Stat Priority
Rotation & Macros
The rotation for Arcane Mages inDragonflightcan be a rather complicated one. Getting the most damage out of all your spells and procs, combined with cooldowns and mana conservation will require a fair amount of attention. Fortunately, it can be broken down into smaller chunks to understand it a little easier.
Many classes now have a number of cooldowns that they can use all at once to increase their damage for a short duration known as a “Burst” or “Burn” phase. Arcane Mages are no exception and canfront-load a lot of their damage very effectively,the downside to this is that their damage outside of this window is much lower, as they need to conserve mana for when their cooldowns come up again.
Arcane Mage Rotation In Dragonflight
The main rotation for Arcane Mages consists of using a priority system. #1 being the highest priority to cast if available, otherwise, cast the skill below it.
Arcane Mage AoE Rotation
If there are fewer than 4 targets, the rotation for Arcane Mages remains the same as for Single-Target encounters due toHarmonic Echo. For fights with 4 or more targets, replaceArcane BlastandArcane MissileswithArcane Explosion. The simplest standard AoE rotation without any cooldowns available would be as follows:
Ahigh-damage burst AoEskill priority would look something like this:
Cooldown Usage
The main damage-enhancing cooldowns to be used in an opener or burst rotation areArcane SurgeandEvocation, which are both on a 90-second cooldown. This lines up nicely withRadiant SparkandTouch of the Magion a 30-second and 45-second timer, respectively. The final cooldown isShifting Powerbut doesn’t line up for subsequent uses and is instead used between burn phases.
The idea is to stack all cooldowns together in an initial"Burst Phase"and then whenRadiant SparkandTouch of the Magiare both available use them again for a"Mini-Burst Phase". Then repeating this process once all cooldowns are available again.
Typical Opener or Burst Rotation
When all cooldowns are ready for use, follow this order of operations to maximize damage during the main “Burst Phase”.
For the"Mini Burst Phase" when bothRadiant SparkandTouch of the Magiare available cast the following:
Macros for Arcane Mage
These Macros are useful to improve the efficiency of your rotation. Creating a Macro is easy: Type"/m"or"/macro"in the chat box to access the Macro Menu, clickNew, enter aName,and select anIcon. Don’t forget to clickSavewhen making changes.
Touch of the Magi Macro
The combo ofArcane BarrageintoTouch of the Magican sometimes be hard to execute due to lag or being very close to your target. Using the macro below allows you to constantly press a single keybind to ensure Touch of the Magi goes off asap after Arcane Barrage. This will also include activating your top trinket as well (for bottom trinket: “/use 14”)
Arcane Missiles Ticks
Avoid cancelingArcane Missilestoo early and missing out on the final damage tick during its channel. This macro can be replaced with any spell you’d likely use after Arcane Missiles, such as Arcane Blast.
Using an addon such as Quartz or Weak Auras have the option to display when those damaging ticks will land and you’ll be able to cast the next spell earlier.
Cancel Ice Block
If you want to quickly remove debuffs this macro allows you to spam the keybind to get into and out of Ice Block very quickly. It can still be used with a single key press to use normally.
BindPresence of Mindwith Arcane Blast to save you a click
