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Types of Mages
There are three primary techniques used for maximizing a Runemage's DPS. Each has their pros and cons.
- Frost Fire Spam mages cast a lot of Fireball 2s and use Frost 2 to keep up the Frozen debuff and medium speed tilesets up.
- Fireball Spam mages cast Fireball 2 at a minimum of 2.2 Fireballs a second as their whole rotation. A subset of this technique also includes having a musketeer or bard to proc healing tiles.
- Rotation mages cast typically Fireball 2, Frost 2, and Affliction 2 in a rotation.
| Technique | Pros | Cons |
|---|---|---|
| Frost/Fire Spam Mage | Higher DPS at lower casting speeds compared to the other two techniques. | The DPS ceiling for this technique is the lowest of all three. |
| Fireball Spam Mage | DPS higher than Frost/Fire Spam Mage at 2.2 spells per second and isn't affected by other party mages' techniques. | Destroys controllers and requires at least 2.2 Fireballs per second OR a dedicated healer. |
| Rotation Mage | Highest DPS and increases DPS of all party members. | There can only be one Rotation mage per party because they overwrite each other's Affliction debuff. |
Frost 2 / Fireball 2 Spam Mage
This is the easiest set of tilesets to proc for new mages. As long as you can cast between 1 and 2 spells per second, these will proc for you. You will cast Fireball 2 for as long as the Frost debuff is on the target. New mages will probably get 2 or 3 Fireball 2s per Frost 2 rotation.
Frost 2 / Fireball 2 Spam Rotation
- Only at the start of the fight cast: One Fireball2.
- Cast: 1 Frost 2.
- Cast: 2-7 Fireball 2s (more fireballs if you cast faster. Rotation takes 4 seconds)
Tilesets based on cast speed
Beginner. Castspeed: 0.7 and ≤ 1.0 a second (Frost2 and Fireball2)
Tiles Needed
| ᚨ: 4 | ᚢ: 4 | ᚦ: 1 | Ƶ: 3 |
Rune Meanings
Ƶ: Between 1 & 2 hits a second
ᛗ: 2 hits a second
ᚨ: Frost
ᚢ: Fireball
ᚦ: Start of combat
Frost / Fire Mage - Tile Order
ᚨᚢƵ
ᚨƵᚢ
ᚢᚨƵ
ᚦᚢᚨ
Cast Order
Start of combat:
- Fireball 2
Combat rotation (repeat):
- Frost 2, 3 Fireball 2
Intermediate. Castspeed: 1.1 and ≤ 2.2 a second (Frost2 and Fireball2)
Tiles Needed
| ᚨ: 4 | ᚢ: 4 | ᚦ: 1 | Ƶ: 3 |
Rune Meanings
Ƶ: Between 1 & 2 hits a second
ᛗ: 2 hits a second
ᚨ: Frost
ᚢ: Fireball
ᚦ: Start of combat
Frost / Fire Mage - Tile Order
ᚨᚢᛗ
ᚨᛗᚢ
ᚢᚨᛗ
ᚦᚢᚨ
Cast Order
Start of combat:
- Fireball 2
Combat rotation (repeat):
- Frost 2, 3-7 Fireball 2, depending on how many Fireball 2s you can fit before the Frost debuff disappears on the current target.
Fireball Spam Mage
The barrier to entry for this technique is 2.3 Fireball 2s per second. Otherwise, you will not be procking these tiles. The harder tiles ᛈᚢᚾ (4 hits per second, fireball, 3 hits per second) and ᛢᚢᛈ (5 hits per second, fireball, 4 hits per second) can be added to your set whenever, but will not proc until you're consistently landing more than 2.5 Fireball 2s a second.
Fireball Spam Mage Technique
Real simple - you'll be casting Fireball 2 more than 2.3 a second.
Training Fire Mage (2.3 - 2.5 Fireball 2s a second)
Training Fire Mage - Tiles Needed
| ᛗ: 5 | ᚢ: 5 | ᚾ: 3 | Ƶ: 2 |
Training Fire Mage - Tile Order
ᚾᚢᛗ
ᚾᛗᚢ
ᛗᚾᚢ
ᛗᚢƵ
Ƶᚢᛗ
Pure Fire Mage ( >2.6 Fireball 2s a second)
Pure Fire Mage - Tiles Needed
| ᛗ: 3 | ᚢ: 3 | ᚾ: 3 | ᛈ: 2 | ᛢ: 1 |
Pure Fire Mage - Tile Order
ᚾᚢᛗ
ᚾᛗᚢ
ᛗᚾᚢ
ᛈᚢᚾ
ᛢᚢᛈ
Heal/Rotation Mage ( > 1.7 - < 4.1 Fireball 2s a second)
Rotation for Fire Tiles: Fire Spamming + Healing. You must be able to get the 2 hits a second tile when casting (which is generally if you're a practiced mage).
