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All The Mage Class and Legendary Changes in Patch 7.1.5
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13/01/2017 alle 12:10
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With Patch 7.1.5 just released, we're having Wowhead Mage Guide writer
Malon
analyze all of the Arcane, Fire, and Frost changes in the patch. Check out his updated
Arcane
,
Fire
, and
Frost
guides on Wowhead!
The updated spec guides on Wowhead also include an overview of what's changed in 7.1.5 and our Demon Hunter guide authors have also written a similar
in-depth post to 7.1.5 Havoc and Vengeance changes
.
Introduction
Patch 7.1.5 brings a variety of buffs and nerfs to the
Mago
class. Let's preface the article by restating one important fact:
Fire is not dead
. It has been brought down, while Arcane and Frost are stronger than they were in 7.1. When asking "What spec should I play in 7.1.5", the answer is simply, "Whichever one you have legendaries for."
So, what's changed?
Class Tools
Arcane
Talents
Honor Talents
Artifact Calc
Spirale Gravitazionale
– New legendary. Evocation gains one additional charge.
Summary: A powerful legendary. With the new
Potere Ineguagliabile
and our tier set bonuses, could enable a constant burn playstyle (testing is needed). Overall: :D
Desiderio Ardente di Kil'jaeden
– New legendary. An on-use effect that causes a massive explosion around your target, on a relatively short cooldown.
Summary: Extremely powerful for AoE fights.
Kilt Mistico del Maestro delle Rune
- Arcane Barrage grants you 3% of your maximum mana per
cariche arcane
spent.
Summary: A 25% nerf does hurt, but the item will still return a decent amount of mana. Rather than a regen tool, this now plays better with simply keeping our mana high. Received an indirect buff with the removal of Quickening in 7.1.5.
Fasciature d'Assalto di Rhonin
-
Missili Arcani
has an 18% chance to make your next
Detonazione Arcana
cast within 6 sec cost no mana.
Summary: The amount of
Missili Arcani
procs we receive will increase with our two-piece tier set (
Item - Mage T19 Arcane 2P Bonus
), so Rhonin's was toned down to compensate. This remains our best single target legendary.
Segreto di Sephuz
- Successfully applying a loss of control effect to an enemy, or interrupting, or dispelling any target, grants you 70% increased movement speed and 25% Haste for 10 sec. This effect may occur once every 30 sec.
Summary: A buff in that it can now be activated by
Controincantesimo
or Spellsteal, but remains very encounter-specific. Weak.
Prydaz, Magnum Opus di Xavaric
- Every 30 sec, gain an absorb shield for 25% (15% if tank) of your maximum health for 30 sec.
Summary: As well as the change to increase its activation, the neck now has haste in addition to crit and mastery (although the mastery amount was lowered). A simple but welcome survivability buff.
Previdenza di Norgannon
- New Effect: Standing still for 8 sec grants you Foresight, allowing you to cast while moving for 5 sec. (Old effect: Your instant cast spells have a chance to trigger Foresight, making your next non-instant cast spell castable while moving.)
Summary: Another welcome change, meaning no more reliance on Arcane Barrage to proc the effect. It is now much more controllable.
Detonazione Arcana
,
Missili Arcani
, Arcane Explosion, Arcane Barrage, Supernova,
Tempesta Fatua
– Damage increased by 12%.
Globo Arcano
– Scaling increased to 500% spell power.
Summary: Makes Orb a much more compelling choice for Mythic+ and AoE.
Mage Armor has been removed.
New Spell:
Barriera Prismatica
Summary: A replacement for
Barriera di Ghiaccio
, which also reduces magical damage taken and the duration of magical debuffs. Great stuff. However, it comes at the expense of the removal of Mage Armor, which used to perform a similar function.
Prontezza di Spirito
: now baseline
Summary: A small damage increase cooldown that can be woven into burst. Use the two instant
Detonazione Arcana
s at the end of
Potere Arcano
, before Arcane Barrage.
Amplificazione
(new talent) has replaced
Prontezza di Spirito
.
Summary: A really solid pick, probably the best on this tier.
