Trying to figure out which race to go with for your mage, either when you roll your new one or race change in the near future? Have you decided looks aren't a big factor, because mage always looks cool? Then this guide is the place for you. We'll talk about the benefits each race brings to the table, and figure out the best PvP and PvE races among them.
Undead are the first to go on the chopping block. For years Undead has been the best PvP race on horde side, possibly in the game, for all classes. But patch 3.3 is changing that, with a nerf to Will of the Forsaken that will put it on a shared forty-five second cooldown with PvP trinket effects. Add in their lack of anything worthwhile for PvE, and Undead is, for the first time since WoW started, beginning to look like a bad choice.
Blood elves are the second race we will talk about. Arcane Torrent is the primary racial of note here. For PvP applications, it is one of the better ones around; an extra silence is always a great thing to have. For PvE, the mana regen from Arcane Torrent is great while you are leveling, but at max level you shouldn't be having mana issues anyways, making it mostly useless.
The last Horde race is the always unpopular Troll. For their big racials they have Da Voodoo Shuffle, a PvP racial that reduces movement impairing effects by 15%, and Berserking. Berserking is probably the best mage racial in the game right now. For PvE, it is the biggest DPS increase you can get from a racial, and for PvP an extra damage cooldown can help you get in that last-second gib before the heals land.
Horde racials are pretty clear-cut once you look at them. Undead is nerfed into 'mehness' come 3.3, and was never good for PvE to begin with. Blood elf is decent for leveling and PvP, but lacks PvE oomph. And Troll has a racial that is enormously valuable in both PvP and PvE. So, for the first time in WoW, I can say Troll is the best choice.
I hope you found this guide to the best race for mage on the Horde side handy. Don't forget that when it comes down to it, racials don't mean all that much. With Blizzard's balancing habits, racials are becoming more and more marginalized in the name of fair play. And the top dog can be the weakest race after one patch, if the nerfbat hits. - 30202
Undead are the first to go on the chopping block. For years Undead has been the best PvP race on horde side, possibly in the game, for all classes. But patch 3.3 is changing that, with a nerf to Will of the Forsaken that will put it on a shared forty-five second cooldown with PvP trinket effects. Add in their lack of anything worthwhile for PvE, and Undead is, for the first time since WoW started, beginning to look like a bad choice.
Blood elves are the second race we will talk about. Arcane Torrent is the primary racial of note here. For PvP applications, it is one of the better ones around; an extra silence is always a great thing to have. For PvE, the mana regen from Arcane Torrent is great while you are leveling, but at max level you shouldn't be having mana issues anyways, making it mostly useless.
The last Horde race is the always unpopular Troll. For their big racials they have Da Voodoo Shuffle, a PvP racial that reduces movement impairing effects by 15%, and Berserking. Berserking is probably the best mage racial in the game right now. For PvE, it is the biggest DPS increase you can get from a racial, and for PvP an extra damage cooldown can help you get in that last-second gib before the heals land.
Horde racials are pretty clear-cut once you look at them. Undead is nerfed into 'mehness' come 3.3, and was never good for PvE to begin with. Blood elf is decent for leveling and PvP, but lacks PvE oomph. And Troll has a racial that is enormously valuable in both PvP and PvE. So, for the first time in WoW, I can say Troll is the best choice.
I hope you found this guide to the best race for mage on the Horde side handy. Don't forget that when it comes down to it, racials don't mean all that much. With Blizzard's balancing habits, racials are becoming more and more marginalized in the name of fair play. And the top dog can be the weakest race after one patch, if the nerfbat hits. - 30202
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