Vanilla Mage PvP Guide! Elemental and Frost Spec! Talents, Tips and Tricks!

[@FeedehC]

Brief and good, thanks for the guide, it is amazingly powerful the PvP Frost Mage

[@viktorm2227]

I was watching an older video of yours on pvp items, and you have really become more confident and competent in making videos since then! :) Nice videos

[@ExecutusGaming]

Thanks for the kind words!

[@juanvega2301]

Good stuff bro! learning and playing on retro wow as frost. preparing for classic launch!!

[@zaktrytodive7582]

Your guides are well done m8, never seen someone explains pvp tricks on youtube like that... can you please do a warlock pvp guide next?

[@danhansen4855]

For someone who is a WOW power noob this was really helpful. Thanks!

[@Sulticune]

Gonna try elemental now, thanks! :D

[@zachleonard8830]

Do Spriest next :D Great vids btw man, I haven't seen anyone else doing vids like these :D

[@pippinrush1520]

Thanks, man!

[@scottcavill4807]

My mage is now lvl 34. Just got mage armor and swapped from frost to fire to try it out. Yes I know frost is best but just wanted to try it out. All I can say is if rng is with me, i kill things 2x faster then with frost. But dam I am squishy!!

[@ThelleTV]

nice guide fam

[@DazePhase]

With macro you can actually remove the debuff from Skull of Impending Doom from yourself. It shows it like a buff.

[@Spottswoode]

do hunter next! good vid bro

[@vurna]

Interesting spec! Question, is scorch your main damage dealer since you don't have improved fireball? Or is frost bolt your main cast. For example chain casting in AV you know and that sort of stuff.

[@cdngamereh]

7:50 is what you want but I highly encourage you to listen to all his tips

[@FellowGnome01]

I dunno why but I like your voice

[@Acronoss1234]

Nice vid my man as always.

[@ExecutusGaming]

[@IronBugVictim]

OMG , SUBBED!

[@irilkessii]

Let's be real, they dedicated their lives

[@justinb8297]

What rank Nova and sheep do you use? Isn't rank 1 best because of less Mana cost?

[@unomasunosontres]

really nice vid :) I can´t w8 for classic servers you might said it but does ignite stack? also how about rank 1 cone of cold? and when would you use pyroblast in the elemental spec?

[@ExecutusGaming]

Yes ignite stacks, if you get 2 crits with a fire spell, you get 2 stacks of ignite. Max 5 stacks. Rank 1 cone of cold is not recommended because it is one of your big damage cooldowns. You dont really use pyro in elemental spec that much, it's mainly used for sheeped targets.

[@unomasunosontres]

I was thinking cone of cold copuld be used sometimes for the slow if youre low on mana, but yea looking how hard it can hit maybe its not worth it :) and could you plz link the video on how to get all the cool items I can´t see the description. Thnx

[@dajdeny]

put it out on your bars, its not always about doing max damage, sometimes as you said, you are low on mana and need to kite multiple melees, so rank1 CoC is worth having bound :)

[@NoobQQMoar]

NowUCmeNowUDie Rank 1 frostbolt is a great option also

[@ant2249]

Nice video. What do you think about frost warding and winter`s chill talents?

[@ExecutusGaming]

Winter's Chill is a pve only talent, frost warding is alright, but that means you have to cast frost ward for it to actually reflect spells.

[@squreelnuts7421]

What's the best way to take down a shadow priest? Or are they op

[@WarlockWanna]

elemental precision?

[@Aeraide07]

What's the model changer mod you use? any youtube vids that can show me how to get/where to get it?

[@ExecutusGaming]

Look up Tmorph Vanilla.

[@dasse1588]

This video is retardedly good.

[@Defilerx]

I got a question: is the rank 13 gear far superior than anything you could get in raids as a mage for doing pvp? I agree that mage is the best pvp class but the one thing that makes me sad that the tier sets of the mage are sooo bad for pvp..... So my question is: can I reach the same lvl of godmode pvp with pve gear or will rank 13 mages always be better geared in pvp?

[@oransjball]

Rank 13 gear is good because of the high stamina.

[@Defilerx]

@@oransjball Ah okay mmh, but the mage is very good at kiting and avoiding dmg in genereal, like im kinda wondering why stamina is that important for a mage.

