Empowered Fire

Ding! 80! …Now What? (The Guide)

- Updated for 3.3. Changes have been made to Gear and Spec sections to reflect content in-game.

So you have decided to roll a mage and fate has allowed you to hit level 80. Congratulations!

You made it to the big-time…and now you’re scratching your head. What do you do now? You’ve had fun levelling but now you have all sorts of things to worry about as a new 80 – do you just do heroics? Raid? Run circles around Dalaran? There’s lots of things to consider and all of it is confusing. Sure, you could just ask your guild, but a lot of times people who have been level 80 for a while just point you at Elitist Jerks. This is not always very helpful because it’s tailored for progression raiding and min-maxing. That’s why we’re here to give you some information specifically for the new-to-80 mage (who is interested in PVE). Some of this info has an overlap with Meta’s raiding guide, but I will be explaining some basic things with a little more detail. If you are looking to jump right into raiding, her guide might be more beneficial.

Table of Contents:

• Spec
• Stats
• Gear
• Gems
• Reputation
• Additional Information

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