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Fire Mage

PvE Guide Patch 11.1.7

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 (11.1.7).

Single Target

Ensure Combustion is ready before engaging.

Start with Combustion for guaranteed crits. Use Pyroblast with Hot Streak or Hyperthermia. Maintain Heating Up and Hot Streak using Fire Blast and Phoenix Flames. Use Scorch below 30% health or while moving.

AoE

For AoE, prioritize Flamestrike on 5+ targets. Use Phoenix Flames and Dragons Breath to generate Hot Streak. Apply Living Bomb for extra damage.

Cooldowns

Use Combustion for burst phases, pairing it with Meteor when possible. Use Shifting Power to reset cooldowns efficiently.

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.