Mage 2.1 from Lhivera
From xenowiki
Here are the base assumptions for each of five mages:
430 intellect
260 spirit
900 spell damage
+8% to hit on gear
15% crit rate from intellect and gear (before talents)
0.2 second latency between casts on average
And the base assumptions for the target:
Level 73 (83% base hit chance, 15 level-based resistance)
Improved Scorch Debuff fully stacked (+15% fire damage, Fire and Arcane/Fire specs only)
CoE (+10% fire/frost damage)
CoS (+10% arcane damage, Fire and Arcane/Fire specs only)
Misery (+5% all damage)
Winter's Chill fully stacked (+10% frost crit, Frost spec only)
For those who remember the earlier tables, these are the assumptions I've changed based on looking over some profiles of level 70 mages (the earlier numbers were estimates made before the level cap was raised):
400 Intellect -> 430 Intellect
300 Spirit -> 260 Spirit
800 Damage -> 900 Damage
+4% Hit before talents -> +8% Hit before talents
Judgement of Wisdom: Removed from calculations; smaller raids mean less likelihood a Pally will be able to put this up.
Misery: Added to calculations; a shadow priest is frequently available to provide this debuff.
The specs are:
Arcane: 40/0/3 + 15
Fire: 10/47/3 + 1
Frost: 10/0/48 + 3
Arcane/Frost: 40/0/21
Arcane/Fire: 33/28/0
Short table, primary nukes
Burst DPS Rankings
1534.82: Arcane Blast (Arcane spec, fully stacked, w/Arc Pwr)
1448.01: Arcane Blast (Arcane/Frost spec, fully stacked, w/Arc Pwr)
1318.94: Arcane Blast (Arcane/Fire, fully stacked, w/Arc Pwr)
1230.35: Arcane Blast + Waterbolt (Frost spec, burst)
1094.05: Fireball (Arcane/Fire spec, w/Arc Pwr)
1076.10: Fireball (Fire spec, vs. wounded target, 8 fireball/1 scorch pattern)
972.92: Frostbolt (Arcane/Frost spec, w/Arc Pwr)
908.54: Scorch (Fire spec, vs. wounded target)
Sustained DPS Rankings
897.90: Fireball (Fire spec, 8 fireball/1 scorch pattern)
845.27: Frostbolt + Waterbolt (Frost spec, sustained w/Cold Snap)
843.16: Fireball (Arcane/Fire spec, 8 fireball/1 scorch pattern)
813.40: Arcane Missiles (Arcane spec)
774.88: Scorch (Arcane/Fire spec)
764.09: Frostbolt (Frost spec)
757.12: Scorch (Fire spec)
748.40: Frostbolt (Arcane/Frost spec)
Sustained DPM Rankings
11.32: Scorch (Fire spec)
10.97: Frostbolt + Waterbolt (Frost spec, sustained w/Cold Snap)
10.88: Frostbolt (Arcane/Frost spec)
10.70: Scorch (Arcane/Fire spec)
10.23: Fireball (Fire spec, 8 fireball/1 scorch pattern)
10.13: Frostbolt (Frost spec)
8.86: Fireball (Arcane/Fire spec)
8.14: Arcane Missiles (Arcane spec)
Instant AOE Damage Rankings
3893.22: Dragon's Breath (Fire spec)
2985.33: Cone of Cold (Frost spec)
2528.18: Cone of Cold (Arcane/Frost spec)
2290.95: Arcane Explosion (Arcane spec)
2057.51: Arcane Explosion (Arcane/Fire spec)
Sustained AOE DPS Rankings
1347.62: Arcane Explosion (Arcane spec)
1297.60: Arcane Explosion (Arcane/Frost spec)
1210.30: Arcane Explosion (Arcane/Fire spec)
1198.47: Flamestrike (Fire spec)
1098.41: Arcane Explosion (Frost spec)
Sustained AOE DPM Rankings
10.21: Blizzard (Arcane/Frost spec)
9.48: Blizzard (Frost spec)
7.85: Blizzard (Arcane spec)
7.14: Blizzard (Fire spec)
7.16: Blizzard (Arcane/Fire spec)
Ridiculously Long Table for the Obsessive-Compulsive
Average Per-Cast Damage Rankings
5498.55: Arcane Missiles (Arcane spec, w/Arc Pwr)
4584.20: Arcane Missiles (Arcane/Frost spec, w/Arc Pwr)
4229.66: Arcane Missiles (Arcane spec)
4150.44: Arcane Missiles (Arcane/Fire spec, w/Arc Pwr)
3976.59: Pyroblast (Fire spec)
3526.31: Arcane Missiles (Arcane/Frost spec)
3519.39: Fireball (Arcane/Fire spec, w/Arc Pwr)
3479.13: Fireball (Fire spec, vs. wounded target)
3192.65: Arcane Missiles (Arcane/Fire spec)
2903.19: Fireball (Fire spec)
2898.89: Frostbolt + Waterbolt (Frost spec, burst)
