Cataclysm Classic Fire Mage Gear and Best in Slot

In Phase 4, Dragonwrath, Tarecgosa's Rest from Firelands remains your Best in Slot weapon. The Timelord set is so good, that gearing is pretty straight-forward in this tier. This list is still subject to changes, due to changes in the sim/new findings in the Mage Discord.

Remember, that in Phase 4 the new epic gems become available. We have updated our Enchants and Gems Guide to contain the new gems.

Slot	Item	Reforge	Source
Helm	Time Lord's Hood	Haste → Hit	Warmaster Blackhorn (H) Dragon Soul
Neck	Opal of the Secret Order	Haste → Crit	1250 Valor Points Sold by Jamus'Vaz/Faldren Tillsdale
Shoulder	Time Lord's Mantle	Mastery → Hit	Hagara the Stormbinder (H) Dragon Soul
Cloak	Nanoprecise Cape	Mastery → Crit	1650 Valor Points Sold by Jamus'Vaz/Faldren Tillsdale
Chest	Time Lord's Robes	Haste → Crit	Ultraxion (H) Dragon Soul
Bracer	Bracers of the Banished	Mastery → Crit	Hagara the Stormbinder (H) Dragon Soul
Gloves	Gloves of Liquid Smoke	Haste → Hit	Spine of Deathwing (H) Dragon Soul
Belt	Cord of the Slain Champion	Haste → Hit	Warlord Zonozz (H) Dragon Soul
Legs	Time Lord's Leggings	Mastery → Crit	Yor'sahj the Unsleeping (H) Dragon Soul
Boots	Janglespur Jackboots	Haste → Hit	Warmaster Blackhorn (H) Dragon Soul
Ring 1	Ring of the Riven	Mastery → Hit	Hagara the Stormbinder (H) Dragon Soul
Ring 2	Infinite Loop	–	Multiple Bosses (H) Dragon Soul
Trinket 1	Will of Unbinding	–	Spine of Deathwing (H) Dragon Soul
Trinket 1	Insignia of the Corrupted Mind	–	Yor'sahj the Unsleeping (H) Dragon Soul
Weapon	Dragonwrath, Tarecgosa's Rest	Haste → Crit	Your Time Has Come Quest-line Wizard's Sanctum, Stormwind Grommash Hold, Orgrimmar
Off-Hand	–	–	–
Ranged	Finger of Zon'ozz	Mastery → Crit	Warlord Zonozz (H) Dragon Soul

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.

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

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