[@HirachieOfSociety]

Just a little tip, 2/3 imp blizzard is MUCH better than 1/3 into it since cone of cold is a 65% slow so the 2/3 won't cancel out the COC slow but still slow them by 50%. Also I think burning soul is a useless talent since scorch has such a fast cast and if you're casting fireball or pyroblast and relying on burning soul not to loose cast time on those spells then you're playing a mage wrong. Burning souls talent only works well if you 5/5 imp fireball for shorter cast times, especially on rank 1 fireballs for the dots on rogue.

[@xCr0nus]

whats the stat priority for frost pvp? should i prioritize crit over sp? what about stam and int?

[@ExecutusGaming]

For pvp you want Stam>Int>Crit>SP

[@ear322]

I would take out the 3 points in permafrost and imp blizzard and put them in ice shards because while you are elemental frost damage is still going to be your mainstay so you want your frostbolt and cone of cold crits to be heavy.

[@Mech87a]

No, the only frost spell you use for damage is CoC, frostbolt is only rank 1 to slow when neeeded, otherwise scorch is alot better.

[@Rev-Up]

I'd like to make an elemental mage in classic but I don't think I have enough time to get good gear (especially rank 13/14 epics). So I understand the reason that you need good gear is for the burst damage and mana management but what would be the minimum gear required for it to work decently? Will deep frost be that much better when I don't have maxed out gear?

[@omgwtfpwnd]

To hell with Classic! It won’t be the same (you‘ll need a time machine for that). IMO RetroWoW is the best. It’s been around for 4 years and won’t be going anywhere for long time!

[@Rev-Up]

@@omgwtfpwnd actually I might take a look at it. Seems fine as im only interested in pvp and dont have much free time to lvl up and get gear. Thanks for the suggestion. I would still like an answer to my original question though if anyone knows :)

[@hughjazz4936]

@@Rev-Up Mage is getting stupid strong with gear but it doesn't matter too much in PvP. The spec you play should reflect your proficiency with the class rather than gear. I've been playing Vanilla for 10+ years and a fresh 60 mage with engineering and some gimmick items is all I need to ruin most people's day. As for your question: If you're serious about PvP you need to get the PvP sets because mage T1 and T2 are rubbish (for PvE and PvP). Deep frost is strong because it's very mana efficient, has ridiculous control and substitutes for a lack of hp (barrier, cold snap, barrier shields for at least ~900 dmg, not to mention two well timed blocks). As you get more hp and more crit, the fire part of elemental becomes more and more viable as you get more burst and close to /at BiS gear you will not have to cast but rely on instant spells only, that's the beauty of this spec. *I'd say you're good to go at ~3400hp (without enchants), 12% crit from gear (not factoring in crit from int) and 200 spell.* Again, this is a rough guide line. Mage PvP is best summed up by "how do I not take damage" in any given situation, which is considerably easier as a frost mage. Most classes get to have a large health pool or healing, mages get a toolkit to mess with people and that's why this class has such a high skill ceiling. There's no shame in PvPing as deep frost. Many of the best/ most renowned mages play this spec. Hope my wall of text helps.

[@Rev-Up]

@@hughjazz4936 Thanks alot for your wall of text, that was very helpful! I'm just wondering, would R10 pvp gear and some average other items get me to 3400hp and 12% crit? Because that's probably the best I'm ever going to get. Thanks!

[@hughjazz4936]

@@Rev-Up Yes and no, the PvP sets have 6 pieces each which is only a third of your gear slots. You're good to go (by that standart) if you get some dungeon gear, like blackhand's breadth for crit, a decent cloak/belt etc. and some other PvP items, such as the medallion or the ironbark staff (for arathi rep) and so on. So as long as you're not in lvl 55 green eagle gear you can pull it off. My mage back then was r13 and had ~18% crit, 300 spell damage and 4200 hp without any raid gear and could stomp pretty much everybody. Don't stress over items though. Most good mages don't need much gear to be an absolute pain in the arse for the opposing faction.

[@bogi26x]

Paladin - lvling spec and tips please. also if possible endgame ret / heal / tank spec :D

[@menswearhous]

do u have any macros?

