here you will find different kinds of builds that you can try http://wow.allakhazam.com/db/class.html?wclass=7;mid=1141749819101828;num=128;page=1

i haven't tried them myself but if you do plz put your exp. of them here so other guild members can try it to or avoid that build if it is a bad one .


Also for the starting mage i found fire the best because of the high dmg but for high lvl instances a ice build is better. (but offcourse it's your choise don't let other people tell you what talents to take if you find your good with the talents that you have then stick to it)

I m a full fire mage with Iqxon ... and I like playing it ... u have less aoe then ice or arcane mages, but u ll do by far the most damage (I even think most damage of all classes) ... with my 51 mage, I ll do almost as much damage as with my 70 resto shaman ... the difference is that my shaman will survive much longer, and if there's not a good healer in the neighbourhood of my mage when I get aggro ... You're lying on the ground in no time, wondering why u didn't play Shammy

My Brother plays a mage and he used to respec every other day to play PvE and PvP well. For PvE, fire is capable of out DPSing everything bar Warlocks, however, it provides you no lifesavers whatsoever in PvP, and as a result, you die much quicker. Sure, theres a chance blazing speed could proc - you just delay the inevitable.

Frost builds don't give you as much DPS but do give you iceblock and coldsnap, which are essential tools to save your life in PvP.

Arcane power builds are generally very weak. They give you a few sconds of insane burst, but hen leave you vulnerable and unable to output any real damage untill you regain your AP cooldown.