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Hardcore WoW Mage Leveling Guide - 1-60 WoW Classic
来自 durtyrandy24
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Welcome to Wowhead's Hardcore WoW Leveling Guide for Mage in WoW Classic! This guide will walk you through tips and tricks, strengths and weaknesses, best race options, best profession choices, as well as best talent builds for leveling in Hardcore Classic WoW. To learn more about Hardcore in Classic WoW, check out our other guides below --
Hardcore WoW Overview Hardcore Tips & Tricks
About the Author
Durtyrandy
is a World of Warcraft Classic enthusiast, having cleared all endgame content during relaunch and now been focused on playing hardcore in unofficial community modes for years. Durty has leveled many hardcore toons across classes to 60, primarily focusing on mage, priest, rogue and paladin. You can catch more live and uploaded content from Durty on
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Introduction to Mage in Hardcore WoW
Mage is a very powerful class for hardcore WoW. Mages are like the luxury class of WoW; being able to make your own food and water as well as teleport around the world is quite a premium that only you possess. Once you get to higher levels you can also start to sell your portals and food and water to other players to afford yourself a mount or more powerful items from the auction house.
Mages typically have no trouble finding groups due to the strong crowd control, food and water, and unparalled AOE damage you bring even when not picking pure AOE talents. This will certainly be true if you make it to 60 as well, as almost every high level dungeon it's strongly preferred to have at least one mage on the squad.
Also, mages are versatile in their build. Though single target frost builds are most popular for hardcore - AOE, fire, and arcane are also all viable ways to enjoy the class.
Best Builds and Talents for Mage Leveling in Hardcore WoW
Below are 3 recommended builds for hardcore mage. AOE specific builds are not mentioned - though they are the fastest to level they are inherently risky and there are other guides for that style.
Arcane is also viable but not mentioned, as the fire and frost damage builds will have better damage and sustain.
Single Target Frost Damage Build
Frost mage inherently has a lot of safety, so this build looks to maximize your damage and kill speed as a frost mage. This focuses on single target damage and does not try to utilize blizzard slow, as allocating talents for AOE specifically will detract from your single target damage.
As with any mage build, mages are just very strong and there are many deviations you can make on this build based on your playstyle.
is always first priority as misses are just awful, and putting 2 points maximizes your chance to hit mobs a level higher than you. If you plan to take on mobs 2 or more levels higher frequently then feel free to grab the 3rd point. Then
is the best dps increase you can grab, also making your rank 1 frostbolt quite fast to quickly slow enemies.
Now the build revolves primarily around building crit chance and crit damage to make every
寒冰箭
really pump. This is your bread and butter ability as it so mana efficient, whereas abilities like
冰锥术
are very inefficient unless hitting 3+ mobs. In an ideal rotation you are using rank 1
冰霜新星
to root mobs, then letting the combo of
,
,
, and
all start to make your frostbolts really slap.
The move into arcane towards the end is to utilize
to help with mana efficiency and let you keep pumping for longer without drinking.
Fire Pump Build
This is the build to go if you want to maximize mage damage at the cost of the safety found in the frost tree.
变形术
,
冰霜新星
,
闪现术
,
冰锥术
, and
are still available to keep you safe, and mages new to fire are usually shocked at the amount of damage and subsequent sustain you gain.
Once you get into the 40s you will often be able to 2 or 3 shot mobs with
炎爆术
into
火球术
as your crit chance is quite high and
can stack to do quite a lot of extra damage. Being able to kill mobs so quickly greatly reduces the mana required and lets you go through many mobs before needing a drink.
High spirit is actually great with this build, as you move from mob to mob opening with
炎爆术
lets you recover quite a bit during the cast.
also really helps with sustain as your crit chance gets better and better.
Safety First Frost Build
This build focuses moreso on staying safe, since this is hardcore. You will sacrifice a lot of damage here, but you maximize your survival tools.
I think most will find other builds more than adequate to keep you safe while leveling, but if not dying is your priority then this may be the build for you. If you are going this route it's recommended to save cooldowns like
冰冷血脉
for when you really need it.
General Leveling Tips for a Mage in Hardcore WoW
Mages bring a lot to the table when leveling in hardcore, and there is a lot of versatility and approaches to the way you may want to play your mage. Here are some general tips for mages when taking on the hardcore challenge:
Keep rank 1 of your frost abilities handy to quickly slow mobs when needed, especially
寒冰箭
,
冰锥术
,
冰霜新星
. Also rank 1 of
is very handy in dungeons if you take the
talent.
Ensure that you are buffed and have mana gem(s) available before each encounter.
Don't forget to level your defense skill! This is often overlooked and you should be letting mobs hit you sometimes (safely of course).
Learn new rank of spells ASAP to increase kill speed, do this easily with being able to teleport to your trainer.
With the above, you can save a lot of gold by learning only abilities you plan to use (for example I typically never learn arcane missiles in most my runs).
MP5 is important to help with sustain, try to finish mobs with wand to start letting your mana regen.
