Hopefulx's PvE Build

Mage class icon Fire Mage specialization icon
Fire Mage
Tauren race icon
Tauren
422 ilvl
Season 0
3389 Mythic+

Hopefulx (Malganis US) is a Top Mythic+ Fire Mage in World of Warcraft Dragonflight Season 0, achieving a rating of 3389 with 421 ilvl equipment.

Here is the breakdown of her 10.2.6 PvE character build from , featuring stats, talents, gear, embellishments, enchantments, and gems. Use this as a reference to enhance and inspire your own Fire Mage build.

Stat Priority

Stats are crucial attributes that directly influence a character's power in World of Warcraft. They not only determine the character's strength but also define the overall feel and playstyle. Stat bonuses can be found on various pieces of equipment, in consumables created by the Alchemy profession, certain foods, some enchantments , and gems .

It's important to note that each stat experiences diminishing returns once its equipped bonus reaches +20%. This means that optimizing a character's performance involves more than just maximizing each stat; it's about finding a balanced distribution. Here is how Hopefulx's Secondary and Minor stats are distributed.

Secondary Stats
+449
9% Critical Strike
+5301
34% Haste
+4365
26% Mastery
+1700
8% Versatility
  1. Haste
  2. Mastery
  3. Versatility
  4. Critical Strike
Minor Stats
+325
5% Avoidance
+419
4% Leech
+253
5% Speed
  1. Leech
  2. Avoidance
  3. Speed

Class Talents

Talents are the main element defining a character's build, significantly influencing the playstyle by adding, modifying, and enhancing character abilities and behaviors. They are crucial in shaping how a character functions in battle.

Class talents represent a common tree shared across all Mage specializations. These talents provide foundational skills and enhancements that are essential and universal to the Mage class. They offer a range of abilities that lay the groundwork for a Mage's overall capabilities, regardless of the chosen specialization.

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Take a peek at Hopefulx's selected Class Talents below:

Blazing Barrier
Ice Block
Overflowing Energy
Incanter's Flow
Winter's Protection
Spellsteal
Tempest Barrier
Incantation of Swiftness
Remove Curse
Arcane Warding
Mirror Image
Shifting Power
Alter Time
Cryo-Freeze
Reduplication
Quick Witted
Mass Polymorph
Slow
Master of Time
Diverted Energy
Ring of Frost
Ice Nova
Shimmer
Mass Slow
Blast Wave
Improved Frost Nova
Rigid Ice
Tome of Rhonin
Tome of Antonidas
Volatile Detonation
Energized Barriers
Frigid Winds
Flow of Time
Temporal Velocity
Ice Ward
Freezing Cold
Time Manipulation
Displacement
Accumulative Shielding
Greater Invisibility
Dragon's Breath
Ice Cold
Time Anomaly
Mass Barrier

Specialization Talents

Specialization talents constitute a specialized tree, providing Fire Mages with unique abilities and enhancements tailored to their combat style.

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Take a peek at Hopefulx's selected Specialization Talents below:

Pyroblast
Fire Blast
Pyrotechnics
Scorch
Phoenix Flames
Surging Blaze
Searing Touch
Firestarter
Fervent Flickering
Fuel the Fire
Improved Scorch
Critical Mass
Intensifying Flame
Flame On
Flame Patch
From the Ashes
Combustion
Living Bomb
Incendiary Eruptions
Call of the Sun King
Firemind
Improved Combustion
Feel the Burn
Convection
Phoenix Reborn
Fevered Incantation
Master of Flame
Kindling
Pyromaniac
Conflagration
Firefall
Controlled Destruction
Flame Accelerant
Fiery Rush
Wildfire
Meteor
Hyperthermia
Sun King's Blessing
Deep Impact

PvP Talents

PvP talents are specifically tailored for player-versus-player combat scenarios. Activated in arenas, battlegrounds, and the open world with war mode enabled, these talents are designed to optimize a Fire Mage's performance in PvP encounters. They provide specialized enhancements and strategies that give players an edge in combat against other players, reflecting the unique demands of PvP gameplay.

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Take a peek at Hopefulx's selected PvP Talents below:

World in Flames
Flamecannon
Greater Pyroblast
Ring of Fire
Ice Wall
Glass Cannon
Master Shepherd
Ethereal Blink
Improved Mass Invisibility

Best In Slot And Gear

Gear consists of items that directly determine a character's power level. It can be acquired from diverse sources: dungeon, raid, world drops, crafted through various professions, obtained from PvP vendors, or chosen as rewards from the Great Vault.

