- Author: Nevermore
- Date: April 1, 2025
- Updated: April 1, 2025
- Expansion: Mists of Pandaria
Fire Mages primarily use gems, enchants, and consumables that increase their Intellect, Hit, and Critical Strike Chance to maximize their performance in Mists of Pandaria. Haste and Mastery are generally avoided and only picked up in some cases where there is no better alternative.
Gems
Early on, it is advised to go for Hybrid Intellect/Critical Strike Chance gems. However, some gearing choices may accommodate Critical Strike Chance gems over the hybrid approach as the expansion progresses. If you struggle to find gear with Critical Strike Chance, opt for as many Critical Strike Chance gems as possible.
Meta Socket
- Sinister Primal Diamond
- Burning Primal Diamond
Red Socket
- Crafty Vermilion Onyx
- Perfect Crafty Tiger Opal
- Perfect Potent Tiger Opal
- Potent Vermilion Onyx
- Brilliant Primordial Ruby
Yellow Socket
- Fractured Serpent’s Eye (Jewelcrafting)
- Smooth Sun’s Radiance
- Perfect Smooth Sunstone
Blue Socket
- Perfect Piercing Alexandrite
- Piercing Wild Jade
Sha-touched gems
- Crystallized Horror
Enchants
Armor
- Shoulders: Greater Crane Wing Inscription/Secret Crane Wing Inscription (Inscription)
- Cloak: Enchant Cloak – Accuracy/Enchant Cloak – Superior Intellect/Lightweave Embroidery (Tailoring)
- Chest: Enchant Chest – Glorious Stats
- Bracers: Enchant Bracer – Super Intellect/Fur Lining – Intellect (Leatherworking) + Socket Bracers (Blacksmithing)
- Gloves: Enchant Gloves – Enchant Gloves – Greater Haste + Synapse Springs (Engineering)/Socket Gloves (Blacksmithing)
- Waist: Living Steel Belt Buckle
- Legs: Greater Cerulean Spellthread/Master’s Spellthread (Tailoring)
- Boots: Enchant Boots – Pandaren’s Step
- Rings: Enchant Ring – Greater Intellect
Weapon
- Two-Handed: Enchant Weapon – Jade Spirit/Enchant Weapon – Windsong
- Main-Hand: Enchant Weapon – Jade Spirit/Enchant Weapon – Windsong
- Off-Hand: Enchant Off-Hand – Major Intellect
Consumables
Potions
- Potion of the Jade Serpent
- Greater Potion of Luck
- Master Healing Potion
Flasks & Elixirs
- Flask of the Warm Sun
- Elixir of the Rapids
- Mad Hozen Elixir
Food
- Mogu Fish Stew
- Pandaren Treasure Noodle Soup
- Spiced Blossom Soup