DPS Rotation & Cooldowns

This rotation offers a general priority list for Fire Mage abilities, along with key cooldowns at the bottom. It's based on a standard build and is here to help while we work on a smarter, build-aware system. If you are very new to the game or this class, we added info on the new assisted rotation features at the bottom of this guide. Updated for the latest patch in World of Warcraft: Midnight Pre-Patch (12.0.1).

Single Target

Pre-cast Pyroblast before engaging.

• CombustionView detailsUse on cooldown, delay only for specific raid mechanics.
• MeteorView detailsUse immediately when available unless Combustion is imminent.
• PyroblastView detailsCast when Hot Streak is active.
• PyroblastView detailsHardcast when Pyroclasm procs.
• Fire BlastView detailsUse to convert Heating Up into Hot Streak.
• FireballView detailsUse as filler to generate Heating Up.
• ScorchView detailsUse while moving if no instant casts are available.

Start with Pyroblast, then prioritize Combustion and Meteor. Use Pyroblast with Hot Streak or Pyroclasm, and Fire Blast to convert Heating Up. Fill with Fireball and use Scorch while moving.

AoE

• FlamestrikeView detailsUse instead of Pyroblast when 3+ targets and talented into Fuel The Fire.
• CombustionView detailsUse on cooldown for AoE burst.
• MeteorView detailsUse immediately when available.
• Fire BlastView detailsUse to generate Hot Streak for Flamestrike.
• FireballView detailsUse as filler to generate Heating Up.

For AoE, prioritize Flamestrike over Pyroblast with 3+ targets. Use Combustion and Meteor on cooldown, and Fire Blast to generate Hot Streak. Fill with Fireball.

Cooldowns

• CombustionView detailsUse on cooldown for guaranteed crits and burst damage.
• MeteorView detailsUse immediately when available, ensuring alignment with Combustion.
• Time WarpView detailsCoordinate with raid or use at the start of combat for group-wide haste.

Use Combustion for burst phases, Meteor on cooldown, and Time Warp as directed by raid or at combat start.

New to Class? Try Assisted Rotation

Patch 11.1.7 introduced new features that make it eaiser to pick and play new characters. These new settings can be enabled from settings » gameplay enhancements:

• Single-Button Assistant
• Assisted Highlight
• Cooldown Manager

If you are new to World of Warcraft or a certain class, enabling Assisted Highlight and Cooldown Manager can help you learn which abilities to prioritize and use.

While the Single-Button Assistant can be a much easier and more accessible way to play the game, it does come with a slight performance hit due to a small GCD penalty, as you will have to wait 25% longer in between spells and abilities.

To see which specs are best with the Single-Button Assistant feature, you can check out our DPS Rankings which uses SimC to sim every class using this feature.