[@hanjajsok2872]

what about pom pyro?? =)

[@StepByDkey]

Idk why i watch vids like this mb i miss classic my main was a pvp mage and i was 1 of top pvp mages on my server just stop after i had the s1 gladi and s2 gladi title funny memories best 5frost mages on server team up in 5vs5 ^^

[@Bollibompa]

There were no arenas, no titles and no seasons in classic.

[@StepByDkey]

Y i know i just mean idk why i watch so much classic vid maybe i miss wow i know all about classic mages or other class and bcz classic returns mb i play it again but with a wife and 2 kids and work its hard to handle it xD

[@Bollibompa]

@@StepByDkey Haha. Yeah, I got ye

[@sagebeer]

I'm torn between spriests mage and warlock for pvp. Help me out. I'm leaning towards warlock even if the skill cap is supposible higher.

[@ExecutusGaming]

Lock/mage

[@Atombender]

Mage

[@ashura355]

I cant decide between spriest and ele . Ele is so good if u learn to play it well.

[@RoxxBySplix]

@@ashura355 but ele suxx pve wise QQ. and u have to do PvE later for Best Gear QQ , thats why i wont play it on WoW Classic next year, so im not sure what class i gonna roll, mage rogue or warlock :D

[@ashura355]

LittleRoxx I am playing a priest on a vanilla peivate server and im in love with it.

[@themyii]

What the best vanilla server for you ?

[@joshuaroe1402]

themyii Blizzard

[@user-yl8xr5ll6u]

Make a bg fotage

[@MihaZ]

arcane/frost was common in raiding tho. Fights were so short, I would get amazing value out of arcane power.

[@Jackaroo.]

True yeah, I think he was only speaking about PvP, but Arcane Power is really strong in PvE.

[@jacechan5499]

i can't decide to go orc or undead orc for 9 days i now orc do more dps but hardiness just too rng

[@ExecutusGaming]

For which class?

[@jacechan5499]

Rogue.

[@giantqtip]

Undead dude wotf is op

[@ggdk2865]

Troll :D

[@frechdaXchs]

Why Not elemental precision ? Do you need to get 4% Hit from gear?

[@frechdaXchs]

i know but you need 3% not 4 how to get

[@williamalfred7654]

how do you have those shoulders as a human mage?

[@Dudububu57]

0/30/21 is the best spec imo

[@omgwtfpwnd]

Frost Mages are easy with my Rogue. I win 100% of the time.

[@zig9260]

hahahahahahahahaha, maybe if they sit afk. Good mage will always clean the floor with good rogue, specially in this pre-CoS Vanilla.

[@omgwtfpwnd]

Zig I bet you $10,000 cash I will never lose to a Mage in a duel. Meet me on RetroWoW and I’ll show ya :)

[@fade9004]

music at the end is way too fucking loud bud.

[@Badbhoy001]

ok.. aye but zug zug mid

[@tomihenrik4387]

Wtf is an elemental spec

[@Bollibompa]

Could you not guess that? It is neither frost, fire or arcane but a mixture of two or more.

[@ggdk2865]

@@Bollibompa I'd argue that only fire + frost are elemental, not arcane.

[@Bollibompa]

@@ggdk2865 Why would you argue that? What is _arcane_ according to you? Edit: I guess you never saw of 21/31/0.

[@ggdk2865]

@@Bollibompa It's got nothing to do with 21/31/0 or anything, just that fire and ice (water) are, well, elements. And arcane is a type or school of magic.

[@Bollibompa]

​@@ggdk2865 Is it now? And who are you to set such rules? According to WoW-lore, Arcane is as much an element as fire and ice. In-game (which is what really matters) the 21/31/0-mage was called an elementalist.

[@codytackett5017]

LOL what the fuck is this.

[@jonnymauser2433]

Sorry but your frost specc ist not good for pure pvp at all. 10% hit won't help u at all in pvp since its capped but not getting hit in frost specc will make u loose fights if u don't have it on ur gear. also not speccing into resistances in arkan shows that ur knowledge lacks as well

[@kodamaqq6143]

a chain of videos for 50 years old people who have to relearn wow

[@ExecutusGaming]

pretty much ya.

[@scottmcgraw3749]

Lol, guilty as charged. I've rocked a mage since vanilla but haven't played one IN vanilla since BC launched. Definitely need to get reacquainted with the old mechanics.