Classic Wow Spell Dmg Gear Vs Normal Gear Mage



I played a lot of rogue back in the day, and one of the things i'd read about on Elitist Jerks from time to time is that if you're lacking hit rating, it is in some cases better to take crit pieces over some raw damage, when possible. That being said, I look at mages, whom have no hit gear right now, but, from what I see, a lot of mages are rushing straight flat spell damage gear, over crit.

The drawbacks however are they are the slowest levelers by far, super gear dependent, hard to find a dps slot in 5 mans, will have to deal with the barren chaos at launch, have very expensive repairs wearing plate. I have also heard conflicting reports on whether mage or warrior tops the dmg charts in pvp/pve after raid gear. Welcome to our WoW Classic guide for arcane mages! Of all three mage specializations, arcane definitely raises some of the most interesting questions. Arcane doesn’t have much of a place as a damage specialization by itself due to a limited number of arcane spells, but it is a prominent choice. Here are your stat priorities as a frost mage: Spell Hit to Cap (16%) – You’ll gain 6% from 3 points in the Elemental Precision talent, leaving just 10% to acquire from gear. Missing a spell is the biggest DPS loss you can have, making spell hit crucial. Spell Damage – To boost the power of your spells, you’ll want raw spell damage.

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Why is this? Wouldn't it be more beneficial to pick up crit gear where possible, over spell damage right now, until more hit becomes available? Or at the least, get to a specific crit chance before going for flat spell damage?
Reading an Elitist Jerks thread about Hit vs Crit that dates back to 2006, the mages value crit the same as, if not more than hit rating, so with the lack of hit gear in the game right now, wouldn't that make spell crit your go to stat?

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The reason I ask, is that we recently did a guild raid. Our mages rushed 'preraid BiS' which consisted of a lot of raw spell damage, and a small amount of crit on gear, where as, I went a different route, and put a priority on spell crit, over spell damage.
In the end, I ended up blowing the other mages out of the water, in terms of damage done.

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Any thoughts?