Fire Mage vs Frost Mage

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Frost Mage

0 DPS 0.00 DPS (0.0%)

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Fire Mage

0 DPS 0.00 DPS (0.0%)

When simulating splash AoE DPS, Frost Mages averaged 8.22% more DPS than Fire Mages (+173K DPS).

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Fire Mage

0 DPS 0.00 DPS (0.0%)

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Frost Mage

0 DPS 0.00 DPS (0.0%)

Fire Mages have higher spike damage potential, achieving +1.1M more DPS than Frost Mages.

Spike damage is the peak DPS achieved in any given moment and is not sustained DPS.

When upgrading the gear for both specs by +44 ilvl, Frost Mage DPS improved the most, +1.33% more than Fire Mage. In total, Frost Mages DPS increased by 67.52% and Fire Mages by 66.19%.

• + Movement and latency lowered the DPS by 14.78% for Frost Mages.
• + Movement and latency lowered the DPS by 27.79% for Fire Mages.

When introducing occasional movement and real-world latency, Frost Mages performed better, as Fire Mages suffered a +13.01% increased DPS loss.

When evaluating abilities used during boss encounters, Frost Mages had fewer damaging abilities in total, indicating a potentially less complex rotation.