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: The War Within (11.2.5).

Single Target

Ensure Combustion is ready before engaging.

• CombustionView detailsActivate when available.
• PyroblastView detailsUse during Hyperthermia.
• MeteorView detailsUse if Combustion is not ready within 45 seconds.
• Shifting PowerView detailsUse when Combustion is on cooldown and no Fire Blast charges remain.
• PyroblastView detailsCast when Hot Streak is active.
• Fire BlastView detailsConvert Heating Up into Hot Streak.
• Phoenix FlamesView detailsUse to generate or convert Heating Up into Hot Streak.
• ScorchView detailsReplace Fireball below 30% target health.
• FireballView detailsUse as filler to generate Heating Up.

Start with Combustion and prioritize Pyroblast during Hyperthermia. Use Meteor and Shifting Power strategically, and maintain Hot Streak with Fire Blast and Phoenix Flames. Replace Fireball with Scorch below 30% target health.

AoE

• FlamestrikeView detailsUse with Hot Streak on 5+ targets.
• CombustionView detailsActivate during AoE phases.
• Phoenix FlamesView detailsUse to spread Mastery Ignite.
• Dragons BreathView detailsUse for additional AoE damage.
• FireballView detailsUse as filler to generate Heating Up.

For AoE, prioritize Flamestrike on 5+ targets and activate Combustion during burst phases. Use Phoenix Flames to spread Mastery Ignite and Dragons Breath for extra damage.

Cooldowns

• CombustionView detailsUse on cooldown for guaranteed critical strikes.
• MeteorView detailsUse during Combustion or when available.
• Shifting PowerView detailsUse to reduce cooldowns when Combustion is inactive.

Use Combustion on cooldown for critical strikes, Meteor during Combustion or when ready, and Shifting Power to reduce cooldowns.

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.