DPS Rotation & Cooldowns
This rotation guide provides a quick, basic understanding of which abilities to prioritize when playing a Fire Mage, along with additional details on important cooldowns at the bottom. Updated for the latest patch in World of Warcraft: The War Within (11.0.5).
Single Target
Ensure Combustion is ready before engaging the target.
- Use on cooldown.
- Cast while Hyperthermia is active. Maintain Feel The Burn.
- If Combustion is not ready within 45 seconds.
- Use when Combustion is on cooldown and you have less than 3 charges of Fire Blast.
- Cast when you have a Hot Streak proc.
- Use if target < 30% health and Improved Scorch is about to expire.
- Use if you have Heat Shimmer proc and no Hot Streak.
- Use when you have Heating Up to convert to Hot Streak.
- Use to generate Heating Up or convert to Hot Streak.
- Use as filler to generate Heating Up.
- Use as filler if you need to move and have no instant casts.
Maintain Combustion on cooldown, prioritize Pyroblast during Hyperthermia, and use Fire Blast to convert Heating Up into Hot Streak. Use Scorch as needed for movement or low health targets.
AoE
For AoE, follow the single-target rotation while adjusting for multiple targets.
- Use when 4+ targets are present instead of Pyroblast.
- Use as your primary spell to spread Ignite.
- Use to generate Heating Up or convert to Hot Streak.
- Use to maintain Heating Up and Hot Streak.
- Use as filler if you need to move and have no instant casts.
In AoE, prioritize Flamestrike for 4+ targets, maintain Fireball for Ignite spread, and use Phoenix Flames and Fire Blast to manage Heating Up and Hot Streak.
Cooldowns
Use cooldowns strategically to maximize damage output.
- Use on cooldown for guaranteed crits.
- Use if Combustion is not ready within 45 seconds.
- Use during Combustion for additional damage.
- Use to regain Fire Blast charges.
Prioritize Combustion for burst damage, use Meteor if needed, and maintain Phoenix Flames and Shifting Power for resource management.