Grabbing a wand off the auction house early (if not making your own or finding one) will greatly help your sustain (finish mobs to let mana start regening).
Using
咒术洪流
will quickly drain your mana and is not recommended to use unless in trouble
Though making food and water is great, if you want to decrease your downtime you can use better food and water from vendors earlier if you are willing to pay.
Leveling Difficulty of Mage in Hardcore WoW
Strengths of Mage in Hardcore WoW
Several things make mage a great option for leveling in hardcore:
Great safety and escape ability with many crowd control and protection abilities
Quality of life with ability to make your food and water and teleport around the world
Take down tough quests even solo with slowing and crowd control abilities
Versatile in single target and AOE builds based on playstyle
Typically one of the most sought after DPS for groups, including dungeons
Not very gear dependent, inherently strong as long as you have mana
Weaknesses of Mage in Hardcore WoW
Though quite powerful, there are some areas that mages do fall short compared to some other classes:
Average burst damage (unless going with a fire build)
Lower sustain, aka more downtime required to drink between killing mobs
DPS only, so it's harder to fill in dungeon or elite quest groups than other versatile classes
Best Races for Mage Leveling in Hardcore WoW
Race
德鲁伊
猎人
法师
圣骑士
牧师
潜行者
萨满祭司
术士
战士
矮人
侏儒
人类
暗夜精灵
兽人
牛头人
巨魔
亡灵
For mage there are only 2 options for each faction,
人类
and
侏儒
for Alliance and
亡灵
and
巨魔
for Horde.
Best Alliance Race for Mage Leveling in Hardcore WoW
For every build with mage, if you are Alliance then
侏儒
is the best choice. This is due two important racials:
开阔思维
increases your mana pool, which lets you either continue to finish off mobs in tough fights, or get off one last
冰霜新星
or
变形术
in order to get away from a sticky situation. Also, though minor, it does increase your crit chance on spells which certainly adds up over the course of your journey to 60.
逃命专家
is super handy for getting out of webs, nets, and even remove poisons that slow. It's a short cooldown and costs no mana. Though mages also have
闪现术
, it is quite mana expensive and should be used as a second option for escape if you roll gnome.
Since mages are innately so strong,
人类
is a fine choice if you prefer. Though the gnome racials are certainly stronger,
人类精魂
does it have its merits for decreasing your downtime which will certainly add up over the course of your playthrough.
Best Horde Race for Mage Leveling in Hardcore WoW
Horde has less disparity between its race choices for mage.
巨魔
is generally preferred due to
helping to increase speed to kill mobs. There are other racials that have minor impacts, but once again the mage class is very powerful and both races for Horde are viable.
Best Professions for Mage Leveling in Hardcore WoW
Primary Professions
Many of the primary professions are viable for mage, but some are certainly more valuable weighed against the time they take to level:
裁缝
paired with
剥皮
is a common and powerful choice. Skinning makes great gold, whether sold to vendors or on the auction house, and is used in a few tailoring recipes.
裁缝
can makes moderate upgrades in early levels, even more with frost builds with items such as
碧蓝丝质外衣
. This profession really pays off later when you can craft items such as the Dreamweave set (
梦纹头饰
,
梦纹手套
,
梦纹外衣
). These kind of items are massive for you or can make you a good bit of gold on the auction house. Also all mages can start dreaming about making their own
大法师之袍
if they make it to 60.
采矿
paired with
工程学
is a strong combo, particularly with AOE builds or playstyles that don't go deep into the frost talents and lack the protection and additional crowd control it provides. Items like
活动假人
can be made fairly early and can save your life in bad spots, as well as grenades like
劣质铜壳炸弹
provide stuns (including interrupting enemy casts) and more damage. Also
飞虎护目镜
is one of the first headpieces available and have upgrade options as you level.
炼金术
paired with
草药学
is also viable. Extra mana potions for yourself and boosts like
奥法药剂
and
火力药剂
(for fire mages) certainly are great. Also you will benefit from selling potions (and leftover herbs) on the auction house. One downside is items like
智慧药剂
do not stack with your
奥术智慧
, so mages don't benefit as greatly from alchemy as other casters.
Secondary Professions
is certainly the most valuable for almost every class in hardcore, including mage. The ability to use
变形术
or
冰霜新星
and bandage to recover a significant amount of health is very valuable. Also bandaging is way faster recovery between mobs than eating (if you do not need more mana as well). One thing to keep in mind is if you plan to go
裁缝
it will require lots of cloth, but auction house is always an option here if you do not want to grind humanoids.
烹饪
is viable, but up to you if worth the time to level. AOE mages will likely find most useful for the stamina buff as they take quite a bit of damage, but most other mages are quite powerful and safe and should not often need the buffs here.
钓鱼
is the most time intensive secondary profession. Most players will likely prefer to skip leveling this unless paired with
烹饪
for consumes like
烤鼠尾鱼
or
炼金术
for potions like
水下呼吸药剂
Spells To Buy While Leveling
The spells you should buy while leveling is pretty intuitive, you will want most spells for the given school of magic you decide to build into.
