Raiding videos June 10, 2009
Posted by Maxims in raiding.Tags: 25 man Ulduar, addons, demon soul, Dps, mage, maxims, MSBT, raiding, TTW/Fireball, ulduar, wow
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Here is a video of myself raiding with my guild , first time trying Flame Leviathan with any towers and we one shoted it. It was a good night.
Only a matter of time , Ensidia downs 25 man Algalon June 3, 2009
Posted by Maxims in raiding.Tags: 10 man ulduar, 25 man Ulduar, Best in Slot, Dps, Fire, frostfire, mage, MMORPG, pve, raiding, TTW/Fireball, ulduar, wow
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Well honestly , we all saw this coming. Ensidia is the best raiding guild in the world right now. But the real interest here is the loot. Algalon drops a number of items that i believe will be best in slot for a mage.
25 Man Loot
Cosmos
Cosmos , Best in slot offhand ?
Starshard Edge
Coolest looking caster weapon out there , and best in slot.
10 Man Loot
Drape of the Messenger
Looks great and the stats are amazing.
Nebula Band
Great stats and a yellow gem slot too
As you can see Algalon is the source of many Best in slot items. So that is a little incentive to get to him. Downing him though will be another story because he is a very hard boss on 10 man and even more difficut on 25 man. I am expecting my guild to start trying him on 10 and 25 man in a month or so.
Good Luck
Maxims
TTW/Fireball Spec May 29, 2009
Posted by Maxims in raiding.Tags: 25 man Ulduar, addons, Dps, How to, hybrid, mage, maxims, MSBT, Omen, pve, raiding, Scorchio 2, ulduar, wow
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More Crit for your Spellpower
It actually is a very good alternative to Frostfire. My dps went up about 600 DPS. My gear is not even that great and i was pulling about 4.6k DPS.
Gear
Your gear should at least be best in slot from 10 man naxx. You should have around 24-26 % crit unbuffed. You are going to want to have 1700 Spellpower unbuffed. Haste Should be over 300 if possible.
Talents
Here is a good basic Spec to start from. This allows for good mana regen and allows you to hit your hardest.
Rotation
Start with a Living Bomb > Fireball > Instant Pyroblast ( If procced ) > Refresh Living Bomb
You want to use Your Gem (If you still have 2 Set T7 ) During a heroism or keep it on cooldown because TTW/Fireball is a bit mana hungry. Also use Mirror Images when heroism pops or at the beginning of a fight. Because when you chain crit for 12 three times ……you can pull aggro and die.
Other Important Info
You must to be hit capped. Having a Balance druid or a Shadow priest in your raid group is great for the 3 % Hit buff.
Aoe burns through mana fast, so time evocation well.
Have other mages Focus magic you , and then you focus magic them. There is an easy 6 % crit.
Stack lots of spell power !!!, Empowered Fire is a talent that increases the damage done by Fireball by 15 % of your spell power
Summary
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- MMM Crit
TTW/Fireball is a very fun spec to play and its always fun to crit for a ton of damage and top the meters. The only bad part is it can be very gear and mana dependent. So timing your cooldowns is still essential if you want to still top the dps like you did with arcane.
TTW/Fireball Write up on the way May 23, 2009
Posted by Maxims in raiding.Tags: Dps, Glyphs, Guide, How to, mage, maxims, pve, raiding, TTW, TTW/Fireball, ulduar
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Give me a Few days to test the spec out and i will provide a full write up on it. Supposedly it will give me a sizable dps increase. We will see
Robes of the Umbral Brute May 20, 2009
Posted by Maxims in raiding.Tags: 25 man Ulduar, Best in Slot, Dps, Fire, frostfire, mage, maxims, pve, raiding, ulduar, wow
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I have been lucky to see this amazing cloth chest drop twice, but sadly i have not gotten it. Its best in slot right now for a Mage.
Stats are
Robes of the Umbral Brute
314 Armor
+85 Stamina
+86 Intellect
Blue Socket
Socket Bonus: +5 Spell Power
Durability 100 / 100
Requires Level 80
Equip: Improves critical strike rating by 58 (1.26% @ L80).
Equip: Improves haste rating by 82 (2.5% @ L80).
Equip: Increases spell power by 123.
They even look good
Frostfire , Back again May 10, 2009
Posted by Maxims in raiding.Tags: 10 man naxx, demon soul, frostfire, Grobbulus, mage, maxims, naxx, pve, raiding, ulduar, wow
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I recently switched back to Frostfire from arcane because i was running OOM as arcane and it was just a pain to play at this point. Still pushing 4k + dps though in my sub par gear. I missed Frostfire and am really enjoying it.
Back to Frostfire
This was me back in the day when i was gearing up.