2712.64: Fireball (Arcane/Fire spec)
2626.88: Frostbolt (Arcane/Frost spec, w/Arc Pwr)
2609.20: Arcane Blast (Arcane spec, w/Arc Pwr)
2461.61: Arcane Blast (Arcane/Frost spec, w/Arc Pwr)
2401.16: Arcane Blast + Waterbolt (Frost spec, burst)
2282.22: Frostbolt + Waterbolt (Frost spec, sustained w/Cold Snap)
2242.19: Arcane Blast (Arcane/Fire spec, w/Arc Pwr)
2063.05: Frostbolt (Frost spec)
2035.78: Fire Blast (Arcane/Fire spec)
2020.68: Frostbolt (Arcane/Frost spec)
2007.08: Arcane Blast (Arcane spec)
1989.11: Fire Blast (Fire spec)
1893.55: Arcane Blast (Arcane/Frost spec)
1853.05: Ice Lance (Frost spec, vs. frozen target)
1724.76: Arcane Blast (Arcane/Fire spec)
1712.49: Scorch (Arcane/Fire spec, w/Arc Pwr)
1544.52: Scorch (Fire spec, vs. wounded target)
1413.35: Ice Lance (Arcane/Frost spec, vs. frozen target)
1317.30: Scorch (Arcane/Fire)
1287.10: Scorch (Fire spec)
773.93: Waterbolt (Frost spec, burst)
471.12: Ice Lance (Arcane/Frost spec)
441.20: Ice Lance (Frost spec)
DPS Rankings
1534.82: Arcane Blast (Arcane spec, fully stacked, w/Arc Pwr)
1448.01: Arcane Blast (Arcane/Frost spec, fully stacked, w/Arc Pwr)
1318.94: Arcane Blast (Arcane/Fire, fully stacked, w/Arc Pwr)
1230.35: Arcane Blast + Waterbolt (Frost spec, burst)
1180.63: Arcane Blast (Arcane spec, fully stacked)
1113.85: Arcane Blast (Arcane/Frost spec, fully stacked)
1094.05: Fireball (Arcane/Fire spec, 8 fireball/1 scorch pattern, w/Arc Pwr)
1090.03: Ice Lance (Frost spec, vs. frozen target)
1076.10: Fireball (Fire spec, vs. wounded target, 8 fireball/1 scorch pattern)
1073.66: Frostbolt + Waterbolt (Frost spec, burst)
1057.41: Arcane Missiles (Arcane spec, w/Arc Pwr)
1014.57: Arcane Blast (Arcane/Fire spec, fully stacked)
1007.34: Scorch (Arcane/Fire spec, w/Arc Pwr)
972.92: Frostbolt (Arcane/Frost spec, w/Arc Pwr)
908.54: Scorch (Fire spec, vs. wounded target)
897.90: Fireball (Fire spec, 8 fireball/1 scorch pattern)
881.58: Arcane Missiles (Arcane/Frost spec, w/Arc Pwr)
845.27: Frostbolt + Waterbolt (Frost spec, sustained w/Cold Snap)
843.16: Fireball (Arcane/Fire spec, 8 fireball/1 scorch pattern)
831.38: Ice Lance (Arcane/Frost spec, vs. frozen target)
813.40: Arcane Missiles (Arcane spec)
798.16: Arcane Missiles (Arcane/Fire spec, w/Arc Pwr)
774.88: Scorch (Arcane/Fire spec)
764.09: Frostbolt (Frost spec)
757.12: Scorch (Fire spec)
748.40: Frostbolt (Arcane/Frost spec)
678.14: Arcane Missiles (Arcane/Frost spec)
641.39: Pyroblast (Fire spec)
613.97: Arcane Missiles (Arcane/Fire spec)
309.57: Waterbolt (Frost spec, burst)
277.13: Ice Lance (Arcane/Frost spec)
259.53: Ice Lance (Frost spec)
254.47: Fire Blast (Arcane/Fire spec)
248.64: Fire Blast (Fire spec)
DPM Rankings
55.17: Waterbolt (Frost spec, burst)
21.70: Ice Lance (Frost spec, vs. frozen target)
19.20: Ice Lance (Arcane/Frost spec, vs frozen target)
15.55: Pyroblast (Fire spec)
13.58: Scorch (Fire spec, vs. wounded target)
13.30: Frostbolt + Waterbolt (Frost spec, burst)
12.26: Fireball (Fire spec, vs. wounded target, 8 fireball/1 scorch pattern)
11.32: Scorch (Fire spec)
10.97: Frostbolt + Waterbolt (Frost spec, sustained w/Cold Snap)
10.88: Frostbolt (Arcane/Frost spec)
10.70: Scorch (Arcane/Fire spec)
10.23: Fireball (Fire spec, 8 fireball/1 scorch pattern)
10.13: Frostbolt (Frost spec)
10.11: Frostbolt (Arcane/Frost spec, w/Arc Pwr)
9.97: Scorch (Arcane/Fire spec, w/Arc Pwr)
8.86: Fireball (Arcane/Fire spec)
8.38: Fireball (Arcane/Fire spec, w/Arc Pwr)
8.14: Arcane Missiles (Arcane spec)
7.72: Arcane Missiles (Arcane spec, w/Arc Pwr)
7.30: Arcane Missiles (Arcane/Frost spec)
6.89: Ice Lance (Arcane/Frost spec)
6.61: Arcane Missiles (Arcane/Fire spec)
6.40: Arcane Missiles (Arcane/Frost spec, w/Arc Pwr)
