The order of talent placement?? (Mages)

[DeKaL]

Hey all.

I've been reading over the posts concerning the most viable PvP builds for a Mage and have finally settled between 2 builds, kinda.

Im looking to mostly be a 1v1 PvP player or at most 5v5's. If im looking to deal the most damage possible, I should go with the 31/20 fire/arcane build, correct?

Or is the arcane/fire 31/20 more viable.

MOST IMPORTANTLY, I've yet to see this covered, but at what time and where do I place my talents first? Should I seek to fill up my arcane or fire tree first? If someone could please provide me with some guidelines i'd appreciate it greatly.

Thanks.

[Stompede]

Hey all.

I've been reading over the posts concerning the most viable PvP builds for a Mage and have finally settled between 2 builds, kinda.

Im looking to mostly be a 1v1 PvP player or at most 5v5's. If im looking to deal the most damage possible, I should go with the 31/20 fire/arcane build, correct?

Or is the arcane/fire 31/20 more viable.

MOST IMPORTANTLY, I've yet to see this covered, but at what time and where do I place my talents first? Should I seek to fill up my arcane or fire tree first? If someone could please provide me with some guidelines i'd appreciate it greatly.

Thanks.

arcane/frost is more viable if you are looking to do more group pvp. Also with Ice block, you survive longer against melee. However, casters will have a field day with you.

Fire build is more for if you are a soloer and want to do as much damage as possible. Seeing that they are keeping talent masters in and you are going for fire, go ahead and fill up your fire talents first, up to pyroblast so that you can level quicker with a big pyroblast in the beginning, followed by a fireball then fireblast combo. Then when you are high enough, respec for 1g and go into arcane and fill up that tree until you hit evocation, and proceed from there. Hope that helps.

[DeKaL]

Thanks a bunch.

[Doodle]

would go for increased fire range at first, then jump over to uninteruptable arcane missiles, then the fire ability that stuns (i cant remember the name grrrr) then pyroblast, then get all my arcane needs settled before i finish of my fire