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WoW Forever Fire Mage BiS at level 20
Summary
This is the site’s suggestion for Fire Mage at level 20, not an official list: we use our Fire stat weights to score every item a Mage can use with a required level of 20 or lower, and pick the best one for each slot. The beta already goes past this level: the current cap is 30.
Stat priority of the list, per point: Spell Power > Fire Damage > Mana per 5 sec > Intellect. Percentage stats count too, per 1%: spell hit and spell critical strike. Only wand DPS is scored; other weapons count by their stats.
- Wand:
Sizzle Stick - Legs:
Filigreed Flame Leggings - Chest:
Tree Bark Jacket - Head:
Flame Circlet
4 of the 17 pieces are new in Forever and 15 have a known source.
Gear by slot
For each slot, the suggested piece and the next two on the list.Head
Neck
Shoulders
Back
Chest
Wrists
Hands
Waist
Legs
Feet
Ring 1
Ring 2
Trinket 1
Trinket 2
No other alternatives at this level.
Main hand
Off hand
Wand
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Reasoning: Fire lives off Ignite (crits leave a 40% DoT) and Fire Power, so 1% crit ≈ 11 spell power, the highest weight among casters. Hit is worth a bit more because a miss also breaks the Ignite stack.
Heads up: the beta is capped at level 30 and the weights are indicative, tuned for level 60 with no simulations behind them. Sources come from the WoWSims Forever database and, for items that already existed in Classic, from the Classic 1.12 database (CMaNGOS Classic-DB, marked "Classic data": they may change in Forever); an item without a source may not be obtainable yet. Set bonuses and procs are not scored. Everything will change with each build.
Treat these lists as a starting point: your talents, enchants and play style may make another piece the better pick.
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