Mage at a glance
| Boxing difficulty | Medium |
|---|---|
| Holds the mobs | No |
| Heals | No |
| Pet | No |
| Ranged | Yes |
| Wand | Yes |
| Buttons per fight | Many |
| Way back from a wipe | No |
| Positioning | None |
| Brings for the partner | Arcane Intellect, Conjured food and water |
Leader or follower?
As the leader (on the big window): Fragile.
As a follower: Ranged burst and area damage; food and water for everyone.
The leader is the character you play “for real”: it pulls and picks targets. Followers assist it and follow it. The WoWBoxer AddOn builds the right keys for a Mage in either role, for your level.
Best duo partners for a Mage
Our own ratings of every pair with a Mage, best first. S plays itself; D wants your attention on both windows at once. How we rate pairs.
Tier A: Mage + Paladin
The paladin gathers the mobs and keeps them busy while the mage blasts them; free water keeps both going.
The Mage leads. The mage needs more buttons and positioning, so it gets the big window; the paladin follows and works from the small one.
Mage and Paladin in the pair finder
Tier A: Mage + Warlock
The Voidwalker holds the mobs while the mage blasts them; nobody heals, but Healthstones and a Soulstone help.
The Mage leads. The mage needs more buttons and positioning, so it gets the big window; the warlock follows and works from the small one.
Mage and Warlock in the pair finder
Tier A: Mage + Druid
The druid tanks or heals for the mage's big damage, and free water keeps the druid going.
The Mage leads. The mage needs more buttons and positioning, so it gets the big window; the druid follows and works from the small one.
Mage and Druid in the pair finder
Tier B: Mage + Hunter
The pet holds the mobs for the mage's big damage, but nobody heals.
The Mage leads. The mage needs more buttons and positioning, so it gets the big window; the hunter follows and works from the small one.
Mage and Hunter in the pair finder
Tier B: Mage + Shaman
The shaman heals and the mage deals the damage, but nothing really holds the mobs and both need buttons.
The Mage leads. The mage needs more buttons and positioning, so it gets the big window; the shaman follows and works from the small one.
Mage and Shaman in the pair finder
Tier C: Mage + Priest
The priest keeps the mage alive and the mage keeps the priest in water, but nothing holds the mobs.
The Mage leads. The mage needs more buttons and positioning, so it gets the big window; the priest follows and works from the small one.
Mage and Priest in the pair finder
Tier D: Mage + Warrior
Fast kills and free water, but nothing heals and both classes need a lot of buttons.
The Warrior leads. The warrior needs more buttons and positioning, so it gets the big window; the mage follows and works from the small one.
Mage and Warrior in the pair finder
Tier D: Mage + Rogue
Huge damage and crowd control, but nothing tanks, nothing heals and both are busy.
The Rogue leads. The rogue always leads: it has to stand behind the target and open from stealth. The mage follows and assists.
Mage and Rogue in the pair finder
Tier D: Mage + Mage
Two mages can blow up whole packs, but nothing holds the mobs, nobody heals and it takes a lot of buttons.
Either can lead. Same class: put the one you play best on the big window; the other follows with /follow and /assist.
Mage and a second Mage in the pair finder