Wow 5.4.8 arena tactics how to#

Arcane Blast: Cast it whenever you can cast it or you don't need to rush kills and have no Arcane Missiles stacks. Deep Freeze: This is very, very, important to an Arcane Mage, in 5.4.8, since it's the moment when you'll be trimming your enemy's hp by 50-100%. Also provides incredible pressure damage while at 4 charges. Arcane Missiles: Use them whenever you can, they're the easiest way to build up stacks. It improves your spellpower value by a considerable percentage and gives you a tiny absorb. It replenishes the mana you lost from the heavy spellstealing or Arcane Blast hardcasting. Incanter's Ward: Make sure you rotate it every time you can, but also you must make sure you will get hit, or it'll simply go to waste. Along with the fact that it'll provide you with more buffs it also heals you for 2% of your hp if you're running Glyph of Spellsteal. Spellsteal: Make sure your targets are almost always buffless. Temporal Shield: If you run Temporal Shield make sure to use it when your enemy is bursting. Ice Barrier: If you run Ice Barrier make sure you refresh it at all times. Remember to refresh it when you have a lot of procs up. Living Bomb: This spell at the end of a match might equal 40-50% of your total damage so it's a 'must keep up at all times' spell. You will need this talent for kiting efficiently and closing gaps when you need to Deep Freeze or refresh your Arcane Charges. Blazing Speed: This is your gap closer. Slow: Keep them slowed! You don't want any of those nasty meele dpses running for you! Spell schools are divided in colors: Arcane Frost Fire We'll take a look at the most important ones you must always keep track of. Obviously the spec itself requires spell priorities based on the situations you're facing. ***RETAIL ARCANE FOOTAGE OF A 2.7K ARCANE AND MULTIR1 EXP FROST MAGE***

Needless to say, Arcane offers the highest damage among the 3 specs, along with the highest burst damage ingame overall when it comes to huge hits. In 5.4.8, Arcane is provided with Deep Freeze and Ice Lance. It's not a stationary hardcaster and it can be at the same time. It has its good old arcane stacks just like cata etc, but:

People usually call me by the nickname 'Looshi', I'm a Rank 1 Gladiator Arcane Mage and a MultiGlad player on Frostwolf.Īrcane mage in MoP has one of the most interesting playstyles it's ever had in history.

Wow 5.4.8 arena tactics how to#

Since I had way too much time on my hands I've decided to bring you guys a PvP guide on how to play/rotate/spec your arcane mage to obtain the best possible results! Else // Load Rest of YUI remotely (where possible)