How to AoE Farm | Mage Compendium

[@rabblerouser5559]

Simple things, like smaller pulls at 22, are tragically overlooked by every other guide I’ve seen. Thank you for helping me realize I don’t suck at aoe, and that I just need to pack on a few more levels before going too crazy 😃

[@devon8363]

Feeling crappy and like I just suck at mage currently. Hopefully I feel the same after the video

[@kahuna2588]

protip: you don't get dazed off your mount when you have ice barrier on you.

[@stanislavangelov1179]

Punkrat released a video of tip and tricks for aoe farming as a guide video that missed all points on how to aoe farm, was planning to make a video of my own to show people untill i saw this gem, great video covered the best way to aoe farm atm in classic

[@TSGAMINGCEO]

PUNKRAT lol...

[@27Zangle]

I just started AOE farming last night on my 23 mage after respeccing, (Had dungeon carries from 21-23). Found it to be super cake, lots of fun, and in the hour made about two gold from random trash drops, one gold from silver, and if the greens sell another ten gold. Not bad. Only died twice due to an unlucky rare that decided to spawn mid pull, and a pathing/reset issue.

[@EQOAnostalgia]

Must be nice, i can't get the shit to work, mobs resist my frost nova constantly, it's extremely inconsistent.

[@heind1993]

@@EQOAnostalgia Try going for mobs 1-2 levels below you

[@Jesse22H]

The real trick is being on a server where this is even possible. On Bigglesworth, there's no less than 25-40 players in this exact area at any given time.

[@MadisonAdams619]

That sucks...

[@Jungcheese1080]

For real this is not a possibility on any high pop server

[@cheheaton5562]

Wake up early and play... servers are all dead before 7.00 am

[@HitClementine]

@@cheheaton5562 Not mine

[@RealMarcioSantos]

Yea I had to change my game schedual so I can AoE in Bigglesworth without tons of people being on

[@abk5828]

The real pain of aoe grinding is to find a place to aoe grind. Everywhere is fucking full even 4 mages

[@RogerioDuarte]

Yes hehehe

[@nirvana77811]

Layer hopping helps, just have someone invite you to group stay for a min then leave

[@FCUK-]

Yes! Ugh

[@navaerick86]

Spell leave dungeons with either mages. That is da wae.

[@jonkopingboii]

@@navaerick86 you know not of da wae

[@megadeddslavicinvader]

Man you're very useful what you have to do is to anounce as many spots as you can because some are overcrowded and unreal to farm. But definitely you should keep it

[@jamescote8493]

www.wowclassicaoe.com/ here man

[@romanista77]

Looked at a lot of guides and was still having trouble. This was by far the most useful guide. Thank you!

[@SolheimGaming]

Thank you so much for this video, it's going to be really useful for when I level up my mage ^^

[@FrostLiveWoW]

Good to hear! I also want to thank you for your gold making guides, I have already started using them lmao

[@SolheimGaming]

@@FrostLiveWoW Oh that's awesome! Glad to hear other content creators like them ^^

[@riklaunim]

From my experience: - mobs must be hit by blizzard before they de-frost nova or they will just walk through most of blizzard before getting slowed. Best would be 2 ticks while in nova (just like on 02:50). Pserver guides put blizzard in front of mobs which may be confusing and people having problems of mobs running through most blizzard - respawned mobs will not aggro straight away so you can move away from them - if you are blizzarding on an uneven terrain, like slope facing downwards you may have problems seeing the if the circle is covering the mobs - you can try to position yourself below the mobs or on more even ground. - in some cases you can pull with blizzard (like for quests with winterfall runners, camp of felpaw for quest) - mobs will start moving but still should stay in like 50% of initial blizzard after which should be in a nice spot for frost nova. Very fast mobs may not be ideal for this. Devilsaur: - watch area in which you are - devisaurs will often go through camps of other dinosaurs. You want to pull them away from them and before pulling know the direction in which you will be kiting - frost nova can aggro nearby mobs - plan spot to never ever hit a ooze or bloodpetal (small plant). If you have plant aggro reset as those can root and stun. Oozes are also problematic. Other dinos can be sheeped. - they move quite quickly. If you want to pull from behind you have to get close so your frost bolt won't get canceled due to range. - barrier before pull to have second one mid fight. They hit hard and you may be hit few times, especially if cold snapping frost nova or cone of colding and blinking away. - standard devilsaur will push you back so be sure to not be behind a mob

[@Clurations]

Thanks, I seriously appreciate the content man

[@Vaampe]

Pro tips. Be gnome, use int/stam gear, use blink after fn.

