World of Warcraft Tips for Mage Class Leveling
In World of Warcraft, you need to choose a class for your character. There are many classes available for your hero. One among the most popular class in World of Warcraft is Mage class. The mage class uses magic for attack or defense. This class is popular because it has a special ability for crowd control which mean you can control or attack several opponents with just one hit. In example, a mage can freeze multiple enemies at once. This is particularly effective for fighting lots of enemies. Mage can also do polymorph which means you can turn an enemy into, usually a sheep thus making them vulnerable.
A mage class also has it weaknesses. It is indeed one of the most powerful class in World of Warcraft since its magic attack can certainly reduce significant amount of HP from the enemy. It is also very effective for medium or long range combat. But for close range combat, I would not want to fight as a mage. Mage is weak in physical defense. Plus the spell casting can take sometimes before you finally strike a magic blow at the enemy. So a mage will be very powerful when fighting in a wide open area. Since you can easily run around to avoid being hit in close range combat. And you can also run far away from the enemy in order to give you time to cast a powerful spell and then hit your opponent with the spell.
Mage classes are one of the most versatile classes in World of Warcraft. Below are some tips for you to use if your hero is a mage class hero. This tips will surely make your journey easier.
1. When you go into battle with an opponent, start casting your most powerful spell when given the chance. Do not use your weak spell. Just be sure you have enough space to cast the spell since casting a spell will take sometimes until the spell is ready. If the first spell successfully hit your opponent, immediately cast another spell. Hopefully you will be able to kill the enemy after your second spell, just before the enemy has a chance to strike you.
2. When the enemy is right in front of you and get a chance to hit you, quickly freeze him and get away from him. If there is a second enemy, quickly freeze him too and then polymorph the second enemy into a sheep. Get back to the first enemy and hit him until he dies. And then heal yourself with a potion or cast healing magic before the second enemy change back to his original form. Now you are ready to fight the second enemy since you have healed your health.
3. Since mage class is weak in physical defense, I suggest you to equip your character with lots of potion. Find or buy as many as potions you can have. The Auction House is one place you can buy potions and you can a good deal for potion and other stuff too. Beside potions, you may want to consider equipping elixir. Elixir has the effect for increasing your spell power and intellectual. Elixir can also be bought at the Auction House. Or another option besides buying is to combine herbalism with alchemy and create your own potion or elixir.
4. Every classes will have their own primary weapon. For a mage class character, your primary weapon will be a staff or wand. Wand is handier and more flexible to use. And I would suggest you to choose using a wand rather than a staff. A wand also great when your character is low on mana. It is easy for you to freeze your enemy using a wand and then you can freely hit your enemy with powerful spell or just a normal attack.
5. Do not forget about arcane intellect. Arcane intellect is very important for a mage class character. You will want this power to be up all the times along with another power of your choice. And do remember to make a good use of your elixir since it will greatly help you in winning the battle.
6. Herbalism is a very good profession for a mage in the World of Warcraft. When you reach a certain high level, your mage character will learn a very crucial skill which is Lifeblood. With Lifeblood, you can restore an amount of health in the middle of a fight. This skill is definitely useful, especially when your stock of potion is low. You can use Lifeblood to replace potion since it will have the same effect and sometimes have a greater effect compare to potion.
7. If you are being ambushed by the enemies, try your best to run away from the opponents. As I mentioned before, mage is weak in defense. Use blink to move away from the enemy. In case you did not know, blink is a spell for teleporting your character in a short distance, just to give enough space from the enemy. Other than blink, freeze is also a good spell. Use the combination of this two spells in combat and hopefully you will be able to win the fight.
Mage class character in World of Warcraft is indeed a powerful character. Its magic spell can easily defeat enemies. But still it has weaknesses. Use the above tips and I am sure that your journey in Azeroth will be effective and easy. Plus your mage hero will level up quickly.
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