Welcome to the Mage solo thread of MMO-Champion !
Hello fellow Mage ! If you've come here, chances are you wish to experience soloing as a Mage. Well, you have come to the right place, but know this: soloing as a Mage is not easy. But if you're feeling adventurous, keep reading !
A Mage is not be the strongest or the easiest pick to solo stuff with, but we do have soloing capabilities, or this thread wouldn't even exist !
So, you might ask, how can I solo stuff with a Mage ?
Part one : what specialization to choose ?
This is a nice thing about BfA : spec choice doesn't matter nearly as much as it used to, thanks to Azerite Traits.
If you are not soloing high-end content like Mythic Legion raids, you can pick whatever you want and you'll be fine.
Some words about the specs though :
Fire : High mobility, great burst damage, awesome AoE
Frost : Good constant damage, great at single target and cleave, only spec to have a pet (this can be very useful !)
Arcane : Best single-target burst, good mass AoE
Keep something in mind : depending on what you are trying to solo, your spec will or will not matter. Some encounters are soloable no matter your specialization, others won't let you choose.
Part two : Getting ready
Gear
One of the biggest drawbacks of Mage soloing is dependance to gear. Since we are pretty squishy, we need to compensate way more than other classes, especially tanks. This is even more true for Azerite pieces, that cannot be farmed except in raids (and weekly caches if you are really lucky)
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Always carry some healing potions for emergencies ! |
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Leech is a new tertiary stat introduced in patch 6.0.2. It converts a percentage of your damage into self-healing. The stat drop is random and can be on virtually any item, except world drops, crafted items and Azerite pieces. The more you have the better, so stack it ! |
Azerite Traits
This part will be centerd around defensive Azerite traits, since offensive traits serve little purpose in soloing other than DPS.
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Cauterizing Blink is the best healing trait available, hands down. The HoT scales with all your secondary stats and stacks. The more, the better ! |
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Impassive Visage is the second best choice, providing a steady source of healing that can crit. Not on par with Cauterizing Blink but a good trait nonetheless. |
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Eldritch Warding is a good trait to smooth incoming damage. It can be very powerful when combined with Frost talent Glacial Insulation or Fire talent Blazing Soul. |
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Vampiric Speed is an awesome trait if you can kill a lot of enemies. The best example of encounters where this trait shines is Skorpyron and Eonar. |
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Quick Thinking is very nice for Fire and decent for Frost. The heal can crit, and is a nice baseline healing, albeit low. |
What can a Mage actually solo ?
If you want to know what Mages already soloed, simply follow this link :
Here you go ! Now you are properly prepared to tackle solo content with your Mage. Please share your acomplishments with us, and if you struggle or have questions, we are here to help !
I hope you enjoyed this guide, if you have any suggestion feel free to message me
Enjoy !