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As has been theorycrafted, arcane missles are the worst DPM spell you can do as a mage pretty much.
But also the highest DPS spell. It's basically a trade-off.
The current top 2 Arcane specs nowadays are both 40/0/21 and 50/0/11, one utilizing Frostbolt, and the other, Arcane Missiles. For an Arcane mage, the DPM of AM is not really an issue (and Empowered AM really helps here). The only reason 50/0/11 spec falls behind 40/0/21 is the frequency of IV uptime.
Arcane/Fire however, falls behind these 2 specs.
Also, in addition to the 2t5 pieces, you also need a lot of MP5 in order to sustain your damage output. The new arcane specs now do away with rotations, and instead, concerns itself with phases, ie. The burn phase, and the recovery phase.
Basically, in the burn phase, you spam AB as much as possible. When you're close to empty, you switch to recovery phase, where you use your filler spells (FrB or AM) to recover mana while casting AB every now and then to keep the debuff up. Once you have enough mana, you switch to Burn phase again. You need a godawful amount of MP5 to be able to do this though, but the result is doing fantastic DPS.
If you don't have enough MP5 (anywhere from 300-500 MP5 while casting), you might be better off doing rotations.
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I just got my 2nd T5 loot and Im having the same mana/DPS question/experience some of you face. I have some coments and questions to make:
- being 50/0/11, mana and enchant gemed and with a SP and Shamm on the party, I manage to work well my mana doing the 2 phases: AB on DPS phase and AM on regen phase. Sofar (b4 2T5 set) being working well.
- When Vevice says you got gear up Mana regen Id ask him why not Intellect considering the Arcane 25% bonus damage talent, in stead of Mp5
- Do you guys recomend the Tidewalker trinket for mana control or what else considering mana and DPS needs?
Arruaceiro - Dalvengyr Alliance
Actually, MP5 in relations to an Arcane Mage means adding Intellect (and Spirit), since we get 60% of our normal regen rate.
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Where do you fit POM in your spell rotation with a 40/0/21 build. Do you lead off with it to speed up the AB debuff or save it in case of emergencies?
In that build, POM is usually not used. It's mostly taken to access Arcane Instability, though it's a great for emergencies.
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Either that, or the
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