Best mage pve race [H]

[fredrich]

what is the best mage pve race [H] ?

[Hendrixstorm]

Orc probably. The troll racial lands at 1.25% haste, and the goblin racial is a static 1%.

[Potato Bus]

Orc probably. The troll racial lands at 1.25% haste, and the goblin racial is a static 1%.

Goblin > Troll > Orc (IMO)

1% static haste is pretty damn good. 20% haste on a 2min CD is good too. The Orc racial may seem powerful by comparison, but keep in mind that it does not scale with gear like the Goblin and Troll racials, and will likely fall behind in later tiers.

[Swizzle]

All of them but Undead are perfectly viable. The reason people go for Troll/Goblin is because those two races have easier access to extra DoT ticks in a raid, which can net more DPS than an on-use spellpower bonus.

[Deleted]

For absolute min/maxing, Goblin. Simple as.

[Swizzle]

For absolute min/maxing, Goblin. Simple as.

Troll comes out to more passive haste...just sayin'.

[Reyzzz]

For absolute min/maxing, Goblin. Simple as.

Orc for frost

[Deleted]

Orc for frost

Pet doesn't benefit from racial. At least it doesn't reflect so in the info.

[Thcronik]

trolls, berserking stacks with trinkets and icy veins, if u cast berserking ull notice a haste increase between instant casts as well. also health regen in combat is rather sexy.

[Swizzle]

Pet doesn't benefit from racial. At least it doesn't reflect so in the info.

Orc racial applies to all pets...EXCEPT the Water Elemental and Mirror Images.

[Deleted]

I'd suggest yourself to pick the race you think look the coolest though.

[Deleted]

Orc racial applies to all pets...EXCEPT the Water Elemental and Mirror Images.

Is that a bug, or "working as intended" of some reason?

[Swizzle]

Is that a bug, or "working as intended" of some reason?

It's been that way since they introduced Orcs as a playable race, so I guess working as intended.

[Topornic]

Belf mana regen spell is nice too.
Goblin 1% haste gives steady and all time working dps buff but Troll racial gives trinket-like spell which is indeed very strong.

[Wilderness]

When you consider the longer term I do think that Orc will not scale as well so I'd pick between Goblin and Troll myself. Troll does average out to a bit more haste, and you have the benefit of being able to pop it with other CDs which only increases its value.

However, I myself went Goblin. I like that the haste is passive because it allows you to gear around that haste. And I'd been a troll for a good while so I was ready for a change. But really, you can't go wrong choosing between Orc, Goblin, and Troll.

Edit: BE was a decent option when Fire was suffering from all its mana problems, but with the hotfix and then the patch hitting today I would definitely devalue that benefit.

[Therenis]

Goblin for extra movement. Troll for one extra DoT tick on LB, Pyroblast and Combustion, it's a personal preference. If the stars align troll is more DPS while Goblin might keep you out of ouchies, netting less healer mana wasted. I went with goblin since I love the casting animation and I like the extra mobility in both PvE and PvP.

[nimryas]

I went for goblin because I just love all of their racial abilities =) Mobile banking ftw. Also the static 1% haste is far more usefull then the troll one, cause situations can change and if you use the troll racial in a bad situation or a 'good situation' turns out to be a bad one, the berserk is waaasted.. :<

[slinx]

Alliance - Gnome
Horde - Goblin

[Swizzle]

Alliance - Gnome
Horde - Goblin

Worgen is a bigger DPS increase for Mages than Gnomes, but only slightly.

[Dread Pirate Roberts]

Worgen is a bigger DPS increase for Mages than Gnomes, but only slightly.

Oh shit, I didn't know that.

Time to go make a Worgen Mage