![]() These have to be evaluated on an individual basis. I would recommend that you try to build a CM set with as little overlap with your "normal" gear set as possible. In general, you'll do fine as frost by getting gear that has mostly hit (to cap, or just under), haste, and mastery. Gear that is powerful for raiding at maximum ilevel may not be the best for challenge modes. For this reason, if you can get gear with an intellect socket bonus, use it! So having plenty of sockets means you can boost your stats as well as having some flexibility about what stats you'd like to have. Sockets and Socket Bonuses: Sockets are included in an item's stat budget so you will lose some primary stats for having sockets, but it's worth it because gems themselves do not scale down. Reforging can help you somewhat, but can't entirely eliminate less desirable stats. Stats: It's best if the gear has the primary stats you are looking for. The legendary cloak proc also doesn't work, but the cloak is still best to wear because of the socket in it. So there's no point trying to keep your two-set bonus or wearing tier gear at all unless it has the best stats for you. There's some debate about whether it's worth it to go all the way to the cap because the trash is not 93 and you could swap hit for meatier stats. The bosses are all level 93 so you'll still need 15%. Hit: You retain your hit rating when your gear is scaled down. There are a few things you'll want to keep in mind as you rummage through your bags looking for gear. Let's dive right into how you'll go about building your CM gear set. It also includes links to recommended strat videos. Most mages doing CMs use it.įinally, Adam Koebel posted an introductory challenge mode guide this week. It will perform well for you and can put out some serious AoE damage. The reason for this is that frost scales better than the other two specs at lower item levels. Frost is the most accessible and easiest option for the average mage, but I didn't say it couldn't be done by another spec. I'll still be assuming you are probably frost. That's great! If you have any CM-specific arcane questions, I'm sure they'd be happy to share some of their strategy in the comments this week. Some mages left comments about doing gold CMs as arcane. They're very handy for getting around Pandaria. This is a teleport on an 8 hour cooldown that will take you straight to the entrance of a CM you achieved a gold rating in! Once you complete any CM, the teleport cooldown resets. I neglected to mention another reward for finishing gold CMs: Challenger's Path. This week we're going to look at getting your gear ready to dive into challenge modes! First, a few loose ends. This is part two of three challenge mode tips for mages articles. Stacey Landry is the resident mage here, bender of space and time, conjurer of delicious confectioneries and expert at dressing well while setting things on fire. Every other week, WoW Insider brings you Arcane Brilliance for arcane, fire and frost mages. ![]()
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