Cauterizzazione
and
Prontezza Gelida
have been removed and replaced with
Corrente Ascensionale
and
Scudo di Mana
Summary: The removal of
Cauterizzazione
is bad for raiding (it was excellent for progression), but
Corrente Ascensionale
will help to counter the loss of
Cuore di Ghiaccio
. Unfortunately, it competes with
Luccichio
.
Scudo di Mana
is not a strong choice when compared to these two talents.
Runa del Potere
nerfed to a 40% damage increase
Summary: A small but significant nerf, taking Rune down to a level more comparable to the other talents.
Flusso dell'Incantatore
is now competitive on movement-heavy fights (i.e. most of Nighthold).
Cuore di Ghiaccio
replaced with
Cronofase
Summary: The tier 5 talent row was never a choice:
Cuore di Ghiaccio
was clearly the best pick.
Cronofase
is now the same, but only because
Anello di Ghiaccio
and
Protezione di Ghiaccio
are so uncompelling for raiding.
Magia Instabile
buffed to a 20% chance to activate
Summary: Makes
Magia Instabile
a competitive pick for two-to-four target fights. The talent row is now very clear-cut:
Erosione
for one-to-two targets,
Magia Instabile
for cleave and
Tempesta Fatua
for AoE.
Potere Ineguagliabile
redesigned to increase damage and lower mana costs by 70% while
Potere Arcano
is active.
Summary: Will dramatically lengthen your burn phase; make sure that you are not at 100% mana before activating
Potere Arcano
(to avoid capping mana). This is the new go-to talent.
Quickening removed and replaced with
Flusso Temporale
Summary: Completely changes the playstyle of Arcane at high levels to the more traditional ‘Burn and Conserve' that we have played with before.
Flusso Temporale
has potential but currently results in mana being drained very quickly, so is not recommended.
Scudo di Mana
renamed to Force Barrier. Now applies to
Barriera Prismatica
, not
Barriera di Ghiaccio
. Increases damage absorbed by up to 60%.
Summary: A very small nerf. Most people only pick this trait up towards the end of their artifact.
Vessillo della Conoscenza Inestinguibile
Two piece: Your spells have an additional 5% chance to activate
Missili Arcani
.
Summary: A solid, if boring, tier bonus
Four piece: Casting
Missili Arcani
reduces the remaining cooldown on Evocation by 2.0 sec.
Summary: An extremely strong bonus that plays well with the two piece. Enables more frequent burn phases, but de-syncs Evocation from
Potere Arcano
(although this isn't an issue if taking
Potere Ineguagliabile
).
The number of
Missili Arcani
procs and lower Evocation cooldown from our tier gear, plus
Potere Ineguagliabile
, combine to keep mana high in this patch, which devalues mastery.
The patch 7.1.5 stat priority is (very broadly): Mastery > Versatility = Critical Strike > Haste.
Taking specific talents and gear (as above) changes this priority.
Magia Instabile
likes crit;
Erosione
and
Tempesta Fatua
like haste; but
Flusso Temporale
plays badly with haste gear. The value of haste rises with tier gear,
Potere Ineguagliabile
and
Spirale Gravitazionale
, however. It is best to run your character through SimCraft for yourself.
Arcane is in a great spot for 7.1.5. The new
Potere Ineguagliabile
,
Spirale Gravitazionale
legendary and tier bonuses increase the value of haste and enable a much more aggressive playstyle with regards to the burn phase.
Quickening's removal somewhat simplifies the playstyle and may bring new players to the spec, so I'll direct them to the
Arcane Mage guide
.
If you have questions, be sure to visit
Altered Time
or the
Hall of the Guardians
Discord.
Class Tools
Fire
Talents
Honor Talents
Artifact Calc
Stoffa a Iniezione Pirotecnica
– New legendary.
Fiamme della Fenice
reduces the remaining cooldown on
Combustione
by 6 sec.
Summary: Although damage has been moved out of
Combustione
in this patch, this is still a strong legendary (although not the best).
Desiderio Ardente di Kil'jaeden
– New legendary. An on-use effect that causes a massive explosion around your target, on a relatively short cooldown.