Heal + Fire Tileset: ᛗᚢᛏ and ᚾᚢᛏ
This is the quantity and type of runes you will need to make the above tileset:
| ᛗ: 1 | ᚢ: 5 | ᚾ: 1 | ᛏ: 5 | ᛈ: 1 | ᚦ: 2 |
Heal Fire Mage - Rune Meanings
ᚢ: Fireball
ᚦ: Start of combat
ᛗ: 2 hits a second
ᚾ: 3 hits a second
ᛈ: 4 hits a second
ᛏ: Heal (Received) - is triggered by anything that heals you
Heal Fire Mage Tilesets
ᚦᚢᛏ
ᚦᛏᚢ
ᛗᚢᛏ
ᚾᚢᛏ
ᛈᚢᛏ
Rotation Mages
The barrier to entry for this technique is primarily the speed at which you can cast Affliction 2. If you can cast at least one Affliction 2 per second, and at least 1.3 Fireball 2s a second, you will be able to activate this tileset consistently.
The gist of this technique can be broken down into two sections:
- Start of Combat
- Affliction 2 Rotation
Rotation Mage Technique
Start of Combat
Start of combat will always be the same, regardless of speed of casting Affliction 2s: Fireball 2, followed with an Affliction 2.
Affliction Rotation
The rotation is always Frost 2, a number of Fireball 2s dependent on your Fireball 2 casting speed, and an Affliction 2. The aim is to keep 2-3 Affliction stacks on the target at all times, which means how many fireballs you can fit between the Frost 2 and the Affliction 2 is going to be somewhere between 5 and 8, lower if your Fireball 2 speed is slow, higher if your Fireball 2 speed is nearing 3 Fireballs a second.
0.5 - 1.0 Affliction 2s/Seconds, 1.2-2.5 Fireballs/Seconds
Tiles Needed
| ᛗ: 2 | ᚨ: 3 | ᚢ: 4 | ᛟ: 4 | ᚦ: 2 | Ƶ: 4 |
Rune Meanings
Ƶ: Between 1 & 2 hits a second
ᛗ: 2 hits a second
ᚨ: Frost
ᚢ: Fireball
ᛟ: Affliction
ᚦ: Start of combat
Rotation Mage - Tile Order
Ƶᛟᚨᚢ
Ƶᛟᚨᛗ
ᛟᚨᚢᛗ
ᚦᚢƵ
ᚦᚢƵᛟ
Cast Order
Start of combat:
- Fireball 2, Affliction 2
Combat rotation:
- Frost 2, 5-7 Fireball 2, Affliction 2
0.5 - 1.0 Affliction 2s/Seconds, 2.6-3.5 Fireballs/Seconds
Tiles Needed
| ᛗ: 2 | ᚾ: 1 | ᚨ: 3 | ᚢ: 4 | ᛟ: 4 | ᚦ: 2 | Ƶ: 4 |
Rune Meanings
Ƶ: Between 1 & 2 hits a second
ᛗ: 2 hits a second
ᚾ: 3 hits a second
ᚨ: Frost
ᚢ: Fireball
ᛟ: Affliction
ᚦ: Start of combat
Rotation Mage - Tile Order
Ƶᛟᚨᚢ
Ƶᛟᚨᛗ
ᛟᚨᚢᚾ
ᚦᚢƵ
ᚦᚢƵᛟ
Cast Order
Start of combat:
- Fireball 2, Affliction 2
Combat rotation:
- Frost 2, 7 Fireball 2, Affliction 2
> 1.0 Affliction 2s/Seconds, 2.1-2.5 Fireballs/Seconds
Tiles Needed
| ᛗ: 3 | ᚾ: 1 | ᚨ: 3 | ᚢ: 5 | ᛟ: 4 | ᚦ: 1 |
Rune Meanings
Ƶ: Between 1 & 2 hits a second
ᛗ: 2 hits a second
ᚾ: 3 hits a second
ᚨ: Frost
ᚢ: Fireball
ᛟ: Affliction
ᚦ: Start of combat
Rotation Mage - Tile Order
ᛟᚨᚢ
ᛟᚨᛗᚢ
ᛟᚨᚢᛗ
ᚾᚢᛗ
ᚦᚢᛟ
Cast Order
Start of combat:
- Fireball 2, Affliction 2
Combat rotation:
- Frost 2, 7 Fireball 2, Affliction 2
> 1.0 Affliction 2s/Seconds, 2.6-3.5 Fireballs/Seconds
Tiles Needed
| ᛗ: 2 | ᚾ: 2 | ᚨ: 3 | ᚢ: 5 | ᛟ: 4 | ᚦ: 1 |
Rune Meanings
Ƶ: Between 1 & 2 hits a second
ᛗ: 2 hits a second
ᚾ: 3 hits a second
ᚨ: Frost
ᚢ: Fireball
ᛟ: Affliction
ᚦ: Start of combat
Rotation Mage - Tile Order
ᛟᚨᚢ
ᛟᚨᛗᚢ
ᛟᚨᚢᚾ
ᚾᚢᛗ
ᚦᚢᛟ
Cast Order
Start of combat:
- Fireball 2, Affliction 2
Combat rotation:
- Frost 2, 7 Fireball 2, Affliction 2