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Welcome
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What I've been working on for the past couple of years:

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I probably should have done it before but after working on this document for about a year and a half now (April 28th 2018) I finally brought myself
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to set up a Paypal account with a donation link. Please know that there is no "Premium" system meaning no content will be gated via donations.
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They are completely optional, and extremelly appreciated. Thank you.
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Frequently Asked Questions - Please READ before asking me anythingCHANGELOG
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November 17th 2022
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What's the best race for Mages?
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Before answering the question, here is the breakdown of each race's stats at level 60:
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Gnome:Human:Undead:Troll:July 11th 2020
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1630 HP
1640 HP1650 HP1650 HP
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2949 Mana
2808 Mana2778 Mana2748 Mana
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134 Intellect
125 Intellect123 Intellect121 Intellect
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44 Stamina
45 Stamina46 Stamina46 Stamina
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6.92% Spell Crit
6.76% Spell Crit6.73% Spell Crit6.70% Spell Crit
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March 15th 2020
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First and foremost, the Mage isn't a class that "requires" you to play a certain race to be viable in any aspect of the game (like Priests does for
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example, well.. kind of), you can chose any race you want and still perform well enough in PvE, PvP, leveling, etc.- Changed the "Hover the cell" to "Use Wowhead URL for infos" in the Pre Raid BiS and Raid BiS lists because nothing appears when using the
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 HTML document as mentionned in the FAQ (at the bottom of this page).
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That being said if you are reading this guide, chances are you want to know what's the best race you can pick, here is the list:
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- Added the "Why is X trinket listed above the Y and Z trinkets in the Raid BiS lists?" question to the FAQ, also at the bottom of the page.
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Alliance:
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PvP: Gnome (Escape Artist)January 28th 2020
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PvE: Gnome (Expansive Mind)
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- Added Claw of Chromaggus and the AV Offhands as Alternative Weapons in the Phase 3 BiS list on the Raid BiS tab.
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Horde
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PvP: Undead (Will of the Forsaken)January 10th 2020
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PvE: Troll (Berserking)
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Updated the Phase 3 and 4 Alternative BiS lists of the Pre Raid BiS tab (Hover the cell to get redirected to the Wowhead article about it).
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PSA to all Alliance players:- Arcane Crystal Pendant confirmed to be available in Phase 3 on February 12th.
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I'm totally aware that most of you don't want to look like a Gnome and prefer playing Human instead despite not having any racials (let's be honest,
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as a Mage, Humans don't give you anything). This is not a reason to spam the Discord with "I cAn'T sTaNd pLaYiNg a gNoMe bUt hUmAnS hAsNovember 13th 2019
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bAd rAcIalS, wHaT sHoUlD I dO gUyS?" messages, nobody can't make this decision for you. I know it's hard to decide but please avoid flooding
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the Discord with it.Finally came out of hibernation and replaced the Arcane Crystal Pendant neck with the Star of Mystaria on the Pre Raid BiS lists for Phase 2.
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As mentionned in the FAQ, the Class Quest for the neck is NOT in game right now and most likely isn't gonna be until sometime around the ZG patch.
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Please stop asking. :D - Update: Confirmed to be available in P3.. oh well.
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November 7th 2019
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What's the best stats while leveling?Added a Paypal donation link.
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Spirit:- Donations are entirely optional. And extremely appreciated.
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 - Increases the amount of mana you receive per tick- There is no "gated" content beind donation, you're getting the full document whether you donate or not.
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Intellect:
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 - Increases your max mana (1 int = 15 mana point)
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 - Slightly increases your spell crit chance (59 int = 1% crit)
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Stamina:
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 - Increases your max HP (1 stam = 10 HP)
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October 9th 2019
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Spellpower:
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 - Increases your spell's damage (The damage bonus depends on the spell's coefficient, the shorter the cast time the less it'll benefit from spell power)Added a LOT of questions in the FAQ, also "revamped" the old ones, seriously please read them.
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Four major points about the Spellpower stat:- Updated the FAQ, adressed the Magequest question.
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- Updated the Pre Raid BiS tab.
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1) SP gear is only "relevant" while ST leveling which is only happening when a server launches, at that point of the game the damage "gain" isn't worth- Removed the "Trash Fight Set" lists in the Raid BiS tab. The reason for this is because there could be a lot of confusion about those lists,
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 the time wasted gathering this type of gear (Tailoring patterns, being lucky with blue drops).that being said those lists are gonna come back when it's all figured out.
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2) "But I can just buy this gear off the AH at some point when I'm training my spells in Ironforge / Orgrimmar anyway":Overall I'm transitioning the document from what we've seen on private servers to the actual correct Classic data, might gonna take a while.
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 If you can find this type of gear at the AH then the server is established enough that you can AoE level instead of going ST.
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August 22th 2019
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3) Having SP while leveling will do two things:- Updated the AoE Leveling Build in the "Talents" tab.
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 - Hitting harder will allow you to shave off wand shots, while killing a mob faster is good you'll also sacrifice some mana regen via the 5 second rule.
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 - Shave off an entire Frostbolt cast but only if you reach a certain SP threshold, which requires a lot of it.August 20th 2019
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 As mentionned earlier, this is never worth going after.- Updated the Pre Raid BiS, Raid BiS, and Phases tabs after reading this post.
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4) Spirit is the ultimate stat for ST leveling speed as you'll regen more mana per tick. Period.August 18th 2019
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 - More intellect means a larger mana pool, the more maximum mana you have the more mobs you can kill without drinking,Massively updated the FAQ section (PLEASE READ THE QUESTIONS BEFORE ASKING ME ANYTHING)
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 that being said once you reach OOM you're gonna have to drink for longer. Also you gain a little spell crit as a bonus.
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 - More Stamina means you can take more hit before dying, this stat is never needed against mobs as you'll only die if you're not careful,August 16th 2019
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 and Stamina is not the fix here. It's more of a PvP stat than anything.Updated the "FOOD BUFFS" section of the Buffs&Consumables tab:
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- Monster Omelet added
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Conclusion:- Spiced Chili Crab added
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- Tender Wolf Steak added
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Spirit > Intellect > Stamina - Keep in mind that PvP is not taken into account.- Heavy Kodo Stew added
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- Spider Sausage added
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2/3 VS 3/3 Improved Blizzard- Mightfish Steak added
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- Cooked Glossy Mightfish added
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1) The 3/3 Improved Blizzard (65%):- Hot Smoked Bass added
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 + Stronger slow effect than the Cone of Cold (50%) one.- Sagefish Delight added
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 - Because of the above, if a 3/3 Blizzard slow (65%) is applied to a mob you cannot use a CoC slow (50%).- Poached Sunscale Salmon added
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2) The 2/3 Improved Blizzard (50%):August 15th 2019
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 - The slow effect is as strong as the Cone of Cold (50%) one.Raid BiS tab: Separated the lists into 3 different categories: Frozen Wrath Set, Zero Frost/Fire SP set, and Trash Mob Set. Just like on the Pre Raid BiS
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 + Because of the above, both slows can be applied.
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 - Having two slows on a target will only make it last longer, the two effects doesn't "stack".August 12th 2019
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- Revamped the entire "Buffs&Consumables" tab.
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The TLDR is that people tend to run 2/3 Improved Blizzard because you're able to use CoC whenever you want. This is not a good idea for two reasons:- Revamped the entire "Enchants" tab.
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1) This issue can be countered very easily by learning to time your CoC properly, right after the Blizzard slow drops.August 6th 2019