Each piece of gear significantly boosts a character's overall strength and capabilities. Here are the items currently equipped by Hopefulx.

Head

  1. Crystal Scholar's Cowl item set icon
    set
    Crystal Scholar's Cowl

Neck

  1. Elemental Lariat item icon
    Elemental Lariat

Shoulders

  1. Crystal Scholar's Beacons item set icon
    set
    Crystal Scholar's Beacons

Back

  1. Potion-Stained Cloak item icon
    Potion-Stained Cloak

Chest

  1. Crystal Scholar's Tunic item set icon
    set
    Crystal Scholar's Tunic

Wrist

  1. Overengineered Sleeve Extenders item icon
    Overengineered Sleeve Extenders

Hands

  1. Crystal Scholar's Pageturners item set icon
    set
    Crystal Scholar's Pageturners

Waist

  1. Magatha's Spiritual Sash item icon
    Magatha's Spiritual Sash

Legs

  1. Vibrant Wildercloth Slacks item icon
    Vibrant Wildercloth Slacks

Feet

  1. Sandals of the Wild Sovereign item icon
    Sandals of the Wild Sovereign

Ring 1

  1. Signet of Titanic Insight item icon
    Signet of Titanic Insight

Ring 2

  1. Seal of Filial Duty item icon
    Seal of Filial Duty

Trinket 1

  1. Whispering Incarnate Icon item icon
    Whispering Incarnate Icon

Trinket 2

  1. Horn of Valor item icon
    Horn of Valor

Main Hand

  1. Spellboon Saber item icon
    Spellboon Saber

Off Hand

  1. Scripture of Primal Devotion item icon
    Scripture of Primal Devotion

Embellishments

Embellishments are unique effects that can be added to crafted items, either as predefined elements in recipes or through an optional embellishment reagent, creating embellished gear. These enhancements diversify and amplify characters' capabilities.

Here are the embellishments equipped by Hopefulx for the Fire Mage specialization.

  1. Elemental Lariat embellishment item icon
    Elemental Lariat
  2. Vibrant Wildercloth Slacks embellishment item icon
    Potion Absorption Inhibitor

Enchantments

Enchantments provide minor yet valuable enhancements to various items, including Head, Back, Chest, Wrist, Waist, Legs, Rings, Feet, Main Hand, and Off Hand.

Most enchantments are crafted via the Enchanting profession. However, Waist enchantments specifically require Blacksmithing, Legs enhancements are crafted by Leatherworkers, and Head enchantments come from the Incandescent Essence , a reward obtained through a quest in the Amirdrassil raid.

Enchantments are usually available at the auction house, making them accessible for upgrades. Here are the specific enchantments chosen by Hopefulx for each equipment slot.

Back

  1. Graceful Avoidance enchantment icon
    Graceful Avoidance

Chest

  1. Waking Stats enchantment icon
    Waking Stats

Wrist

  1. +200 Avoidance enchantment icon
    +200 Avoidance

Legs

  1. Frozen Spellthread enchantment icon
    Frozen Spellthread

Feet

  1. Watcher's Loam enchantment icon
    Watcher's Loam

Ring 1

  1. +82 Haste enchantment icon
    +82 Haste

Ring 2

  1. +82 Haste enchantment icon
    +82 Haste

Main Hand

  1. Sophic Devotion enchantment icon
    Sophic Devotion

Gems

Gems are crafted stones from the Jewelcrafting profession, typically offering stat bonuses to enhance your gear. These gems can be socketed into specific items such as Head, Neck, Wrist, Waist, and Rings. The presence of sockets on items is usually random upon their drop.

Notably, Neck items can be uniquely modified to have up to three sockets by using 3 Tiered Medallion Setting . Additionally, a single socket can be added to other eligible items with a Nature's Cradle , which requires 6 Aspects' Tokens of Merit obtained from the Great Vault.

Available through both the auction house and the crafting order system, here are the gems currently socketed by Hopefulx.

  1. Keen Neltharite gem icon
    Keen Neltharite
    7
  2. Fierce Illimited Diamond gem icon
    Fierce Illimited Diamond
    1