Some spells that are important no matter your build:
Make sure to grab
寒冰箭
or
火球术
even if you build the opposite talents for mobs that are resistant
upgrades should be grabbed ASAP, where
upgrades you can typically wait a few levels
制造法力宝石
upgrades are important, and remember you can have gems of multiple kinds up at once
is great for sustain, and is what you will likely be primarily wearing once available
Spells that are easy skips while leveling:
is so situational you will likely never find a time to cast this
will likely never help
奥术飞弹
is fun, but if not going an arcane build is an easy pass
,
and
are really helpful when up against other casters, but can wait on learning higher ranks
Rotations While Mage Leveling in Hardcore WoW
Single Target Frost Rotation
Not the most exciting rotation, but is the most mana efficient for single target frost and damage will start to scale hard with the right talents:
Put
寒冰护体
on (when available at 40)
寒冰箭
once or twice until mob reaches you
Rank 1
冰霜新星
Move back and
寒冰箭
Repeat until mob is dead, look to finish with wand to start mana regen
Fire Rotation
Pop
if not already running
炎爆术
from max distance
火球术
until mob reaches you
If not in danger, let the mob hit you to gain defense skill and
will help with pushback
Move back and
寒冰箭
and/or
if needed to gain distance
Can mix in
and then wand to start letting mana regen
For tougher mobs you can mix in
灼烧
to gain
stacks, otherwise fireball is much more dps and mana efficient.
Gearing Your Mage
Stat Priority
Mages are not very gear dependent as compared to other classes. Therefore I wouldn't worry too much about needing the best gear at all times, but when looking for upgrades,
your stat priority should be:
Intellect
Spirit
Stamina
Therefore, green gear with "of the owl" (+int and +spi) or "of the eagle" (+int and +stam) are amazing for you. Certainly look for these on the auction house if you have the gold to spend.
Intellect
increases your mana pool and slightly increases your crit chance. For mages, mana is your life as it will allow you to continue to use spells to save yourself and though
咒术洪流
is not recommended to use most of the time, it can save you in a pinch.
Spirit
decreases your downtime if you manage your mp5 well, but if you want to prioritize stamina more than that's understandable.
Stamina
is your health, but you shouldn't be taking too many hits as mage and you will get enough in general as you find upgrades and
霜甲术
will help keep you alive early when you are squishier.
In later levels,
+spell damage (and +crit chance)
becomes more valuable and will be more imporant than intellect. This is not true in earlier levels due to how spell coefficients scale and you should look to prioritize intellect.
Notable Quest and Dungeons Items
Here are some notable items to look for from dungeons or quests, particularly in your earlier levels:
Level 6-10 -
A wand is the most important thing early. Look to buy
次级魔法杖
from the auction house ASAP if not making your own
Level 13-18 -
强效魔法杖
is your next big wand upgrade, or look to get
矮人火枪
or
火炬魔杖
later from quests
Level 18-22 -
Deadmines is great for mages, look to get
曲奇的搅汤棒
,
豪华珠宝戒指
, and either
火石法杖
or
西部荒野法杖
Level 21-24 -
Though the earlier staves with more stats are recommended,
冰柱魔棒
is a decent early option for frost mages
Level 25-30 -
If frost, Azure silk items like
碧蓝丝质外衣
are typically worth making or buying if you can
Level 26-30 -
加姆的丝质衬肩
are typically your first great shoulders
Level 26-30 -
Blackfathom Deeps is great for getting the quest reward
墓碑节杖
Level 28-32 -
Make sure to do Stockades after Deadmines to get
乌瑞恩的图章
Level 38-42 -
Later its important to get
冰怒魔杖
or its counterpart for your spec as it's your best till 60
Level 40-46 -
Dreamweave items such as
梦纹外衣
are huge if you do not already have better head, chest, or gloves.
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评论
评论来自
Splitterr
Wheres the rest? Ends at noteable items level 40ish
评论来自
theconfessor
I would love to hear why the author chose 3/3 FrostBite instead of 3/3 Permafrost.
The last thing you should want is an RNG root while either trying to pull or separate single mobs or worse be doing ANY KIND of AoE and have 2 mobs get rooted but the others keep running. Speccing into permafrost slows the mobs (and more important ALL MOBS) by a superb amount and causes the slow to last longer.
I have seen plenty of mages die because a mob got rooted and a pat caught it.. Where as simply a more powerful slow would have kept the mage out of danger AND allowed the mob to continue moving and thus NOT be noticed by the patrol.
评论来自
lildudejr
I think staying in the Frost Tree and putting points into Frost Warding, Improved Cone of Cold, and Permafrost (instead of Frostbite) until you get closer to 60 is much safer for solo leveling.
评论来自
Lalamage
These guides seem to be very alliance-centric with the gearing. It would be nice to see the options for horde.
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