Mages are sought after members of most groups in WoW. Their intelligence buff coupled with their ability to provide foods that regenerate health and mana are some of their most sought after characteristics. The Mage is also famous for its burst DPS.
The Mage is very powerful but it definitely lacks hit points compared to other classes. Paladins, Warriors and Death Knights have a lot more hit points than Mages, Priests, Druids, and Shaman can heal themselves when wounded, Rogues can disappear and both Warlocks and Hunters have pets. Mages don't have these luxuries, what they do have however is control. If you have a Mage you need to master the use of the strengths the Mages have.
Mages, like all other WoW classes have three skill trees. For Mages, the skill trees are Arcane, Fire, and Frost. Frost is the skill that has most control out of the three. Arcane and Fire both lack a lot in terms of control but can be devastating for opponents.
While frost may not give you the massive hit that Arcane and Fire can, you will have a lot more control of the situation. Some talents allow your chill effects to actually freeze the target for a short time, you can also increase the time the chill lasts for and stun your target. Frost can be very effective to use when levelling solo.
One tactic that work extremely well when leveling Mage's is to go to an area where there are a lot of mobs (best if they're green to you). Gather them in and once you're surrounded let them have your Frost Nova. This will keep them in one place which will allow you to do massive damage when you follow up with your Blizzard. This tactic is a personal favorite of mine and it works really well.
Some players may argue that you should always go for mobs that are your level, I don't see it like that however, lets play out two different scenarios.
In scenario 1 lets assume that I'm going into a zone where the mobs are all the same level as me. They hit hard which mean I'm going to be forced to take them our one by one. I will get more hit points for each one I kill as they are my own level but I'll have to work harder and longer to kill them. Let's assume I get 200 experience points for each kill and I can kill roughly 20 in an hour. My total experience gained would be 4000.
In scenario 2 we will head out into a zone where there are a heap of mobs that are all green to me. I start rounding them up 5 at a time and going at them by freezing them and then using Blizzard. I'll earn about 500 experience points for each group of mobs that I kill. I kill these off at about the same time it took me to kill 1 in scenario 1. I can therefore make 10000 experience points per hour compared to 4000 in scenario 1. I'll also get to loot a heap more mobs meaning I'll be able to make a lot more cash.
Leveling a Mage in World of Warcraft can seem like an arduous task, especially given that Mages don't have the abilities to heal themselves, don't have pets, and have low hit points. It's not as tough as it seems however. If you take the time to practice the art of control, you'll see that you can do massive damage in short time periods.
About the Author:
Seth Symonds is an avid WoW player. Find out more about Leveling a Mage by reading Seth's WoW Mage Leveling Guide. If you want to dominate WoW, Seth recommends checking out the Ultimate WoW Guide.
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