Cataclysm Classic Fire Mage Gear and Best in Slot
On this page, you will find the best PvE gear and best in slot items for your Fire Mage in Cataclysm Classic.
Fire Mage Best in Slot
Welcome to our guide on the Best-in-Slot (BiS) gear for 
Fire
Mage! Here, you will find recommendations to help you optimize your gear
for maximum damage and performance in raids and dungeons.
This is the stat priority for Fire Mage, which this guide follows:
- Intellect
- Hit Rating (17% Hit Cap!)
- Critical Strike Rating
- Haste Rating
- Mastery Rating
For more information on the best available gems and enchants, check out our Enchants and Gems Guide.
Raid Best in Slot
Phase 3 Best in Slot
Until you gain 
Dragonwrath, Tarecgosa's Rest (which you should,
because it synergizes super strong with the T12 4-Set bonus
and the talent 
Hot Streak and Fire Mages do the most damage in Cata),
any weapon from Firelands is an upgrade to the Phase 1
weapons. This list is still subject to changes,
due to changes in the sim/new findings in the Mage Discord.
Important Note on Trinkets
The trinkets 
Theralion's Mirror and
Bell of Enraging Resonance from the Phase 1 Best in Slot sim
within ~300 DPS (300 out of 44600 DPS, so only about 0.67% dps difference)
of the Phase 3 Best in Slot trinkets mentioned here. So do not
stress about getting the new trinkets, they are by far the smallest
upgrades you can get in this phase. 
Darkmoon Card: Volcano + any of
the other two Phase 1 trinkets sims within 200 DPS of P3 BiS.
| Slot | Item | Reforge | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helm |  Firehawk Hood |
Mastery →
Hit |
Ragnaros
(H) Firelands |
| Neck |  Flowform Choker |
Mastery →
Crit |
Majordomo Staghelm
(H) Firelands |
| Shoulder |  Firehawk Mantle |
Haste →
Hit |
Majordomo Staghelm
(H) Firelands |
| Cloak |  Wings of Flame |
Mastery →
Hit |
Alysrazor
(H) Firelands |
| Chest |  Firehawk Robes |
Haste →
Hit |
Alysrazor
(H) Firelands |
| Bracer |  Wristwraps of Arrogant Doom |
Haste →
Hit |
Majordomo Staghelm
(H) Firelands |
| Gloves |  Fingers of Incineration |
Crit →
Hit |
Ragnaros
(H) Firelands |
| Belt |  Majordomo's Chain of Office |
Mastery →
Hit |
Majordomo Staghelm
(H) Firelands |
| Legs |  Firehawk Leggings |
Mastery →
Hit |
Shannox
(H) Firelands |
| Boots |  Coalwalker Sandals |
Crit →
Hit |
Shannox
(H) Firelands |
| Ring 1 |  Infernal Signet of the Avengers |
Haste →
Crit |
Exalted
Avengers of Hyjal |
| Ring 2 |  Crystal Prison Band |
Mastery →
Hit |
Shannox
(H) Firelands |
| Trinket 1 |  Variable Pulse Lightning Capacitor |
Ragnaros
(H) Firelands |
|
| Trinket 2 | Darkmoon Card: Volcano |
Mastery →
Hit |
Darkmoon Volcanic Deck |
| Weapon | Dragonwrath, Tarecgosa's Rest |
Your Time Has Come Quest-line
Wizard's Sanctum, Stormwind Grommash Hold, Orgrimmar |
|
| Off-Hand | |||
| Ranged |  Trail of Embers |
Haste →
Crit |
Lurah Wrathvine
Sulfuron Spire, Mount Hyjal |
Phase 1 Best in Slot
Please note that this list is subject to many changes,
as the WoWSims Cataclysm Mage Sim is still in alpha state and Blizzard has
lately developed a tendency to suddenly change some mage-related game
mechanics. Make sure to gem 
Veiled Demonseye in your head and
chest blue gem slot to reach the hit cap.
| Slot | Item | Reforge | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helm |  Crown of the Twilight Queen |
Crit →
Hit |
Sinestra
(H) The Bastion of Twilight |
| Neck |  Planetary Amulet of the Wildfire |
Al'Akir
(H) Throne of the Four Winds |
|
| Shoulder |  Firelord's Mantle |
Al'Akir or Chogall
(H) Throne of the Four Winds; (H) The Bastion of Twilight |
|
| Cloak |  Shroud of Endless Grief |
Mastery →
Hit |
Sinestra
(H) The Bastion of Twilight |
| Chest |  Firelord's Robes |
Crit →
Hit |
Halfus Wyrmbreaker
(H) The Bastion of Twilight |
| Bracer |  Bracers of the Bronze Flight |
Mastery →
Hit |
Halfus Wyrmbreaker
(H) The Bastion of Twilight |
| Gloves |  Firelord's Gloves |
Mastery →
Hit |
Atramedes
(H) Blackwing Descent |
| Belt |  Belt of Arcane Storms |
Crit →
Hit |
Maloriak
(H) Blackwing Descent |
| Legs |  Firelord's Leggings |
Maloriak
(H) Blackwing Descent |
|
| Boots |  Einhorn's Galoshes |
Mastery →
Hit |
Chimaeron
(H) Blackwing Descent |
| Ring 1 |  Signet of the Fifth Circle |
Mastery →
Hit |
Chogall
(H) The Bastion of Twilight |
| Ring 2 |  Planetary Band of the Wildfire |
Crit →
Haste |
Anshal, Nezir or Rohash
(H) Throne of the Four Winds |
| Trinket 1 | Theralion's Mirror |
Theralion and Valiona
(H) The Bastion of Twilight |
|
| Trinket 2 | Bell of Enraging Resonance |
Crit →
Hit |
Atramedes
(H) Blackwing Descent |
| Weapon |  Stormwake, the Tempest's Reach of the Wildfire |
Crit →
Haste |
Al'Akir
(H) Throne of the Four Winds |
| Off-Hand |  Book of Binding Will |
Halfus Wyrmbreaker
(H) The Bastion of Twilight |
|
| Ranged |  Theresa's Booklight |
Mastery →
Crit |
Trash Mobs in Raids |
Changelog
- 28 Sep. 2024: Reviewed for Phase 3.
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This guide has been written by Wrdlbrmpft aka Arcanaenus, playing Mage since 2008. He is usually found in the Mage discord, where you may also ask him questions his guides do not answer.
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