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there have been dueling times before 2.3 when i was combat and fought a frost mage outside Ironforge for three hours not beating him once.
Combat is probably the single worst build for fighting mages. Combat is all about sustained dps. Mages are slippery, Ice mages even more so. If you beat a (good) full Ice mage as combat spec I would be seriously surprised. There just isn't enough burst damage to throw out whilst you have them pinned down.
Mutilate works wonders against mages because of the insane burst dmg / combo point / energy management. Hemo works well too, especially once you get the dirty deeds buff up and even more so if you have ShS. But combat?... no way. I'm surprised you didn't give up sooner!
vyodar wrote:
Hmmm... rogues. They have the same dirty tricks I do.
Amen to that... The whole rogue vs rogue match up revolves pretty much exclusively around who gets the opening move and being smart about blinding.
Personally BM hunters are, and probably always will be the bane of my wow existence. I hate them far more than is healthy. If ever there was an "I WIN" button, thats it...