World of Warcraft Mage Guide

				Guide to a Mage

				   By DoNu7

				 Version 1.52

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Table of Contents

1. Introduction

2. Version History

3. Definitions and Acronyms

4. Skills
   4.a. Arcane
   4.b. Fire
   4.c. Frost

5. Talents

6. Professions
   6.a. Manufacturing Professions
   6.b. Gathering Professions
   6.c. Secondary Skills
   6.d. General Tips

7. Equipment Picks

8. Combat
   8.a. PvE
   8.b. Small-scale PvP
   8.c. Large-scale PvP
   8.d. Battlegrounds (coming soon)

9. Disclaimer

10. Helpful Sites

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1. Introduction

Thank you for choosing this mage guide! I have played my mage for a while now, 
and I have found this class to be very intriguing and fun. I would like to 
make a few notes before we begin. 

First off, much of the information in this guide is opinionated. Some people
may disagree with the facts, while others heartily agree with what I have 
written. However, whether you agree with the facts or not, I hope that you 
will find some use in this guide.

Another note that I would make is that we mages have burst damage. This does 
not mean we are the highest damage dealers. Rather, we deal damage in a short 
period of time, but if the fight lasts longer, well-equipped Rogues and 
Warriors would outstrip us badly in terms of damage.

While we do not have many  abilities that directly help our allies, such as 
healing spells, or the ability to tank, we help others by quickly finishing 
off enemies, and therefore making the battle safer for everyone. In addition, 
we can polymorph enemies and help control large crowds.

Mages also have a number of abilities that help reduce downtime, and that 
makes us quite versatile since mages frequently need some downtime to 
replenish their mana or health supply. However, we mages have our problems too.
An obvious one is that we tend to have frequent downtime, and some players may 
feel that they are slacking off because while they are having their downtime, 
they aren't doing anything. 

Mages are also very fragile, in fact, second only to the warlock, who must 
rely on their pets for protection. However, each class has their problems, so 
there is no reason to think that mages are a weak class for in fact, we can 
solo very well and we can kill enemies with quick succession.

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2. Version History

1.00 Release

1.01 Tiny update, fixed a couple of minor errors and edited the disclaimer,
     added new section (this one), fixed some incompleteness that I missed.
     Might add Battlegrounds section at one point, but so far I have never 
     tried one yet.

1.02 Few errors fixed. Fixed Disclaimer a bit.

1.12 Changes to a couple of sections.

1.22 Fixed more errors. Added new information. Hope I haven't missed out 
     on anything...

1.32 Many changes to PvP section. Removed part of the group section which
     didn't seem to be very useful, but rather a huge waste of space.

1.52 BIG fix, mainly to Combat section (which I pretty much revamped). Note 
     that I skipped all the way from 1.32 to 1.52, and this was intended as I
     considered releasing 1.42, but decided I had more to add.

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Skills


Professions


Combat