Summary: Extremely powerful for AoE fights.
Manette del Re del Sole
– After consuming Hot Streak, there is a 15% chance that your next non-instant
Pirosfera
cast within 15 sec deals 300% additional damage.
Summary: A small lowering to the proc chance is compensated for by a 15% buff to
Pirosfera
's damage. However, the loss of
Cuore di Ghiaccio
makes hard-casting
Pirosfera
more difficult.
Tocco Bruciante di Koralon
–
Bruciatura
deals 350% increased damage and is a guaranteed Critical Strike against enemies below 30% health.
Summary: Significant buffs have made this legendary much more useful. However, remember that none of our damage-increasing artifact traits interact with
Bruciatura
.
Segreto di Sephuz
- Successfully applying a loss of control effect to an enemy, or interrupting or dispelling any target, grants you 70% increased movement speed and 25% Haste for 10 sec. This effect may occur once every 30 sec.
Summary: A buff in that it can now be activated by
Controincantesimo
or Spellsteal, but remains very encounter-specific. Weak.
Prydaz, Magnum Opus di Xavaric
- Every 30 sec, gain an absorb shield for 25% (15% if tank) of your maximum health for 30 sec.
Summary: As well as the change to increase its activation, the neck now has haste in addition to crit and mastery (although the mastery amount was lowered). A simple but welcome survivability buff.
Previdenza di Norgannon
- New Effect: Standing still for 8 sec grants you Foresight, allowing you to cast while moving for 5 sec. (Old effect: Your instant cast spells have a chance to trigger Foresight, making your next non-instant cast spell castable while moving.)
Summary: Another welcome change, meaning no more reliance on instant spells to proc the effect. It is now much more controllable.
Fireball,
Pirosfera
,
Bruciatura
,
Detonazione di Fuoco
,
Fiamme della Fenice
,
Soffio del Drago
,
Colonna di Fuoco
,
Ondata di Fuoco
,
Tempesta Cinerea
,
Meteora
,
Bomba Vivente
– Damage increased by 15%.
Molten Armor has been removed.
New Spell:
Barriera Fiammeggiante
Summary: A replacement for
Barriera di Ghiaccio
, which also reduces physical damage taken.
Cauterizzazione
is now baseline for Fire.
Summary: Cauterize is a great ability for progression raiding, and now we aren't forced to choose between it and
Luccichio
.
Combustione
now increases mastery by 50% of our critical strike, down from 100%.
Summary: A change aimed at smoothing our damage dealt, moving it away from cooldowns. Make no mistake, this is a nerf, but it is partly balanced by other changes.
Massa Critica
now grants a flat 15% increase to our critical strike chance, as well as the 10% increase to critical strike rating.
Summary: A crit buff is never bad for Fire, especially with the changes to crit scaling in 7.1.5.
Inferno di Fuoco
now affects
Pirosfera
as well as Fireball, but only applies to enemies above 90% health.
Summary: Mostly useful for Mythic+ dungeons and PvP; there are no raid fights where killing adds is such a high priority that this is worth taking.
Cauterizzazione
and
Prontezza Gelida
have been replaced with
Ondata di Fuoco
and
Anima Fiammeggiante
.
Summary:
Luccichio
is still the clear winner in this tier.
Ondata di Fuoco
has changed to be a crowd control spell, while
Anima Fiammeggiante
is focused on melee range.
Runa del Potere
nerfed to a 40% damage increase
Summary: A small but significant nerf, taking Rune down to a level more comparable to the other talents.
Flusso dell'Incantatore
is now competitive on movement-heavy fights (i.e. most of Nighthold).
Ondata di Fuoco
replaced by
Furia di Alexstrasza
on tier 4.
Summary: Makes
Soffio del Drago
even stronger for AoE, but
In Fiamme
is still superior.
In Fiamme
is now a passive that increases
Detonazione di Fuoco
charges by one and lowers the cooldown by two seconds.
Summary: Still the go-to talent. You will (almost) always have a
Detonazione di Fuoco
when needed, and still get the same number of
Detonazione di Fuoco
casts during
Combustione
.
