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[3.1] General Mage FAQ
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I would almost always go for +sp gems
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Not sure if it's been mentioned or not, but in your builds for levelling frost, you mention getting Glyph of Blast Wave but it's not available to use until level 70.
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We're too busy with the game and life (in general) to do it.
Also, we're pretty lazy.
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i might update this, if i'm not too busy with other stuff. i will copy your layout as a framework.
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Nzall
just a quick update on my progress:
i have just finished the stats section. a short preview, giving an overview of the primary stats (and also giving me a quick view at how it looks):
• Intellect
Intellect increases the size of your mana pool. Every point of int you have equates to 15 mana. Intellect also increases your chance to critically strike with spells, however this is variable based on level. At level 85, you need 648.91 intellect for 1% crit. Finally, and most importantly, Intellect provides spellpower at a 1 to 1 ratio. All pieces of gear that are the same itemlevel have the exact same amount of spellpower. Intellect is increased by the 5% stats buff, and as a mage (or any cloth wearer), you have Wizardry, a baseline 5% intellect buff (
Wizardry
), starting at level 50. This means that for every 100 points of intellect unbuffed (so without Wizardry), you get 110.25 spellpower, 0.17% crit and 1653.75 mana. intellect is the stat to stack for all 3 specs.
• Stamina
Stamina increases your total number of hit points. Each point of stamina is worth 14 hit points. This is true at all levels for all classes. You shouldn’t actively look for this under any circumstances (except maybe for PvP, and then only when combined with other stats).
• Spirit
Before cataclysm, mages could gain crit rating from spirit by using molten armor. In addition, Arcane could get more of it and had a minor use for it due to mana issues at lower gear stages. However, nowadays molten armor gives a flat crit buff and as such, spirit is now useless for all mage specs.
• Agility & Strength
both of these stats are useless for a mage. For plate classes, strength gives 2 AP. For mail and leather classes, agility gives 2 AP. Both get melee critical strike chance from the latter as well as dodge. Neither of these stats is useful for a mage.
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Nzall
the updated version of this guide (author: me) is now available for your perusal. it's updated up to 4.0.6.
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