Phaedra
Human Mage, level 60
Player: Soraia
Server: Stormrage
Current build
Phaedra's wish list
Current Gear
| Head | Crown of the Ogre King or Chief Architect's Monocle |
| Neck | Tempest Talisman or Archlight Talisman |
| Shoulders | Elder Wizard's Mantle |
| Cloak | Amplifying Cloak (with +70 armor enchant) or Archivist Cape of Fiery Wrath |
| Chest | Robe of Everlasting Night |
| Wrists | Shizzle's Nozzle Wipers (with +7 Intellect enchant) or Orphic Bracers (with +7 Stamina enchant) |
| Gloves | Abyssal Cloth Handwraps of Sorcery |
| Waist | Abyssal Cloth Sash of Sorcery |
| Legs | Skyshroud Leggings |
| Feet | Highborne Footpads or Fire Striders |
| Ring | Frigid Ring |
| Ring | Blood of the Martyr |
| Trinket | Royal Seal of Eldre'Thalas |
| Trinket | Mark of Resolution or Rune of the Dawn |
| Weapon | Stoneflower Staff or Trindlehaven Staff (with Lesser Elemental Slayer enchant) |
| Wand | Stormrager |
Notes:
- Crown of the Ogre King, Tempest Talisman and Stoneflower Staff are +spell crit gear and are therefore not a good idea in most groups so they are swapped out in favor of gear with higher Intellect bonuses.
- The second trinket slot uses the Rune of the Dawn only when hunting in the Plaguelands or facing undead mobs.
- Fire Striders and Archivist Cape of Fiery Wrath are preferred in situations I will be facing mobs that Frostbolt is not efficient for, e.g. frost-immune mobs, chill-immune mobs, or ranged mobs. (I.e. anything I can't kite.)
- Archivist Cape of Fiery Wrath is also preferred for the mana regen during times where there will be little downtime for drinking.
- Orphic Bracers is an experiment in AE efficiency. The additional arcane damage does not seem to add much thus far (as expected).
Enchanting Formulas
(Rare or dropped formulas for now)
Boots
Enchant Boots - Greater Agility (+7 Agi)
Enchant Boots - Greater Stamina (+7 Sta)
Enchant Boots - Spirit (+5 Spi)
Bracers
Enchant Bracer - Greater Intellect (+7 Int)
Enchant Bracer - Greater Spirit (+7 Spi)
Enchant Bracer - Greater Stamina (+7 Sta)
Enchant Bracer - Mana Regeneration (4 mana/5 sec)
Enchant Bracer - Minor Spirit (+1 Spi)
Enchant Bracer - Minor Strength (+1 Str)
Enchant Bracer - Superior Spirit (+9 Sta)
Enchant Bracer - Superior Stamina (+9 Sta)
Enchant Bracer - Superior Strength (+9 Str)
Chest
Enchant Chest - Minor Mana (+5 mana)
Cloak
Enchant Cloak - Lesser Agility (+3 Agi)
Enchant Cloak - Lesser Shadow Resistance (+10 Shadow Resistance)
Enchant Cloak - Minor Agility (+1 Agi)
Gloves
Enchant Gloves - Advanced Mining (+10 Mining)
Enchant Gloves - Fishing (+2 Fishing)
Enchant Gloves - Greater Agility (+7 Agi)
Enchant Gloves - Mining (+5 Mining)
Enchant Gloves - Skinning (+5 Skinning)
Weapon
Enchant Weapon - Agility (+15 Agi)
Enchant Weapon - Demonslaying
Enchant Weapon - Icy Chill
Enchant Weapon - Lesser Beastslayer
Enchant Weapon - Lesser Elemental Slayer
Enchant Weapon - Mighty Spirit (+20 Spi)
Enchant Weapon - Minor Beastslayer
Encahnt Weapon - Strength (+15 Str)
Weapon, Two-Handed
Enchant 2H Weapon - Lesser Spirit (+3 Spi)
Enchant 2H Weapon - Superior Spirit (+9 Spi)
Other
Smoking Heart of the Mountain
Tailoring Patterns
(rare or dropped patterns for now)
Chest
Brightcloth Robe
Felcloth Robe
Flarecore Robe
Frostweave Robe
Frostweave Tunic
Ghostweave Vest
Gray Woolen Robe
Red Linen Robe
Red Linen Vest
Red Mageweave Vest
Runecloth Tunic
Wizardweave Robe
Cloak
Brightcloth Cloak
Cindercloth Cloak
Heavy Woolen Cloak
Feet
Argent Boots
Mooncloth Boots
Red Woolen Boots
Spider Silk Slippers
Hands
Flarecore Gloves
Frostweave Gloves
Ghostweave Gloves
Phoenix Gloves
Red Mageweave Gloves
Head
Felcloth Hood
Wizardweave Turban
Red Mageweave Headband
Runecloth Headband
White Bandit Mask
Legs
Brightcloth Pants
Cindercloth Pants
