| Class Strengths and Weaknesses | | | | and health. |
| Mages do amazing damage, and have some of the | | | | Suggested Professions |
| best crowd control in the game. They are also the | | | | Tailoring with Enchanting is a good choice for a Mage |
| easiest class to die. Basically, Mages are glass | | | | (if you have lots of gold to level these expensive |
| cannons. | | | | professions). You can create awesome armor for |
| With their direct spells, Mages are able to unleash a | | | | yourself that won’t be exceeded until you get |
| great amount of damage in a small amount of time | | | | raid gear. |
| and they have the useful AOE (area of effect) spells | | | | An excellent choice for various buff is Alchemy which |
| that retard and harm all enemies within range. | | | | will either compensate for you deficiencies (more life, |
| Mages have great crowd control. Their enemies are | | | | damage absorption) or improve your strengths (more |
| left to wander around lost and dazed as they are | | | | spell damage). |
| polymorphed by the Mage into sheep and other | | | | Obviously, Blacksmithing and Leatherworking have |
| critters. They are able to retard the enemy in a frost | | | | little to offer, unless you are able to make them into |
| blizzard. The Mages crowd control works well in both | | | | lucrative gold-making professions. |
| PVP and PVE gameplay. | | | | Mage Talent Build |
| Mages are depended upon to cause major damage in | | | | When you level you get a talent point starting at |
| groups (raids and instances) as well as give out | | | | level 10. You can customize you toon using the talent |
| intellect buffs to all casters, polymorph key targets | | | | trees. There are differing abilities in the 3 talent trees |
| and set a nice table by way of conjuring a Table of | | | | that there are to choose from. Be sure that when |
| Refreshments providing food to regenerated mana | | | | you level to spend your talent point. |