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Mage · Fire · PvE · level 40 of 60

Fire Mage endgame PvE build at level 40

Combustion, Fire Power, Critical Mass, Heating Up, Improved Scorch, Ignite and Master of Elements with Arcane Concentration, Arcane Impact, Arcane Meditation and Presence of Mind.

Open at level 40 in the calculator10/21/031 of 31 pointsFull build to 60 →
Arcane10
0/22/53/3
2/22/21/50/20/20/3
0/10/20/20/30/1
0/10/5
0/3
0/1
Fire21
3/55/5
5/50/20/3
2/30/31/10/23/30/21/11/3
0/30/1
0/3
0/1
Frost0
0/20/50/3
0/50/30/20/30/30/30/1
0/20/1
0/30/30/10/2
0/5
0/1

Talents at level 40

TalentTreeRankTaken at
IncinerationFire3/510, 11, 12
AccelerantFire5/513, 14, 15, 16, 17
IgniteFire5/518, 19, 20, 22, 24
Improved ChannelingArcane2/521, 23
Arcane ResilienceArcane3/325, 27, 29
Burning SoulFire2/326, 28
PyroblastFire1/130
Arcane SubtletyArcane2/231, 33
Improved ScorchFire3/332, 34, 36
Magic AbsorptionArcane2/235, 37
Heating UpFire1/138
Arcane ConcentrationArcane1/539
Master of ElementsFire1/340

Next five points (41–45)

  1. Level 41: Arcane Concentration (Arcane)
  2. Level 42: Master of Elements (Fire)
  3. Level 43: Arcane Concentration (Arcane)
  4. Level 44: Master of Elements (Fire)
  5. Level 45: Arcane Concentration (Arcane)

Notes that apply by 40

  • Scorch to 5 stacks, Fireball with Accelerant, Fire Blast on cooldown; Heating Up shortens Pyroblast after crits. Fire Power scales with how many of your Fire effects are on the target: Ignite, Scorch vulnerability, Pyroblast dot.
  • Combustion into Pyroblast is the opener; Blast Wave for groups.

Questions players ask

What should a level 40 Fire Mage have in its talent trees?
Incineration 3/5, Accelerant 5/5, Ignite 5/5, Improved Channeling 2/5, Arcane Resilience 3/3, Burning Soul 2/3, Pyroblast 1/1, Arcane Subtlety 2/2, Improved Scorch 3/3, Magic Absorption 2/2, Heating Up 1/1, Arcane Concentration 1/5, Master of Elements 1/3: 10/21/0 across Arcane/Fire/Frost. That is every point from 10 to 40 in the order this build replays.
What comes next after level 40?
Arcane Concentration at 41, Master of Elements at 42, Arcane Concentration at 43, Master of Elements at 44, Arcane Concentration at 45. The full order to 60 is on the build page.
Can I open the calculator at this level?
Yes. The link below opens the Mage talent calculator with the level set to 40, so only the first 31 points of the order are shown and you can continue from there.