6.24: Arcane Missiles (Arcane/Fire spec, w/Arc Pwr)
5.94: Fire Blast (Fire spec)
5.94: Fire Blast (Fire spec)
5.36: Fire Blast (Arcane/Fire spec)
5.17: Ice Lance (Frost spec)
4.12: Arcane Blast + Waterbolt (Frost spec, burst)
3.78: Arcane Blast (Arcane spec, fully stacked)
3.71: Arcane Blast (Arcane spec, fully stacked, w/Arc Pwr)
3.56: Arcane Blast (Arcane/Frost spec, fully stacked)
3.50: Arcane Blast (Arcane/Frost spec, fully stacked, w/Arc Pwr)
3.25: Arcane Blast (Arcane/Fire spec, fully stacked)
3.19: Arcane Blast (Arcane/Fire spec, w/Arc Pwr)
This is the spell scaling chart using the same assumptions. The idea of this chart isn't to compare DPS, but rather to compare how each spell scales with +damage gear -- how much +damage is required to add 1 DPS, and what percentage benefit it is receiving from +damage gear (with 3.5 damage = 1 DPS chosen as the 100% mark).
| SPELL | +DAMAGE FOR 1 DPS | % DPS BENEFIT |
|---|---|---|
| (Affliction DOTs + drain life) | 1.65 | 212.63% |
| Fireball | 1.66 | 210.51% |
| Arcane Blast (3 stack) | 1.68 | 208.27% |
| Shadowbolt | 1.70 | 206.03% |
| Incinerate | 1.81 | 193.82% |
| Frostbolt + Waterbolt (sust.) | 1.94 | 180.57% |
| Arcane Blast (Untlntd, 3 stack) | 1.98 | 177.12% |
| Arcane Blast (2 stack) | 2.01 | 174.16% |
| Arcane Missiles | 2.03 | 172.37% |
| Scorch | 2.06 | 169.80% |
| Frostbolt | 2.09 | 167.56% |
| Mind Blast | 2.17 | 161.45% |
| Shadow Word: Death | 2.17 | 161.45% |
| Arcane Blast (1 stack) | 2.34 | 149.59% |
| Arcane Blast (Untlntd, 2 stack) | 2.36 | 148.10% |
| Arcane Blast (0 stack) | 2.70 | 131.14% |
| Arcane Blast (Untlntd, 1 stack) | 2.75 | 127.20% |
| Arcane Blast (Untlntd, 0 stack) | 3.14 | 111.51% |
| Mind Flay | 3.28 | 106.65% |
| Drain Life | 4.64 | 75.46% |
| Vampiric Touch | 9.34 | 37.46% |
| Corruption | 9.54 | 36.70% |
| Shadow Word: Pain | 10.19 | 34.34% |
| Unstable Affliction | 10.76 | 32.52% |
| Immolate | 12.26 | 28.54% |
| Curse of Agony | 12.42 | 28.19% |
| Immolate (untalented) | 14.91 | 23.48% |
| Corruption (untalented) | 16.23 | 21.56% |
| Siphon Life | 21.50 | 16.28% |
| Waterbolt (Sust. w/Cold Snap) | 26.90 | 13.01% |
Deep Frost moves up in the world, but still relies on the Water Elemental to do a significant portion of its damage. The Elemental itself, happily, has also been improved with a few bug fixes, and should now be able to get out 17 Waterbolts consistently as long as it isn't killed.
Even without the Water Elemental, deep Frost can now out-DPS Arcane/Frost with Frostbolts. How about injecting Arcane Blasts to make up the difference? Well, Arc/Frost's average Frostbolt is 2020.68, and its average Arcane Blast is 1893.55. If the mage is able to maintain the AB stack, timing it so the first cass gets the 2-stack speed and the second gets the 1-stack speed, it averages to a 2-second cast, so it'll definitely provide a boost. How much of a boost depends entirely on latency. At the 200ms between casts that I assume, he would have to inject a Scorch to get the timing to work. That works out to an 11.5 second cycle that produces 8,808.97 (I don't have the Arc/Frost scorch numbers in the tables above; it's an average 980.51 per cast), or 766.00 DPS -- 2 DPS more than deep Frost produces with Frostbolts alone. In a higher-latency situation where a 2x Frostbolt -> 2x Arcane Blast pattern works, it's a little more favorable, but not enough to overcome the extra ~81 sustained DPS the water elemental provides.
Deep Arcane does quite well with Arcane Missiles alone, and can tune for higher DPM or higher DPS with various spell rotations, so it's quite viable.
The elimination of Judgement of Wisdom from the DPM calculations improves the longer-casting spells somewhat relative to the short-casting spells