[@guntung18]

Love your vids and all the info, one question I have is what do you do about gear? Are there certain lvls/quests you look out for in your road to 60? Or do you just rely on drops/AH?

[@AboveandBeyond678]

also important to keep an eye (or even "fish for") clearcast procs- and then use those for the more mana intensive spells

[@Nils-ln9fd]

Nice video! Thanks a lot! What Addon you are using for CDs on skills and debuffs on enemies health bar?

[@zaub1]

+1

[@dr.philth185]

where are the other 9 mages waiting to snake your pull ?

[@romanista77]

What level mobs should you go for? Do you go for equal level, or a few levels lower?

[@jbarbs808]

Move away, put down another blizzard, get ganked by an alliance rogue. Haha.

[@protesttheshirou6233]

Thank you so much for the guide man, helped me out a lot

[@techytech3487]

I see subliminal at 8:05 - 8:15 mark. Nice guide about leehway and movement.

[@jas_n1580]

Love the commentary, hope to see more videos

[@FinallyFamilyOfficial]

Avoid getting stunned by strafing. Think of it this way: “if they are in line of sight for frost bolt, they won’t stun”

[@MatthewLombardi84]

Very good vid. realy like the explanatory comentry.👍

[@suitar1]

The spellpower ratio for blizzard is 7 spell power to 1 damage increase, not 15% of spellpower.

[@FrostLiveWoW]

1/7 is ~15%.....

[@suitar1]

@@FrostLiveWoW taking 15% of your spell power isn't the same as adding a damage per 7 spell power mate.

[@sTr3nGy]

9:00 what is this STATS addon ?

[@livedrops1346]

+1

[@bones6247]

@frostlive What add-on shows your debuffs on mobs unit frames? Thanks in advance. At 5:00.

[@helloyou807]

Yes wondering aswell

[@FrostLiveWoW]

Weakauras 2, here is a string to it: wago.io/4je3fCkT3/2

[@Chibbygaming]

Man I am having such a hard time trying to find the Addon your using that shows the CC Icons above the enemy nameplates at 4:45 . I love the clean classic UI that you have.. and that addon would really help me and not mess up the classic ui that i like

[@blytzel7159]

Big debuffs

[@Chibbygaming]

2 years later.. finally an answer.. lol ty@@blytzel7159

[@LegacypvpVideos]

What is the addon you are using to show the debuff you applied on their nameplates?

[@EQOAnostalgia]

I can't get this to work, the mobs resist frost nova way too much, they break away, spread apart, tons of people in the zone messing up my pulls. Just a terrible experience. I watched 3 other mages die trying this shit in Darkshire graveyard lol. Idk if it's the server i'm on or what, but shit is hard. Going back to dungeons for now.

[@luciahaus]

Hi, I know this is a 5yo video but what addon or settings do you use to show the buffs/debuffs on top of enemy health bars?

[@FrostLiveWoW]

I'm not sure what the name of the one I was using in this video is (I want to say a weakaura but not sure). However, I have this video about addons where I probably talk about it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fn7HaJ96idBrpas

[@romainb6400]

Hey it world be great to have a list of all the good spot for aoe farming. Thx for tour work

[@bluntosophy]

watch new video ;)

[@arktikstorm]

Thanks for this video.

