with a new finding, as Mistletoe stacks with food buff and Divine Spirit! Thank you all once again for the support. I will leave the other video as unlisted for awhile before eventually making it private (please share this video link with others). Cheers!
Arcane Spec – You can flex points to your preference between Magic Attunement, Student of the Mind, Arcane Stability, and Arcane Barrage: https://www.wowhead.com/wotlk/talent-calc/mage/230005132100330150323102505321-03-023303001_001wr211q1b21q1y31rj441rj551rj7
Mage Sims:
From Osthyvel (what most in community use) – https://cheesehyvel.github.io/magesim-wotlk/
From Ankhar – https://wowsims.github.io/wotlk/mage/
Missile Barrage Gambling full explanation: https://bit.ly/missileGamble
0:00 Intro
0:18 Changes from TBC for all specs
2:09 Changes from TBC for Arcane
2:58 Deep Dive on Arcane Talents and their changes from TBC
7:23 Arcane Spec – Flex Points and choices
10:20 Incanter’s Absorption as offspec
11:08 Glyphs
11:18 Best Use of PoM
13:01 Spell Hit
13:41 Stat Priorities
15:30 Gems
16:19 Consumes – changes from TBC
16:46 Consumes in Wrath
17:44 Special Consumes
18:05 Professions
18:31 Professions – Engineering
19:22 Professions – Tailoring and the rest
20:54 Professions – Leatherworking for Speedrunning
21:21 Professions – Tailoring vs Jewelcrafting
23:10 Races
25:07 Basics – Rotation
25:39 Basics – Missile Barrage Gambling
26:46 Advanced – Mana Efficiency of Rotations
29:16 Basics – Rotation Final Thoughts
30:13 Basics – Don’t Interrupt Your Cast for Mbarr!
30:45 Basics – End of Fight
31:19 Opener – PoM & Potions in WOTLK
31:53 Opener & Burst Window
33:49 Opener – Why We Use PoM In This Manner
35:02 Opener Example
35:35 Arcane Potency – Doesn’t work well with Arcane Missiles
36:16 Haste Caps
37:30 Cooldown Management
39:50 Raid Cooldowns
41:26 Focus Magic
43:07 PSA – Use “nochanneling” macro on Arcane Blast
46:45 AoE
50:59 Outro
52:01 Bonus Clip – Best Clip from TBC – GDKP KJ Kill