Bruciatura Controllata
buffed to 20%, from 10%.
Summary: Now more competitive on AoE fights, if you don't have
Diadema di Dragonfuoco di Darckli
.
Cuore di Ghiaccio
replaced with
Velocità Frenetica
Summary: Like
Cronofase
for Arcane,
Velocità Frenetica
is the best choice on this tier, but only because of the weakness of
Anello di Ghiaccio
and
Protezione di Ghiaccio
. The removal of
Cuore di Ghiaccio
turns
Bruciatura
into our default movement spell.
Pozza delle Fiamme
increased from 25% to 30%
Summary:
Pozza delle Fiamme
is now the strongest spell on this row for AoE up to five or six targets (Mythic+ dungeons are a specialty!). Flame Patch received a 17% nerf in a hotfix, but still fills its intended niche.
Meteora
's scaling buffed to 1,100% spellpower (from 562.5%) and
Tempesta Cinerea
buffed to 65% (from 58%).
Summary:
Meteora
now appears to be the best single-target ability, and
Tempesta Cinerea
for cleave and AoE.
Combustione Critica
was indirectly nerfed due to the nerf of
Combustione
and reduced crit rate on Fireball.
Incantamento Piretico
nerfed from a 5% crit damage increase to 2% per stack.
Summary: Another nerf taking damage out of
Combustione
.
Pelle Fusa
now applies to
Barriera Fiammeggiante
, not
Barriera di Ghiaccio
. Reduces physical damage taken by up to 15%.
Summary: A very small nerf. Most people only pick this trait up towards the end of their artifact.
Vessillo della Conoscenza Inestinguibile
Two piece:
Pirotecnica
provides an additional 20% critical strike chance from each application.
Summary: 30% more crit for every non-crit your deal will significantly increase the rate at which you are throwing
Pirosfera
s.
Four piece: Hot Streak has a 10% chance to also grant you 20% haste for 10 sec.
Summary: Haste is much more desirable for Fire after 7.1.5, due to damage being moved out of
Combustione
and back into hard-cast spells like Fireball. A very strong set bonus that plays well with the
Manette del Re del Sole
.
The patch 7.1.5 stat priority is (very broadly): Crit > Mastery > Haste > Versatility.
Haste has risen in value for Fire with the changes to
Combustione
; however, crit is still king.
Fire is far from dead, but without spec-specific legendaries it is likely to be out-damaged by Arcane (and possibly Frost) on a single target. However, AoE damage remains very high.
Confused about Fire? Visit the
Wowhead Fire Mage guide
, the
Altered Time
Mage community or
Hall of the Guardians
Discord.
Class Tools
Frost
Talents
Honor Talents
Artifact Calc
Tempo di Ghiaccio
– New legendary. Your
Globo Congelato
explodes at the end of its trail, dealing 600% spellpower damage.
Summary: Very powerful in all situations, especially AoE. Ties in well with the new
Tormenta
.
Desiderio Ardente di Kil'jaeden
– New legendary. An on-use effect that causes a massive explosion around your target, on a relatively short cooldown.
Summary: Extremely powerful for AoE fights.
Segreto di Sephuz
- Successfully applying a loss of control effect to an enemy, or interrupting, or dispelling any target, grants you 70% increased movement speed and 25% Haste for 10 sec. This effect may occur once every 30 sec.
Summary: A buff in that it can now be activated by
Controincantesimo
or Spellsteal, but remains very encounter-specific. Weak.
Prydaz, Magnum Opus di Xavaric
- Every 30 sec, gain an absorb shield for 25% (15% if tank) of your maximum health for 30 sec.
Summary: As well as the change to increase its activation, the neck now has haste in addition to crit and mastery (although the mastery amount was lowered). A simple but welcome survivability buff.
Previdenza di Norgannon
- New Effect: Standing still for 8 sec grants you Foresight, allowing you to cast while moving for 5 sec. (Old effect: Your instant cast spells have a chance to trigger Foresight, making your next non-instant cast spell castable while moving.)
Summary: Another welcome change, meaning no more reliance on instant spells to proc the effect. It is now much more controllable.