[@xPulse582]

You forgot the MOST important aspect of aoe pulling as a mage: good latency / ms / ping If you lag, you're aoeing on hardmode. I envy how fast your slows apply. Leeway also seems worse (like your character isnt where you think it is in relation to the mobs because there's a ghost of yourself - your lagged self a few units behind- that they can reach even when you reset leeway). Probably not that exaggerated but that's what it feels like with lag Signed: -a mage with poor internet

[@JSShortz]

3:15 cant you just backpeddle to avoid leeway

[@fennec7906]

I thought I heard a few streamers saying to backpedal to avoid leeway as well.

[@NoOne-py5or]

How do you display your frost nova debuff timer

[@Frankerzd]

+

[@mikelindqvist8015]

Hey man! Great videos! I’m struggling as an undead lvl 22 mage to find a good spot to aoe grind. Farmers in hillsbrad are a bit too high. Any tips?

[@robertvwarren]

Try the dwarves in South barrens. In the pit outside it's pretty easy. There's a ring quest reward there that's not too shabby for that level. Pick up the quest on the road in South barrens. Also, don't have to deal with alliance!

[@shanewallace2045]

Great vid. Question.... are these pull against elites? Also...what talent do I need to but a point in for the slow? When I Nova CC my mobs are not slowed. Nova ends and they make a mad dash to me. LoL. I have 2 talent points in approved blizzard so not sure what's going on.

[@TLM-Nathan]

Put points into permafrost also. Nova stops the mobs, blizzard damages and slows them (as does cone of cold respectively).

[@supersloth1667]

Nice, almost to aoe grind level and I'm excited. What's the exp addon you have? I like it

[@LegendXbox]

did u find out ? haha

[@Ghosty72401]

what is the talent build, I am lvl 26 and still cannot pull this off. my blizzards arent consistently slowing and even if they do they are moving alot faster that they do in this video

[@navaerick86]

Really good video, bro. Thanks.

[@sanarg]

nice video but i have 1 question. what are you using to see the exp and gold per hour?

[@orcajesus6621]

Titan panel is what I use

[@colbyhenson7654]

First time i heard someone say not to stack spell power, i have a lot of frost spell damage increasing gear and I am having an issue of running out of mana before the npcs are dead. Should you use the rank 1 frost nova?

[@Venakis1]

Rank 1 all cc or pull spells. Max rank only blizzard and cone for max dmg. As he says the best gear for aoe farming is intellect and stamina.

[@PEAJZ]

I sucked at aoe. I hope after this vid im better. Cuz u gave really good tips

[@whoischris28]

+frost spell damage is better than int and stam btw, the raw spellpower is better from +frost damage items than int is

[@siin.]

XD

[@jsanfor21]

Nice video. Could you provide talent builds?

[@johnnyvain544]

I love fire....but in hardcore fire is dangerous....I always pull aggro off any tank.....gonna do frost aoe farm this time.

[@DougieFresh_83]

what ranks of spells should I be using?

[@hughjazz4936]

Always your max rank as far as blizzard is concerned unless you need to keep the mobs slowed when you need to move, rank 1 in this case. You should avoid it at all costs and every spot except Mara "all snakes" pull can/should be done with your max rank blizz only.

[@Eistroll0Wie0]

how do you get your targets hp to show in the bar? I cant find the right setting for it.

[@nztroxhighlightsetc.9275]

ist a addon called realmobhealth

[@iparkerx9655]

@@nztroxhighlightsetc.9275 Or either press V...

[@uxuidesigner1048]

@@iparkerx9655 i change my v to other buttpn and now cant find it in setting

[@greyngreyer5]

You never use flamestrike?

[@jakejones418]

Does having the azure armor help this?

[@tachankasnip3r653]

Gonna give this a shot later once I’m off of work! Been struggling to do lower level pulls like you did at 22 except I was pulling more which is probably the issue so ima gonna try this!

[@Ally.Cat.252]

Can I see you talent build for when you’re around lvl20-25

[@albertscardina711]

What addon tells you the debuff over their nameplates?

[@Saii158]

can you do an updated verision for Tbc?

