Gives u the Damage Retaliator Buff, which lasts for 20 seconds and deals physical damage to every enemy that is melee hitting you.

Because the damage is physical, it gets reduced with the enemys armor.

The Backfire is Damage Retaliator, which increases the damage u take from all sources by 10 for 10 seconds.

Profession: Shadowlands Engineering (45) Trainer: Machinist Augur Zone: Oribos Cost: 1 75.

Mages can kite classes like Warriors and Rogues thanks to the innate slow in their frost spells, Frost Nova, and Blink.

Throughout this guide, we will cover many different aspects to increase your Mage expertise, including concepts like Mage talents and talents builds, Mage BiS gear choices, Mage stat priorities, Mage consumables and enchants, among many other aspects of your class and specialization.

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Viability of Mages in WoW Classic PvE Content Mages are incredibly viable in Classic WoW PvE.

They bring tonnes of damage and utility to groups, and will always be needed in both Dungeons and Raids thanks to this.

They are also effective against almost every monster in the game, as Mages utilize Frost, Fire, and Arcane damage, something which other classes cant do.

In Dungeons, Mages will always be useful, you can even take three Mages and have a very comfortable Dungeon run.

For example, in AhnQiraj 40 guilds tend to go with 7 or more Mages as the class is very effective there.

Frost Mages are the most viable as Elemental Precision provides a large amount of hit and most early bosses are immune to Fire Damage until later phases.

See how mages have changed in our Biggest Class Changes of Phase 5 and AhnQiraj article.

If you are interested in Mages for other types of content besides Classic PvE, check out: Mage Class Overview Mage Leveling Guide Mage PvP Guide Strengths of Classic Mages Incredible single target and AoE damage Mages have the strongest AoE damage in the game.

Spells like Blizzard, Cone of Cold, and Arcane Explosion are reliable crowd control and damaging tools, making Mages vital to any PvE and PvP group.

Additionally, Mages are one of the best ranged damage dealers in the game.

With the switch to phase 5, Fire Mages have risen in popularity and damage, making Makes much stronger and capable of very competitive damage numbers comparable to Warriors.

Frost Mages continue to do well in older content, as well as PvP and AoE farming techniques, but the gradual shift from Frost to Fire dominance will continue into Phase 6 and the rest of Classic WoW.

Amazing utility and convenience Mages bring a great deal of utility to group content, making them very desirable members of any group.

Spells like Arcane Intellect, Polymorph, Conjure Food Conjure Water, and of course, various Portal: Stormwind spells, make Mages incredibly useful.

Mages are also very convenient to level as they dont have to spend gold on food and drink and can travel around the world quickly, thanks to their Teleport and Portals.

Fantastic PvP presence Mages are fantastic in both solo and group PvP.

A good Mage can pick apart almost any player thanks to the wide toolkit Mages possess.

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