Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Twink Guide: Lv. 49 Fire Mage

Twinking is something I love to do when I'm bored. I often find myself twinking a character when I have become unmotivated with leveling it. In this case - a Mage. Twice already, I had attempted leveling a Mage to 80, and twice I stopped having fun around level 40-50. Maybe it is because I had made the mistake of leveling as Frost both times.

So I twinked my Mage at level 49. He is now fully twinked, and I can take on multiple opponents at the same time in battlegrounds. That's loads of fun, so don't forget to visit the Experience Eliminator, and start twinking!

Things you should know before you twink
Twinking requires a lot of time and gold. Proper twinks will need enchants and rare items, some of which will require you to run dungeons of your level (or slightly higher). You can group up with other players, but this is hardly useful for farming and there may be competition for loot. High-level friends may volunteer to aid you, but the best method for farming dungeon loot on a twink is to have a level 80 character on a separate account.

Ideally, you would also want one on the same account so that you can send heirlooms from your main to your twink. You'll also need an escort if you plan on leveling up a gathering profession like Herbalism, as you cannot simply buy materials from the AH and skill up that way.

Finally, don't forget the Experience Eliminator, whom I mentioned above. There is one in Stormwind and one in Orgrimmar. For 10g, they will deactivate your experience gains. It would be a shame to twink your toon only to accidentally level him in the process.

Talent build
I played around with a lot of builds, and this is the one I ended up preferring. I didn't pick up Improved Fireball - I quickly realized that I never used Fireball. With the glyph, Scorch has the same DPS and a higher crit chance, and because it has a faster cast, it is less likely to get interrupted.

I tried a PoM/Pyro build, but I didn't like the limitation on the two-minute cooldown, and it felt too much like playing Arcane anyways (and I hate Arcane). I also tried a build that went as far as picking up Arcane Power (AP + PoM + Fireball is about the same damage as PoM + Pyroblast, but shorter cooldown with talents), however, I ended up finding out that PoM and AP cannot be activated simultaneously, so I gave up on it.

Gear
Gearing will require you to run a bit all over Azeroth. But that's good - because otherwise, if no effort is put into twinking, then how does it become rewarding at all?

I will list several items per item-slot. I will do this because some items can be rather difficult to acquire (or take a long time), and you might want to use another item in the meantime. For now, the list isn't complete but I will try to update it so that there are at least 2 alternative items listed per item slow.

Head
Eye of Flame is by far the best helm for a level 49 caster twink, and you can usually find it at the Auction House.

Neck
The Amulet is easy to get, and you can usually find the Darkmoon necklace at the Auction House.

Shoulders
The PvP shoulder heirlooms have resilience, however you might not even need these as you will probably blow people up before they can even make you worry about your HP. However, it's not a bad buy if you have the Shards and not the Emblems.

    Back
    You will need to do The God Hakkar quest before you can summon the Shade of Hakkar.
    Enchant: Spell Penetration

    Chest
    Enchant: Major Health, or Greater Stats

      Wrist
      Enchant: Spellpower

        Hands
        Dreamwave Gloves have more spellpower, but Gloves of the Dune are better balanced.
        Enchant: Major Spellpower

          Waist

          Legs
          Spellshock Leggings are easily the best leggings for caster twinks in this bracket. However, it also happens to be the rarest BoE item in the game. If you are lucky, you might find it at the Auction House.
          Enchant: Rugged Armor Kit

            Feet
            Enchant: Fortitude

              Rings

              Trinkets

              Weapon
              Enchant: Weapon - Spellpower

                Wand

                 Professions
                You have a lot of profession choices, because at level 49 you can skill up a profession far enough to gain profession-only benefits (like spellpower enchants on your rings).

                Personally, I got a bit lazy and only got gathering professions. I currently have Herbalism 375 for a 1.2k heal, and Mining 375 for +30 stamina.

                Consumables
                These are two must-have consumables:
                Another noteworthy consumable is Juicy Bear Burger. However, it had reduced usefulness as the buff will go away upon death. This is also the case with the Black Label, but in comparison, the latter is very cheap and doesn't require any time to consume.

                Playstyle
                I will leave that up to you :) Enjoy twinking!
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                2 comments:

                1. YuriAugust 13, 2014 at 3:25 AM

                  Really great guide, it was a surprise for me to find one like that for such a uncommon twink, glad that you have taken some of your time to make it, good job! ATM im doing twink on wotlk private server since i dont like cata nor mop. I would only change here gloves for those from Sunken Temple, 38 sp + 20 sp from ench.

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                2. UnknownNovember 21, 2015 at 6:04 PM

                  Hey, i love this guide, but would you mind of making moonkin 49 twink guide?

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