[@100bfriend]

I run away until wand indicates its out of range then start blizzard

[@Joe93187]

Any suggestions at 44 if Lost Rigger Cove is flooded with people?

[@Ddock8527]

Love to see a video made for Ally's :)

[@cockney2142]

stupid ally, business as usual LMAO no wonder why u get rekt in AV all the time

[@codycaskenette3068]

what addons are you using?

[@techytech3487]

3:14 the leehway holds the keys.

[@NorthernKindness]

How do I manage the aggro distance? When AoE farming my mobs run back to where I pulled them from so fast it makes it hard to group

[@SleepyDudu]

The aggro radius differs from mob to mob, maybe you just choose a bad one to aoe farm

[@pinopino1946]

Still usefull video thank you

[@dylandarmas1906]

im level 23 but i have to cast 3 blizzards to kill the firts pull you were doing, even whit 3 blizzards the mobs survived and i have to kill them with arcane explosion, why i do less damage than you? :/

[@TruongMtgArenaHearthstone03]

Little hard when everyone is doing the same lmao

[@FrostLiveWoW]

As I said in the video I have alternative spots, I'll make a guide for them eventually but if you want them now come ask in my stream

[@TruongMtgArenaHearthstone03]

FrostLive ok cool I’m 24 and went to hillbards farm and too many aoe Mage’s

[@johnnycharles702]

I must be totally spec'd wrong. My 22 mage's spells aren't chilling or doing any where near this damage and aren't ready to cast again this fast. I just started playing wow for the first time last week. trying to AoE has been the first confusing part.

[@jinjowatts]

The improved Blizzard is the key

[@StellsBellz]

So wait, what rank blizzard should I be using then? I have rank two currently but should i be using rank 1? To save on mana.

[@bilalandcards]

Rotate Rank 1 with 2 and 3 depending on mana consumption and what level you're farming iirc. Try it out and see the difference in damage versus mana consumption

[@maproductions9269]

As someone who hasn't played mage much and is new to hardcore classic, it terrifies me to pull more than 2 mobs 😅 i just hit lvl 8 on my mage, so if i even make it to 22 I will scared to try this!

[@montanawhite5699]

Can shammys aoe farm at all? Or grind mobs effieciently? I have a 35 enhance shammy and at most I can take on 2 mobs at once. It’s very slow grinding. Any tips?

[@plkettt7493]

What are your addons?

[@rachelannnnnnn]

What kind of macros do you have?

[@Carlsocial]

U said not to move before nova to not tigger leeway. But doesnt leeway increase nova range as well? Thats how ive done it so far

[@stanislavangelov1179]

if u can risk the hp to get a bigger nova yes, it really depends on the situation

[@DjGnaarkyGnaark]

hey man, love your videos, could you tell me what addon you use to make enemy hit points visible to you?

[@FrostLiveWoW]

realmobhealth

[@DjGnaarkyGnaark]

@@FrostLiveWoW ty!!

[@nenchozahariev9841]

05:55 where are those mobs

[@musicenjoyer]

the voice cracks are on point my man

[@Jordan-xh6sc]

Great video! Thanks. Just getting into the 20s now and am starting to mess with AoE farming

[@kevinflynn4867]

Discord link doesnt work anymore ;(

[@Frankerzd]

Do u have a horde aoe grinding zones?

[@jamescote8493]

www.wowclassicaoe.com/ click horde at the top of the page :)

[@gronko861]

8:10 red screen says media offline. Lol

[@tyki110]

the voice cracks are real

[@UrbanBeauty166]

Thank you for the tutorial! This will save me alot of time 👏

[@atomheart7907]

been trying to do the farm in wpl but I keep dying

[@Ally.Cat.252]

What’s the minimum lvl that you can start doing this?

[@4d1ce]

22

[@JoseContreras-vx2lz]

Why frost nova rank 1?

[@golvellius6855]

You got more gold doing this aoe leveling than just questing around?

[@golvellius6855]

8:10

[@russelladams9147]

Thank you.

