Spec guide
Fire Mage Raid Build
The most popular Fire Mage build in WoW Midnight — data-driven, updated daily.
Last updated: · Total players sampled: 100 · Based on top players in the last 7 days
Build popularity
5%
of top players run the most popular build
Fire Mage Cheat Sheet
Raid · most popular build — 5% of top players run it
Stat priority
HasteMasteryVersCrit
WeaponsGear section →
TrinketsGear section →
Tier & ArmorGear section →
Consumables
Flask of the Blood KnightsHearty Well Fed
Key talents — Sunfury
Hero
Class
Improved Conjuration reduces the cooldown of Mirror Image by 15 sec in PvP combat.
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The most popular Fire build is run by 5% of top players.
Builds
Top 100 players sampled
These are the most popular Fire Mage builds. The most popular build is run by 5% of sampled players (5 of 100 players).
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SunfurySpent: 13
FireSpent: 0
Alternative Builds
vs. the recommended build
Rotation
Observed casting patterns from top Fire Mage players in recent raid kills.
Opener sequence
First casts of the fight, position by position — % shows how many sampled players agree on each step.
54%
31%- 31%
- 69%
- 54%
- 46%
- 46%
- 62%
- 46%
- 54%
- 46%
- 54%
Casts per minute
Cast share
- Pyroblast25.1/min37%
- Fire Blast18.9/min28%
Fireball7.2/min11%
Scorch6.3/min9%
Flamestrike2.8/min4%
Meteor1.6/min2%- Shimmer0.9/min1%
Combustion0.9/min1%
Flamestrike0.8/min1%
Blazing Barrier0.7/min1%
Major cooldowns
First use
Light's Potential0:061.9×/fight
Empowering Venom0:223.9×/fight
Alter Time3:292.4×/fight
Alter Time3:342.3×/fight
Counterspell4:301.6×/fight
Ice Cold6:331.4×/fight
Observed from top raid logs — 13 players sampled
93% of top Fire players wear Primal Leywarden's Manaflux in the shoulder slot.
Sim your character →Trinkets
The most popular trinkets among top Fire Mage players, combined across both trinket slots.
% = share of top players
Gear
These are the most popular items equipped by top Fire Mage players. The most used item in each slot is best in slot by usage.
% = share of top players
Main-Hand
Popularity
Rings
Popularity
Head
Popularity
Neck
Popularity
Shoulders
Popularity
Back
Popularity
Chest
Popularity
Wrist
Popularity
Gloves
Popularity
Waist
Popularity
Legs
Popularity
Feet
Popularity
Off-Hand
Popularity
Tier set
Primal Leywarden's Attire
2pcSet: Pyroclasm causes Flamestrike and Pyroblast to always critically strike.
4pcSet: Pyroclasm reduces the cast time of Flamestrike and Pyroblast by 20% and its damage bonus is increased by 25%.
Voidbreaker's Accordance
2pcSet: Pyroblast and Flamestrike deal 6% increased damage.
2pc(2) Set: Pyroblast and Flamestrike deal 6% increased damage.
4pcSet: Casting Pyroblast or Flamestrike reduces the cooldown of Fire Blast by 0.30 sec.
4pc(4) Set: Casting Pyroblast or Flamestrike reduces the cooldown of Fire Blast by 0.30 sec.
Enchants & Gems
These are the most popular enchants, gems, and embellishments used by top Fire Mage players.
% = share of top players
Enchants
Popularity
- Acuity of the Ren'doreiMain-Hand80%
- Thalassian Phoenix OilMain-Hand55%
- Rite of the Hash'eyMain-Hand14%
- Arcane MasteryMain-Hand3%
- Berserker's RageMain-Hand1%
- Worldsoul TenacityMain-Hand1%
Gems
Popularity
Embellishments
Popularity
- Arcanoweave Lining93%
- Hunter's Ritual Stone90%
- Lucky Keychain9%
- Embellishment: Hunt6%
- Martyr's Slippers4%
- Martyr's Waistwrap4%
Stat priority
Based on data in the last 7 days, the stat priority for Fire looks to be Haste > Mastery > Vers > Crit.
Haste1,157
Mastery882
Vers393
Crit349
The highest-rated Fire Mage players in Raid right now.
Top players running this spec
What changed for Fire Mage
last 7 days- class-wideImproved Conjuration reduces the cooldown of Mirror Image by 15 sec in PvP combat. source ↗
Consumables
Flask of the Blood Knights
flask / 100%
Hearty Well Fed
food / 100%
Macros
Well-established universal and Mage macro conventions. Copy a macro, then adapt spell names to your talents.
Curated conventions — not derived from logs
Universal
- Set focus (mouseover, else target)
/focus [@mouseover,exists][] - Use top trinket
#showtooltip 13 /use 13 - Use bottom trinket
#showtooltip 14 /use 14 - Stop casting
/stopcasting
Mage basics
- Focus interrupt — Counterspell
#showtooltip Counterspell /cast [@focus,harm,nodead][] Counterspell - Focus crowd control — Polymorph
#showtooltip Polymorph /cast [@focus,harm,nodead][] Polymorph - Defensive — Ice Block
#showtooltip Ice Block /stopcasting /cast Ice Block
Race distribution
Dwarf17% Alliance
Blood Elf13% Horde
Void Elf13% Alliance
Human12% Alliance
Troll6% Horde
Gnome5% Alliance
Mechagnome4% Alliance
Nightborne4% Horde
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FAQ
How is this Fire Mage Raid guide generated?
WoWPulse aggregates the talents, gear, enchants, gems, races, and top players observed on the highest-rated US Raid players into one statistical guide.
How often is this guide updated?
Guides refresh automatically every few hours from the latest leaderboard data.
Why should I trust these recommendations?
Every recommendation is derived from what top players actually run, not manually written assumptions.
Does region or mode change the build?
Yes. Region and mode can change talent, item, race, and stat distributions. Use the region selector and mode switcher to compare Fire Mage builds across PvP and PvE contexts.