Frostweave Pants
Red Mageweave Pants
Wizardweave Leggings
Shoulders
Crimson Silk Shoulders
Felcloth Shoulders
Flarecore Mantle
Red Mageweave Shoulders
Runecloth Shoulders
Waist
Ghostweave Belt
Spider Belt
Wisdom of the Timbermaw
Bags
Black Silk Pack
Mooncloth Bag
Shirts
Stylish Blue Shirt
Other
Gordok Ogre Suit
Faction Reputation
| Alliance | |
| Darnassus | Honored |
| Gnomeregan Exiles | Honored |
| Ironforge | Honored |
| Stormwind | Revered |
| Steamwheedle Cartel | |
| Booty Bay | Friendly |
| Everlook | Friendly |
| Gadgetzan | Friendly |
| Ratchet | Friendly |
| Other Factions | |
| Argent Dawn | Honored |
| Cenarion Circle | Neutral |
| Hydraxian Waterlords | Neutral |
| Thorium Brotherhood | Honored |
| Timbermaw Furbolgs | Honored |
| Wildhammer Clan | Friendly |
Projects
Thorium Brotherhood Reputation
Status on getting to Revered with Thorium Brotherhood:
| Total ore needed | 2190 |
| Ore turned in | 1180 |
| Ore yet to turn in | 385 |
Materials for Robe of the Archmage
Have the pattern, just need the essences now.
| Type | Have | Need |
| Essence of Air | 1 | 10 |
| Essence of Earth | 1 | 10 |
| Essence of Fire | 4 | 10 |
| Essence of Water | 8 | 10 |
Materials for Belt of the Archmage
Don't have the pattern here. However, Kateley can make it should I not get the pattern by then.
| Type | Have | Need |
| Essence of Fire | 0 | 12 |
| Essence of Water | 0 | 12 |
Collection for Orb of the Darkmoon
Should I ever get there...
| Type | Have | Need |
| Evil Bat Eyes | 1 | 600 |
Magister's Regalia Collection
| Piece | Binding | Have? | Where Found |
| Belt (waist) | BoE | Yes | Crimson Battlemage, Stratholme (Scarlet-side) Spirestone Mystic, Lower Blackrock Spire Thuzadin Necromancer, Stratholme (Undead-side) Thuzadin Shadowcaster, Stratholme (Undead-side) |
| Bindings (wrist) | BoE | No | Bloodaxe Evoker, LBRS Firebrand Invoker, LBRS Firebrand Pyromancer, LBRS Rage Talon Fire Tongue, UBRS Scarshield Spellbinder, LBRS |
| Boots (feet) | BoP | No | Postmaster Malown, Stratholme |
| Crown (head) | BoP | No | Darkmaster Gandling in Scholomance |
| Gloves (hands) | BoE | No | Doctor Theolen Krastinov, Scholomance Scholomance Adept, Scholomance |
| Leggings (legs) | BoP | No | Baron Riverdare, Stratholme (Undead-side) |
| Mantle (shoulders) | BoP | No | Ras Frostwhisper, Scholomance |
| Robe (chest) | BoP | No | General Drakkisath, UBRS |
The Postmaster Set Collection
| Piece | Have? |
| Band (head) | No |
| Seal (finger) | No |
| Treads (feet) | No |
| Trousers (legs) | No |
| Tunic (chest) | Yes |
Discussion
Phaedra's primary role is PvE grinding. Her DPS and endurance are higher than Astraea's, allowing her to go through mobs faster. Originally spec'd a full 31 Arcane with points in Fire, her spec was changed to primarily Frost as a way to learn kiting. It seems to have worked well. The first respec was intended to be 30 Frost/21 Arcane with Presence of Mind. Seeing as how Presence of Mind was never used, switching to 33 Frost/18 Arcane made the most sense.
I do not know how well this build will work in PvP. I have yet to try this. Since her gear is primarily +damage or +spell crit oriented, she may have enough burst damage to kill an assailant before they get her.
Phaedra is named after my character in an Amber campaign long ago. The name itself is from Some Velvet Morning, a duet between Nancy Sinatra and some guy whose name I can't remember. (I was aware that the name was Greek and had a place in Greek culture/mythology but did not discover what it actually was until recently.)
Her in-game RP concept is that she is a survivor of Dalaran who was still an apprentice when it was attacked. She was shipped off to Stormwind to finish her training by her master who has not been seen since the Scourge's attack.