[@Xanoriz]

Why are you using Ice Armor?, its better to use Mage Armor since then the mobs dont get different slow times and you can gather them easy.

[@Rouzzy6]

you can make bigger pulls with ice armor since you don't take so much damage. which is a lot better

[@anacronrealz]

At 22 my max Mana is 1200 with int buff.. blizzard cost 320mana + Nova's.. I can cast only 3 blizzards and I am oom.. can't use arcane explosion

[@jasonciesielski3023]

i used arcane explosion for anything under 5 mobs at that level.. make sure you have mana shield on or frost nova them and get far enough so they cant hit you, but you can AE them still.

[@healthgods]

talent spec?

[@bartoszbudzynski4283]

Hi, What do You think about lvling in MARA snakes/turtles 46-53 and than in DMN/E ? it seems profitable, there is no problem with the occupied spots. Im at 50 atm, from lvl 46 it took me like 8h to ding those 4 lvls.

[@jace4817]

I'm 44 at the moment and planning to and do the maraudon farm. Did you found out worked well for you in classic? I've hear different stories from people about that one. Would love your input!

[@bartoszbudzynski4283]

@@jace4817 Yes, with scepter it works really good. I was farming MARA snakes till 52 as I remember well.Tutorials are one thing, but I had to develop my method.

[@jace4817]

@@bartoszbudzynski4283 Any more exact numbers for the XP? Guides say that you get a level in 90 minutes, this seems to good to be true. What was your leveling time roughly?

[@HawkNocturnal]

can u link the places to aoe farm from level 22 and up?

[@fourx5317]

When i do this the mobs dont get slowed down, they run still. It makes it so hard to blizzard them. How do i fix this problem?

[@LibertyPanacea]

You need Improved Blizzard talent

[@TLM-Nathan]

Improved Blizzard & Permafrost talents

[@orcajesus6621]

I'm a 40 warrior but I'm considering re rolling a mage just cause it levels so much faster

[@WicKzHD]

felt ut :p did the same

[@abk5828]

Dont do it on your sever if its populated. Its cancer to find a spot you NEVER find an empty spot don't fall for this in this video normally there are 4885483949 mages fighting over 1 extra mob

[@notta3d]

The grouping is the b*tch of all this. That's the thing I'm having the hardest time with. Ice block helps with this but then you're limited to 5 minutes.

[@goshawkrst]

Im at lvl 28 grinding the same spot with 24 lvl moobs..... I am not able to aoe grind for MANA problems, with 3 blizzards mana is off....... Also using frost nove lvl 1 for mana saving but still...... grindind 1 at the time and full eating and drinking after each 2 moobs.... :(((

[@tommyakis]

Probably using mana shield and blink. Keep trying youll get it.

[@ThePontificius]

I was having problems like this. I just respec into a full aoe build like the one from wowhead and now even tho its still hard and i reset like 40% of pulls i can do it

[@hughjazz4936]

Try to avoid blink and mana shield. If you lack mana (try to get around 3.5x your max rank blizz mana cost) then try to update your gear, Shadowfang Keep is a paradise for clothies and the AH is the best place to farm gear (you'll be making the gold back in no time, I had 90g by lvl 37 without any good drops) xD

[@corruptfaith6674]

You cant do this area at 22 and I'm tired of ppl using this as an example. At 22 alot of the mobs are brown and will resist your first frost nova and since you dont have frost snap at this lvl you are screwed.

[@robertwells3797]

What about talents at lvl 22? Nobody ever shows this lol

[@FrostLiveWoW]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/m4K3c4mDarF8o8U

[@Jamesssssssssssssss]

Still a great guide

[@kevinflynn4867]

thanks mate

[@Ally.Cat.252]

Where your talents??

[@UncleSaat]

I am sorry man, but pulling with frostbolt is a waste, you can just use the wand and it will be just as effective.

[@brianraub3587]

Depends on the pull, I'll r1 fb for the slow on closer mobs. That way they have the full slow.

[@souropaido8292]

Are we gonna ignore all the voice cracks?