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Best leveling / dungeon spec?
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Post by
Boogf
Just starting a mage out. I have full heirlooms on him.
Wondering which is the best spec for questing and what is the best spec for dungeons?
Thanks!
Post by
Nathanyal
At starter levels, it doesn't matter. They all work well enough. A lot of people like Frost, but you can use Arcane and just blow them up before they get to you or use Fire and just run around putting Living Bomb on them and scorching them.
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Post by
Boogf
Thanks for the help!
Post by
Smurrfetteqt
For dugeon leveling I would go with arcane, easy pew pew, not alot of aoe needed.
For level grinding in the world questing and grinding mobs, I would go frost. The low mana costs, easy survival, multiple aoe, CC, snare options are just yummy!
Post by
PTsICU
At starter levels, it doesn't matter. They all work well enough. A lot of people like Frost, but you can use Arcane and just blow them up before they get to you or use Fire and just run around putting Living Bomb on them and scorching them.
You won't get Living Bomb until you are level 69, and you won't be able to scorch on the run until level 41.
I suggest for lower levels, arcane. It always seemed to do the highest dps without the problems of mana loss. I would not worry about fire until you can get living bomb, personally.
At very early levels and up into Burning Crusade dungeons, frost is also viable due to AoE, although mana will have to be watched more closely.
Post by
Agentkillerlee
Personaly i started out till about level 60ish as arcane then i went straight to fire beause its much more fun
Post by
Nathanyal
At starter levels, it doesn't matter. They all work well enough. A lot of people like Frost, but you can use Arcane and just blow them up before they get to you or use Fire and just run around putting Living Bomb on them and scorching them.
You won't get Living Bomb until you are level 69, and you won't be able to scorch on the run until level 41.
I didn't say when, I just said you could do it. If they were interested in the idea they would look up the spec.
Post by
PTsICU
At starter levels, it doesn't matter. They all work well enough. A lot of people like Frost, but you can use Arcane and just blow them up before they get to you or use Fire and just run around putting Living Bomb on them and scorching them.
You won't get Living Bomb until you are level 69, and you won't be able to scorch on the run until level 41.
I didn't say when, I just said you could do it. If they were interested in the idea they would look up the spec.
Just noting that he was asking about a leveling spec, and you mentioned starter levels and applying LB and scorching them. I made reference so that he understood those would not be viable until later levels.
Post by
MrSCH
Go frost if you don't have heirlooms, arcane if you do. That's how I've always seen it to be best.
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Post by
Lutenantj
Currently leveling my mage (82 atm) with the new talent changes. I tried arcane for questing but things didn't die fast enough and I kept getting hit, and I've discovered frost is much easier, especially with the new dot and frostbomb at a lower level so you can take on multiple NPCs and wipe them out without taking any damage.
As for dungeons, I'm finding fire and frost to be best. Arcane can be used well, but it's very complicated and hard to use depending on the situation.
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