| WoW Mage Leveling Guide |
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| Games - Computer Games |
| Written by Seth Symonds |
| Thursday, 11 June 2009 08:57 |
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The Mage is famous for its burst DPS in WOW and many different groups often want to have a Mage amongst their ranks. They have a good damage output, the ability to give health & mana regenerating foods and also have an intelligence buff.
The Mage is famous for its burst DPS in WOW and many different groups often want to have a Mage amongst their ranks. They have a good damage output, the ability to give health & mana regenerating foods and also have an intelligence buff. The Mage is very powerful but it definitely lacks hit points compared to other classes. Paladins, Warriors and Death Knights have a lot more hit points than Mages, Priests, Druids, and Shaman can heal themselves when wounded, Rogues can disappear and both Warlocks and Hunters have pets. Mages don't have these luxuries, what they do have however is control. If you have a Mage you need to master the use of the strengths the Mages have. Like all classes in World of Warcraft the Mage has three skill trees. These are Arcane, Fire, and Frost. The first two can inflict massive amounts of damage but lack control. In the Fire and Arcane trees there is little in the form of crowd control. Of course all Mage characters have the infamous "sheep" ability but only Frost gives even more control. When specialized in frost you may not have the big punch of the other trees but you have much more control over the situation. Certain talents give your Chill effects a chance to freeze the target for a short period of time, increase your Chill effect time, lower the movement rate of the target, and stun your target. This tree is excellent for solo Mage Leveling. One tactic that work extremely well when leveling Mage's is to go to an area where there are a lot of mobs (best if they're green to you). Gather them in and once you're surrounded let them have your Frost Nova. This will keep them in one place which will allow you to do massive damage when you follow up with your Blizzard. This tactic is a personal favorite of mine and it works really well. Many people argue that you should focus on mobs that are your own level, but I see it differently, let's look at 2 scenarios. In scenario one we will assume I'm out fighting mobs my own level. Given I don't have strong armor and the mobs hit hard, I'll have to take them out one at a time. At an estimate lets say I can kill one every 3 minutes, that means I'd get through 20 in an hour all going well. At 200 points per kill, I'll have a grand total of 4000 experience points after an hours killing. Scenario two is going to be a bit different. I go to a zone with lots of mobs that are green to me. I grab 5 at a time, round them up, freeze them to the ground and use Blizzard. Each mob I kill only gives 100 experience points. In this zone I can do 1 pull every 3 minutes just like I did above, but for the same amount of mana I have killed 5 mobs compared to the one above. Sure they only give 100 experience points but 5 x 100 = 500 versus 200 as above. Now let's assume I do as many pulls as I did above in an hour's time. Instead of 4,000 experience points I have earned 10,000. Add to these numbers the fact that I have killed 100 mobs and looted each. Which method earns more cash? At first glance leveling a mage may seem like a tough process. Especially give that they lack a lot of the abilities that other classes have. But if you take the time to master the art of control you have a massive advantage in that you can wipe out many creatures in short time periods. About the Author: Seth Symonds is a long time WoW player. Find out more about Leveling a Mage by reading Seth's WoW Mage Leveling Guide. For a WoW domination guide, Seth recommends having a look at the Ultimate WoW Guide. |