WoW Mage Glyphs - BiS Glyphs

Mage Glyphs - BiS Glyphs
Current for Patch 3.3

Mages have three DPS specs to choose from, making Mage glyph selection unique for each particular tree. Fire/Frostfire, Arcane, and Frost are the paths a Mage can take, but only two are currently raid viable.

For raiding and end game purposes, Arcane edges out Fire (barely), and Frostfire comes a little behind Fire itself. Frost just isn't viable for high end DPS at this time.

However, for Mage leveling purposes, Frost is the best way to go, so it's useful to know what glyphs to acquire along the way.

Arcane

1. Glyph of Arcane Blast
2. Glyph of Molten Armor
3. Glyph of Arcane Missiles
4. Glyph of Arcane Power
5. Glyph of Mana Gem
6. Glyph of Arcane Barrage

The first three glyphs should be your glyphs of choice, but I included the other three as well because they ARE viable, just not as potent and effective as the first three.

Fire/Frostfire

1. Glyph of Living Bomb
2. Glyph of Molten Armor
3. Glyph of Fireball
4. Glyph of Frostfire
5. Glyph of Improved Scorch

Alternate between Fireball and Frostfire depending on your spec. Glyph of Improved Scorch is also viable, but it does fall out of the top 3.

Frost

1. Glyph of Frostbolt
2. Glyph of Molten Armor
3. Glyph of Water Elemental

Glyph of Water Elemental is a new glyph allowing for a Mage's Water Elemental to remain up permanently. Been using this when leveling up and it's absolutely amazing. The extra dps is huge, and the absence of its Frost Nova is barely missed.

Minor Glyphs

1. Glyph of Arcane Intellect
2. Glyph of Slow Fall
3. Glyph of Blast Wave
4. Glyph of Frost Armor

The only must have here is the Glyph of Arcan Intellect. Slow Fall is useful, and worth a slot, but not groundbreaking in utility. Finally, depending on your spec, Blast Wave and Ice Armor can fill in the last slot.