Mage: The Original Hero Class?
45sOpens with a bold claim about mage being the original hero class, sparking curiosity and debate among WoW Classic fans.
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The video compares the Mage and Warrior classes in Classic WoW, highlighting the Mage's versatility but also its weaknesses, and argues that the Warrior might be a stronger overall choice.
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Mage's Strengths
The Mage excels in AOE damage, caster damage in raids, gold farming, world PVP, and provides free food, water, and portals.
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Mage's Weaknesses
The Mage's main weaknesses are one-button rotations at endgame and the Arcane tree not being a viable spec.
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Arcane Spec Limitations
Arcane isn't playable because there's no Arcane Blast button; it only supports Arcane Fire and Arcane Frost.
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Warrior's Versatility
The Warrior is versatile: Protection works, Fury/Prot is viable, Fury is top DPS, and Arms is good for PvP. The speaker would rank Warrior higher than Mage.
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Why is the Mage often called the original hero class in Classic WoW?
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Why is the Mage often called the original hero class in Classic WoW?
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Mage is considered the original hero class due to its versatility: best AOE damage, best caster damage in raids, best gold farmer, best world PVP class, free food and water, and portals for the group.
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What are the two main weaknesses of the Mage in Classic WoW?
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What are the two main weaknesses of the Mage in Classic WoW?
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The Mage's main weaknesses are one-button rotations at endgame and the Arcane tree not being a viable spec.
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Why is the Arcane tree not a playable spec for Mages in Classic?
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Why is the Arcane tree not a playable spec for Mages in Classic?
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Arcane isn't a playable spec because there is no Arcane Blast button to press; it only supports Arcane Fire and Arcane Frost builds.
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What makes the Warrior class versatile in Classic WoW?
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What makes the Warrior class versatile in Classic WoW?
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Warrior is versatile because Protection can work, Fury/Prot is viable, Fury is top DPS, and Arms is good for PvP.
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💡 Key Takeaways
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Mage's Versatility
Lists the concrete strengths of the Mage class, making it a strong contender for the best class.
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Mage's Weaknesses
Identifies the key drawbacks of the Mage, providing a balanced view.
00:32
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Arcane Spec Limitations
Explains why the Arcane tree is not viable, a specific detail many players may not know.
00:45
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Warrior's Strengths
Highlights the Warrior's flexibility across roles, making it a strong candidate for the best class.
00:59Full Transcript
[00:02] the most changes based on like viability, play style, um how fun it is to play, like that kind of stuff. >> I often call it the original hero class can just do everything, can't it? Best AOE damage, best caster damage in raids,
[00:17] best gold farmer, best world PVP class, free food and water, portals for the free food and water, portals for the whole group. The mage is incredible in vanilla, but as far as mage goes, it's really just
[00:32] the one button rotations at endgame and the arcane tree not really being its own thing. The second most well I actually Yeah, exactly what I said before he said that is those are the two things like one button rotation in endgame. Arcane
[00:45] just isn't a playable spec because you don't have arcane bl like there's no actual button to press. It's just you just support arcane fire, arcane frost. I really expected warrior first. The thing about warrior is like prot can
[00:59] work. You can fury prot. You can fury in top DPS. You can arms for PvP. I feel of everything you would want. I don't know. There's no one button rotation problems. There's no spec problems where you can't do anything with it. I would
[01:13] definitely put warrior higher than mage after playing a lot of both for
