3- Optimization

5.1 Races

For PVE this the ranking of the races :

  1. Troll: Berserking (Haste) (Horde)

  2. Gnome: Increased Intelligence (Crit+Mana Pool) (Alliance)

  3. Blood Elf: Arcane Torrent (Mana) + a little bit Higher Base Intellect (Crit) (Horde)

  4. Human: Increased Spirit (Mana + Crit-via Molten Armor-) (Alliance)

  5. Undead: Will of the Forsaken (CC Breaker) (Horde)

  6. Draenei: Increase the hit of the whole group by 1%. (Alliance).

5.2 Glyphs

Major:

Molten Armor

FrostFire Bolt

Living Bomb

Minors :

SlowFall

Arcane Brilliance

*Your Choice* (Personaly I prefer Frost Ward)

5.3 Gems

*Same as Fire Specialisation

5.4 Enchants

*Same as Fire Specialisation

5.5 Best In Slot Gear

How to gear yourself in FrostFire specialisation : Take SP Crit Hit items until you reach your Hit Cap and then Take SP Haste Crit items

Head: Sanctified Bloodmage Hood (ilvl: 277)

Neck: Blood Queen's Crimson Choker (ilvl: 277h)

Shoulder: Sanctified Bloodmage Shoulderpads (ilvl: 277)

Cloak: Cloak of Burning Dusk (ilvl: 284h)

Chest: Sanctified Bloodmage Robe (ilvl: 277)

Wrist: Bracers of Fiery Night (ilvl: 284h)

Hands: Sanctified Bloodmage Gloves (ilvl: 277)

Belt: Crushing Coldwraith Belt (ilvl: 277h)

Legs: Sanctified Bloodmage Leggings (ilvl: 277)

Feet: Plague Scientist's Boots (ilvl: 277h)

Ring 1: Ashen Band of Endless Destrustion (ilvl: 277)

Ring 2: Ring of Rapid Accent (ilvl: 277h)

Trinket 1: Phylactery of the Nameless Lich (ilvl: 277h)

Trinket 2: Charred Twilight Scale (ilvl: 284h)

Weapon: Bloodsurge, Kel'Thuzad's Blade of Agony (ilvl: 284h)

Offhand: Shadow Silk Spindle (ilvl: 277h)

Wand: Corpse-Impaling Spike (ilvl: 277h)

Hit Rating: 259/263(Alliance), 259/289(Horde)

NB:

Alliance :

With this gear you are 4 points above the hit cap so you will have two choices to reach the cap: Use the feet enchantment "Ice Walker" (12 Hit + 12 Crit) OR use a Veiled Ametrine (12 SP + 10 Hit) on a yellow gem slot.

Horde :

With this gear you are 30 points above the cap there are your choices:

  • Use 3 Veiled Ametrine to reach 289/368 hit rating (13,99% hit) - My personal choice (as an Engineer with Nitro Boots).

  • Use 2 Veiled Ametrine + Ice Walker to reach 369/368 hit rating.

  • Replace the Ring of Rapid Accent by the Loop of Endless Labyrinth to reach 311/289 (22 extra points from the cap and a this trade of stats : +5 crit -60 haste)

5.6 Professions

*Same as Fire Specialisation

5.7 Self Buffs

*Same as Fire Specialisation

5.8 Raid Buffs

*Same as Fire Specialisation

5.9 Consumables

*Same as Fire Specialisation