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#27 Dec 20 2007 at 1:59 PM Rating: Good
Alvitar wrote:
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(Spell Haste works in a slightly funky way, in that the first 1% seems to do nothing. After that, though, it;s the cheapest way, item budget wise, to raise dps when hit capped.)


Forgive my ignorance, but I'm her to learn. I reciently started a mage for raiding. I understand all the reasoning behind Hit>Spell Haste>+Dmg>Crit but I didn't know that there was a cap on hit. Where should a raiding mage stop adding to his hit chance and focus on damage?

(Edit) I'm 65 and building gear atm. Got the spellfire set and gladiators staff and still building on the spellstrike set)



Edited, Dec 20th 2007 4:37pm by Alvitar


Assuming you take elemental precision (as all raiding mages should) you need 164 spellhit to be hit 'capped' (which means 99% chance to hit with your spells as every mob has a 1% chance to resist).
#28 Dec 20 2007 at 2:00 PM Rating: Good
ktangent wrote:
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Anobix, regarding your pot/gem cycle. Do you pop your first gem as soon as it will get you to full, then fire away till a pot will get you back up. Rinse and repeat.


I know, I'm not Anobix.... but I'll let you know what I do... on boss fights, I'll use evocation first (in the hopes that if it is a long fight I'll get to use it again later), then do what you say, gem + pot to try to keep mana up as much as possible.


I have tried both ways, I normally do what you said though in your post is that I use my gem first when I get down about 2500 mana to fill it back up then pot and use my evocation when I need it towards the end. I still need to go find a big +int staff or whatever to just fill up as much as I can. I like your idea though ktangent about using evocation first. I hope that I will be lucky enough to get a n innervates (we normally have like 5 or 6 druids at each raid).

I will definitely need all the mana regen I can get as my guild is planning on doing Vashj and maybe Kael tonight (first attempts at both).

Edited, Dec 20th 2007 5:01pm by Anobix
#29 Dec 20 2007 at 2:04 PM Rating: Good
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I will definitely need all the mana regen I can get as my guild is planning on doing Vashj and maybe Kael tonight (first attempts at both).


Good luck!
#30 Dec 25 2007 at 3:19 PM Rating: Good
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Anobix wrote:

Assuming you take elemental precision (as all raiding mages should)


'cept Arcane mages who do AM spam.


Or do those not exist anymore due to MSD nerf?
#31 Dec 25 2007 at 4:41 PM Rating: Good
Raglu wrote:
Anobix wrote:

Assuming you take elemental precision (as all raiding mages should)


'cept Arcane mages who do AM spam.


Or do those not exist anymore due to MSD nerf?


They are not as viable anymore mostly because of the aforementioned MSD nerf.
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