Dardo di Gelo
,
Dardo d'Ebano
,
Raffica di Colpi
,
Lancia di Ghiaccio
,
Esplosione di Ghiaccio
, Waterbolt,
Getto d'Acqua
,
Tempesta di Comete
,
Cono di Freddo
,
Tormenta
and
Globo Congelato
– Damage increased by 12%.
Frost Armor has been removed.
Barriera di Ghiaccio
causes melee attackers to be slowed by 50%.
Prontezza Gelida
has been redesigned and is now baseline for Frost.
Summary: Still gives you two uses of
Blocco di Ghiaccio
, but can now also reset the cooldown of other defensives – and
Cono di Freddo
, if you're desperate for AoE damage.
Tormenta
no longer activates
Dita di Gelo
, but reduces the cooldown of
Globo Congelato
by 0.5 seconds per target hit, each time it deals damage.
Summary: A massive buff to Frost's AoE damage, especially if using Frost Bomb (due to the increased
Dita di Gelo
procs from all those
Globo Congelato
s).
Cauterizzazione
and
Prontezza Gelida
have been replaced with
Cuore di Ghiaccio
and Glacial Insulation.
Summary:
Luccichio
now competes with
Cuore di Ghiaccio
, making this tier an extremely difficult choice. Take
Luccichio
for long-distance movement,
Cuore di Ghiaccio
if just nudging yourself out of a fire patch. Glacial Insulation is a very niche pick and cannot compete with the other talents in most situations.
Raggio di Gelo
buffed by 12%.
Runa del Potere
nerfed to a 40% damage increase
Summary: A small but significant nerf, taking Rune down to a level more comparable to the other talents.
Flusso dell'Incantatore
is now competitive on movement-heavy fights (i.e. most of Nighthold).
Tocco Ghiacciato
is now a passive that increases
Dita di Gelo
proc chance by 40%.
Summary: Less control than previously, but results in more reliable
Dita di Gelo
generation (an indirect movement buff). The choice comes down to this or
Scissione di Ghiaccio
on this tier.
Venti Gelidi
has replaced
Cuore di Ghiaccio
on tier 5.
Summary: An almost useless tier for raiding, which is a shame; Fire and Arcane at least got movement speed buffs when
Cuore di Ghiaccio
was removed.
Venti Gelidi
is still probably the best talent, for add control, but is very lacklustre for raiding.
Reazione a Catena
now increases the damage of Ice Lance by 10% per stack (was 20%).
Summary: Still a very good trait, but it's never nice to be nerfed.
Scudo di Alodi
now increases
Barriera di Ghiaccio
size by up to 60% (was 100%).
Summary: A minor nerf.
Vessillo della Conoscenza Inestinguibile
Two piece: Frost Bolt has a 10% increased chance to trigger
Mente Fredda
.
Summary: Like most early tier gear, this is a solid, if boring, bonus.
Four piece:
Globo Congelato
has an additional 5% chance to trigger
Dita di Gelo
when it deals damage.
Summary: Obviously plays into our AoE with the new
Tormenta
and Frost Bomb; also indirectly buffs mobility. Not as flashy as Arcane or Fire bonuses, though.
The patch 7.1.5 single target stat priority is (very broadly): Critical Strike (to 33.34%) > Haste > Versatility > Mastery > Critical Strike.
For multiple targets, haste gained a great deal of value with the
Tormenta
change. The stat priority is now Haste > Critical Strike > Versatility > Mastery.
Frost was already in a good spot mechanically, which was evident in the fact that this patch was mostly number tuning. AoE damage, which was a weakness in patch 7.1, has received a very welcome buff with the new
Tormenta
, and mobility is also unaffected – unlike Fire and Arcane. Overall, we should be positive about the spec going into Nighthold.
The spec is currently simming ahead of Fire and Arcane, but that is due to
Vuoto Termico
, which is difficult to play well. Be aware of that when deciding what to play in 7.1.5.
Confused about Frost? Questions? Visit the
Wowhead Frost Mage guide
, the
Altered Time
Mage community or
Hall of the Guardians
Discord.
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