MageRaid DPS · level 60Level 60 Fire Mage raid DPS build
“Combustion Hitcap” — Damage in dungeons and raids.
A deep Fire raid Mage built around hit-capped Fireball damage, Ignite scaling, Combustion burst, and Arcane sustain from Clearcasting and Arcane Meditation.
Solid. A few specific changes below would lift it further.
Talents
18 Arcane / 33 Fire / 0 Frost · 51 points at level 60
Arcane · 18
Arcane Focus5/5
Arcane Subtlety2/2
Arcane Concentration5/5
Arcane Impact3/3
Arcane Meditation3/3
Fire · 33
Improved Fireball5/5
Ignite5/5
Flame Throwing2/2
Burning Soul3/3
Pyroblast1/1
Improved Scorch3/3
Hot Streak1/1
Master of Elements3/3
Critical Mass3/3
Blast Wave1/1
Fire Power5/5
Combustion1/1
Frost · 0
No points.
Gear
| Slot | Item | Stats | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head |  Frostfire Circlet | 108 armor · +22 Stamina · +23 Intellect · +35 Spell Power · +10 Hit · +28 Critical Strike | Frostfire Regalia |
| Neck |  Onyxia Tooth Pendant | +7 Agility · +8 Stamina · +10 Fire Resistance · +10 Hit · +14 Critical Strike | — |
| Shoulders |  Frostfire Shoulderpads | 97 armor · +17 Stamina · +18 Intellect · +9 Spirit · +36 Spell Power | Frostfire Regalia |
| Back |  Earthweave Cloak | 44 armor · +15 Agility · +10 Hit | — |
| Chest |  Bloodvine Vest | 92 armor · +13 Intellect · +20 Hit · +27 Spell Power | Crafted · Tailoring · Bloodvine Garb |
| Wrists |  Rockfury Bracers | 42 armor · +7 Stamina · +27 Spell Power · +10 Hit | — |
| Hands |  Dark Storm Gauntlets | 83 armor · +15 Intellect · +19 Stamina · +37 Spell Power · +10 Hit | Temple of Ahn'Qiraj · C'Thun |
| Waist |  Frostfire Belt | 75 armor · +10 Spirit · +19 Stamina · +21 Intellect · +28 Spell Power · +10 Hit | Frostfire Regalia |
| Legs |  Frostfire Leggings | 116 armor · +10 Spirit · +26 Intellect · +25 Stamina · +10 Hit · +46 Spell Power | Frostfire Regalia |
| Feet |  Enigma Boots | 82 armor · +15 Intellect · +6 Spirit · +15 Stamina · +28 Spell Power · +10 Hit · +4 Mana per 5 sec | Enigma Vestments |
| Ring 1 |  Ring of the Fallen God | +6 Intellect · +5 Stamina · +37 Spell Power · +10 Hit | — |
| Ring 2 |  Band of the Inevitable | +36 Spell Power · +10 Hit | Naxxramas · Noth the Plaguebringer |
| Trinket 1 |  Neltharion's Tear | +44 Spell Power · +20 Hit | Blackwing Lair · Nefarian |
| Trinket 2 |  The Restrained Essence of Sapphiron | +40 Spell Power | Naxxramas · Sapphiron |
| Main Hand |  Blessed Qiraji Pugio | 72–134 · 1.7s · 60.7 dps · +7 Stamina · +14 Critical Strike · +10 Hit · +18 Attack Power | — |
| Off Hand |  Royal Scepter of Vek'lor | +9 Intellect · +10 Stamina · +14 Critical Strike · +10 Hit · +20 Spell Power | Temple of Ahn'Qiraj · Twin Emperors |
| Ranged / Relic |  Brilliant Wand | 50–93 · 1.2s · 59.9 dps · +7 Intellect · +9 Spell Power | Crafted · Enchanting |
- Frostfire Regalia (4/9) — (2) Reduces cooldown on your Evocation by 1 minute.; (4) Gives your Mage Armor a chance when struck by a harmful spell to increase resistance against that school of magic by 35 for 30 sec.
- Bloodvine Garb (1/3)
- Enigma Vestments (1/5)
Rotation
- 1
Arcane Brilliancebuff not active on you - 2
Mage Armorbuff not active on you - 3Pyroblastopener only
- 4Combustionwhen ready
- 5
Scorchdebuff missing on target - 6Living Flamewhen ready
- 7
Living Bomb3+ enemies - 8
Flamestrike3+ enemies - 9Arcane Explosion3+ enemies
- 10
Fire Blastwhile moving - 11Fireballwhen ready
Read top to bottom: use the first ability that is ready and whose condition holds.
Why it works
This is a 33/18 Fire build: Fire supplies the real damage engine with Improved Fireball, Ignite, Improved Scorch, Hot Streak, Critical Mass, Fire Power, and Combustion. Arcane is taken for Arcane Subtlety’s resistance reduction, Arcane Concentration, and Arcane Meditation so long raid fights do not collapse your mana bar.
The gear is chosen to reach roughly 160 hit rating, the level-60 boss spell-hit cap, without giving up the strongest caster pieces. Frostfire pieces carry high spell power, while Bloodvine Vest, Rockfury Bracers, Dark Storm Gauntlets, Enigma Boots, Neltharion’s Tear, Blessed Qiraji Pugio, and Royal Scepter of Vek’lor provide the hit backbone. Onyxia Tooth Pendant and Earthweave Cloak are lower-spell-power picks, but they are used because getting capped matters more than a small amount of raw spell power. The Restrained Essence of Sapphiron is the burst trinket; pair its use with Combustion and a full Fireball window.
Playstyle: keep Arcane Brilliance and Mage Armor up. On bosses, hard-cast Pyroblast only as the opener if you can start safely, then apply/refresh the Scorch fire-vulnerability debuff and spam Fireball. Use Combustion during burn windows, ideally with Sapphiron’s trinket active. When Hot Streak procs, fire the instant Pyroblast immediately. Living Flame is worth using on cooldown when it will fully tick. For 3+ targets, shift into Living Bomb, Flamestrike, then Arcane Explosion if stacked; otherwise keep casting Fireball into the priority target.
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Generated by the optimizer from WoW Forever client build 1.60.1.69913 and checked against the builder's rules (row gates, prerequisites, what the class can wear). The rating above is recomputed from today's data. Race not set — pick yours in the builder for racial bonuses.