Gotta Love that Elemental

Much time has passed.... My fire mage is now a frost mage, and I have to say: I am loving the water elemental. I wish he would stick around a little longer, but with the application of cold snap, he has saved me plenty of times. My mage is now a level 60 (where I have been languishing while hanging out in the BGs and Outland).

My 1.11 re-spec is complete!

My main mage is lvl 41 alliance (Paumeghad @ Uldum). He was previously a weakish Arcane spec for leveling. It wasn't working that well, I no realize.

I installed the 1.11 patch last night and re-spec'd my talents to this:

http://www.wowhead.com/talent/?RZggGzbzdZbho

I am now crit'ing 10-20% of the time with my fire spells and I've gained Pyroblast and Blast Wave. My fire spells have a chance to stun, and my frost spells have a 5% chance to root with Frostbite -- at range.

When that Frostbite kicks in, I can get another fireball and at least a fire blast before the mob reaches me. When they do, I can root them again with frost nova, back up and spam them with scorch and fire blast until they fall.

Glass Cannons?

Do mages in World of Warcraft really have to be glass cannons? With the 1.11 patch, there is a talent that can give an armor buff based on mana. Is that a good idea? Maybe DPS with abandon is the right idea... throwing caution to the wind... and relishing in being a "squishy." What do you think?

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